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40 Days of introspection [day thirty-three: minding the (spiritual) gap]

Not everyone realizes that we are connected to the whole, to the Divine, to the Infinite, or to the energy of God—ultimately, to Life. Others know that they are connected, yet do not always live (and practice) this knowing, choosing instead to allow fear and the “mindless mind-chatter” to distract them from this knowing. In truth, we are, and have always been, connected. There exists no separation between who we are as humans and our God-nature, and when we plug in to this knowing we are able to see the vastness of our beingness. Unfortunately, people are plugged in to a dysfunctional outlet. The electrical energy and vibration flickers, slowly dimming into invisibility. Their light is not always bright enough; therefore, their world remains a bit dark causing the illusion of separation because they are unable to see. The truth is that each person has an opportunity to open their eyes wider and see a bigger picture, something beyond their limited view. When this happens, the gap—created by oneself—is made visible, and is made so in order to allow for an opportunity to create change, healing, growth, and expansion. What one does with what they are now able to see—newfound self awareness—becomes the next step in the journey toward minding the gap.

 

No doubt you have heard the saying “Why put off for tomorrow what you can do today?” This is the truth right here and right now. In beginning where you are, take a baby step in the direction away from distraction (familiar) and into your inner world (unfamiliar). Until that which has always made you feel a bit uncomfortable—being alone, spending time with yourself, going inward with a mind of self-analysis, and so on—grows familiar, your ability to mind the spiritual gap will seem impossible. After all, how does one bring to closure that which they are not conscious of? Our needed awareness of the gap that we have created between ourselves and our God-selves is at hand. There is work to be done, construction on the bridge. Perhaps you can post a sign on your computer: “I [the bridge] am under construction. Please be mindful of the gap.” Whatever needs to be done for you to begin seeing your role in creating this gap that is destroying your life, start doing it now! There is no room for having a default backburner, an extra rug to sweep things under, or a pause button in those moments when you want to run and hide. Put down the running to-do list and pick up your life; that should be the first thing on your mind: minding the spiritual gap so that you can find inner freedom and reconnect with truth. Focus. When your life is not aligned to the vibration known as life, you experience a fragmented self—pieces seem to not form the whole—which creates inner and outer chaos, confusion, dysfunction, sabotage, and ultimately, the destruction of who you think you are.  All of this is easily the result of forgetting who you are and choosing to be an island lost ‘out there’ somewhere as opposed to choosing the connection that is ever present within.

 

Minding the [spiritual] gap is about first acknowledging that you are in fact connected to the Infinite. If you are unable to acknowledge this truth, you will be unable to bridge the gap, closing the empty space between the Self (higher-connection) and the self (lower-disconnection). If this is your experience: struggling to find the connection, take some time to give thought to your life, connect the dots that have led you to this moment now, and retrace your steps carving out those moments of clarity, knowing, and feelings of real happiness. It is when you can connect to these moments that you are able to see you are in fact connected to the Whole and have always been. For those who are aware, yet allow life to distract you from this awareness, stop right where you are, turn inward, and once again see…truth. Know that you already know what you know, now practice it!

 

In order for the internal and external dust to settle, you have to stop sweeping it into the air, feeding the disconnection, finding more distractions, and forgetting to remember…yourself. If you want to fully experience and exercise this connection that is already within you, you have to begin somewhere (now), with questions about who you are, why you are, and where your (inner) life is going. Minding the gap means that you are awake and conscious enough to see that there is a gap to bridge, and that Oneness is there within you not somewhere in the ether, but rather the ether that is your inner-space.

No one can be mindful of your spiritual gap. No one can direct you toward closure or bridging this gap. This is your journey, your life, and your reality; no one else’s. We can seek counsel, but as Ernest Holmes said, “That which you are seeking for you are seeking with.” So what are the questions to be asked of others if we are the holder of our own truth?

 

Let us mind the [spiritual] gap, first noticing and taking ownership of the space that we have allowed between being connected and not, then let us consciously mind this gap bringing closure to this space that we might become more intimate with our Oneness to all.

 

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