18: Why Is Spiritual Growth So Important?

It's not easy to grow spiritually in our today's modernfocus on our areas that need improvement. It is
world, where everything seems to boil down to money,important that we periodically examine our
power and influence.experiences, our relationships, the decisions we take,
Over the last decades more and more did we getthe things that we attract into our lives.
used to focussing our attention on physical needs andThis provides us with deep insights on what our
wants. Extensively helped by our society, the media,motivations for certain actions are. It gives us the
television, magazines and the world wide web, weopportunity to look at the qualities of character we
have learned to chase external rewards, in stead ofwant to sustain and the ones we need to adjust or
seeking a balance between the material and spiritualeven change, so that we learn to properly act, react
aspects of our lives. We have allowed ourselves to beand conduct in any situation in our lives.
distracted by the various pictures of success thatGrowing spiritually means we learn to be able to live
society offers us. We constantly compare ourselvesour full potential and we need to make sure that our
with others and we are living according to someonephysical body, our mental body, our emotional body
else's idea of what life should be. So, large amounts ofand our spiritual body are in balance. Achieving to bring
people have lost control of their lives and vast groupsbalance to each of these bodies will lead to our total
of them live a confused and unhappy life, while othersdevelopment.
are close to different states of depression.Growing spiritually also means that we realize that our
If the under mentioned self motivation tips are followedlives have a purpose and that we are connected to all
we will start to live a more balanced spiritual life.things. Our purpose puts all our physical, mental,
Through this self motivation exercise we will acquireemotional and spiritual potentials into use. It sustains us
self motivation skills which in turn will help us to growduring challenging times and it gives us a feeling of
into the balanced spiritual person we want to be.having a goal to achieve, a destination to reach. After
To be able to grow spiritually we need to look inside ofall we all need a purpose, a meaning.
ourselves, and this goes a lot further than to recallRealizing that we are connected to all things helps us
certain events that took place today, this week or theto become more humble and respectful of the people
past month.and all things in nature. It makes us appreciative to
We need to learn to be courageous and willing to findeverything around us and it helps us to go beyond our
the truths that lie deep within us. Introspection meanscomfort zone and reach out to others.
that we have to look closely and reflect on ourTo grow in spirit is a day-to-day encounter and the
thoughts and feelings, our beliefs and our motivations inmost important thing is that we learn, so that our
an objective and self-forgiving way and we need tofurther spiritual growth is possible.