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3 Practical Ways To Raise Your Spiritual Connection

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Photo by Artem Beliaikin

If you are ready to raise your spiritual connection, to awaken your spititual life, you must change how you see yourself.

Before we continue, let us see what ‘spirituality’ really is. According to Anthony de Mello, “Spirituality means waking up.” It means you are alive. It means you are awake. It means you are in charge of your life. It means you know what you want, what you are doing, and where you are going.

To raise your spiritual connection, here is how to do it:

Accept yourself

What does self-acceptance really mean? It means self-love. Yes. It is more than that. Kyle Gray says, “Acceptance is the spiritual art of acknowledging your true self. It’s the moment when you decide to let go of fear and allow love to be your guide. When you accept yourself, blame judgement and anger aren’t important any more.”

When you accept yourself, it means fear can’t control you anymore. It means anxiety can’t ruin your day anymore. It means you are in charge of your life. No matter what is going on in your life, you should never, never, reject yourself.

“Learn to press pause

If you want to get a lot done, if you want to be really productive, you must “learn to press pause.” Learn to relax. Learn to connect with yourself.

So to raise your spiritual connection, according to Kim Davies, “Learn to press pause. Have set periods when you without your phone- mealtimes and bedtime for starters. Go for a walk without your phone, just to see what it feels like. And take a day’s holiday from your phone once a month.”

“See yourself in a loving way”

If you want to raise your spiritual connection, you must first ‘see yourself in a loving way.’ Kyle Gray says, “How you see yourself and how you value yourself have everything to do with raising your vibration. When you begin to raise yourself up and get more connected, you begin to see yourself the way the universe and angels do.”

4 Easy Ways To Make Peace With Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Peace starts with you. To make peace with yourself, you must first make peace with your inner self, with your friends, and with every other things around you.

Yes, you can’t make peace with everybody, but you can make peace with yourself. You can choose yourself.

Yes, you can’t make everybody happy, but you can make yourself happy. Isn’t that good enough? Let’s find out.

Put other people first

Hafsat Abiola said, “Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are.” When you help other people, you are helping yourself. When you make other people feel complete, you are making yourself whole. When you work really hard to bring out the best in other people, you are bringing out the best in yourself.

Forgive. Forgive. Forgive.

Judith Butler said, “No matter what someone else has done, it still matters how we treat people.” Forgiveness is the key to positive relationships. It is also the key to a better life. It is hard to do, but if you can do it, freedom will come to you. No matter what people may have done to you, to move forward, you must first forgive them. No matter what you may have done to yourself, to live a better life, you must first forgive yourself. If not, you won’t be able to move forward in your life. Wendell Berry was right when he said, “To have peace you must make peace with your enemy.” To have peace, you must make peace with yourself.

Focus on what is important to you

According to Gautama Buddha, “This is peace, this is the excellent, namely the calm of all the impulses, the casting out of all ‘basis’, the extinction of craving, dispassion, stopping, Nirvana.” Focus on what makes you whole. Do not worry yourself about what didn’t go well. It is not the end of the world. Focus on how you are going to make it better next time. When you are at peace with yourself, everything will “flow with ease.” Remember that peace is not something you search for. Peace is something you make for yourself. It is something you create for yourself. It is a state of mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Peace is to be found only within, and unless one find it there he will never find it at all.”

Be comfortable with who you are, not with what you have

Love is life. You are here to love yourself, not to beat yourself to the ground. Whether things are going well or not, still find some time to give yourself some love. Be comfortable with yourself. Love yourself. Before you can love anyone else, you must first love yourself. Believe in love. It is real. Love never disappoints. Robert Collier said, “Love never fails.” It is true. If you believe in love, it will never fail you. The question is, do you believe in the power of love?