Spirituality
Spirituality can bring a lot into a person's life. Not necessarily
associated with an organized religion, becoming more spiritual means being more
connected and in tune with life's metaphysical and faith-based aspects.
While a newfound sense of intense spirituality can become overbearing to
others, if treated carefully, spirituality can help make someone a better
person.
1. Listen More
Spirituality can make you a better listener. You must choose this path,
as plenty of faithful, mainly religious, people can naturally start to
speak (and preach) more than they listen. But the more you listen, the more you
can learn about the person, about people in general, and even about yourself
and your spiritual connection. A deep spiritual connection can encourage
stronger compassion and empathy for your fellow man, or souls stuffed in their
skin suits, if you prefer. When you encounter antisocial and harmful behavior,
it can become easier to recognize anxiety, fear and hurt, especially when it
seethes beneath anger, hate and rage.
2. Judge Less
Spirituality can also help make you less judgmental, if you let it.
Understanding that we are all going on our own soul's journey and don't need to
live up to others' social and societal expectations can be very freeing. We
free others and ourselves from our own judgment and that of others. Let faith
inspire acceptance and appreciation of where people are on their journeys and
the choices they make in life. We all have flaws to overcome and potential to
achieve.
3. Balance More
Finding a foundation in faith can help ground you and make you less
competitive and socially aggressive. By no means does this allude to giving up
or backing down from educational, financial, career or social success. It only
aims to balance material pursuits with mental, emotional and spiritual
well-being. There's more to life than work and more to income than money. Work
can be fulfilling in several ways and come with many kinds of benefits. This
more conscious, less materialistic life can decrease consumerism and
exploitation, and make you more protective and appreciative of the environment
as well.
4. Confront Less
Being less competitive and feeling a greater, deeper connection with
other people can help us become more altruistic. When we see others as friends
we haven't met yet, instead of foes before we know them, we can really begin to
value others as equals, despite their regard for us. When we refuse to focus on
our differences and avoid making snap judgments about the whole person based on
some unlikable characteristics, we can find ourselves with unlimited
opportunities to be a positive influence in the lives of others.
5. More secure
Being more secure in your spiritual progress and assured of your place
in the world can help you feel less anxious. Letting go of the angst and
existential insecurity that can come from only indulging cardinal desires can
do wonders to calm and comfort your day-to-day experiences. This more peaceful
and aligned existence can help you be more helpful and constructive to yourself
and others, as you can provide genuine guidance and a measured response to
distress.
6. Less Harm
A deep spiritual connection can help people who suffer from self-harming
behaviors. These can range from punching, cutting, burning and other physical
self-abuse, to accepting abuse and neglect from others, to substance abuse.
There are also mental and emotional forms of self-harm, including negative self-talk,
self-sabotage, self-alienation and isolation, living from fear, and settling
for less than you deserve or earned. But it's important to note that while
spirituality and religious rituals, prayers, communion, etc., are a good
supplement to psychological or medical treatments, they are not a substitute.
Serious issues like self-harm require professional assistance.
Spirituality can inspire us to be better people in so many ways; better
to ourselves, better to others, better to the planet. Spirituality can free us
from the subconscious social bonds that confine us and encourage destructive
thinking and behavior. It can uplift you and lead you to more seekers who can
use your wisdom and guidance, and teachers who can bestow theirs on you.
Despite the stereotypes, you don't have to judge, shame, condemn or smother
others with your faith. It can be a solid foundation to build lasting
relationships and make life changes that benefit you and so many around you.
Use your connection to a higher power for good and in a way that others find as
beneficial as you do.
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