Spirituality

I've decided to write a blog, it doesn't stem from any need to put my thoughts out there or even as a hobby. No! it comes from a deep need to use my iPad and this new software (I know its not new but I just discovered it) called BlogPress.

So here goes, my first blog...
I want to attempt something lofty today..."Spirituality" yes thats going to be my topic.
You see I think everyone is looking at Spirituality all wrong.
I asked a few people at random, what are their first thoughts when they think of Spirituality

Some said...
Meditation, tarot card readers, astrologers, peace, calm, positivity...

While others took the names of all the gods they believed in, I wont innumerate them cause, well there are just too many.
Anyway, I then came across this tiny little creature (some people call them children) eating Ice-Cream (actually it looked like the Ice-Cream was eating her but anyway). So I asked her what she thought of Spirituality.
And she said, with almost manic excitement in her eyes "Ice-Cream" and then proceeded to lick off the offending rivulets of cream which were now causing a deluge in her arm...

I just shook my head at the child's clear inefficient way of eating that ice cream, I mean c'mon by the amount of Ice-Cream these monsters consume they should be pros at it, I guess thats why these strange creatures are so short...most of their food is wasted on their clothes and body.

Anyway so here I was with no clear answer as to what Spirituality was and was about to give up on the subject when I decided to test the little creatures theory, mostly it was because that Ice-Cream did seem quite yummy but I convinced myself that it was for the benefit of my research.

So I bought a few scoops of varying flavours and sat down trying to discover Spirituality.
The first lick of the cold creamy dessert came rushing into my senses like a long forgotten dream, It was sooooo delicious and I proceeded to then, clear the entire contents of my bowl as fast and efficiently as possible, savouring every moment of pleasure that it gave me.
Once finished, I looked up and saw that unlike that little creature, I had managed to eat it all without it forming a fjord on my person. I jumped up with excitement at my feat patting myself on the back for having out-performed the little creature.
I had completely forgotten all about my research. In that first lick of Ice-Cream I had completely lost myself in its yummy creaminess and now after it was gone I was just left with a memory of how wonderful it was and now after the excitement was over I realised that my research was still incomplete.

I stood there for a moment, scratching my head, trying to decipher what to do next, how to proceed with my research, when that little creature came trancing along (apparently thats how they move, by trancing, its a special skill and I have not mastered it yet) and said to me "Sipi-alee-tee" and then ran away making those awful noises that creatures of her kind make all the time (some people call it giggling).

And there I had it, conclusive proof that Ice-Cream is Spirituality and these small creatures are probably the most "Sipi-alee-tual" creatures on the planet.

My point is, Spirituality is not a lofty ideal or something to be thought about and mastered, it is the experience of the moment, the joy in the everyday things. It is anything and everything...it can be meditation or a car, A Guru or your friends and in my case it was a small little creature eating Ice-Cream.

Disclaimer: I was not paid by the Ice-Cream companies for this blog, well not in cash anyway :-)

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