My spiritual path is one of awakening to the world as it really is and to myself as I already am. I do feel a pull to become something different and I often struggle against that until I find the wherewithal to step back and realize that I simply need to let myself Be. That’s the hardest part, as we live in a world of constant improvement. There is even a perceived summit of spirituality. It’s only when I stop trying so hard, when I stop searching outside myself for the answers, that I experience the fleeting comfort of inner peace. So that is my path: sometimes two steps forward, three steps back, sometimes circuitous, but always bringing me back to awareness that the deepest knowing is already present, if only I would let go to Spirit. (9-19-12)