Spiritual Practice

 Personal spiritual practice is a subject that has a lot of history for me. I have always wanted to do it, promoted doing it, and I've done it. There is often a struggle within me, especially when I'm feeling down or sick. Of course, that's when a person needs to do spiritual practice the most. 

     As a healer and energy worker, I know that I am so much more "on" when I do my practice. When I am tattooing it makes all the difference in how much I take on or process though me energetically as I work with others. I am more aware of my energy and the energies around me. When I am doing my spiritual practices regularly, I find myself more in balance with the world around me and better able  to handle the little curve balls that life throws at me.

    So why do I struggle? I've beaten myself up, called myself lazy, questioned my personal integrity and will-power, and made deals with myself. I go through times of intense 'being on' where I am fully committed to my personal practice. Yet there is something inside that says "...but I don’t need to do that.." or better yet "...I've done enough with all the Work I do for others, this is my time..". I think we all have those voices in some form or other that make excuses for why we feel we can slack off. 

   Recently, I've been having a talk with those voices. Over that last few weeks I have made changes in how I deal with them. One way that I've found effective is that I have made an agreement of accountability with a friend. We have to check in whenever we've missed a day. This has really been a big help in making sure that my personal practice is an everyday thing.  Accountability allows me to practice my integrity and gives a little push to go forward. There has to be desire though, and that is at the core. My desire is strong. it's great to be making headway.

   There are all kinds of ways to do spiritual practice... from breath work to lighting incense to prayer and meditation.   Different practices achieve different aims.  The most important piece is that personal practice allows you to touch the Divine in YOU! In some way you become closer to yourself and Spirit. So I encourage everyone, whatever you do for personal practice, DO IT!

 Blessings,

Abraham  Street
Senior Staff, TSI East Coast