1) These days, that's a tall order, and since you have an infant in the home there's not much magic you can practice. You might consider prayer; you might also reflect on what you have to offer potential friends.
2) Prayer again is a good choice. It's important, though, to remember that the only really valid source of spiritual guidance is your own connection to the Divine, which is within yourself. A mentor can at most encourage you to turn to that inner connection, and then get out of the way.
3) That part of you is probably a holdover from a previous life; I assume you've journaled on that theme and gotten a sense of the emotional issues involved. (If not, that's a very good place to start.) As for meaning and purpose in life, most of us don't get handed one of those -- we have to create it and choose it for ourselves. Choose something that matters to you, commit to it, and start taking practical steps to make it happen -- that's the one recipe that's always worked for me.
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Re: On love, grief and life
Date: 2024-12-23 03:59 pm (UTC)2) Prayer again is a good choice. It's important, though, to remember that the only really valid source of spiritual guidance is your own connection to the Divine, which is within yourself. A mentor can at most encourage you to turn to that inner connection, and then get out of the way.
3) That part of you is probably a holdover from a previous life; I assume you've journaled on that theme and gotten a sense of the emotional issues involved. (If not, that's a very good place to start.) As for meaning and purpose in life, most of us don't get handed one of those -- we have to create it and choose it for ourselves. Choose something that matters to you, commit to it, and start taking practical steps to make it happen -- that's the one recipe that's always worked for me.