Creating Recovery

It appears as though this band of arcing greens could fly right off the page. They’re grounded, yet floating like spirits. I thought at first they were reaching for the light, like most plants do. But then I realized that they’re already in the light, and are actually reaching for each other.

~Painter’s notes

There is something spiritual about getting together. Spirituality, after all, is about connecting. Like the plants in the painting above, we are grounded in our individual physical forms. Yet, we reach for each other. We know, on a level we may not quite understand, that we belong with and to each other. At home, together, is where we ultimately long to be.

So, how do you get there? How do you find the place where you are yourself, yet part of the larger whole?

“…the surest way to touch the human spirit—to find home, to find the place we fit—is in and by and through the practice of telling and listening to stories…”

~Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham, The Spirituality of Imperfection

By sharing our stories in circles of two or more, the invisible world of spirit comes into view. We gain insight, see who we really are, and glimpse what we may become. We find ourselves, and each other.

Share your experience. Don’t worry about how it sounds. The intellect of your soul is speaking. What you have to say is meaningful, just as it is. It connects you to us. To home.

Today I listen and share. I know now that my story is worth telling.