Defining "spiritual" for me has nothing to do with religion; spiritual is the emotional connection you feel to those around you, to the world you live in, to the life you lead. It is the perception of self you have, the values you uphold, and the way you live your life in appreciation and joy.
Unfortunately, much of this spiritual side has been missing from my life for many years. Instead, life has been lived in the day-to-day rush of obligations, duty, and stress, taking as truth and fact that which others say and failing to examine those statements within myself. For with that examination, holes glare forth and it is easier to see the flaws of others even as you recognize your own. None of us are perfect, but it is in examining that imperfection without judgement and without censure that you are able to learn from it and begin to repair it. If others choose not to do the same, that is not a reflection on you and not something you can help them with; we all have to make a spiritual journey on our own.
Lofty words and a lofty purpose, perhaps, but in the next year I intend to battle demons I've kept locked within my spiritual heart for years. Some of those demons may have died in the time since I barricaded them away, while other demons have grown stronger and more secure in their power because their wrath can still escape and wound me at the slightest reverberation of their insane cries. But I will turn a deaf ear no longer, nor will I validate the assumption that we all have demons to hide.
For we all have demons, that's true, but only when they are no longer hidden can they finally be defeated, one step - one mile - at a time.
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