Welcome to David Dunn’s Spirit Journeys blog. Life is a wild ride. This blog is about “staying on the road.”
I’m interested in life, how it works, what makes us human, how we become human, and what’s up with us. I’m up to my earlobes in reinventing myself. Life feels edgy, uncomfortable, uncertain, fluid, and, on better days, exciting. On rough days, life feels out of step, out of whack, out of sync, out of breath, out of cash, and way out of control. There is a lot going on, on a lot of fronts.
There seem to be a lot of people who are reinventing themselves these days. New life styles, new priorities, new ideas, new friendships, new families, new jobs, and in between jobs. There is so much reinventing going on—people, institutions, communities, social priorities, global arrangements—I’m thinking that there is much more going on than meets the eye. I’d say that human beings are evolving and that our personal reinvention projects are just the tip of the iceberg of the human evolution going on in the world today. I also notice that there are a lot of people who are screaming bloody murder. To paraphrase the old mantra: “Hell no, we won’t evolve!”
The “staying on the road” bit is like blending 12-step “working the program” and the civil rights movement’s “keep on keepin’ on.” Translation, “Keep practicing.” These catch phrases circle around the questions that keep me up at night and roust me out of bed in the morning:
- What does spirituality have to do with our evolution as human beings?
- What does religion have to do with spirituality?
- How do we encourage and support one another’s evolution?
- What do faith communities have to do with all of the above?
This blog has more to do with finding our way into big questions than presuming anything about ultimate answers. I hope that you’ll be a part of this exploration. Let’s walk together a while.
I think religion is a hoped for conduit to our spirituality. It is also an expression of our wish for commonality? …community? connectedness? …threads that bind (connect) a bunch of individuals together.
David, this makes so much sense for you. With the amount you record and journal, a blog is soooo perfect. I haven’t been paying much attention to my FB messages and I almost missed your note. I am very glad that you are doing this.
The eerie synchronicity of finding Belinda Waldron and de Chardin here, coupled with the opportunity to read/listen to/absorb your stuff without the clamor of hour:minute:second is appealing. I’ll be back.
David,
I am much intrigued by what you’ve written here. I am toying with the idea of writing a book about the evolution/reinvention of our species!! I am stopped by feeling that I must read Teillard de Chardin first…
love,
-Belinda
Oh do I identify with the “stopped-by-the-feeling-that-I-must…” experience. I know that “toying” isn’t necessarily the same as conviction, but on the other hand, it might be the first sign of falling nervously in love with a grand vision that might consume a lifetime—or chew it up if it weren’t pursued. I don’t know what I know until I try to write and I can’t even form the questions until I try to figure out the puzzle in front of me. So I vote for plunging in and consulting Teillard along the way. It’s arguably an urgent topic for exploration. Thanks for stopping by.