I recently went through a period where I struggled with my spiritual practice. It started to feel more like a to-do list than a meaningful way of deepening my relationship with Spirit. Then something simple—but powerful—occurred to me: Spirit is ever-present. Right here. Right now. In the middle of our everyday lives.
Using Everyday Enlightenment by Dan Millman, we’re going to take a deeper dive into this spiritual school we call daily life. Each week, we’ll explore one of the gateways which he says “…form our stairway to the soul.”
This first gateway is about discovering your worth. It begins with a fundamental truth: you are One with the Power and Presence of the Divine. That means your worth has never been lowered, compromised, or damaged by circumstance. Your worth exists as a fact of life.
So the issue isn’t your actual worth—it’s your perceived worth. In life, we tend to accept no more (and no less) than what we believe we deserve. Even the Jewish mystic Jesus taught, “It is done unto you as you believe.”
When I reflect on my own life, I can clearly see how my level of worth—closely tied to self-respect—shaped what I allowed, what I attracted, and what I settled for. At times, I set myself up to fail.
Take an honest look at your own life. How often have you undermined your own good?
- Quitting—or never beginning—something meaningful
- Settling for less than you’re capable of earning or becoming
- Staying in relationships that diminish you
- Overspending or neglecting your well-being
- Using substances or habits that slowly harm you
- Driving yourself to exhaustion or burnout
- Withdrawing, numbing out, or giving up
These patterns aren’t proof that you lack worth—they reflect what you’ve been taught to believe about your worth.
Worth is not something you earn—it’s something you recognize. Have you ever seen an infant struggle with worthiness? Of course not. Worth is inherent.
So how do we begin to reconnect with it?
- You are not alone. Your worth is not dependent on perfection. We all stumble.
- Acknowledge your past with compassion. You did the best you could with the awareness you had at the time.
- Make amends where needed. Apologize, ask forgiveness, and release what you cannot change. The past only lives if you keep carrying it.
- Trust your process. Growth isn’t linear—it moves in an upward spiral.
- Lean into grace. It already exists within you. When you act in alignment with your true nature, your sense of worth strengthens. Grace reminds us that only this moment is real—and this moment is where your power lives.
This is where the work begins—not by becoming worthy, but by remembering that you already are.
Remember:
"The winds of grace are always blowing; all we need to do is raise our sails." ~Anon
Blessings on your journey,
Rev. Gayle
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