Some of my deepest writing doesn’t begin with me sitting down to write…it begins at 2 or 3 a.m., when I awaken with words and vivid pictures already formed in my mind…
A spiritual bolt?
Another” awakening”?
Or simply the Universe refusing to let me sleep until I pay attention?…
Come wonder with me…
I’ve been developing a theory of spiritual wellness centered on four interconnected pillars which I have coined and copyrighted…
Connection, Consciousness, Curiosity, and Consistency and how their synergy can lead us toward deeper meaning.
This emerging theory has become the foundation of my upcoming book, Soul Notes, and I’m excited to share the beginning of this lifelong exploration with you…
COME WONDER WITH ME
I have questions that have awakened something in me.
Come wonder with me.
Because the more you explore, the more there is to explore.
The more you learn, the more you realize there is still so much to learn.
The more you question, the more questions you’ll have.
And perhaps there is no final chapter because we have not yet arrived.
Perhaps this is the journey.
At the heart of my upcoming book, Soul Notes, is a theory I have been developing and contemplating for a long time about spiritual wellness.
Not spirituality as a set of prescribed beliefs.
Not certainty.
Not having all the answers.
But an ongoing state of connection, consciousness, curiosity, and consistent exploration of meaning.
I propose that these are the four pillars of spiritual wellness:
CONNECTION
Our relationship with ourselves, with nature, with the gorgeous and mysterious Universe, and with the spiritual dimensions of our own subjective experiences.
CONSCIOUSNESS
The awareness that we are not isolated beings, but part of something larger connected to one another and to something beyond ourselves, soul to soul.
CURIOSITY
The willingness to keep questioning, exploring, discovering, and remaining open to a variety of eventualities that we may not yet understand…and perhaps we never will.
CONSISTENCY
The practice of returning to that exploration again and again, allowing ourselves to continue to question and wonder, while integrating what we discover into our lived experience in real time as we understand it.
Together, these four pillars create what I think of as a Synergistic Loop of Spiritual Wellness:
Connection → Consciousness → Curiosity → Consistency → Deeper Connection
Our curiosity drives us deeper into consciousness and connection.
Our consistency anchors those discoveries into our everyday lives.
And then we return to connection again…only a little deeper, a little more conscious, and with even more questions.
There most likely will never be a definitive answer.
And that is okay because…
The more I learn, the more I learn.
The more I question, the more questions I have.
And I find that exhilarating.
Because maybe spiritual wellness isn’t about finally arriving.
Maybe it is about remaining awake enough, curious enough, connected enough, and open enough to keep exploring…to continue to wonder.
There is no final chapter because I haven’t arrived.
And neither have you.
This is the journey.
This is Soul Notes.
Come wonder with me.
Love and blessings,
Wendy
