Kindred Spirit Network Newsletter 20

"Haven't you grown" said Grandma." You'll soon be much taller than me!"

How many times have we heard that said?

We all accept without question that our bodies grow in our early years, and sometimes it's almost as if we can watch our children grow before our eyes.

We know they are growing and don't question the process.

Similarly, we tend to our gardens - planting flowers, shrubs and trees and we fully expect them to grow - as long as we water them and give them food from time to time.

So we understand that nature wants us to grow. Over millions of years we know that those species that couldn't adapt to the changes that occurred over the lifetime of our planet, have simply withered and died.

We understand too that for anything to grow, it needs to be fed, watered and nurtured and through this process, we watch as our children, our gardens, our careers and our wealth grows before our eyes.

So how about our spiritual growth? How do we grow "inside"? How can we know that we are indeed growing when we can't see the results of our growth like we can with our bodies, our gardens and all the material aspects of our lives?

The answer is simple.

Believe spiritual growth is possible.

If we open our minds to the possibility that we can grow within ourselves, and we feed our minds and spirits with the openness to intuition, synchronicity and universal energy, we WILL grow. If we close off our minds to the possibility, we may grow physically but our soul will remain barren and without the knowledge of what is ultimately possible for us.

So accept that you will grow physically and that this will be noticeable. Accept also that your physical growth will one day decline, and eventually stop.

But the exciting aspect of spiritual growth is that it is never ending. It's eternal. Every day we spend in this life is an opportunity to grow; From what we read, to what we watch to what we say to others, spiritual growth is the ONLY growth that you can't see that goes on forever.

And together, as a human race, if we grow together spiritually as well as physically, we might actually recognise that whilst our physical bodies may be different, whilst our environments may change, our spiritual core is what unites us.

So focus on your spiritual growth and simply accept that you can grow inside as well as outside. And you might just surprise yourself.

Oh and Grandma might just notice the change in us too....