Your One-of-a-Kind Spiritual Direction Style
You have a spiritual direction style unlike anyone else’s—never before seen and never to be duplicated.
If you imagine your style as a soup, some of the recipe has been lovingly passed down from “the grandmas”—your teachers, mentors, and wise spiritual souls who have influenced you. And then there are the ingredients that are purely yours—your own unique seasonings.
Take a moment to reflect and perhaps even to write down in your journal:
Which ingredients in your spiritual direction practice come from those who’ve shaped you?
Which elements are your own creative ingredients, your “secret sauce”, if you will?
There’s great value in honoring the gifts you’ve received from others and the ways you’ve infused this work with your own distinctive presence. But even more than that, identifying the deeper qualities of your style sharpens the way you own and practice this sacred work.
Of all the people on this planet, very few have the inner drive, the spiritual depth, and the tender skill to accompany others so profoundly. As you reflect on your one-of-a-kind style, remember this: as a spiritual director, you are literally one in a million.
So today, pause and celebrate YOU. Your “grandmas,” whether in this life or the next, are over-the-moon proud of the way you’ve carried their wisdom and made it entirely your own.