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Spiritual Baby Names
Spirituality is a word that encompasses multiple beliefs and ways of life in just a few syllables. Whether your spirituality comes in the shape of faith driven by community worship or it’s more about the forces you believe in individually, it’s undoubtedly impacted your life. With the addition of baby to your life, your spirituality will also undoubtedly impact their life. A spiritual baby girl, boy, or gender-neutral name will teach baby about your values from the very beginning.
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What does spirituality look like in different cultures?
Of course, spirituality comes in many different forms all around the world, but the unifying nature of it is that people—no matter their ability or inability to communicate their ideals—have sought a higher power since the beginning. From the most apparent differentiation in viewpoints, like the polytheism and monotheism to transubstantiation and consubstantiation, to more nuanced divides like in each iteration of the Abrahamic religions, spirituality looks different to everyone. Some spiritualities are classified more as philosophies rather than a religion, like Taoism and Buddhism, but it’s spirituality all the same.
Where did the word “spirituality” come from?
Like most English words, “spirituality” comes from either Latin or French words. Potentially from the Latin spiritus, meaning “breath,” spirituality was equated with life. There is also the Late Latin spiritualitatem and spiritualis. As essential as breathing to those who have it, spirituality was, and is, seen as one of humanity’s gifts. But from the late 14th century comes the French word spiritualite, or the similar Old French espiritualite. Though this word is centuries old, it’s gone through very few iterations while maintaining a steadfast meaning.
Does spirituality affect health?
In similar ways that the Placebo Effect is tried and true, so too, does spirituality affect a person’s health. These effects stem from the power of the brain. The beliefs a person holds about themselves and the world around them legitimately affects their life; it can determine the amount of times they say yes to opportunities, the people they surround themselves with, and many more wildly different outcomes. Studies have even proven that people who think more positively will actually see money lying on the ground more frequently, statistically speaking, than those who choose negativity. With spirituality, though few things can be scientifically determined in each individuals’ practice, people practicing it are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to choosing to see the good and the bad.
