A daily spiritual practice refers to any ritual that we perform each day to nurture our deep inner being. It needs to be something that helps you turn inward and connect with your own truth and purpose. You do not need to be religious or even spiritual to benefit from developing a spiritual practice. A daily spiritual practice is not about dogma or worship; it is about tuning in to your own sense of spirit. - Women's Health  Do you have a spiritual practice? I have had one, off and on, for decades. And it seemed to morph and grow along with changing beliefs and trying out new spiritual practices I learned. Sometimes, my goal changed, as well. Identify Your Goal Before you begin or grow your practice, get clear on what your reason is or your goal. Are you hoping to deepen your relationship or connection with the divine? Is your goal to express devotion, or to deepen your faith? Is it to create peace? Deepen trust? Those are my spiritual intentions for the year, in addition to spending more time visualizing what I want to manifest this year. What are your spiritual intentions this year? Whatever your intention is, once you are clear, build your spiritual practice around it. For example, if your goal is to deepen your faith, your practice might include reading inspirational books or articles. If it is to express devotion, you might decide to sing or dance. Plan Your Spiritual Practice How much time do you have? Don't believe that it has to be any particular amount of time. The practice you do every single day for 5 minutes may do far more for you than the one hour you spend every two weeks when you can find the time. Another thing to consider is whether there are spiritual practices you might like to try or definitely want to use? If it takes you a while to settle down and focus, you might want a series of steps that help you do that. You could start by lighting a candle, then you might listen to music if you'd like. Almost anything can become a spiritual practice if it's meaningful to you. Find Reliable Ways to Relax & Connect Life often moves so fast, that we need to slow ourselves down a bit to get into a spiritual practice. What can you do as you begin, that helps you relax deeply? It could be deep breathing, watching a candle flicker, or visualization or meditation. What brings you peace? And what will help you feel the most connected to your deepest, truest self or to something outside of yourself? It may take time to discover what those practices are, and discovering them is part of the process. I encourage you to begin even if your plan is not perfect. And stay with it until it's just right for you. See you tomorrow! Love, Jeanine
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DrAmrita
1/8/2019 01:01:38 am
It's important to find a way to connect with your soul and a higher power everyday. This is a good guide 1/8/2019 10:22:16 am
I so agree, Dramrita! Doing so can change everything. Thanks! :)
Jean Lauzier
1/8/2019 01:10:31 pm
I'm working on a spiritual goal this year too. :-) I meditate daily in both the morning and evening. It's a way to start and end my day on good notes. I am so happy that my 20 year old grandson, who was having problems walking down the right path, has now turned to daily spiritual practice! He needed to find this on his own and I'm so proud of him. 1/8/2019 08:53:01 pm
I love that story about your grandson! And wow, twice a day!! You are inspiring me. I hope to do it once, like I used to do. I am not sure what stopped me, but that was years ago. Getting back to it. 1/9/2019 10:35:49 am
Same! I keep doing that, myself, and am trying again to set an intention to do it every day. Even if it's just 5 minutes when I first get up. 1/8/2019 11:14:15 pm
Not sure about my spritual practice yet but I think that it ought to be connected with being gentle with me and letting go of blaming myself for my dad's death and my mom's long term illness. I know in my head that all of this wasn't my fault but my heart is lagging behind... 1/9/2019 10:38:55 am
Alice, (((((bighugs)))))! I totally understand the feeling. I slip into the bargaining stage with my mom. Sometimes as ridiculous as "what if we could go back in time to a year before she died? What could I have done differently?" Here's a suggestion for when you're feeling it: put your hand over your heart & ask to know in your heart that it wasn't your fault. Leave your hand there and breathe deeply and see what you feel. Send love to them both, or to your dad's memory if you want. And see how it makes you feel. Love to you, Alice! <3 Leave a Reply. |
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