Happy Labor day weekend ya’ll! (Sometimes my 2 yr. stint in Texas shows back up in the form of a ya’ll from time to time, dig?). Hope everyone has fun plans for your extended weekend. I have a busy one, but fun stuff on the agenda. Heading to the Illinois side of the river on a pontoon boat with my friend Lisa who’s in town from Cali along with our girlfriends. Might get back in time for the LU Lions home opener football game tonight. I LOVE football under the lights!

Sunday I’m heading to a street festival featuring 14 local bands, so I’ll definitely get my music-soul-food fix. And Monday is all about the fam. BBQ, Alyssa, Lola, Kar and Chris...we’ll be chillin’ and gettin’ our relaxation time on! But I want to share this poem that my lovely friend Linda passed on to me last week. Thought it might inspire you for the weekend.

I often write about passion and purpose. This poem really captures the essence of the dual roles that spirit and soul play in our lives and how that relates to our journey along our unique and individual paths. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Enjoy this juicy morsel and your delicious extended weekend…

Soul as Information, Spirit as Energy

What pray tell, are Spirit and Soul?  Are they one and the same?
Are Soul and Spirit a functional whole, derived from a common name?

Or is it the case that Soul and Spirit reflect two sides of a coin-
Where Soul reflects Information that fits, and Spirit, Energy that joins?

Is Soul the story, the plan of the one’s life, the music we play, the score?
Is Spirit the passion, the fire of life, our motive to learn, to soar?

Soul feels like the paths we take, the visions that structure our flow.
Spirit feels very alive, awake, the force that moves us to grow.

If Soul is plan and Spirit is flame, then matter is alive, you see.
Nature may play a majestic game, of Information and Energy.

I’d love to believe that wisdom and joy reflect a divine plan and dreams,
That Soul and Spirit are more than toys, and both are more than they seem.

Could it be that the Soul of the divine is the wisest of plans, so grand?
And the Spirit of the divine is the lightening rod that inspires a loving hand?

Could Soul be wisdom and Spirit be love, together a divine partnership?
Purpose and passion, a duet from above, the ultimate relationship?

The relationship of Spirit to Soul, so simple, profound, this team
For Spirit and Soul the ultimate goal, to understand this theme.

Soul as wisdom, Spirit as love – Information, Energy;
Enlightened compassion, the flight of the dove.  Someday, pray tell, we’ll see.

Authors: Linda G. Russek Ph.D., Mrs. Elayne Russek and Dr. Henry Russek, M.D.

Peace and love,
kam