by Dolly DeVonderland

Created on: April 06, 2009   Last Updated: April 08, 2009

The benefits of a daily connection to the spiritual side can provide amazing results. Perhaps it feels awkward to pray, the prayers you were taught as a child make your tongue stumble. That's one way to pray, but unless you feel the words within your soul, it's not the best way for you. It's important to feel at ease when you address the wonderful energy that wishes us all to be our finest selves. Whatever your faith, a familiar connection to the greater powers of this universe can provide a sense of wellness and being in the right place.

Begin by making your mind quiet; if there's stresses of the day still running through your mind, ask that these worries be removed. Asking to be released from worries can be a good way of unwinding after a hard day. The goodness of all that is can fill your being when you invite it to do so. By inviting in the warm, healing love of the spiritual, you're showing a readiness to be healed and be well. Welcoming the wonderful sense of rightness and goodness into your whole being, all parts of your life and mind, is a prayer in itself. Picture a magnificent sunrise, the love and goodness of your faith can fill your soul like the light fills the morning sky.

Just as the day's stresses can be washes away by the healing love that awaits your initiation, the scars of difficult life events can be healed through prayer. The traits of yourself that you wish to change can be prayed about, and by bringing these traits to your spiritual awareness, you'll begin growing into a better being. Prayer opens channels within the mind, carefully laid tracks that have been placed into the human mind. Use these tracks to connect to the spiritual side of your being and it will allow the healing energies and love to flow freely. By opening yourself to the love and wellness of the spirit, you're starting to heal and grow into the greatest you that you can be.

Another approach to beginning to pray can be by offering thanks for every way in which you feel blessed. Your beautiful family and a comfortable home are great blessings, and appreciating these gifts can be a good way to connect with your spiritual side. If it's difficult to imagine how you've been blessed, start by making a list of all the things that make you smile in life. Be thankful for the flowers in the garden, the food on your plate and the friends you share your time with. By seeing these parts of life as blessings, you're offering thanks where credit is due. Praying out of gratitude can be a very uplifting experience, done regularly it can lead to treasuring every moment of every day for the present it really is.

However you feel comfortable praying, doing so regularly increases the strength of your spirit. Some address their higher power as they would a dear friend, chatting away as they drive to work each day and offering thanks for all their joys. Others choose to light a candle and reflect quietly upon their spirituality. There's no wrong way to connect with the wonderfulness of the spiritual, if you're connecting to your spirituality, you're praying. Meditation and relaxing exercises can be just as spiritual as running twenty miles, if you do so with intent in your heart.

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