Spiritually weary and worn out

[RedEmbers]

Maybe not spiritually weary... so much as spiritually dormant.

Ahh... the cyclical nature of everything... I try to just work with the seasons of spirituality or the tides of life... or whatever...

[froebellian]

Thank you all for your words.
What I am attempting to convey is merely I know what has to happen, but I haven't the energy to do it right now, if that makes sense?

It's like telling your boss, you will do it soon and you keep palming them off.

[wstein]

Originally Posted by froebellian

How often do you get worn out and for how long?

I have been on the edge of it for over a decade. I do as much as I can and have basically no support. Pretty much it's like eating, you need to take in as much nourishment as you expend. So, either slow down a bit or find more ways to replenish...

[Belle]

This site very easily wears me out. It takes me away from myself.

[Alchemilla]

Earth angels can get worn out very easily, I think, because they help everybody and don't take anything in return. Sometimes they even help unconsciously, but it also costs energy.
I haven't quite found out what to do about it, though. Just some things that help a bit, but not as much as I wish. For instance, taking time for yourself. Spending some time in the sun, soaking it up. Listening to music. Taking a bath. Spending time with nature and animals. These are things that help me, but you'll have to find out for yourself what helps you the most.

[Morpheus]

You are not meant to be a Source. You are not the Source. You are a medium, a conduit, a conveyance.
Connect with the Source, and there will be continual refreshment and renewal.

Jesus referred to this as, "Rivers of Living Water flowing from your belly."


http://biblehub.com/john/7-38.htm

[Alchemilla]

Originally Posted by Morpheus

You are not meant to be a Source. You are not the Source. You are a medium, a conduit, a conveyance.
Connect with the Source, and there will be continual refreshment and renewal.

Jesus referred to this as, "Rivers of Living Water flowing from your belly."


http://biblehub.com/john/7-38.htm

Morpheus, how do you, personally, connect with the Source?

Originally Posted by froebellian

How often do you get worn out and for how long?

I accept at times there is no quick fix solution and you just have to stop and let 'things happen' so I am not looking solutions. Just wondering how often or any particular times?

I don't mediate, I do sleep from time to time and I am not into crystals, but have the odd one around. Nor do I intend to change any of the above... my free will and choice!

Hi, froebellian. You are so endearing - I love how upfront you are about your free will and choice! You own it!

How often ... all I know is my spiritual energy levels go in cycles, as other members have shared here. If I were to estimate, and avoid limiting myself to a specifically defined time frame, I'd say about every two years I get spiritually weary and worn out. Then it usually takes me a few months and a few key "divine interventions" for me to feel like getting back up on the spirituality horse again.

I heard that dragonfly larvae can lie in dormancy for up to five years before hatching! So compared to a dragonfly larva, I'm doing pretty good (in case it's a race)

I tend to go into pure physical realm during my dormant periods - focus on body, nutrition, physical pleasure like comfort food and fashion and a few other things. Then when I've had enough recharging the body batteries, I go back to my spiritual explorations and journeys.

But are you sure we can't go do some meditation somewhere by the ocean with a million crystals placed around us in tidy little circles? No? Okay.

Affectionate joking aside, I wish you rejuvenation and re-energizing, froebellian. I always enjoy what you share here and am so glad you are in this reality, both physically and virtually.

[froebellian]

Originally Posted by Raven Poet

Hi, froebellian. You are so endearing - I love how upfront you are about your free will and choice! You own it!

How often ... all I know is my spiritual energy levels go in cycles, as other members have shared here. If I were to estimate, and avoid limiting myself to a specifically defined time frame, I'd say about every two years I get spiritually weary and worn out. Then it usually takes me a few months and a few key "divine interventions" for me to feel like getting back up on the spirituality horse again.

I heard that dragonfly larvae can lie in dormancy for up to five years before hatching! So compared to a dragonfly larva, I'm doing pretty good (in case it's a race)

I tend to go into pure physical realm during my dormant periods - focus on body, nutrition, physical pleasure like comfort food and fashion and a few other things. Then when I've had enough recharging the body batteries, I go back to my spiritual explorations and journeys.

But are you sure we can't go do some meditation somewhere by the ocean with a million crystals placed around us in tidy little circles? No? Okay.

Affectionate joking aside, I wish you rejuvenation and re-energizing, froebellian. I always enjoy what you share here and am so glad you are in this reality, both physically and virtually.

Thank you Raven! Well I did once live by the sea and that was good, but I can't afford that right now (yes money!) so sometimes one has to balance and be practical. Maybe I will find someone to house sit??

Thank you for not giving me a hard time about meditation and crystals, I just don't and won't. People are always shocked, but one reader asked me if I did and I said "No!" and it didn't surprise her. It wouldn't make me any more or less spiritual.
I'm a witch that doesn't do rituals or spells ( though I do them for my novels), quite simply I don't have the need.

Fall/Autumn is my favorite season and my birth month, so hopefully I will feel more rejuventated! Consider it a birthday gift from TPTB...

[Dragonfly1]

Yes Froe'
I understand completely what you are saying.....ive just been through a long bout of it......i didn't think i would feel the same again.......i think it is a rest period for us, to recuperate from so much input.....then when we are refreshed.....we are ready for another round.....the 'downtime' can take as long as it needs, days, months, year/s.....depending on how much we have learned, or used our spiritual knowledge....