What is Soul?

Merriam-Webster defines it as - the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual’s life. Another dictionary defines it as - Your soul is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. I agree with both definitions. However, I’d like to focus on Merriam-Webster’s description of the soul as the essence of who we are. The soul is the channel between our spirit and our body. 

Our soul is our consciousness, the core of who we are, our personality. Each person has their unique rhythm. We all march to the beat of our drum in some way or another.

Our soul consists of our mind/intellect, will, and emotions. With it, we can think, remember, rationalize, choose, and make decisions. We experience emotions like joy, love, anger, and empathy. Because our soul influences our spirit and body, it plays an influential role in our wellness. We choose with our minds how to act, what to say, and what to eat. These choices impact our entire being.

Thoughts lead to feelings, which influence our behavior and actions.  If we are experiencing negative thoughts, we can renew our minds by ‘detoxing’ our thought life. We must clear out the negative energies we have soaked up over the years. We must acknowledge that negative thoughts masquerade as real issues to do this. 

When the negative thought appears, we must stop it in its tracks.  Please do not give it the time of day. Recognize it for what it is and dismiss it. Allowing the negative thoughts to take root will create ‘weeds.’ We know what happens when weeds take over a garden. Weeds suck up the nutrients from plants, and in this case, the negative thoughts take over, thereby leaving little to no room for our positive thoughts. 

Remember! You have a choice! Choose to replace that negative thought with a positive one.  It may not be easy at first, but the more you choose the positive over the negative, the more your soul will be at peace.

March to the beat of your positive, upbeat, joy-filled drum!