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“There is an indian proverb that says, everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time, but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person.”

We are complex beings with many facets, and each one requires our attention:

• We are physical beings who need to exercise and eat well.
• Our brains need to be challenged and worked in order for us to remain mentally sharp.
• We need to be in touch with our emotions and deal with them in an appropriate way.
• We also need to have a spiritual aspect to our daily life as well.

These four facets are all a part of us and one is not more important than the other. Unfortunately, many people never venture outside their physical and mental rooms. I think if people realized how important the emotional and spiritual parts of themselves were, we would live in a completely different world.

Every day I try to do something for myself in each area mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. Please know, that I am still working on doing these things every single day. Some days I don’t have the time or the will to do anything but just get through the day. But, most days I am able to do at least a small thing in each area, and it has made all the difference in my life.

In this blog, I would like to share what I do for my spiritual needs on a daily basis. It’s very simple. I have found that the simpler you keep your routines in each area, the more apt you are to make them a part of your routine.

There are 3 Things I do for my Spiritual Needs on a Daily Basis:

• Read Spiritual/positive books that mean something to me
• Pray
• Meditate

Read Spiritual Books

I love spiritual books that have daily meditations for each day throughout the year. Two books that I have been reading most of my life are Around the Year with Emmet Fox (please check out the link below for my blog on Emmet Fox) and God Calling. Every day, I read the daily meditation for the day in each book and then I also have some favorite excerpts from other things that I read. I am not religious. I believe in God. I believe that he loves me and that he is taking care of me. I don’t complicate it. I’ve found that the best and most true things in life are simple and straightforward. Reading my books every morning reminds me of God, which makes me feel more positive, happy and not so alone. Find something spiritual and or positive to read on a daily basis that resonates with you. It really doesn’t matter as long as it makes you feel good.

Pray

I pray every day. I also try to make my prayers as simple as possible. This is personal for everyone, but I think the most important thing is that you are making contact with God/your higher power/the universe every day.

Meditation is the newest tool in my spiritual tool box. I have only been meditating on and off for about two years. Again, I try to make my meditation experience easy and uncomplicated. I set a timer for 10 -12 minutes, I listen to a relaxing meditation sound (babbling brook is my favorite) on my phone and then I sit with my legs crossed in a comfortable place somewhere I won’t be disturbed. I breathe in and out naturally and concentrate on my breathing. If I find my mind wandering to something else, I bring it back to concentrating on my breathing. That’s it – when my timer goes off – my meditation is done. There are many different ways to meditate – it’s just finding the one works the best for you.

Meditate

I hope this blog helps you and remember:

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”

Tony Robbins

Below are my most recent blogs. Notes on my Spiritual journey is the blog about Emmet Fox.

• 7 Quotes Curated by an introvert
• Introverts and Cats: Two Peas In A Pod
• why you should teach your child mindfulness
• Insightful Quotes By Introverted Musicians
• How the age old philosophy of ikigai can help you find happiness