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    Mind & Soul Travel Guide 3: Soul Talk
    Mind & Soul Travel Guide 3: Soul Talk
    Mind & Soul Travel Guide 3: Soul Talk
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    Mind & Soul Travel Guide 3: Soul Talk

    By Paul Whetham

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    Tired of small talk? Drawing on the latest neuroscience research and great Christian thinkers, Dr Whetham puts forward a persuasive argument that it is time to build a bridge between the mind and soul. This 3rd travel guide looks at Christian spirituality and why honest, ongoing conversations with God and others is food for the mind and soul.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSoul Food Cafe
    Release dateFeb 2, 2018
    ISBN9780994233059
    Mind & Soul Travel Guide 3: Soul Talk
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    Paul Whetham

    Dr Paul Whetham is a clinical psychologist who has over 30 years' experience in mental and spiritual health. He is passionate about authentic spiritual experiences and is the co-founder of Soul Food Café.

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      Mind & Soul Travel Guide 3 - Paul Whetham

      INTRODUCTION: REFLECT, CONNECT AND GROW!

      God never promised us smooth sailing - just a safe harbour

      Is your life anything but smooth? Feel like you’re sinking? Interested in being a better captain of your mind and soul? Our first guide (Mind & Soul Travel Guide 1: Journey of Discovery¹) focused on the search for meaning and spiritual resilience. From a neuroscience perspective, we examined the three minds (chaotic mind, contemplative mind, compassionate mind), explored the search for meaning and the importance of internal and external self-knowledge.

      We likened the search for meaning or soul journey to the hero’s journey. This journey is about being a small character on the big adventure of life, and it identifies many of life’s challenges and dangers along the way. To embark on this journey is indeed a journey of discovery!

      Moreover, our search for meaning does not end if and when we surrender to the religious or spiritual life. We still search for meaning when we encounter new depths of suffering, especially when we experience severe hardship or deep loss ourselves.

      Ultimately it is a journey that requires an ongoing death and

      resurrection. Out of the moment of death comes new life.

      In our second guide (Mind & Soul Travel Guide 2: Built for Adventure²), we took a more personal look at what the search for meaning may look like and how times of uncertainty may at times threaten to overwhelm us. We also saw how developing relationships are essential if we want to be able to move through our uncertainty, test out our meanings and live the adventure of life to the full.

      God bless this tiny little boat And me who travels in it. It stays afloat for years and years And sinks within a minute. And so the soul in which we sail Unknown by years of thinking Is deeply felt and understood The minute that it’s sinking.

      - Leunig

      Our third travel guide continues where our second travel guide left off.

      We deepen our search for meaning and spiritual resilience by giving voice to the deeper things of the soul. It is for those who are soul searching, tired of small talk and craving soul talk.

      At Soul Food Café we believe every soul is precious and has a unique story to tell. We create small enriched environments to help people reflect, connect and grow. Faith is grown, not simply given. It is not a sterile system of thinking or rational argument. Rather, it’s a real and ongoing relationship with God, self and others.

      Part I of this guide takes the soul journey to another level, where just like the hero in the hero’s journey when faced with life’s challenges and dangers, out of the moment of death we can experience a new way of being and living. It shows how we can journey together with others in a safe enriched environment that enables us to connect and grow.

      Part II of this book examines some food for the mind and soul. At Soul Food Café one of the ways we move from small talk to soul talk is to engage in self-reflection during the week which we can then share when we meet together. We suggest some ways of reflecting on the week that was before you meet and share with fellow soul travellers at Soul Food Café.

      Part I:

      Roof off, Walls

      down

      Good morning, God!

      What are You up to today?

      Can I be a part of it?

      Thank You. Amen.

      - Norman Grubb

      1.LEARN HOW TO DIE… AND LIVE!

      God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you

      - St. Augustine

      In this first chapter we start with the journey of faith and explore the way of the cross, through death and resurrection. When trying to make sense of peoples’ faith journey I’ve found it useful to distinguish between extrinsic and intrinsic faith.

      In psychological terms people with an extrinsic faith tend to have self-serving beliefs and are more concerned with outward appearance or façade.

      For example, they may attend church or help others at times because they have to, it’s the right thing to do or are paid to. However, they can remain unaffected by religious values the rest of the time.

      People with an intrinsic faith tend to have internalized their beliefs and adopt a want to approach to life. They make decisions, hold values and relate to people in a way that says: My faith is central to who I am and I will behave towards others in the light of those beliefs. Research over the years has shown that people with an intrinsic faith are better off on a number of physical and mental health factors when compared to people with an extrinsic faith. This is probably because intrinsic faith is associated with getting real with God, self and neighbor, as well as developing spiritual friendships where you can be supported by, and are accountable to, others.

      So how would you honestly answer the four questions below?

      1.Are you a lover of material things?

      2.Is the spirit world a mystery to you?

      3.Would you currently describe yourself as a person with:

      A) extrinsic faith

      B) intrinsic faith

      C) no faith?

      4.Suppose you’d been told you only had a year left to live, would you like to change your answer to the last question?

      In terms of religion, many of us prefer the occasional dose of church (A) or no dose at all (C).

      However, if we were about to die, we might be ready for a more meaning-full intrinsic faith experience (B).

      Why do many of us go for the extrinsic or no faith adventure? Perhaps because we prefer to passively default to a religious leader and just go along for the ride. Or perhaps we avoid mystery all together and are simply content to take life as it comes - no questions asked.

      God help us to change.

      To change ourselves and to change our world. To know the need for it.

      To deal with the pain of it.

      To feel the joy of it.

      To undertake the journey without understanding the destination.

      The art of gentle revolution.

      - Leunig

      However, it’s interesting to note that we are often more open to intrinsic faith and transcending the obvious when our time is up. After all, what have we got to lose?

      Think outside the box

      Again, thinking about death, for example when going to the funeral of a loved one, often raises the question of faith. In travel guide 1 we saw that funerals are a gentle reminder that death awaits us all and that life is precious. Now you may want to forget about death and just live life. However, if we ignore death we can take life for granted and believe we have unlimited time on earth. Truth is, our life has an end, there is a clock and it is ticking. Acknowledging death can help us to be more involved in our lives and value the time we have left on this earth.

      Sure we’re all going to die in the end but the real question is, how are we going to live?

      As the teacher Morrie Swartz said when he was dying in an interview with Mitch Albom, Learn how to die and you learn how to live. When we uncover the truth about our mortality we begin to recover life and live it to the full:

      "’Everybody knows they’re going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently’ Morrie said. ‘So we kid ourselves about death,’ I (Mitch) said. ‘Yes, but there’s a better approach. To know you’re going to die and be prepared for it at any time. That’s better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you’re living...

      Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, ‘Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?... The truth is, Mitch, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live... Most of us walk around as if we’re sleepwalking. We really don’t experience the world fully because we’re half asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do... Learn how to die and you

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