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ew person inside of myself. Thanks to all of you I am transforming into somebody else.</p></blockquote><div id="08cd" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/enemies-evaporate-98c4496d7455"> <div> <div> <h2>Enemies Evaporate</h2> <div><h3>Friends Elevate</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*W0xmH81BeIQ74c_n)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="90e2"><a href="undefined">Un-Traditional Mother</a> writes about the painful but well worth it truths of undergoing a spiritual awakening.</p><blockquote id="4358"><p>“For the rest of us who were just minding our own business, and suddenly it feels like someone just took you to a desert road and dropped you off in the middle of nowhere… naked… welcome.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="d05b"><p>…</p></blockquote><blockquote id="562b"><p>You will survive this, and for the most part, come out unscathed. Your world is changing. You will realize why the things you do have more meaning to you and why some of your favorite quotes or smells touch your heart. You will find explanations for many things on your journey, and when you are mainly through the process, you will be thankful for those answers.”</p></blockquote><div id="fda1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/having-spiritual-awakening-survival-101-3369dfe4e4e9"> <div> <div> <h2>Having Spiritual Awakening? Survival 101</h2> <div><h3>For some, it seems like something straight out of a “How to lose your mind” handbook, but a spiritual awakening is a…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*egVI4L7KIcX8O7LE.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="814c"><a href="undefined">Libby Shively McAvoy</a></p><p id="6dfd">Everyone I know loves to play golf and everyone I know loves the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance. I don’t understand why this story has not received the love it deserves.</p><div id="ce3a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/golf-the-ultimate-spiritual-analogy-e822c42caef2"> <div> <div> <h2>Golf — the Ultimate Spiritual Analogy</h2> <div><h3>It is a game of awareness, acceptance, embracing failure, patience, personal responsibility and accountability</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1SzKv1m8XRpG3oDdKEqjUQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="9df4"><a href="undefined">Dr. Alex Krejci</a> writes:</p><blockquote id="4138"><p>“I believe our schools need to find more balance between teaching lower-case “k” “knowledge” that leads to jobs to teaching capital “K” Knowledge that leads to the wisdom to create a happier life and society.”</p></blockquote><div id="275a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-include-mindfulness-and-yoga-into-the-education-system-eed38e62c7b8"> <div> <div> <h2>How To Include Mindfulness and Yoga Into The Education System</h2> <div><h3>Q&A Session</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*eUpFy_lhfZCcQA53ipgVmQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="da94"><a href="undefined">Alexander Kant</a> does not tag his stories in spirituality but finding life lessons in difficult hikes, and in the very spiritual words of Marcus Aurelius, belong in this collection.</p><div id="f0a0" class="link-block">

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            <h2>This Great Life Lesson You Cannot Miss</h2>
            <div><h3>Self-improvement advise I found while hiking in the wild nature of northern Finland.</h3></div>
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            <h2>How To Handle Your Negative Thoughts Like The Great Emperor</h2>
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    </div><p id="c868">Last but not least, the usually deliciously enigmatic <a href="undefined">Joseph Lieungh</a> graced us with this poem for which this time no decoder ring is required.</p><div id="b9c7" class="link-block">
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    </div><p id="7254">Here is the previous volume of my feature of other spiritual writers,</p><div id="ecd8" class="link-block">
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    </div><p id="7078">and here is my take on spirituality:</p><blockquote id="5fc8"><p>Be the best person you can be, with progress, not perfection….</p></blockquote><blockquote id="e376"><p>When I use the term spiritual, I use it in a manner that transcends the binary of theism versus atheism. One can act entirely spiritual with or without a belief in “god” however one understands that term. Spirituality only requires love, empathy, compassion, humility, honesty and courage.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="61d4"><p>As I define spirituality, there is a flip side to the coin and all those positive feelings — accountability, both personally and holding others accountable for their words and deeds.</p></blockquote><div id="208c" class="link-block">
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    </div><p id="e40e">In Rama I create, with soul-energy surging through my body, inspiring me and breathing wind into my sails,</p><p id="6782"><a href="https://marcus17043.medium.com/"><b>Marcus</b></a></p></article></body>

Editor’s Picks — Illuminating Spirituality

Featuring some of my favorite recent stories in the reader interest tag “spirituality” and a few that I would have so tagged

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I shall feature, from time to time, on an irregular schedule, stories published in the various outlets of Illumination Integrated Publications tagged in Spirituality that I feel worthy of highlighting for our readers. So, without further ado and in no particular order…

AbdulElah AlTamimi (Abi)

Far too many new-age writers of spiritual BS condemn the ego and wish death to everyone's. Abi recognizes that we cannot survive without our egos.

“As you will soon come to learn, your ego isn’t bad. It isn’t something to restrain or discipline per se; rather, it is something to understand and embrace, as you will soon come to see.”

Kira Dawn writes raw and powerful poetry.

This one speaks of suicide with the aim of prevention.

This is also a cause I write about:

Yet under her rough exterior, Kira is also a big softy.

This is a dedication poem to all the friends I have made on Medium. They have supported me even when I have not been there to support them. It took all the tragedy to see the beauty that lies within the friendship of you and me. You were there the whole time. I was to self involved to recognize my crime. Too selfish. Too jaded. Found a new person inside of myself. Thanks to all of you I am transforming into somebody else.

Un-Traditional Mother writes about the painful but well worth it truths of undergoing a spiritual awakening.

“For the rest of us who were just minding our own business, and suddenly it feels like someone just took you to a desert road and dropped you off in the middle of nowhere… naked… welcome.

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You will survive this, and for the most part, come out unscathed. Your world is changing. You will realize why the things you do have more meaning to you and why some of your favorite quotes or smells touch your heart. You will find explanations for many things on your journey, and when you are mainly through the process, you will be thankful for those answers.”

Libby Shively McAvoy

Everyone I know loves to play golf and everyone I know loves the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance. I don’t understand why this story has not received the love it deserves.

Dr. Alex Krejci writes:

“I believe our schools need to find more balance between teaching lower-case “k” “knowledge” that leads to jobs to teaching capital “K” Knowledge that leads to the wisdom to create a happier life and society.”

Alexander Kant does not tag his stories in spirituality but finding life lessons in difficult hikes, and in the very spiritual words of Marcus Aurelius, belong in this collection.

Last but not least, the usually deliciously enigmatic Joseph Lieungh graced us with this poem for which this time no decoder ring is required.

Here is the previous volume of my feature of other spiritual writers,

and here is my take on spirituality:

Be the best person you can be, with progress, not perfection….

When I use the term spiritual, I use it in a manner that transcends the binary of theism versus atheism. One can act entirely spiritual with or without a belief in “god” however one understands that term. Spirituality only requires love, empathy, compassion, humility, honesty and courage.

As I define spirituality, there is a flip side to the coin and all those positive feelings — accountability, both personally and holding others accountable for their words and deeds.

In Rama I create, with soul-energy surging through my body, inspiring me and breathing wind into my sails,

Marcus

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