Mindset

“Religion is for people who're afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who've already been there.”   – Vine Deloria Jr. Spirituality is a broad and complex concept that varies its understanding according to cultural, religious, and academic backgrounds (i.e., religious persons, scientists, or laypersons;  Koenig, 2008 ;  la Cour and Götke, 2012 ). In this context, there is a remarkable debate regarding the most accurate meaning, and regarding the possibility of having a single universal consensual definition for this concept ( Peng-Keller, 2019 ). Some issues arise since the fact that spirituality is often linked and overlaps another important concepts, such as religion/religiosity and well-being/positive emotions ( Hill et al., 2000 ). Historically, the term spirituality was used to describe the practices of people who dedicated their lives to religious services or exemplify the teachings of their faith traditions (Koenig, 2008). Only in the last decades, sp...

  “ No matter what the situation, remind yourself, I have a choice.” Deepak Chopra                                  ( JP      https://instagram.com/lifeonthebeach84?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=  ) Every breath is a choice, every minute is a choice, and life gives us opportunities to make daily choices that we have to take responsibility for. Most days, we make a conscious effort to “Choose to be happy” amongst other things, but on other days, life happens and it can’t all be rosy but we can choose to make lemonades regardless. Sweet or sour, it’s still lemonade, right? As the year 2019 speeds away with reckless abandon, I have heard a couple of people talk about their unmet expectations/goals, and the struggle to maintain the optimism and that burst of energy that came with the New Year celebrations, that is, fireworks, barbeque, felicitations, and resolutions. The year is almost over, ...