{"id":89,"date":"2013-10-20T01:25:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T01:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/heartofthesoul\/?p=89"},"modified":"2013-10-20T01:29:23","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T01:29:23","slug":"the-abcs-of-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/heartofthesoul\/2013\/10\/the-abcs-of-spirituality.html","title":{"rendered":"The ABCs of Spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/heartofthesoul\/files\/2013\/10\/abcs.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-90 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 20px\" alt=\"abcs\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/361\/2013\/10\/abcs-300x300.gif\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>A<\/strong> \u2013 Ask for help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong> \u2013 Breathe deeply and often.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong> \u2013 Choose to live and choose to love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D<\/strong> \u2013 Discover your purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>E<\/strong> \u2013 Embrace the path of enlightenment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F<\/strong> \u2013 Forgive yourself and others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>G<\/strong> \u2013 Go within and connect with your soul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong> \u2013 Have faith and trust that you\u2019re always loved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong> \u2013 Inspire others by just being yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>J<\/strong> \u2013 Jump for joy and let yourself play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>K<\/strong> \u2013 Kiss the angels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L<\/strong> \u2013 Love. Love. And love some more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M<\/strong> \u2013 Meditate and embrace the present moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>N<\/strong> \u2013 Nourish your body and see it as the gift that it truly is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>O<\/strong> \u2013 Open your heart and let love flow through you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P<\/strong> \u2013 Pray. Really. It immediately connects you to the divine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q<\/strong> \u2013 Quiet your mind and allow your heart to lead the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R<\/strong> \u2013 Receive. Know that you\u2019re worthy of all of the abundance and all of the love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong> \u2013 Surrender to something bigger than yourself. Let go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong> \u2013 Trust yourself, trust others, and trust this amazing universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U<\/strong> \u2013 Up your expectancy for miracles. Believe in them, and watch them unfold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V<\/strong> \u2013 Vibrate on a high frequency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>W<\/strong> \u2013 Wake up your sixth sense. Tap into your intuition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>X<\/strong> \u2013 X-ray your thoughts and hang onto only those that currently support you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Y<\/strong> \u2013 Yin and yang. Live in balance. Embrace both Heaven and Earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Z<\/strong> \u2013 Zest for life. Embrace each moment with gratitude, joy, and love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/361\/2013\/09\/about-jodi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"about jodi\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/361\/2013\/09\/about-jodi.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"52\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Jodi Chapman is a bestselling author, an award-winning blogger, and a soulful community builder.\u00a0She lives her life with love and faith in the driver\u2019s seat, and she hopes to leave a trail of inspiration wherever she goes. She believes that we each have the ability to hear our soul\u2019s whisper and create our best lives. 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