Spiritual Wellness

from Marcy Morgan

Spiritual Care

People often seem to shy away from the topic of “Spiritual Wellness”. Perhaps they are thinking someone is out to convert them, or they don’t see how it has relevance to their lives. Spiritual Wellness, though, has everything to do with our lives! Our spirituality, in many ways, is the “essence” of who we are. Are we comfortable with our relationship with God? With our relationships with other people? Whatever your religion or faith tradition, a wonderful guide for one’s Spiritual Wellness is to look at how closely the way you live lines up with what you believe. When we are healthy spiritually, our beliefs are reflected in our actions, in how we live. Otherwise, we have conflict – within ourselves! That creates a lot of stress – much more stress than is healthy for a person.

It would be rare if our actions always reflected our beliefs – after all, we are all human. For many people, their religion helps them form their beliefs, and helps them live out these beliefs. Our faith life is a support to our whole life, not an add-on to the other parts of our lives. People tend to be the happiest when their spirituality blends seamlessly with the rest of their lives!