SEEKING ALIVENESS

According to Ulanov (2021):

“What we all want is pretty simple.. We want to be alive. To feel alive. Not just to exist but to thrive, to live out loud, walk tall, breathe free. We want to be less lonely, less exhausted, less conflicted or afraid . . . more awake, more grateful, more energized and purposeful. We capture this kind of mindful, overbrimming life in terms like well-being, shalom, blessedness, wholeness, harmony, life to the full, and aliveness. . . .” (p. 1).

It’s this aliveness, or what Joseph Campbell describes as the “rapture of being alive” that is of interest to me as someone in the helping profession. How can we reach a point with ourselves where we feel in our fullest expression? Unapologetic, humble, unafraid, and ultimately triumphant.

This is the question at the core of the work, “who am I really?” And perhaps most importantly, who do I want to be?”

Read more from Richard Rohr and the center for Action and contemplation here:

https://cac.org/daily-meditations/seeking-aliveness-2021-11-25/