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Yet in this past week I lie down and all I seem to get is emptiness, it feels like my spiritual connection has vanished. My body feels heavy.

This was tragically brought home to me recently as I accompanied a young friend through his last days of terminal lung cancer due to asbestos. Michael was in his early forties.

An interesting research paper published in Iran described an experiment conducted with 160 Muslim women who had recently undergone C-section under spinal anaesthesia.

Have you ever wondered if your day job aligns with your spiritual journey? I certainly did. For years, I believed that my spiritual fulfilment was tied to a specific type of work.

A field took my attention. It was on a hill and, to me, looked like a wave rising up from the road which then dropped down behind the hill. It had been lightly ploughed so the earth was brown and bare. As I looked at the field I felt an enormous surge within me – I could hardly breathe.

Two years ago I took the year-long course with the Spiritual Companions Trust and I discovered the importance of embedding spiritual connection in my daily life through regular practice.

There is a challenge that we may encounter when we are supporting or companioning someone on their journey of spiritual growth. And this challenge is often very confusing. . .
The confusion comes from distinguishing between the normal challenges of spiritual development and mental illness.

My first thought was, Oh, that’s a bit inconvenient, but it’s not so bad. If I could choose a way to pass over, a heart attack is not the end of the world and it’s better than the big C or Alzheimer’s or some lingering ailment that slowly diminishes one’s life force.

My struggles weren’t caused by my country, my language, or my culture. The hard truth—the good and bad news—was that it was me. I was, and always would be, responsible for my own life and decisions.

Excel Sheets. Spiritual Practice. Possibly two phrases that have never before been written together.
It is an association that would never have occurred to me until it cropped up in a conversation with a friend.