Spirituality has a different meaning for many.
For a long time I thought spirituality was only about god leaning towards Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism any of the main religions that are out there.
I was close minded and with tying them all together in one meaning I wasn’t able to experience or explore life in a different light.
As a child I grew up watching friends and family members live for the church. Going multiple times a week and praying at every meal giving thanks. I won't discredit giving thanks to what we have. The ability to show gratitude and thanks for what we have is extremely powerful.
My experience with church was shed in a negative light. How can someone commit crimes and then ask for forgiveness only to commit more crimes? How can someone that drinks excessively and beat their spouse justify it as they go to church as if they have done no wrong. Maybe it was my naïve thoughts or misunderstanding. I was young but seeing these situations happen I couldn't look at it in a positive way.
In this context spirituality was put in a negative context. Going through my 20's and even early 30's having seen all this first had I was closed to anything to do with spirituality.
It wasn’t until a few years ago when I met my girlfriend who introduced me to a different meaning of spirituality and opened my eyes to the possibilities. It wasn’t about going to church or praying to one god. It was much deeper than that and had a deeper meaning. It was about opening up to the power with in ourselves.
Yes, there is more to it than that.
This is where I started though and found my understanding.
It wasn’t about a religion.
Royal College of Psychiatrists define it as “ Spirituality involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than myself, something more to being human than sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part of is cosmic or divine in nature.”
What does this mean?
Spirituality will carry a different meaning for everyone.
I can only talk it about it in the context of my experience and how it transformed my life when I was able to expand my mindset and truly start to learn and understand it.
Why am I talking about it?
I was able to finally see the opportunities in front of me when I was able to expand my thoughts on this topic. The ability to look deep with in and find answers that are already inside me and start building the path to what I feel like my purpose is.
Having felt lost for so many years in life, career, and mindset this opened the door to new possibilities.
This would of been extremely difficult had I not been open minded. Being introduced to it in a different way and keeping an open mind help me get to where I am today.
What’s the point behind it?
Spirituality is a practice of mindfulness like meditation. Your tapping into the higher power of yourself. This is when amazing things started happening for me. I started feeling better physically, mentally, and emotionally. My asthma felt non existent. My psoriasis drastically reduced and was pretty much gone. Meditation in it’s self greatly reduces stress but when working with the subconscious the body can start to heal. Amazing things started happening around me.
In an must read book I read The Power of the Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy right off the bat he was talking about inner prayer. I was a little more open at this point as I just read Becoming Supernatural but I didn’t relate meditation and spirituality completely. Joseph Murphy did relate things to god in some sense. That being said it was also heavily about working with the subconscious mind. The greater power with in us.
Now this might just be my interpretation on it, but when I look at the two of these amazing books and the power they provide and social proof behind meditating I feel the spiritual connection they offer. Tapping into the higher power with in us to search for answers.
I remember a few years ago I tried meditation and wasn’t able to sit for even 5 minutes. I was all over the place both physically and mentally. I was practicing at this point because I heard people talk about the benefits and what it could do. I had no idea what I was doing or understood the meaning of what was going on. This might be a me thing but when I did a little bit of research and opened my mind to the spiritual connection it came much easier. I used guidance which allowed me to focus on my breathing.
Different area's of my life almost seemed easier. My concentration increased. I was able to sit down and journal and get my thoughts out.
I was now able to visualize what my days would be like and see myself accomplishing my goals and what that looked like and the path I needed to take.
Spirituality was not about church anymore it was about
- Purpose
- Peace
- Hope
- Meaning
It helped me lead down the path to find the purpose and what I wanted to accomplish. How I wanted to help the people around me. It brought peace to my everyday. Being able to sit down and tap into the higher power with in myself I can now let my mind and body relax. Helping me find the answers to the problems I'm faced with. Giving me a path and letting me see that there is light at the end of the tunnel when I'm faced with problems.
When I started down my spiritual journey I was able to start understanding different meanings that were coming up in my life.
I started finding meanings behind animals I was seeing. Now we all see animals in the wild and if we spend enough time in nature we see more and more. This was unique situations though and unique encounters.
Last summer we were headed out for a camping trip. Thinking nothing of it driving down the main road to the campground we were going to, when all of a sudden we saw a fox. I have spent countless hours in the outdoors all over British Columbia. In some of the most remote places with little to no people. Here we are driving down a main road and off to the side in the ditch there is this fox. Neither of us have ever seen a fox in our lives.
The timing of this encounter was interesting as I was just starting to explore the idea of becoming a clinician hypnotherapist. In my mind I felt like this is the path I wanted to go down and it was at a time when things at work were rocky.
The meaning of encountering a fox is “you need to trust your intuition more or look for creative solutions to your problems. In many cultures, foxes are a considered good luck and a sign of prosperity, intelligence, and resilience.”
Depending where you live you might see foxes all the time. This might not carry the same meaning. It’s like for me seeing a deer. We have deer all over and see them all the time. The same value and meaning isn’t there for me.
Having never in life seen a fox though this was a unique encounter and gave me the answer to my questions on if I was looking at the right path.
As little instances started coming up my curiosity peaked more and has taken me on a road to understand more.
After seeing the power of tapping into my higher self through meditation and even in my hypnotherapy sessions. Bringing forward amazing transformations working with the subconscious and the power with in us.
I was reading my journal the other day about the sound bath I had gone to and it reminded me of an amazing vision I had. I was walking down the street and in each hand I had two energy spheres that looked like marbles. I could toss them around or even bounce them but they would always come back to my hands. I was happy and casually just walking down the street before it ended.
For me this is up to my own interpretation on the meaning. I take it as a reminder I have the energy to accomplish the things I want. I have the energy always with me to help the people around me and that’s my purpose.
One of the biggest things I have noticed is the connection with my mind and body. Understanding the energy points and chakra system. Realizing the strength of our subconscious.
Now as I gained a better understanding for it all. The learning never stops.
When I don't practice meditation now I can feel it. The stress builds up my psoriasis starts to flair and I become easily irritable.
What's this mean for you?
We’re quick to go through life with little to no purpose or meaning. It’s a rat race of negativity that has us drowning in all the drama in the world.
When we’re able to take the time and start working with and using our mind we can see life in a new light. Our body and soul can start to heal. Finding our purpose and what this life means to us.
Don’t be closed off and blind to the idea of your higher self. Explore it and watch how it can open you up to a whole new world of possibilities. Hypnotherapy has allowed me to help others open there mind to the possibilities as well and that’s why I find it so powerful.
It’s been a new area for me to explore and as I continue to learn I’m even more fascinated at the possibilities of what’s out there in the universe and how it works.
I share these experiences as spirituality is starting to increase in popularity. Yoga, meditation, readings, clearings, sound bath, and much more.
Don't be closed off to the possibilities as it might help you find your way in a positive light. Especially when there is so much negativity floating around right now.
We have the ability in us to make change personally. The energy we walk around with directly impacts the type of people that we attract in our lives.
It's one of the most powerful things that has helped me mentally when I was struggling with so many things in my life.
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