by Laura Harrison

Created on: July 01, 2008

The keys to improving spiritual health are scattered all around us. The journey begins with realizing that every thing that surrounds us is a distraction. Material things are like props on a stage, a backdrop for life's drama.

It is too easy to get caught up in a life time of wanting, anything and everything. This quest for material possessions prevents us from being aware of spirituality. When the mind is cluttered with desire, awareness disappears.

Realizing that we are alive is stimulated by rediscovering the air we breathe, the sun, the moon, the stars, and by observing growing things. There is so much more power in staring in awe at a majestic tree, than being enthralled with a huge television.

Distractions have been placed in our world intentionally. Everything from buildings to cars are here to keep the majority of people from experiencing spiritual awareness. Like an army of zombies, many people live their entire lives never discovering their spiritual core.

The roots of avoiding spiritual awareness are grounded in fear. It is only by eliminating fear that powerful learning may occur. Living a healthy spiritual existence begins by becoming a minimalist. When material possessions are eliminated the only thing left is self.
When self is the only presence in a life, self examination, and awareness begins.

Spiritual health is gained by wondering, and questioning, and exploring the reasons why humans are here. Understanding that we are given a short period of time to becoming the best people we can be. Striving to achieve the arts of forgiveness, compassion, and understanding, bring more health, than longing for material possessions.

Interacting with other people is another key to achieving spiritual health. Listening to the trials and tribulations of others, is the way we learn to appreciate what we have. Discovering the joy derived from helping someone else with a kind word, or gesture is powerful medicine.

Spiritual gifts follow spiritual awareness. When we have recognized that our surroundings are temporal, and when we have acknowledged other souls, we acquire spiritual insight. This is the ability to discern good from bad, the presence of evil, and a host of intangible realities.

Striving for spiritual health turns life into an adventure. There aren't any pills to take, or doctors to visit, or books to buy for direction. Each mans journey is unique, peppered with life experiences, that contribute to well being.

Becoming spiritually healthy requires the ability

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