Journey Within
Spirituality Beyond Concepts And Rules
This is the real deal. Welcome to the evolution. A revolution of how we live, think and relate. Turn toward the Mystery, the God Of Your Understanding, the force which animates the world.
Your life, exactly as it is, is perfectly prescribed for your soul’s evolution.
Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.
The only way out is through.
~ Many Wise People
Jake, My Beloved Dog
Yesterday, August 23, 2018, right around 6 PM EST, one of the most wonderful dogs ever born left this world. Jake came to me in summer 2003, just over 15 years ago, after my dad died of cancer and my dog, Buddy, was hit by a car and killed that same night. The grief...
Calm After The Storm
UPDATE April 17, 2020: I wrote this a few years ago, after a very difficult time for me, that some of you may have witnessed. It is sitting here in my blog as a "private" post which means (I think) that no one can see it except for me. I am going to make it a public...
the Mystery
Religion. Spirituality. God. We are religious, or we are not religious. We are spiritual, but not religious. We are atheists. We are agnostics. We pray to Jesus, our savior. We pray to God. We pray but not to anything. We go to church. We meditate. We do yoga. We...
Kauai – First Two Months
In mid-August, I (temporarily) moved to Kauai. I'm not sure I'll be here very long, but I have not blogged in a while so I thought I'd check in. I moved here because a friend of mine was dying and I came here with him and his family. To be part of that. The invitation...
Thinking About God
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about God. The Beloved. All that is, and all that animates all that is. The One and The Way. The fragmented fullness of your path unfolding. The Living Map. Trust it.
About
Are you wondering..."What is going on here?" "Who is this Uma Bode?" "What is she blogging about?" Well, allow me to answer your burning questions. (Okay, maybe burning is an overstatement.) WhoIsUmaBode? I'm this woman who lived her whole life dreaming big and living...
Threshold
I am moving rapidly but easily through layers that feel like gauze, but also like water. The light is shining and I see it above me through a kind of shimmering surface. Movement is effortless and more graceful than the ungainly paddle of arms and legs. My body and...
I have no poems of light
I have no poems of light. I have only poems of surrendering to darkness. This world tells us “fight the darkness.” But I have a different message. Surrender to suffering and allow your journey to REALLY begin. Drop “affirmation” and “attraction” into the trash can....
Spiritual Defined (for this blog)
To start with, I want to be clear. Very clear. About what spiritual is and is not to me, and what I do and do not mean or imply when I use this word. What you are about to read is a personal definition. I am not imposing it on you. But if you want to read what I have...