The Many Definitions of Spirituality...
When I looked up in Merriam-Webster online the meaning of spirituality there were four definitions.
1: something that in ecclesiastical law belongs to the church or to a cleric as such
2: clergy
3: sensitivity or attachment to religious values
4: the quality or state of being spiritual
Personally, I feel no connection with all the definitions given, so I had to look up what being spiritual was all about. Here are their definitions:
1: of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit: incorporeal<spiritual needs>
2a : of or relating to sacred matters <spiritual songs> b : ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal <spiritual authority> <lords spiritual>
3: concerned with religious values
4: related or joined in spirit <our spiritual home> <his spiritual heir>
5a : of or relating to supernatural beings or phenomena b : of, relating to, or involving spiritualism
Ahhh. Here we go. Closer to my ideals. So basically, going back to my ideas and relating to this, I believe we all have souls or energy (another way to call it) and this is something that can't be seen or heard. That we are all connected to the same source, what we call God or perfection. I don't believe that God is an old man with a big flowing beard looking down from the heavens, but an energy that connects us to the world and each other. I have no physical proof, but just faith.
The Definition of Heaven
1: the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome :
2a often capitalized : the dwelling place of the Deity and the blessed dead b : a spiritual state of everlasting communion with God
3 capitalized : god
4: a place or condition of utmost happiness
5 Christian Science : a state of thought in which sin is absent and the harmony of divine Mind is manifest
I don't personally think Heaven is the expanse of space over the earth, but more like the place or condition of utmost happiness. So everyone's is going to be different right? Because happiness is relative to your own personality, circumstances, dreams etc...
What does the word Heaven mean to me?
A perfect place, paradise.
Where there are no regrets.
Where all the people I love are happy.
Where there is love, joy, kindness, forgiveness, truth, enlightenment, peace, sharing, abundance, miracles.
Where life is beautiful and you never feel alone.
As close to perfection, God, the universe, as I can get.
Where anything is possible.
Tying it all together...
The reason why I am starting this blog is to:
Create as much a personal Heaven on Earth for myself and my loved ones by finding my own spirituality and reflecting on my life so far.
Become a better person in the process, or what I consider to be the best possible me.
