Adopting Spiritual Practices: A Route to Joy and Contentment

Studies have shown that spiritual people tend to lead happier and healthier lives. Spiritual people cope better with stress, have healthier marriages, and may live longer. But what does it mean to be spiritual? Spirituality means connecting with something greater, like religion, nature, or having a purpose.

To grow spiritually, we must accept that death is certain. Medieval monks knew this well, keeping skeleton images as reminders of death. In the 16th century, artists painted still lifes to remind us life is short and death is certain. The book “Memoirs of Catastrophe” reminds us that life is fleeting and death is certain.