Wednesday June 25, 2025

Along this journey to discovering self love, I’ve highlighted the importance of meeting physical and mental/emotional needs. For some, that may be plenty to focus on. But what about our spiritual needs? Is there such a thing?

It is my firm belief that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. It is not my goal, however, to convince or convert anyones spiritual beliefs. I didn’t know that I had any “spiritual needs” until my miraculous call to awakening in 2022, when I was 27 years old. Nevertheless, acknowledging that dimension of myself and meeting the associated needs helps me to feel well rounded and whole.

Since there is so much room for personal variation, one of the main spiritual needs I want to discuss is the need for connection. That includes but is not limited to connection to your soul or higher self, a higher power, other people, or nature. One of the ways I meet my spiritual need for connection is through devotion and contemplation. There are many spiritual practices and paths to explore and absolutely no right or wrong answer.

Some ways to meet this need are:

-Spending time outside

-Spending time with others

-Religion

-Prayer, meditation, contemplation, devotion, etc.

-Studying scripture or spiritual texts

Have you ever had a life changing spiritual experience?

If yes, how did that shape your spiritual practices today?

If no, is that something you would be open to?