In this episode we look at the convergence between our spirituality, our religion, and our mental health.

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Big change. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps. Big changes where I share simple strategies

you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg Klunis and religion,

both organized and not, plays an interesting role

in the human experience.

In many ways, there are significant parallels between many

organized religions things like a great flood, masculine and feminine deities or

prayer as a form of manifesting what we would like to have in our lives.

Many religions also have a certain dark side.

There are secrets held within churches and religious institutions that are known, but never talked about by the most

devout practitioners. Scandals, abuse, shame, and bigotry as well as traumatic experiences that we may have had ourselves turn many of us

away from spirituality. Some of us identify as spiritual but not religious. This means different things obviously for each

practitioner. But for today's episode we're going to define this irreligious spirituality as faith independent of any particular church.

It may incorporate elements of mindfulness such as meditation and manifestation,

it may also recognize deities

and be a combination of that practitioner's

previous religious affiliation or life experiences.

Spirituality can mean whatever we want it to mean for ourselves,

which is a very liberating concept,

especially for those who are ready to ditch the restrictions

that we face with many organized religions.

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