Nourish Your Soul

So how do you nourish your soul, some things we may not think about everyday are what actually tends to our soul, it is different for everyone. I may consider a good book, cup of tea, and a rainstorm my nourishment. We need to pay attention to who, what, where, & why. So who really makes your soul dance, this obviously will be different for each of us. For me it’s home, my soul needs to be surrounded by my husband, my children, & my dog. Now what surrounds me is way different than the “who”, I need to have my books, my essential oils, my crystals, & my rosary. Where, was already noted as home however, I also like nature, coffee shops, bookstores, and artisan shops. The “why” is that after living in the shadow of what everyone else needed, typical caregiver, I learned to surround myself with what makes me happy, and not only heals my soul, it also lets me care for self.

How did I accomplish my soul “needs”. Many of my friends design their homes for what they feel looks good, at my house everyone can have what they want, if it doesn’t match oh well! 

In one of my rooms my husband has swords, and mini ships he built, and I have my beautiful cherry-wood cabinet that houses all of my books, crystals, and metaphysical supplies. I can never understand when couples move in together, and one of them decides the other can’t have their things or display them because they don’t go with the decor. What does that do to them on a soul level. 

As far as the "who" my husband, and I both learned after much heartache that we no longer would have anything to do with the abusive side of the family, it was toxic. I’m not saying it was easy to come to the decision of never seeing my husband‘s parents again; however, I will say it made a huge change. My husband finally for the first time in his life at 30 years of age was able to start the healing process. He was physically abused as a child so healing was a long road. I can tell you that his soul is now at peace, being away from that toxic environment.  It’s several years later, we are adjusted and, have moved on from that situation. I think so many people live their life for “who” is in their life, whether it’s a best friend that you constantly take care of because they’re needy, and they expect you to fix everything, or they need to use you as a sounding board for negative thought patterns. I rid myself of that years ago, I don’t have enough energy to listen to your negativity, and your problems anymore I just need to surround myself with what makes me happy. Sometimes I tell people I’m an Introvert and yet in my youth I was somewhat of an extrovert but over time I put myself in a bubble just to avoid these types of situations. 

The darkness also can be a catalyst to nourish our soul, bringing with it a mass amount of emotions, and creativity. It's not always beneficial to our soul to subdue the darkness. Dark will eventually balance with the light. I'm not advocating not treating depression, I am saying that the depression can lead to clues of healing. I use darkness to journal my emotions, I look to my inner child, and try to observe my emotions. I do most of my creative writing in the darkness. 

We all need to do what is best for our "soul". I believe if I don't, I will be back many lifetimes until I learn that every bad thing that happens to us is from our past lives is happening for us to learn from our previous mistakes. These events reappear as life lessons to make sure we've overcome our manners of behavior.

In conclusion only you can know what nourishes your soul.