Illuminated Living: Soulcare

Living Well

Quote of the Day (Soul)

“I am convinced that the deepest desire within each of us is to be liberated from the controlling influences of our own psychic madness or patterns of fear. All other things—the disdain of ordinary life, the need to control others rather than be controlled, the craving for material goods as a means of security and protection against the winds of chaos—are external props that serve as substitutes for the real battle, which is the one waged within the individual soul.” ~ Caroline Myss

The human experience is about layers and levels. Where you are today, may not be where you are tomorrow. What matters most is the depth of your soul. The depth of your soul is your will to live, love, laugh and cry. It’s what makes us human and vulnerable yet distinctively curious and tenacious.

Do Your Soul Work

Soul work is about meeting yourself, making space, and coming to peace within.

Over and over again in Scripture, people are referred to as "souls" (Exodus 31:14; Proverbs 11:30). The human soul is that part of a person that is eternal—the part that lives on after the body dies and decays. Jesus said we were not to fear men, who can only kill the body, but not the soul (Matthew 10:28).

One of my favorite soul verses, “And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?” Mark 8:36

If the soul is so important, why don’t we spend more time taking care of it? We are living a world consumed with vanity and outward displays. All the while souls are dying. Maybe its time to collectively listen to the soul’s cry, and do better.