
There Are No Rules to Being Spiritual
By Steve Clayton Following your own path, and being true to your authentic self, is at the core of spiritual awakening; yet, so many people feel pressure to conform to some idealized version of an 'awakened' soul. Spending my first decade in the sixties, I was surrounded by people walking the walk as the Hippie movement had blossomed all around me. I was too young to understand much of the significance of what was happening but I do recall a lot of happiness around me. The music was rich, varied and free. ‘Make Love Not War’ was the mantra of the decade as people began to explore alternatives to the post World War mentality. People were encouraged to be themselves, to be more accepting of others choices, and to view…