Creating a Spiritual Practice
A personal story about the importance and rewards of a spiritual practice for connection, well-being, and balance in daily life.
Bob Olson is the host of Afterlife TV, author of Answers About The Afterlife and The Magic Mala, and founder of BestPsychicDirectory.com (for top psychics & mediums).
In the fall of 2022, Melissa looked at her health from multiple angles. Physically, she ate well and exercised regularly. Emotionally, she was nearly always joyful and content. Socially, she had deep friendships that involved love and support going both ways. Intellectually, she kept herself stimulated and informed, always learning and growing. Creatively, she expressed herself through poetry, decorating, cooking, art, and photography. The one area Melissa found herself lacking was, ironically, in her spiritual life. She didn’t have a regular spiritual practice.
I use the word “ironic” because of the spiritual nature of our work. For years, we’ve spent most of our days working on Bob Olson Connect, Best Psychic Directory, Afterlife TV, and our books, Answers About the Afterlifeand The Magic Mala. Yet, the crux is that because our work involves working with spiritual concepts daily, it’s easy to think we have this crucial aspect of our overall well-being covered. However, having spiritual knowledge, teaching spiritual insights, and working with spiritual practitioners is not a spiritual practice. Said another way, the clerk behind the desk at Planet Fitness isn’t exercising his body just because he shows up at the gym every day.
This awareness helped Melissa recognize that her spiritual self-care was deficient, leading her to create a regular spiritual practice. This article explores where that led her, as well as how I and others integrate spiritual practices into our lives.