Week 11 - Mental health literacy

What is Spirituality

Spirituality is typically thought of as something that lies deep within us and is connected with our personal beliefs, values, and culture.

Spirituality is experienced at a deeply personal level and provides a framework for understanding all that happens in our lives

When personal beliefs, values, emotions, life activities, experiences, and relational networks align consistently, they affirm the wholeness of life and give a sense of well-being.

When the different facitis of spirituality align, they give us peace and wholeness.

Spirituality can also be that nagging thought or sense of concern that 'something is missing,' This is how our spirituality becomes energy for change and contributes to restoring peace in our lives and the world.

Connectedness

Is the centre of spirituality

to the self, others, nature, God or other higher power and a desire for wholeness and harmony with this connection is central to the definition of spirituality.

Zen buddist call it “interbeing” or having abract connetedness. we are interdependent and that we coexist with the self, others and nature.

Spiritual Quest

Referse to the persuit of meaning and purpose in life.

Asking the big questions in like like “what do I want out of life”

Equinimity

Sometimes referred to as 'centredness', refers to the ability to achieve a sense of inner calm, peace, and harmony, especially during challenging times.

What is the belief of sacadness in life?

THe belief that all life is sacred, regardless of sexulaity, gender, race, age etc.

Ethic of caring

Showing compassion and doing things to serve others.

Volunteering, giving money etc.

Ecumenical Worldview

Refers to feeling connection to all humanity, having the interest and desire to understand different cultures and religious traditions, and having the belief that all religions are rooted in love.

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The opposite of ethnocentrism and egocentrism

Trancendence

Transcendence refers to the recognition of a higher power that is bigger than oneself. Transcendence involves experiencing the awe and wonder of life beyond the present and beyond the material and practical world.

Example:

Someone is going through a very difficult time in their life and feels overwhelmed by stress and fear. They decide to spend time alone in nature, sitting quietly by a lake and focusing on the beauty and peacefulness around them. For a moment, they stop thinking about their personal problems and feel deeply connected to something larger than themselves. They experience a sense of peace and perspective, realizing that their problems are only one small part of a much bigger world.

Moveing beyond ego and worry.

What is abstract connectedness?

Zen buddist call it “interbeing” or having abract connetedness.

We are interdependent and that we coexist with the self, others and nature.

Participating in a march to support equity and social justice for racialized groups would be a demonstration of:

The belief in the sacredness of life.

Is spirituality a continuum?

Yes.

It can range from relgisious experiences to every day common exepriences:

Going to church
Watching sports with friends
BLM march
Book clubs
etc.

When we consider the lovely complexities of this continuum, we can easily find examples of each of those things which help us define 'spirituality': connectedness, spiritual questing, equanimity, sacred sense of life, ethic of care, ecumenical worldview and transcendence.

Is the search for meaning in life associated with lower well-being?

Yes.

Knowing whats “purpose” may be the #1 predictor of well-being.

The precence of meaning in life is?

The extent to which people comprehend, make sense of, or see significance in their lives, accompanied by the degree to which they perceive themselves to have a purpose, mission, or over-arching aim in life

The ability to find meaning in lifes challenges is…

The more a person is able to understand and integrate (comprehensibility), to handle (manageability) and to make sense (meaningfulness) of an experience or disease, the greater the individual's potential to successfully cope with the situation or the disease.

What is the Indigenous worldview of spirituality

The Creator is understood as a sacred, universal, 'spirit' ('entity', or 'force') which brings all life into existence. In many Indigenous worldviews, "all things are connected through the Creator"

Mind
Body
Spirit
Emotions

What is the Golden Rule of most religions?

Do onto others as you would have done to you.

Respect and dignity to all humanity.

What is Ikigai

The Japanese concept "Ikigai", loosely translated as "reason for being" (iki = life, gai = value, worth). The four questions central to Ikigai are:

1. What do you love
2. What are you good at?
3. What can you get paid for?
4. What does the world/community need?

It’s a proccess of discovery and takes time. It’s about fullfilling your desires but also the world desires and needs.

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