The Road to Spiritual Wellness
Updated: Mar 20, 2021
Written by: Michelle Greene Rhodes, Executive Contributor
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Have you made several unsuccessful efforts to achieve spiritual wellness? As a nurse, this can especially hard right now in the midst of a pandemic. You can probably relate to how difficult it can be to achieve. Spiritual wellness takes effort and introspection and with all of the suffering and dying over the past year, it can be easy to lose faith and, perhaps, hope. There is indeed a road you can take that leads to spiritual wellness. The journey may be tedious and trying, but it's achievable. Here are a few successful tips for building a foundation of spiritual wellness. While you may want to adopt one element at a time, you also have the option of focusing on a full transformation. This is how I am approaching it, full throttle. I found myself losing connection, so I am going “all in” to get regrounded to my spiritual self.
For me, it's not as uplifting when you try to achieve spiritual wellness from one angle.
Many conflicts may arise, which could land you right back at square one. Try the following all-inclusive approach to building spiritual wellness:
1. Spend time alone for meditation. Meditation is the perfect medium for connecting to your inner self. It is important to maintain that connection, so you remain in tune with your spiritual beliefs. It's also a great way to help focus on the present. Spending too much time focusing on what happened in the past can affect inner peace. Painful occurrences or disappointments can be discouraging. Train yourself to look at what's right in front of you. Focusing on the present also keeps you from worrying about the future. Uncertainty looms every day, everywhere. But dwelling on the "what ifs" could result in you missing out on great opportunities in front of you. Make value-guided decisions. Living a life in tune with your values is the best way to be true to yourself. In turn, this trueness allows your spiritual life to flourish.
2. Having spiritual wellness also means you can make yourself available to help others. What do you value? Is it honesty and truth? Is it charity? Whatever values are responsible for your spiritual composition should always be consulted. Make your decisions based on what you know sits well with your spirit. Connect with the meaning of situations. Everything happens for a reason! As cliché as it sounds, it's the most accurate explanation for life. What you do with the information presented is another matter. You may not like a situation or even understand it. But instead of reacting, take the time to connect with the deeper meaning. It's important to understand that not everything is built in your favor.
3. Occupying a world with 7 billion other people should allow you to recognize that balance is for all. When you acknowledge that, you can come to terms with situations more easily. Be accepting of the viewpoints of others. The inhabitants of the world are as they are meant to be. In order to achieve true spiritual wellness, it’s important to be willing to accept that. This is especially true when it comes to the views of others. Practicing tolerance allows you to open you mind to a myriad of possibilities. It forces you to consider the true meaning of life. Instead of forcing your beliefs on others, focus on gaining a deeper understanding.
You may be surprised by what you find! The road to spiritual wellness is long and complicated, but quite fulfilling! There is a deeper level of peace and understanding to be gained when you travel that road. Experience the journey and see what it feels like to truly accept yourself. Stay connected with who you are on the inside. Allow that connection to dictate your thoughts, words, and actions. With that approach, you are sure to gain the joyful peace of spiritual wellness.
I am so glad that I found my purpose and become truly happy with my life.
The balance you seek will come when you satisfy your spiritual needs. By taking the steps outlined, you too can put yourself on the right path to spiritual fulfillment.
Achieving spiritual wellness isn't an overnight process. With persistence and dedication, you'll find yourself connecting with another aspect of your existence that you never realized aka your “higher self”. More and more things have become clearer for me and I pray you'll start to experience true inner peace, no matter what challenges you're faced with!
Let’s engage! Find more steps in my employee wellness book “When the Red Arrow Goes Up: A Guide Towards the Costs of Wellness at Work” will share more tips on how we can remain well at work, in every facet of wellness. I look forward to helping your teams create personalized wellness at work in order to increase efficiency, optimize teams, and create a culture of wellness.
Michelle Greene Rhodes, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Michelle G. Rhodes is a Corporate Wellness Consultant and is Certified in Managed Care and Licensed as a Registered Nurse. By combining her love for Managed Care/Population Health background with her innate ability to create educational programs and cost savings solutions uniquely designed for each employer, Michelle is sought after for her multiple successes in cost-saving and exceeding targets. She has helped corporations craft wellness programs that offer definite returns on investments and assists them to meet and exceed their annual performance measures and goals. Michelle creates various wellness initiatives for awareness campaigns all the way to the creation of wellness culture transformations. Michelle Rhodes Media LLC is also a continuing education provider for Nurses by the California Board of Nurses and provides workshops for Nurses to learn continuously.
