My Spirituality Journal by Emma Griffin

My Definition of Spirituality

grifemma23 — 2025-02-12 15:27:54 UTC

Spirituality means having a sense of belief or feelings that are greater than ones self, although people have different meanings to Spirituality, what it means to them, and how they practice Spirituality. To me spirituality means that I have a greater connection to myself, others, and the world around me. It allows me to become a better person for myself and others. My spirituality is my inner energy, my purpose, and my soul. I am able to seek my spirituality through, nature, music, meditating, and connecting with others. My spirituality could look like taking a walk by myself or with my dogs and enjoying the beauty of the nature around me.

Song

grifemma23 — 2025-02-12 15:46:56 UTC

A song that links to my spirituality would be Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. This song links to my spirituality because it allows me to feel calm and connected to myself in that moment when I am listening to it. When I listen to the song I am able to let all my thoughts go and focus on the current moment, it allows me to destress.

"Starting at the blank page before you

Open up the dirty window

Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance

So close you can almost taste it

Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you"

When these lyrics speak on the Sun it makes me think about the hot sun in the summer, when they speak about the rain it makes me think back to times where I would be walking in the rain with friends or family and how happy I was in those moments.

https://genius.com/Natasha-bedingfield-unwritten-lyrics

Prayer

grifemma23 — 2025-02-12 15:48:15 UTC

Dear God, I thank you for this beautiful morning filled with the promise of a new day. I come to you in humility and obedience, knowing that in keeping your commandments, I am truly in fellowship with you. Grant me the courage to walk in faith today, even when I may be faced with trials and challenges. Help me to always remember your Word and apply it to my life.

Lord, I pray that you would fill me with spiritual strength to withstand the enemy's attacks. Help me to discern truth from lies and to stand firm in my beliefs. May my heart be filled with compassion and love towards others, just as you have showered your love upon me.

I pray for the wisdom to make the right choices and to live a life that pleases you. May I always surrender my will to yours, and may my life be a reflection of your glory. I pray that you will continue to guide me and lead me in the path that you have set before me.

Thank you for accepting me as I am, but for always nudging me to be all that you have created me to be. As I spend more time with you, may my love for you grow exponentially! It's in your name that I pray. Amen.

https://abide.com/blog/a-morning-prayer-for-spiritual-strength/

Art Work

grifemma23 — 2025-02-12 15:48:23 UTC

This Beautiful sunset artwork by Kelley Vivian reminds me of my Spirituality because it makes me think about taking walks on the beach in the summer while the sun is setting, breathing in the cool air, watching the water move, and hearing the sounds of the waves moving constantly. This makes me feel calm, relaxed, and overall it just clears my mind. Every summer I go to New Brunswick with my mom, grandma, sisters, and our family friends. Our family friends own property right on the beach and we stay in a trailer for a week until we go back home. When I stay on the property I love to take walks on the beach, go in the water, paddleboard, collect beach glass with my sisters, and just hearing the sound of the waves moving even from our trailer instantly relaxes my mind and body. This artwork reminds me of my summers in New Brunswick and the instant calming and relief I feel when I am there in those moments.

Scripture

grifemma23 — 2025-02-12 15:48:31 UTC

" Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

Do everything in love. "

- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

I chose this passage from the Bible because it speaks on my spirituality and how it is important to be faithful, be loving, and to have strength. Being able to remember these will remind me of my spirituality and who I am as a person.

Spiritual Practice

grifemma23 — 2025-02-12 15:48:38 UTC

Some spiritual practices I have practised are Exercising, practising forgiveness, and journaling. Exercising is important to me because it clears my mind, I am able to focus on the present instead of the past, and it allows me to become more connected to myself. In the past I have experienced situations that were very hard for me to let go of. For example, In the past an old friend group of mine dropped me as a friend. This experience hurt me deeply for a while and I went through dark periods during these times, I experienced many feelings I would never wish upon anyone. For many months I would constantly think about it wondering what I did wrong and why they treated me so terribly. Finally after a year I am able to think back on the situation and not feel angry, upset, etc. I have come to realize that what happened to me is in the past and no matter how hard I tried to make things better nothing would have worked, some people in this world are just terrible but there's nothing I can do to change how they act, I am not them and plan to never be like those people. The past is in the past and it's time for me to stop fixating on the past and focus on the present and my future.