What is spirituality for you and do you see yourself as spiritual? If so, how does it influence your work?

Nov '23 (edited) • All Members Post Here

I struggled with the term spirituality for a long time. And I still do sometimes. Depending on who I talk to. If I perceive that the person is associating weird things and dogmatic concepts with this term, then I don't feel comfortable with calling myself spiritual. I actually would never just tell anyone that "I am a spiritual person". But if they ask me if I'd call myself spiritual, then I'd probably say yes and for sure elaborate on it.

I would love to see some comments first before adding in my own answers tomorrow to keep the space open for anything that comes in from you :)

EDIT: My statement

Thank you for all your engagement - I am glad to see an interesting and stimulating exchange in the comments!

DISCLAIMER: This is NOT the absolute truth - only my opinion/perception and I don't want anyone to think they have to believe me. Actually I'd love a challenge if sth does not make sense to you. And also I am sharing with you now some concepts/ideas that I am still researching on - so no guarantee.

So about my own life, I have a few key-points what spirituality is for me/how I live it:

Lived spirituality is a very personal thing and it is very much connected to the way I feel about things/how present I am in the moment of doing/being.
The perception of the inner world is connected to the perception of the outer world. This can go from 'I am sad and anxious and I only see things that threaten me and make me sad" to 'I feel a positive emotion and at the same instance the sun is coming out from behind the clouds".
Thus: The events of my own life (thoughts, situations, perceptions, interpretations etc.) are directly correlating with my current state (current energetic frequency if you will).
The nervous system has a lot to do with my current frequency. Energy is higher, when the nervous system is activated more. The difference between life-affirming activation and destructive activation lies in the perceived level of safety within the situation. (this perception can be very distorted due to various reasons-> see 1.) Safe activation in motion = play/engagement. Unsafe activation in motion = fight/flight. Unsafe activation with no way out (thus not in motion) = freeze. (edit: this is put very black/white. In my view it's a spectrum between safety/unsafety.)
Everything is energy in various states of denseness and activity. Matter (I am still trying to really grasp this idea but am sure it is true), thoughts, emotions, sounds, movement.
Sound and Movement are energy in motion.
Embodiment is key.