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Ep. 95 - Spirituality

February 10, 2021 • Rob Kaiser: Systems-Oriented Thinker. Epilepsy Warrior. • Episode 95

Spirituality.

What does that word mean to you?

Today - we're going to dig into spirituality a little bit.

Why?

I am actively building the life of my dreams through consistent goal setting utilizing (7) categories:

financial
physical
personal development
family
spiritual
social
career

Last week, we covered financial and physical...

...Monday we talked personal development (Finding Your Rudder)...

...Tuesday we talked family (Multigenerational Families)

Today we are talking spiritual, and tomorrow we're talking social.

We'll round out the week on Friday with an episode on career / work life.

Episode 9 - Spirituality 2.0; recorded October 9, 2020

Spirituality - Wikipedia

Spirituality

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/spirituality

Spirituality means different things to different people. For some, it's primarily about a belief in God and active participation in organized religion. For others, it's about non-religious experiences that help them get in touch with their spiritual selves through quiet reflection, time in nature, private prayer, yoga, or meditation.

Many people identify as spiritual but not religious: With a few exceptions, the percentage of adults who identify as religious in many industrialized countries is declining, while remaining generally high in less developed nations. Even as religious affiliation decreases, though, a sense of spiritual identification could remain steady or even increase.

The Benefits of a Spiritual Life

Are spiritual people more generous?
Are spiritual people less depressed?

The Search for Meaning

An instinct toward spirituality appears to be deeply ingrained in humans. We can't help but ask big questions: Research finds that even declared religious skeptics can't stifle a sense that there is something greater than the physical world they see.

As the brain processes sensory experiences, it naturally looks for patterns—and our conscious selves often seek meaning in those patterns. This can lead to the phenomenon known as "cognitive dissonance," which describes how, once one believes in something, one is strongly inclined to try to explain away anything that conflicts with it. Cognitive dissonance is not unique to religion or spirituality, but often occurs in the context of such beliefs.