Creating a Daily Spiritual Practice

Whether you already have a daily spiritual practice or you're dabbling with the idea of it, the key to finding one that works best for you, is consistency.

There are no hard rules set in stone regarding a daily spiritual practice. You don't need to follow any specific religion or belief system. The idea is simply to engage in regular activities that can help you to connect to your inner selves, beliefs, and a higher power or spiritual force. These daily spiritual practices are intended to foster your personal growth, mindfulness, and ultimately create a deeper sense of purpose and meaning to your life. The overall goal is to cultivate a stronger spiritual foundation and a more conscious, intentional approach to daily living.

Keep in mind though, what works for one will be too much or too little for another. Somedays you might only be able to spend 5 min on your practice while other days you might be able to devote and hour or more. It's going to look different to everyone and that is part of the beauty of it. No two daily practices will look alike and even within your own it might ebb and flow depending on the season of life you're currently in.

Here are some examples of activities or habits you can include in your daily spiritual practice:

• Prayer
• Journaling
• Meditation
• Chakra Balancing
• Tarot / Oracle
• Movement / Exercise
• Clean / Mindful Nutrition
• Gardening / Nature Walks
• Acts of Service or Kindness
• Mindful Breathing / Breath Work
• Shadow Work
• Painting / Crafting
• Sound Therapy
• Aromatherapy
• Gratitude Practice
• Rituals & Ceremonies
• Reading Spirituality Books/Blogs
• Listening to Spirituality Podcasts
• Intentional & Slow Living

Can you think of any others you could add to the list? Do you practice any of these currently?

Many of these activities can and should be woven into your day. For me as a busy Mom of 4, it is incredibly difficult to find any consistent length of time to spend on my daily practice but it has evolved as my children have grown. Some days my practice is a simple one card Tarot reading without journaling about it. Other times I can manage to squeeze in a full spread plus a nature walk, chakra balancing and time in my garden. These types of activities can easily become habits if you break them up into smaller bite size chunks. On the other hand, you might need to give yourself grace on the days when your plate is so full you can't possibly add another thing to it. For those days, as you lay down to sleep - a quick thought of gratitude for the days ups and downs can soothe the soul and help to ground you before drifting off.

Spirit, the Universe, God or whatever you call the higher power, is around us all of the time, in everything we do and everything we touch. It only makes sense to create a daily spiritual practice that intertwines your beliefs with your everyday environment & tasks. Weave it in wherever you can, and always be open to exploring more. As the famous quote says, "where your focus goes, energy flows".

Here's a sample of what my day might look like incorporating some of these activities into it:

1. Wake Up - 430am - set my intentions for the day and hype myself up for whatever I need to accomplish.
2. I make my partners lunch and coffee and wish him well at work 👋
3. I make myself a coffee and grab my tarot cards and journal. I pull 2 cards daily asking for a simple msg or guidance, I then journal about what was revealed. If I have time I might research topics of interest.
4. Usually by 530-6am most of the kids are awake so we have breakfast and I make their lunches for school. The birds are awake now and I make sure to open the window to hear them sing and fill the window feeder for them.
5. I either head off to work or I make a plan for my day which often includes nursing the baby on demand, laundry, baking bread, garden work, meal prep, writing, dishes, basic or deep cleaning or an outside task with the animals/yard work.
6. With Baby Girl in tow we move throughout my mundane daily list the best we can and I often have one ear bud in listening to a podcast or book about Homesteading or Spirituality etc.
7. During one of her naps I try to do a Chakra Balancing if I have been feeling off, a longer Tarot Spread if I am in need of further guidance, or I might also try to Read, Write, Create or post on social media.
8. On the days I work, none of the above typically happens (except 1-4 those are my non-negotiables) Instead I pay attention to nature on my drive to work, the trees and the birds that catch my eye. I express gratitude for everything mother nature gives to us without asking for anything in return. I listen to the wind and take deep soulful breaths on the days it rains. I strive to be present as much as I can, even if I am just driving from point A to B.
9. In the evenings - it's family time and then bed. I will admit 99% of my spiritual practice happens in the early morning hours or early day. The hussle of life encompasses my afternoons and evenings but I still make a conscious effort to be still and present whenever I can. Even just stopping to admire the cotton candy sky at sunset creates a feeling of connection and stillness for the few minutes before the sun heads to bed as well.
10. Some days I do all this plus meditate, hike, workout, and more, some days I try to focus on my shadow and somedays the only energy I have is making one coffee after another until it's time for bed again.

The key is consistency.

It really doesn't matter how much or little you accomplish with your daily spiritual practice. It only matters that you make a conscious effort to do at least one thing and do it consistently.

It makes me think of that quote from the movie Blow by Fred Jung when he says -

"Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again, but life goes on."

Your daily spiritual practice might be a lot like that quote. Up and down, ebb and flow, connected and disconnected. It's all ok. No matter what it looks like for you. This can be true if you're in a period where you're doing a lot of soul searching or shadow work. It might seem like "what's the point of it all"?

The ultimate goal is higher connection, purpose and meaning - however that looks to you.

One last thought - Be patient and kind to yourself during times of chaos. Like when your children are tiny babies and the most you can do in a day is wake up and nurse him or her. Or go work and back. You have your whole entire life to develop our practice and I promise it will change alongside you for the better.

Let me know about your Daily Spiritual Practice in the comments. I'd love to expand on this further and see where you're at in your journey!

~ K