Spirituality is an important part in your life. Taking positive action in this area helps keep you centered and focused. Please be aware that for our purposes we are not speaking of religion, but rather spirituality. The former being more process oriented and the latter being more concentrated on your own personal relationship with your own recognition and connection and acknowledgement of whatever Higher Power is most relevant to you.

Of course, you may call your Higher Power whatever you want to, Natural Force, God, Force of the Universe. More important than the name or label you attach is your acceptance and connection of such an energy and allow it into in your life.

What follows are some basic tips to help you improve your spiritual self as well as help you develop a deeper connection with your own life and your part in the spiritual world. Understand that spirituality, just like Rome, was not built in a day. Work on every spiritual aspect in a consistent and gradual way. Doing so keeps you from being overwhelmed.

Engage in the practice of meditation

In a consistent fashion, try to establish a time and place where you could spend a quiet moment in the morning or during the evening. Ten to fifteen minutes is all it takes. This is also a good time to assess goals or to simply quiet and still the mind. Your mind needs some personal space too.

Praying is a form of meditation. Having a short meditation phrase helps you focus on your breathing instead of any random thoughts that may come and go in your mind.

Try out different worship services

The point of the matter is getting to be involved in a group form of worship. There are those people who prefer to spend time alone and focus on their spirituality and those who prefer to spend time with people while working on developing their spirituality. Give both a try.

Form connections with people.

You could try singing in a church choir or acting in a group play. For some of us, having positive relationships and interaction with different people puts them at ease.

Never too late to learn

It is always never too late to improve your mind. The mind is like a sponge. Make sure you continually nourish it. You could do so by taking some courses at your nearest community college. You can start engaging in a book study group or just by reading books and other materials related to psychology, spiritual concepts or self-improvement books.

Get healthy

Being physically fit and eating in a healthy fashion simply feels good. Being fit and engaging in an appropriate diet helps keep the body toned and the mind more receptive.

Have fun

I like this part. Believe it or not, being spiritual does not only mean being serious at all times. Ironically, being spiritual allows you the freedom to not take yourself all that seriously all the time.

Why not indulge in some hobby or activity for the simple fun of it. You could begin by exploring sports, hobbies or whatever it is that catches your fancy.

Serve, serve, serve

For some people, doing some volunteer activities or doing some acts of random kindness works best to help them become more spiritual. Giving for the sake of giving not for some ulterior motive makes people feel good inside. This is a situation where everyone is a winner.

Become non-judgemental

This is hard to accomplish because everyone makes judgements all the time. When you judge someone you really are comparing them to your own standards. If they are do not meet your standards you can look down on them and feel superior. If they exceed your ideas you could be jealous. This is a lose-lose situation.

Give thanks

There is actually a lot to be thankful for in our lives. When you discover the many wonderful things that life has to offer, and appreciate what you already have in life, the world opens up itself to {positive possibilities.

Again, try to practice each day appreciating an aspect in your life you know you are grateful for. Thank the universe for another day to spend and another day to make yourself, your life, or others lives better.

Become objective

Paradoxically, seeing things objectively helps in developing your spirituality. There may be times when we live seeing life with rose-colored glasses. We then become frustrated when the world does not all agree with us.

The world is at it is, we cannot control it beyond ourselves. The world is what you are, and what you perceive it to be. When it comes down to it, developing your spirituality takes time and effort. The rewards however, for the time invested are limitless