“Developing Your Relationship With The Divine Within Through Meditation”

One of the ways we develop our relationship with the Divine within is through meditation. Find a quiet place to let go of stress and worries, relax your body and focus your mind. People today are very challenged finding a quiet place and are often not comfortable being there. A quiet place for me has always been a place to go where I experienced comfort, joy and peace. While writing this article, I realized that people are not comfortable with quietness because they tend associate negative thoughts to it. They tend to think about their failures in life and what they could have done or could have been. Instead of thinking about the unlimited possibilities of life and what they can achieve for themselves and others. It’s very important to always maintain a positive and open mind about life in general. If you believe you can do something you’ll do it and if you believe you can’t you won’t. When you believe in something, you’ll find the way to achieve it. It’s also very important to always act with the highest intention for yourself and for others. Keeping in mind the Golden Rule in Matthew Chapter 7 Verse 12 “In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”

People often fill their lives with distractions. These distractions prevent them from experiencing quietness not realizing how very important this is for their spiritual growth. People feel these distractions provide them with the connection to the Divine that they are seeking and in turn leaves them feeling empty and unfulfilled. Without realizing that all they have to do is meditate and go within to find the Divine.

When I started on my spiritual journey 16 years ago, I met a healer who told me everything you ever need is inside of you. For a long time I didn’t know what that meant. It wasn’t until, I started to meditate, that I realized what he meant. I would like to talk to you about meditation, its benefits and using meditation as a way to connect with your Divine within.

What is meditation? Meditation is a mental exercise to reach a higher level of spiritual awareness. When you meditate, you focus your mind and bring your awareness inwards. By bringing your awareness inwards you’re creating feelings of calmness and peace contributing to a very healthy state of wellbeing. Meditation relaxes your body, letting all of the systems of your body to work at their best creating an ideal state of physical health. The most important benefit that meditation offers is it allows you to connect with the Divine within opening up channels of communication to help you develop your relationship with the Divine.

To experience this for yourself, I ask that you try the following exercise over the next 30 days to help you develop your relationship with the Divine within. I recommend using this exercise anytime you face a challenge in your life that you need assistance from the Divine. Think of something in your life that you want to improve upon or resolve but you have no clue on how to do it. Take a piece of paper and write it down. Write down all the details of the challenge you’re facing. Read it and picture it in your mind.

Before you go to bed at night spend some time going to your quiet place. Close your eyes, relax and breathe slowly and deeply for about 15 minutes. Let your breath act as the bridge to your quiet place. n
You’ll know you’ve reached your quiet place when you are totally relaxed. Ask the Divine these questions to help you resolve your challenge:

1. What do I need to do to resolve this challenge?
2. Who do I need to contact to help me resolve this challenge?
3. What are all of the resources that are available that can help me resolve this challenge?
4. What are all the possible solutions to this challenge?
5. What is the best solution for me?

Give thanks to the Divine for listening and go to bed believing your questions will be answered. Keeping in mind what I said earlier that if you believe you can do something you’ll do it.
How will the Divine communicate the answers to you? The Divine communicates the answers to you in the form of signs and synchronicity. Signs are something intangible or tangible that you receive from the Divine that gives you confirmation that you’re doing the right thing and you’re on the right path.
Synchronicity is a series of harmonious events that the Divine arranges to occur in your life that make no logical sense. However, these events give you confirmation that you’re doing the right thing and you’re on the right path.
Signs and synchronicities are everywhere. It is just a matter or opening your heart and mind to these subtle forms of communication from the Divine and making your connection through meditation.