Finding the Soul-YOU-tions withIn

We can look at so many reasons for the various health crises and interpersonal conflicts we continue to find ourselves facing: economic, political, technological, interpersonal, cultural, but under all that, I see a lack of individual self-awareness, a discombobulated sense of oneself, where we’re taught to seek the answers outside of ourselves not only at a young age, but continually throughout our development. Instead of being encouraged to cultivate a stronger, more confident and whole identity, we’re over-inundated with misleading, dubious messages that bring us to a confused sense of who and what we are and are supposed to be. We don’t spend enough time alone with our mind, body, and spirit (unplugged if you will). Sir Isaac Newton put it well when he stated, “Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.” I also think Khalil Gibran nails it in The Prophet when he writes “A seeker of silences am I, and what treasure have I found in silences that I may dispense with confidence.” It is critical that we manage the internal and external distractions to get deep within ourselves and channel into the resources that can genuinely nurture that sense of i and I.