seems like we've got a 3 way going here. liked your last post.
well for me it took some hell to get there. i'm a recovering alcoholic, one of a few diagnoses, and attend a 12 step recovery program. i often say i'm grateful for becoming an alcoholic because in order to stay sober i had to learn the spiritual part of the program...which any person can benefit from whether they are alcoholic or not. it's about learning to be spiritual. i learned that there was a higher power,whom i choose to call God, that intervened in my life when i was hopeless and helpless to go on. my way hadn't worked. by this miracle i finally understood that there was really something spiritual gong on in my life. something i couldn't see but was there with me always. it was not the church kind of spiritual. it was far more wonderful. ii felt enveloped with love and caring.
so what do i do to maintain a level of spirituality? i pray. i am grateful for all that i have or don't have. be careful for what you pray for..you might get it. i daily remind myself that i am not the center of the universe. that demanding my will be done is not going to keep me healthy. i have learned to trust in something greater than myself. i am never alone. i am a child of God and he loves me. my responsibilities are many but to name a few...help the other guy...try to maintain a level of humility...when i'm wrong, promptly admit it to the person i have harmed..be honest with self and others, take a daily inventory of myself and review how i acted to myself and others, take responsibility for my faults and strive to improve myself...
i could go on.. but i hope this is one person's answer to your thoughtful question.
what i have received in return is beyond my comprehension sometimes. i have a happy heart. i say, i'm happy, joyous and free! that has been the end result of my journey to learn.