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Spiritual Wellbeing

Soul, Spirituality February 15, 2017 John Stamoulos
Spiritual Wellbeing

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As you go about meeting the demands of a life that regularly stretches your tolerance and maxes out your coping skills, spiritual wellbeing can often fall to the bottom of your attention pile.

 

“Listen to your own voice, your own soul.

Too many people listen to the noise of the world, instead of themselves.”

~ Leon Brown

 

Without the gift of spiritual health you have little to no perspective on the challenges, experiences and actions in your life; you can become disconnected from the vital need to examine your values and beliefs to see how congruent they are with your external world; you have no ability to look at chaos or discontent in life as a lack of meaning or purpose. As a result, you diminish the potential to develop inner harmony and peace that can sustain you when life gets overwhelming.

 

Evaluate your own Spiritual Wellness

Take the time to consider each of these questions to see where you might need to focus on improving your spiritual wellness.

  • Is there time in your day for daily relaxation and refreshment?
  • Do you have a daily ritual of meditation and/or prayer?
  • Are your values (honesty, love, respect) influencing your choices and actions?
  • Do you listen openly and accept the views of others even if they are different from your own?
  • Are you aware of a core inner peace and balance no matter what is happening externally?

Ultimately, spiritual health is achieved because it provides an opportunity to detach from the personal experiences of your life and take a step back to see situations more clearly and honestly. But, spiritual wellbeing is neither negative or positive but simply a circumstance that invites observation and curiosity…it is the source of the eternal question of who we are and why we are here.

 

3 Key Components of Spiritual Wellbeing

Mindfulness

Become more aware of the present moment, listen to your thoughts and feelings, be conscious of your body’s messages and observe the world around you. Learn how to balance your inner needs with the demands of the external world.

 

Perspective

Gain a bigger picture context for the events of your own life by understanding where you fit in your world and how your challenges might be part of your transformation. Connect to your concept of a higher power to open the view to who you are and use that perspective to support your ability to adapt to change.

 

Conscious Purpose

Take the time to reflect on the meaning of your life and to develop actions and relationships based on what matters most to you. Look at themes and experiences that thread through your experiences. Consider your life purpose and direction based on that framework. Live each day with that purpose in mind and make meaningful choices to support that conscious self-vision.

 

Take Action – Achieving Spiritual Wellbeing

  • Engage – Breathwork, meditation, prayer, affirmations, or other spiritual practices can support your connection to a higher power or belief system. (The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center provides an introduction to mindfulness meditation that you can practice on your own for free!)
  • Develop – compassion with the capacity for love and forgiveness, and giving to others.
  • Be – Let joy and positivity, values, beliefs, principles, and morals guide a fulfilled sense of spiritual health.
  • Explore – Be willing to get out of your own narrow focus. Question the meaning and purpose of your life and how your life intertwines with others.
  • Hold space for yourself
    • Know when to say ‘no’ to others to strengthen your sense of personal value and significance. Give others permission to say ‘no’ as well without judging them.
    • Embrace imperfection – of self, others and world events.
    • Listen to self and others with kindness, acceptance and equality.
  • Love deeply, unconditionally and compassionately without expecting anything in return.
  • Nurture a relationship with whatever you perceive God or Higher Power to be. Learn to see yourself in a universal, cosmic context. Embrace the mystery.

 

Spiritual wellbeing gives you the ability to meet everyday life challenges with an empowered perspective. It connects your individual experiences to a much bigger community. Furthermore, it connects you to the community of earth and the community of the universe where limitless support and possibilities are accessible. It feeds greater peace, harmony and an awakened sense of unity with others. It generates a desire for greater tolerance and understanding as it provides the means to see the purpose and meaning in the life we lead.

As a result, with a healthy view of our spiritual side, life can be lived with greater wisdom, insight and above all, love and compassion.

 

Tags: community conscious purpose mindfulness spiritual wellbeing spirituality

Comments 3

  1. moneyaffirmations
    Dec 31, 2019 Reply

    see my post is related to affirmations
    How To Use More Money Affirmations?
    Several years ago, I had a mentor who recommended me to start using money affirmations. She suggested that I could radically change my perspective of life by thinking different thoughts.
    money affirmations

  2. Rusty
    Mar 20, 2019 Reply

    Thank you for the insights presented in your article. I enjoyed it IMMENSELY.
    Currently “mindfulness” is big in the VA system. from staff to client all are at some point in their JOURNEYS.it’s humorous to observe the one-upsmanship as motivation and encouragement are offered. I’m a little more old school and I find I get more out of meditation.
    I feel that the fresh PERSPECTIVE on some things I’ve been CHALLENGED to incorporate is helpful. I enjoy a routine of daily prayer and structure my day to include a solid hour for my routine of quiet time and soft music.
    The day always waits for me to compose myself.

  3. t stokes
    Dec 21, 2018 Reply

    This is good stuff, i lecture on various aspects of Metaphysics and would love to do you an article

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