Spiritual Wellness

 "Everything in nature contains all the power of nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff."

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Are you uncomfortable with God?

Yikes! I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out this relationship! Yes, I’ve seen many wonderful expressions of religion and spirituality. But I’ve also seen the wars, destruction and pain of misplaced religious beliefs. And personally, I had my own religious baggage from my childhood. I was a mixed bag of conflicts and confusion concerning God. But I really wanted to develop a personal relationship and experience this oneness of God.  And how does this relate to womens health wellness?

I realized that if I really wanted a sense of well being, joy, physical and emotional wellness and  inner peace in my life, I had to get in touch with my own spiritual nature.   spiritual wellness is a journey within oursleves. So the search was on.  And I know I have not been alone on this quest. More and more, people are trying out new religions - looking for what speaks to them as THEIR truth. And it is all good! On some level we know that getting comfortable with God is getting comfortable with ourselves and everyone else. This also contributes greatly to womens health wellness.  Developing this relationship is key to our spirtual wellness too. 

In my search and study I found three common threads in all religions:

1. All believe in some creative intelligence.

2. All believe that this intelligence is good.

3. All believe that we are expressions of this intelligence.

At the core of religions (and even science) is the belief that there is some creative intelligence, some substance that is ‘in and through’ everything. We might call this presence God, Allah, Brama, life, nature, The Universe, and so forth.

It’s also a core belief that this Creative Intelligence, this oneness of God is good! Its divine nature is unconditional love, joy, peace, wholeness, and abundance. Some call this God’s ‘Grace’.

And lastly, all religions have the common belief that we are expressions of this ‘Grace’. We often hear that we are made in the image and likeness of this one infinite power. Therefore, God is within each and every one of us! And so is Its divine nature of grace – love, joy, peace, wholeness, abundance and all goodness. This oneness of God is who we all are.  And womens health wellness has much to do with our relationship with God.

The writings, rituals and practice of these common threads may differ greatly from religion to religion but the core beliefs are essentially the same. The celebration of God may look completely different from culture to culture and from person to person. But we’re really celebrating the same thing – the recognition of a divine presence that is good and is present everywhere - even in ourselves.

Spiritual wellness for each of us is a personal journey of unfoldment.  It is about discovering the truths that speak to us and then practicing and walking those truths.  It is about developing a personal intimate relationship with the prescence that we experience more and more deeply daily.  Developing our spiritual wellness also helps us become more aware of our mind body connection.

Living well and creating a strong feeling of well being starts with us cultivating and participating in a relationship with God.  This naturally leads us to spiritual wellness. 

Editors note: If you would like to see how this relates to your overall womens health wellness, please check out our articles on glycemic index and carbohydrate sensitivity.