Soul Sessions: How are you really?

So glad you stopped by for a minute. I just put some tea on. You seem to always stop by at the right time. Chamomile? I’ve been cutting back on my sugars so I hope this Manuka honey is alright.

I’d like to call today the first of many soul sessions. We don’t seem to spend enough time peering into our how our minds and emotions are affecting the presentation of our souls. How many of us really know ourselves under the skin? And, is the person that we present to people a true reflection of our authentic selves? I’ve been pondering over these things as we attempt to reintegrate ourselves into society from which we were abruptly removed last March. I’ve been really digging into what that looks like for us as we’ve been separated from human contact, forced to deal with loss, grief, isolation, sickness, fear, anxiety and the list continues. How are we really doing? Even those of us who rolled right out of the house and back to “normal” probably needed some space to sort through the last 15 months in an honest way.

How are you really? Like, for real. Not the patented churchie answer. I’m not looking for “blessed and highly favored” because we all are— to varying degrees— experiencing the blessings and favor of God. But, how are we really doing? Are we sad? Are we depressed? Are we experiencing bouts of anger and frustration? Are we trying to fix ourselves without really being truthful about the essence of what’s going on with us. Are we fearful and anxious not knowing what’s around the next corner? Mask, no mask… vaccine, no vaccine… restaurant, no restaurant…Church in-person? Church online? Where are we really? I’m willing to pause long enough to hear your honest response because in a world that keeps on turning where pain is only acknowledged for the length of a tick tock video, an inspirational quote, a song or a dance, we are denying ourselves the opportunities to heal our souls.

At this moment, my mandate is to focus on some of the expressions of our souls present in our interactions with one another that affect our wholeness and functionality. Let’s have the difficult conversations and take a long hard look at ourselves so that we will not emerge from the pause of the pandemic the same as we were before.