How can you progress spiritually?

How can you progress spiritually? It's a combination of faith, discipline and sheer plodding! I look back on the last 25 years since I have been spiritually aware and it's those three things that have kept me going. I am amazed at how far I have come; I was truly a lost soul.

Faith to keep believing when there seems no light; discipline to keep praying and meditating even when you don't feel like it; plodding through the humdrum days, which are many on Earth. Keep at it and you'll never go back to the dark days of the past.

Take care of your body - your soul needs it!

For years I have struggled to do yoga regularly. I strongly believe in its value, but have not had the discipline to stick at it - the time of day has never seemed right. That all changed this morning. I got up 15 minutes earlier and did a short yoga session as the sun rose.

I know now that I can do it every weekday morning. I am so thrilled to have made the commitment. I have prayed and meditated for 15 years; yoga will become just as pivotal to my life. I want to keep my body flexible and healthy so I can fulfill my soul purpose on Earth.

Effort is what matters: outcomes are optional

Yesterday I was contemplating the difference between discipline and control. I believe discipline is about working steadily towards your goal; control is about trying to influence the outcome, which may be out of your hands. Control is like playing God.

Your soul asks that you work hard, have faith, but to understand that such a lot of life is outside your control. There are factors in your chart, in other people's charts, that you cannot know. It comes back to quiet slogging behind the scenes. All will be revealed at the end....