Michael Jordan: 30 Second Inspiration

I love this ad! It inspires me every time I see it. This used to be posted on my MySpace site but I just saw it again and thought it was worth reposting.

My Spiritual Journey and My Introduction to Kaballah

A little bit about my spiritual journey..
I was raised as a Roman Catholic and a lot of the "beliefs" still resonate with me.  I don't label myself that anymore.  Ever since I can remember, I've challenged my parents and my highly religious family on so many of the teachings by asking questions.  Not to piss them off but to find the answers to some of the teachings that I struggled with.

Since my teenage years, I've been exploring different schools of thought surrounding religion and spirituality.  At certain times, I even labelled myself an atheist and agnostic.  Today, I consider myself to be a very spiritual person.  I think there's something out there that connects us:  God, the Universe, whatever you want to call it.  Just something bigger.  It's also important for me to explore religious and spiritual beliefs other than the one that I was born into.

My introduction to Kaballah..
Just got back from an introductory event at The Kabbalah Center. Up until this week, all I knew about Kaballah is that it had to do with teachings from ancient scriptures older than the bible. I had heard that it was somehow related to the Jewish religon and that Madonna practiced it. So basically, I didn't know much.

So when my friend Filomena invited me to a free event called "Kabbalah: The Best Kept Secret", I accepted the invitation. When we got there, the room was packed with over 100 people. Most of them were people like my friend and I who were getting their first taste of Kaballah.

What I learned tonight..

• "Kabbalah means to receive. It is an ancient body of wisdom, not a religon but teachings of spiritual and physical laws that govern the universe."

• A lot of the concepts I learned tonight remind me a bit of "The Secret" and also of so many other things that I am reading and watching lately.

• The lesson that stood out for me and I'm still pondering:  Kabbalah teaches that "The Creator" or "the Light" is always giving but we must spiritually "earn" before we can receive.

• I learned a lot of ideas that were interesting and enlightening. I could go on and on about what I learned in a span of two hours but don't have the time to blog about it so if you want to find out more about Kabbalah, go to the official website http://www.kabbalah.com/.

My conclusions (for now)..

As I continue to explore spiritual teachings of various religions, philosophers and spiritual concepts and ideas, I'm starting to conclude that they all teach the same basic principles. They are all just different paths to enlightenment. That being said,  I know a lot of people who are "true" to their religion who would disagree with me and pray for me.