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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.”

Honor Your True Self

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by RODNAE Production

Honor means love. Honor means respect. Honor means integrity. If you love yourself, honor yourself. If you love what you are doing, honor it. If you love your body, honor your body.

Honor is how you treat yourself. It is how you take care of yourself every day.

Honor your journey. Honor where you are, not where you are going.

It is difficult to do, especially when things are not where they are supposed to be. It is not easy to do when you are not getting the right results.

It does not matter. It is when things are not going well for you that you are supposed to be there for yourself. Do not wait for things to be perfect before you honor yourself.

Honor yourself today, now, not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, not next year. Start today. And do not wait for other people to honor you before you appreciate yourself.

If you don’t have the courage to honor yourself, to love yourself, to appreciate yourself, to be grateful for your life, to face your life, to live for yourself, to be kind to yourself, to embrace integrity, to face your future, to have the courage to reject the past, no one is going to do it for you.

Why is that? Because it is your life. It is your responsibility to do what makes you smile, what makes you happy, what makes you come alive.

If you start honoring yourself, do not go back to where you were yesterday. In her book The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, Martha Beck writes, “If you start honoring your true nature and find yourself missiing your old culture, don’t panic. Be kind to yourself. Allow yourself time and space to grieve. Confide in loved ones. If they don’t understand, find a coach or therapist. But don’t think that missing your old life means you should go back to it. Everyone who decides to embrace integrity must mourn the known misery, the familiar patterns and dysfunctional relationships they’ve left behind.”

If you want to change your life, doing the old things won’t get you anywhere. If you want to change your situation, doing the old things is not the right path to take.

If something is not working, change it. If you don’t like where you are, make it better. Or if you can’t make it better, then move on. Stop hurting yourself.

Be kind to yourself. Honoring yourself is being honest with yourself. So if you are not doing what you think you are supposed to be doing, tell yourself the truth. Do not forget that there is always a better way to do something. Yes, there is. Look for it. And you will find it.