Spiritual Journey (Part 4, Finale): There is no destination

KIMZO

May 1, 2023 • 6 min read

Hello friends,

Welcome to the finale of this epic series. In this last post of the spiritual journey series, we will be looking at how we can make sure that we are going in the direction that we want to go. This is an essential step if you want to live aligned to your purpose.

What do I mean by that?

The point of my personal spiritual journey wasn't only about feeling happier: It was also the number one driver in building a system that helps me to get/be aligned to my purpose. It should be here for me and enhance my experience that I have in my life here on earth, helping me stay mentally sharp and to move forward in the right direction.

First, we looked into meditation to strengthen our presence. To enhance this effect, we then talked about death, and how short our journey here on earth is. On top of that, we learned to cherish the present moment through gratitude in the third part. With all of that, we are now set up in the present moment.

You only live in the present moment. Your present moment will be the only moment that you can control. And this present moment will define your future.

The training you commit to today will pay out in the future
The money you waste gambling will hurt you in the future
The fact that you did something courageous in the present gives you more confidence in the future

But how do you know what you should be doing in the present moment?

You'll never be 100% sure of any decision you make in the present moment, however small or big this decision may be. But there is one thing that you can do to increase the chances of going into the right direction, and doing what you want to do.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the last aspect of my epic spiritual toolkit, that helps me with everything that I'm doing in my life.

I'm introducing to you: The power of journaling.

Making yourself wiser

Journaling is a very simple process, that will give you a lot of data about yourself. You'll only truly understand this when you try it out, so let's get right into it.

Your goals with journaling is to write about an event in the past (last day, last week, some particular time), and then just look at what comes up. Your intention should be to be as honest as possible.

I'll give you an example.

Let's say that you want to become more confident, and for that you decided to start to talking to strangers.

You may have one conversation, and you realize that the vibe isn't quite there, and you don't really know why. Furthermore, you start self-attacking and saying that it's all your fault, and bringing up an excuse like that you just aren't social or made for talking to strangers.

But, before you start throwing all your efforts out of the window, you decide to get a journal. You start writing down the situation, how you felt, what you did, what happened and if you are happy with how everything went.

By doing this reflection, you may realize that you were too nervous, and you started to overanalyze the situation. With that, you now know more than before. It would explain why the vibe between the both of you didn't build up. But you can go even further. You may ask yourself, "Why am I analyzing so much?" After journaling a while, you may realize that you are scared of how people judge you, and that you want to stay on topics that are comfortable to you. Like that, it's easier for you to not be judged.

With that, you have more info: You aren't unsocial, you are afraid of the opinion of other's (which btw. starting out with getting more social over all is very common).

And how did you get there? By reflecting on your life with journaling.

Journaling can go very deep if you take yourself the time. And it's surprisingly simple, I'll show you.

How to journal

The basics: Get yourself a pen and a journal, or start a journal at your PC. As a title, just write your current date. Then, write about whatever comes up. These things can be thoughts ("it's so weird trying to journal the first time"), emotions ("I'm scared that I'm doing it wrong") or maybe even sensations ("I feel tension in my chest when I think about my exam"). If nothing comes up, you can literally start by writing, "I don't know what to write about". After doing all of that, you will slowly and steadily start writing out your thoughts, more or less talking to yourself. Just write about anything, and don't try to control the process too much in the beginning.

Every journal entry should be honest and unedited. You are writing for yourself.

Write about your day. Write about what excited you. Write about what scared you. Write about whatever you want. Just write. The rest will happen on itself.

I won't give you too many inputs, because I want you to find your own style and work out what is the best way to journal for yourself. Everyone is different, especially when it's about journaling.

Your Spiritual Journey

Thank you so much for following along this short series. We will be going back to my usual type of blogs from now on, which will also be much more personal, but I just wanted to give my experience of this journey to you guys. I hope that you can learn from this, and apply the things that help you the most for yourself. Remember, the four key learning are:

Focusing on the present with meditation
Living up to your potential because you accept that you will die one day
Being grateful for being here in the present moment
Reflecting on the past to choose the best possible way in the present, to form your future

You can take away from this series whatever you want. I hope that some of the things here help you out.

And with that out of the way: Let's get to today's challenge.

Our Challenge

Write. Get a journal and write. It doesn't have to be long, 10 minutes are enough. But if you do that, you'll get used to journal. If you need a prompt: Write about your day. If you want a second prompt: Write about the last situation that made you feel uncomfortable.

Write raw. Write for yourself. Reflect on whatever situation you want, and let journaling spell it's magic.

If you feel committed, try to write a journal daily. 5 sentences per day are enough to change your life. Try it out for 7 days.

Do you feel committed to this challenge? If you want someone to hold yourself accountable, reach out to me via Mail (kimzo.blog@gmail.com) and write, “I commit to “Self reflection””

My Song of the week

This one song here is fire, and gives me memories from back in school. I had to sing this song in front of the class with a classmate of mine. We are terrible singers and dancers, but it was still very funny. I love this song: