Reflection Paper On Spirituality

During the course Human Behaviour it was shared that spirituality must explore and go beyond faith affiliation. As defined in Malcolm’s Payne’s fourth edition of Modern Social Work Theory, spirituality is a human search for meaning and purpose in life, and integrating a wide variety of experiences into a whole personality (pg.275).Throughout this journal the writer will explore the spirituality of an individual referred by pseudonym of “Vivian” through an interview, writers own personal spirituality and a reflection on feelings brought forth by the competition of the journal. The interview began with Vivian through non specific communication and conversations to build trust and create a comfortable environment. Once having open communication

The odd time, if I highly respect the person or if some words get me, I am put into a spiritual place. I can count on my fingers the people in my life that have affected my spirituality and it is small. Also, I do not have to agree to appreciate what they are saying about spiritual life. I can appreciate some other spiritual ways without them directly affecting me. For example, a spiritual song of some other cultures makes me feel spiritual although it is not my way of life. It all depends on the piece or if something is beautiful to me. In my own life, hearing people sing or watching people dance can affect me but it is in a private way: I reflect and am spiritual in my own immediate body. For me it is intimate and personal and I do not share it with anyone. Another example, I was at a concert this summer and he was amazing (Charles Bradley). He sings amazing and he spoke about his life and how he has been through hard, hard times. He told a story about my favourite song of his and it made me feel so good and I was in a spiritual place hearing him sing it. He was crying while singing and it was about how thankful he was for his life. I do not share his religion but I was able to go into a spiritual place because he influenced