dailydatewithgod

When it comes to nourishment, we think mostly about physical nutrition. What is the sustenance needed to keep us going from one day to the next? There are also elements of nourishment for our hearts, minds, and spirits.  Knowledge is nourishment for our minds. So is quiet.  The nourishment of our heart is a connection to ourselves and others.  Nourishment of our spirit is everything from acknowledging our role in the greater experience of life and a deep knowing we are more than our physical experience. For each of us, there are different elements which create the levels of nourishment needed on any given day.  What may be nourishment to one person is poison to another.  However, just as in nutrition for our bodies, there are some similarities.  Just like water seems to be an essential part of physical nourishment for everyone we all share similarities as to what nourishes our hearts.  Those are the places we can connect with others.  The common elements of nourishment of our hearts are what unite us.  When we develop and focus on those there is less reason for strife with others.  If we do our part in providing ourselves with the nourishment we need to sustain our hearts, minds, and spirits we do not depend on others to do so for us.  Others can be an integral part of it but in the same way, they cannot be the water we need, we cannot expect them to be the source of our nourishment.  For me, my daily date with God is an essential part of the nourishment of my mind, heart, and spirit.  Our committed time together grounds me and provides the nourishment needed to move through the moments in my life as fully as I can.  It may not be what I expect and I may encounter experiences I do not want, but I have the nourishment I need to face whatever happens.