Perhaps it’s because I’m an only child, but I like to do things on my own, my own way. I would rather re-invent the wheel than find out how someone else has done it before me. And I certainly don’t like to ask for help. I even get slightly offended when a nice gentleman asks me if I need help lugging my heavy suitcase up the station stairs. Of course I don’t need help. I can do it myself, thank you very much!

For many years, I had the same attitude to my spiritual life. I was going to do it myself, on my own, without anyone’s help. I was going to find my own unique relationship with Spirit without the input of any other human being, or even any spiritual power. So I started delving into my soul on my own, battling my demons and seeking the light.

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Often I have wondered why we can’t just be like animals. Or like trees. They never seem to have any difficulty finding out what they are meant to do with life. They just get on with being fox or crow or birch.

Our huge human brains make it more complicated for us though. That, and the luxury of free choice that our Western culture gives us. Unlike our ancestors, we aren’t born into our parents’ trade, or into a tribe where we belong from the day we are born. We have to make our own path in life, and for some of us that can make it very difficult to find a community where we feel at home, or a role in life that fits us.As we are searching for a home for our souls and our creativity, our confidence can easily be knocked. It can be hard to find our place in life, especially when the role that is naturally ours is not one that easily fits into our culture.

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