We are raised and led to believe that religiosity and spirituality is something that is separate from our daily grind, and is something that can only be learned from the clergies or in churches. We thought wrong. At least for me, I gleaned some of the most profound thoughts on spirituality from people who do not wear a clerical collar but from those who breathe the same air that I am.
Here's something that you should reflect about "reclaiming your soul":
Here's something that you should reflect about "reclaiming your soul":
The twenty-first-century milieu puts many obstacles in the way of this kind of journey to our spiritual center. Our pragmatic orientation places a premium on technical logic. Our tendency to specialize and compartmentalize leads to dichotomize work and play, male and female, career and family, thinking and feeling, reason and spirit. We relegate spirituality to churches, temples, and mosques -for those who will attend them. We shun it at work. To change this way of thinking is far from easy, but more and more people are recognizing the costs of this separation. One of the principal findings of Mitroff and Denton's landmark study of spirituality in the workplace was that "people do not want to compartmentalize or fragment their lives. The search for meaning, purpose, wholeness, and integration is a constant, never-ending task. To confine this earch to one day a week or after hours violates people's basic sense of integrity, of being whole persons. In short, soul is not something one leaves at home." (from page 34 of Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit by Bolman & Deal)
Very well said Ronnie and oh so true...excellent!!
ReplyDeleteVery good post and accurate. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteRonnie,
ReplyDeleteHow true. Many people go to church on Sunday, and that's it. It has always struck me as odd. In the work place we find an interesting mix of spirituality and religiosity that I think could be explored for the benefit of all. This is where tolerance for others' beliefs comes into play. Perhaps that is the difficulty as well.
We all need to stay open to the 1% possibility that we might learn something from some one else's religion, or belief system with out invalidating our own.
We need a place each day to find the silence to speak to our soul, and to each other.
Nick
True spirituality stems from our belief that is there is somebody greater than us. This belief should not be placed on a drawer labeled as religion, but something that is like a badge that we carry everywhere, 24-7.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for acknowledging that...and the compliment too.
@ Lea
You're most welcome.
@ Nick
Like what you said Nick, spirituality is something that should not be confined inside the church or wall of nay religion -it should go beyond that. The workplace alone is rich with opportunities to learn from and from whom. What it takes is our openness and willingness to learn.
Namaste!
"...from those who breathe the same air that I am."
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful and simple words. Thank you for sharing.
It must also be pointed out that just as Church attendance was the popular manifestation of spirituality for our parents and grandparents, today it is this idea of a personal version of God in which we treat spirituality like an Ikea store, pick and choose your favourite bits. This can be just as ignorant as the more traditional approach.
ReplyDeleteThe new ager is not any more likely to read up on evolution than the stodgy Churchy. Replace the bible with The One!