How to be a . . . spirited traveler ?


What is spirituality ?  Our answer : That which inspires us to be our best. 

That's a very modern definition of spirituality.  But it's one that we can embrace once we've shed the religiosity and superstitions which have often smothered and usurped true spirituality.

Inspire, inspiration and spirituality all share the same root word, which derives from our most fundamental act : breathing in life giving oxygen.

Spirituality is a Latin word, which literally means : to breath.

Another way of saying " breath in " is : inspire.

Spirituality is the act of bringing within us, that which nourishes our mind and body. This nourishment enables us to be our very best.

When we bring into ourselves ( through our incoming thoughts & deeds ) beneficial nourishment, we become our best selves, and know happiness.

Meditation is an example of " beneficial nourishment ".  It's no surprise, that meditation is THEE foundational spiritual act. At the core of true meditation, is a focus on symbolically " breathing in right thoughts " as we simultaneously honour our breath ( the most life sustaining and sacred thing we do all day ).  Almost every spiritual tradition involves . . . meditation.

Beneficial nourishment is what spirituality aims to deliver. Over thousands of years, wisdom traditions have all shared their unique ways of ' doing ' spirituality. Chants in Hinduism, recitation in Islam, prayers in Christianity or silence in Zen Buddhism ; these are all spiritual actions.

Modern spirituality is about inspiring us to be our best. Sacred Spirit offers spiritual wisdom and practices that provide beneficial nourishment and enable us to become our best selves, but without the religiosity and superstitions which impede our practices.

Once nourished through meditation, our minds can be directed to our daily goal : which is to help those around us to be all they can be.

Every day WE can help others to become their best selves.

In doing so, we take the focus, and importantly, the pressure off ourselves. Our focus instead, is on others.

When we help bring healing to others, WE TOO BECOME HEALED.

Much of today’s metal health epidemic is caused by the pressure we put on ourselves by constantly focusing on ourselves. WE are causing our own crisis. This self-pressure is exacerbated by today’s technology - especially social media - where the emphasis is on us - uploading to the world our momentary best image ( the illusion ) whilst inwardly, the constant spotlight on ourselves, is making us increasingly . . . uneasy.

Our feelings of insecurity and anxiety are fed by our constant focus on our selves. We want to be great - but greatness eludes most of us when we desire it. Instead, turn your attention towards those around you. Help them to feel great - to feel loved - and YOU TOO WILL FEEL GREAT. Your insecurity and anxiety will melt away.

If every person on earth committed to helping those around them each day ( and acted upon that commitment ), the world will be transformed.  No matter what you do, or who you are, if you begin the day with a commitment to helping those around you to be their best, you will feel better than any drug can make you feel.

At the start of each day, ask not : “ how can I be great today ? ”, but instead, ask : “ who can I help today ? ”. 

Happiness will come to you as you help others around you.  Guaranteed !



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