A few years back I took a turn off the busy roads of life and went down a quite country bridal way. That bridal way was called, ‘self-discovery’ (spirituality).
I liked the bridal way and felt like I could have stayed on it forever. And I might have, had it not been for my responsibilities – children and bills and stuff.
At the end of that bridal way I came to a busy road. It seemed busier than ever. That was when I realized something that I want to share with you today.
What I learned at the crossroads – where the bridal way of spirituality met the busy main road of life – is that spirituality is not about leaving life’s problems behind, it’s about continually confronting them with honesty, integrity and courage.
This was a meltdown moment for me. It meant I had to stop hiding on the bridal way of life and end all separation from me and my troubles and heal relationships, find compassion and put myself at the feet of others.
This week I traveled around five hundred miles across the south of the country and have seen first-hand the devastation the summer floods have brought.
I saw a house where...