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Janet Decker, C.Ht., Dean of Metaphysics Asks; What Does it Mean To Be Spiritual?
We all know them, the spiritual/metaphysical folks who walk around claiming to dwell in a space of peace, love and joy all the time. They tell us to bless and love those who harm us and all will be fine. You know, the kind of people you want to bitch slap and find out what drugs they are taking so you can enjoy some too?
Well, I pose this question to them, where is their humanness? I think many people simply don’t understand what it means to be a spiritual person. It seems to me they believe that denying their humanness is being spiritual. I consider myself to be a very spiritual person but I, in no way what so ever, walk around in a state of peace, love and joy 24/7. I could not do this even if I tried to. Maybe it’s because I am all about truth, seeking it, finding it, living it, being it.
I came to earth to experience the human condition and that is exactly what I am doing. I am here to experience all the joys, and miseries, that befall the average human being and boy oh boy am I! In this lifetime I have suffered from financial woes, heartbreak, uncertainty, illness, anger, frustration, grief, and failed relationships. I sometimes feel sad, lonely, and heartbroken. I sometimes feel jealously, fear and rage. It seems to me that to pretend I am so spiritual that everyday life does not at times get me down would be a huge lie and that is not in keeping with who I am. After 30 years on a spiritual path the one thing I can say with absolute certainty is, it’s okay to be human. Not only is it okay, it is what we are supposed to be. Why else would we have incarnated on 3D earth as human beings?
My sense of the grand scheme of the Universe is that to deny our humanness is to return again and again, life time after life time, until we do experience the full spectrum of being human. So, that being said, there is no way I’m pretending anything. No sir, not me. I am going to scream in pain when I feel pain be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. I am going to say the “F” word when conditions warrant it. I am going to tell Goddess exactly what I think of him/her when the pain gets too great. And yes I am even going to cuss Goddess if that is what I am feeling. I sense this is my last incarnation on 3D earth and I’m not taking any chances on having to come back to do it again. I am pulling out all the stops this, hopefully, last time around. I am giving full expression to whatever I am feeling, be joy and happiness, or deep anger and grief. Full expression of the latter can be ugly my friends so you may not want to be in the line of fire when I get upset. 
Also, reincarnation aside, as Cheryl Lee Harnish says so beautifully; “Our soul’s truth shines in being who we are. We cannot hide, control or deny even one small part of ourselves without hiding our light as well.” I find this statement to be oh so true. The ugliness I sometimes feel and exhibit is as much a part of me as the beauty I often feel. Why deny it?
In closing I say, let’s raise a cup to being human and giving full expression to this condition no matter what it looks like. WooHoo! And don’t take my beliefs as gospel check out the Consciousness Studies program at IMU. Dare to raise your own consciousness and discover your own truth.
