THE observation of Spiritual Wellness Month in March is a great opportunity to practice living life in perfect balance within our body, mind and spirit. It is important to understand that we are spiritual beings having human experiences, rather than human beings having occasional spiritual feelings.

The Lopez Lifelong Wellness (LLW) team encourages Lopez Group employees to strengthen their spiritual wellness through these steps:

Explore your spiritual core.
Ask yourself the big questions: Who am I? Why did I come here? Why do humans/the world exist? Why is there evil? What happens after death?

Be quiet. Meditate regularly.
Meditation is the process of being fully here, with all concentration focused on the now. There are many forms of meditation; find out which one is right for you.

Be inquisitive and curious.
An attitude of active searching increases your options and your potential for spiritual centering. Don’t shut doors before you check out what’s behind them.

Be receptive to grief and pain.
Pain is a deepener. Allow yourself to feel the pain fully, then ask what it’s trying to teach you.

Be and do.
Spirituality is about more than reading; it’s about “doing” and being fully in the present moment in everything you do. Witness the choices you make in each moment. Bring them into consciousness; ask yourself what the consequences of a choice are and if the choice will bring fulfillment and happiness. Listen with the heart and be guided by messages of comfort and discomfort.

Practice acceptance.
See that life right now is as it “should be.” Do not struggle against the universe by struggling against the moment. Take responsibility for your life without blaming anyone, including yourself.

Practice detachment.
Allow yourself and those around you the freedom to be who they are. Recognize uncertainty as an essential aspect of life. See that solutions come out of problems, confusion and chaos, and that uncertainty is the path to freedom. Be playful. Spirituality is in music, art, dance, laughter, singing, and all of life.

Look for deeper meanings.
If certain themes keep coming up over and over in your life, rather than feeling like you have no control over the situation, ask for the deeper meaning of the pattern to come to you. See the gift in your greatest problems. Take “seven-breath” breaks. Stop periodically throughout the day, close your eyes and take seven deep, slow belly breaths (breathe in to the count of seven, breathe out to the count of seven, seven times). Then, open your eyes and see your new world.

(Excerpted from www.definitionofwellness. com/wellness-calendar/spiritualwellness- month.html)

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