Showing Up in the World

My hero, Parker Palmer, in a recent interview with the Greater Good Science Center said something I love.

He said, "I can't think of a sadder way to die than with the realization that I never showed up in the world with who I really am and what I truly believe and care about and what I truly hope for..."

He also said he defines spirituality as any way, any way, the person has to answer the perpetual human longing to be connected to something larger than one's own ego; something that can save us from the loneliness of self absorption; something that can give us a sense of meaning and purpose. 

He allowed how that could be walking in nature, or organized religion, or meditation, or acts of kindness, or it could be involvement in an ultra right wing movement.

We must use our own sense of discretion, our integrity, our moral compunction, to pursue our spiritual expression honestly and openly.

How do you define your spirituality?