Spiritual practices can be so many things. Again, it’s about identifying what helps you. What keeps you hopeful. What brings you comfort or grants you purpose.
Many artists and poets use their words and talents to connect to something higher than themselves. Some find peace and quiet walking, at one with nature or maybe just observing the nature.
Yoga is another spiritual practise many use.
Some find that connection and purpose in volunteer work, caring for animals. When you think of your own life you could probably name a few things that help you build connections or grant comfort.
The relationship between mental health and spirituality is a complex one but the evidence done supports the importance of spirituality and spiritual practices as a way of building resilience in troubling times and keeping us well.
If we were to not believe in anything life would get pretty pointless right?
Here is where I make my confession on my relationship with spirituality. I truly believe in a holistic lifestyle. I believe our lives can be anything we want them to be but its up to us to make what we want out of it. We are the authors of our own story. I meditate every day; I swear by salt lamps. I sometimes need to light incense because I feel the energy needs to be cleared. I believe in our existence, but I also believe in another world. One with spirits and afterlife. I believe in this because of the own experiences I have had, and I own little stones and crystals that I hold in my pocket when at interviews and so on. I could not define to you why I do these little rituals, but I don’t need to define it because for me it helps bring me ease. It gives me comfort.
Sometimes the why isn’t the most important aspect. For me it’s not why I believe in spirituality but HOW I believe spirituality benefits my life.
Spirituality is something hard to define, hard to digest and for many it is different things, but I believe we all need to have hope and belief in something and even if that’s the protection crystal on your necklace or the mass you attend on a Sunday. It doesn’t matter what it is just knowing that it matters is enough.
I hope guys this wasn’t a load of garbage and that you are able to take something from it and if you don’t take something from it just remember regardless of your religious or spirituality beliefs you are alive on this earth and you matter.
Sending lots of love
Katie xx