Wednesday, February 16, 2011

7 Ways to Improve Your Spiritual Connection

Spirituality is an important part in my life, and hopefully in yours too. Taking positive action in this area helps keep you centered and focused. Take note that religion is a lot different from spirituality. The former being more dogmatic and the latter concentrating more on your own personal relationship with whatever Higher Power is most relevant to you.

Naturally, you may call your Higher Power whatever you want to, like Mother Nature, God, the Universe or perhaps Bob! More relevant than the name or label you attach is the degree of connection and your willingness to allow it into in your life.

What follows are some basic tips to help you improve your spirituality as well as help you develop a more solid connection with your own concept of spiritual connection. Work on spiritual aspects of your life gradually and consistently. Doing so keeps you from being overwhelmed.

- Engage in the practice of meditation

In a consistent fashion, try to establish a time and place where you could spend a quiet moment in the morning or during the evening. Ten to fifteen minutes is all it takes. This is also a good time to assess how your life is going or to simply focus and quiet the mind. Your mind needs some personal space too. The key to effective meditation is controlling your breathing. Breathe deeply and rhythmically and when thoughts intrude, simply focus on your breathing again.
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