What is the Spritiual Path but the Life You Live?

I think those who seem to have an urge to live a spiritual life find that before they were "enlightened" they washed dishes, drove to meetings or appointments, petted a dog, hug another human, laughed, cried and in general did a whole range of activities complete with responses and feelings. After "enlightenment", guess what? Those things still happened.

If there was any difference it was in how they dealt with and reacted to the fact that these were happening. Hugging someone for example had more meaning, depth, and love than before. You can become more of an observer of what you are living than to be forever caught up in identifying yourself as that which you are experiencing. It is a difficult phenomenon to explain but once you get a glimpse of it, you don't have to have an explanation - you know what I am talking about.

I dip in and out of being identified with my woes and remember that I am more than all my joys or sorrows. I know that in the long run I am just a spiritual being having a human experience.

I am the Divine living in, as, and through this thing I call "me". When I can remember that, it helps to make my path smoother when there are bumps in the road and it makes me full of gratitude for all there is.