little "i", BIG "I"

A member of our Finding Spirit Here Now group yesterday suggested these words for my turning point:  Spiritual Bankruptcy.  She hit the nail on the head.  I had not before had an explanation since I couldn't really point to a "dark night of the soul" which seems to be an often-used explanation for spiritual awakening.  But, I had spent fifty years "outside the church" and also outside spirituality.   Busy "building my container," as Richard Rohr says in Falling Upward, our group's current wisdom source.   I am so grateful for my awakening, even though I can't truly point to a single event in ordinary time when I was "saved."  For me, awakening is an ongoing process - a journey.  I am working on being saved from my "little i" (ego or false self) and becoming my "big I", True Self.  (Satchidananda's words).  One of the great benefits of a spiritual community like Finding Spirit Here Now is learning from each other.  We are blessed.  You are welcome to join us.