Practice being human - spirituality without love is worthless.

Abraham Maslow says that one cannot meet higher needs at any level of depth if the lesser needs are not first tended to.  Jesus says when you are “worried about many things” (Luke 10:41), you cannot have faith. When you cannot enjoy the lilies of the field or the sparrows in the sky, don’t waste time thinking you can enjoy God.   Trying to be spiritual before we have learned how to be human is a major problem. Maybe this is why Jesus came to model humanity for us—much more than divinity.  Sometimes in pursuit of spirituality we become so "holier-then-thou"  we are no good to humanity.  Keep it real and remember you are only human.   Start with your God given birth right...to simply love and be loved. That is where it all begins.  Start with the basic things - love your pet, love your garden, love your job, love cooking, love studying, love your dinner, love the ocean, love your family, love your friends, love jogging, love taking a walk, love playing sports, love watching sports,  love your hobby - just start enjoying what it is that you love in your life. Enjoy the good things - take it all in. If we start at the most simple, basic human level God will take it all from there. Get the human thing down and you will have all the spirituality that you can handle.  (Adapted from Richard's daily meditations)