You may have heard it said "We are spirits having a human experience." It is an integral part of our spiritual growth to remember our spirit. How often do we go within our hearts and remember that we are much more than our physical bodies?
    So often we are caught up by our everyday activities – the act of "doing" and somehow forget the act of "being." The challenge we may give ourselves is to just STOP, not do anything and just be.
    In the Medicine Wheel, the West is the direction of the Look Within Place, where we go inside ourselves to know and connect with our spirit. One of the animal totems is the bear and his cave reminding us that sometimes retreat is much more powerful than action. The Dreamtime is also placed in the West. We can receive guidance and connection with our real spirit through the messages our dreams provide.
Often this act of not doing also opens an opportunity to recognize that we are never alone because we are quiet and still enough to hear, sense or feel our angels and guides. Perhaps you’ve been praying and praying and asking for guidance or help. Our guides and angels are often just waiting for us to slow down and be quiet enough for us to hear their wise guidance. They can help us to reconnect with our spirit and to our higher connection with Great Spirit.
We may simply:

• Stop

• Sit

• Be quiet

• Stop the mind chatter

• Be receptive

You’ll be amazed how simple it is to remember your spirit.