IDI 324 SND S 2019

Spiritual Renewal I think  that we have to change all the things that is not correct to be an espiritual life. The eagle is a good example of renewal, because she has to change the feathers to not perish.It means that we have to get rid of all the things that take us away from jesus or from god. In the bible we can find many biblical quotes about the renovation.here there are some: Ephescians 4:24 Isaiah 40:31;41:1;41:18;35:7 Roman 12:2 Psalm 51:10 Tito3:5

Unit 6 - Spiritual Renewal All around the world we can find many people that practice different ritual. We have different religions and each person go to their favorite or just the one they feel comfortable with. In this unit, called “spiritual renewal” we analyzed  the different rituals that some people practice. The one that call my attention the most was “fasting” which is a practice made in different religions. Fasting is when someone decided to stop eating for a specific time with a purpose. Most of the reasons are spirituals. I think this is a beautiful practice that people decide to do. I have never done it but it I could I would. I really like the spiritual practice, it just get ourselves more relax, and algo help us to get closer to God. I think everybody should have their own spiritual practice  in order to get closer to each of us. It is amazing when many people from an specific church get together to create an spiritual environment.

Just something I wanted to share ... I really love this topic because at some point in my life I needed to renew my spirit. I used to feel tired, depressed, I did not have friends (just one) and must of the time that made me feel that way .  Reading about this topic I found this that I want to share and I love it because I felt Identified not because a renewed my life in god at all just because I renewed my life itself but since god will always be the main thing in my life, that’s why I wanted to share this with you guys.  Spiritual renewal is something that we need to focus on a daily basis, Claude King has defined renewal as a divinely initiated work in which God restores spiritual vitality to His people as they pray, repent of their sin, and return to a holy, spirit-filled, and obedient love relationship with God. In order to experience spiritual renewal consider including the five aspects of R.E.N.E.W. as a daily exercise

Spiritual Renewal It was intersting to talk about spiritual things because i love talking about this. To learn how cultures do different things to renew their spiritual area was a good thing to develop our cultural knowledge. I thing everyone should take care of their spiritual lives like they do it with their physical life. Maybe for the mayority of us it is more important to be fit because that is what we see in social networks; perfect people, perfect bodies, perfect faces, perfect everything, but we do not know the reality. We don't know how many deppresive people are there around the world. Sometimes it is necessary to stop and see if we are doing the correct things to have that area like a priority.

 This is an article that I read a about Fasting. Fasting is often associated with the season of Lent for Christians or the season of Ramadan for Muslims; however, many other cultures and religions around the world fast throughout the year.    While the duration, practice, and specific reasons differ, all fasts have the similar goals of showing sacrifice and cleansing oneself. Religions and philosophies that practice fasting include: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Taoism, Jainism, and Hinduism.    Fasting can last for just a few hours or even a few weeks, usually with practitioners eating at night.    Interestingly, even within a religion, different denominations or sects may fast differently or at different times.    For example, within Christianity, there are several different denominations that fast at different times.    Catholics do not eat meat on Fridays during Lent, while Coptic Christians, the main form of Chr...

This unit brings a lot of things to the table because talking about this type of things is not that easy if you haven’t  experienced it yet. According to  Claude King spiritual renewal is a divinely initiated work in which God restores spiritual vitality to his people as they pray, repent of their sin, and return to a holy, spirit-filled, and obedient love relationship with God. Also some people   believe that our need for spiritual renewal is tied to our desire to feel connected to something bigger than ourselves, we want to sense our unity with the Divine or the universe. So, this sense of malaise or dissatisfaction is what leads us to start exploring life from the inside out. When there is unrest, we want an anchor, just like our children want their security blankets. 

Spiritual Renewal and Others          In life, there are some areas that we need to keep working on. Among them, there are the academic, social, physical and spiritual areas. We will talk a little about what these areas refer to. The academic area refers to the learning or exploring of new knowledge, related to different subjects like history, science, art, literature and similar things. By doing this, our brain has something to be focused on, and this also helps us be knowledgeable in one area or another. Besides, the social area is an important one to pay attention to. It refers to the interaction with other people around you, such as family, friends, coworkers and others. Humanity has achieved the things we see now because it worked together, so the socialization among humans is naturally part of what we are. Also, the physical area is one not to be ignored. It refers to the awareness we have about our body, our health. By taking up a spo...

Spiritual Renewal A dictionary definition of  renew  would be something similar to “make new; restore freshness, life, or quality” or “to make spiritually new.” When the Bible speaks of renewal, it sometimes refers to the physical renewal—rest—that is required for our bodies to continue functioning at their best. God Himself instituted a day of rest  for His people every week and speaks of a physical rest only God can provide. Physical rest and renewal are a requirement of our imperfect bodies. While physical renewal is important, there is another important type of restoration found in the Bible—spiritual renewal. Spiritual renewal is only possible in the life of a believer.  Renewal is a continual process for the believer. As believers are still prone to sin, it is important for renewal to become a constant practice as we seek to live lives that reflect Christ. Believers are called to be set apart from the worldly culture around us, to live  in ...

My Opinion About Feng Shui          As we read in this unit, Feng Shui means “wind” and “water” in Chinese. It is basically the art of putting things in a position where they can bring peace to the environment, as well as good luck. Besides being considered an art, it is considered a science. In addition, its goal is to create both physical and psychological comfort. Some practitioners believe that the arrangement of the elements in the place or places around us can have an influence on different aspects of our lives, such as health, happiness and fortune. Also, the changes they suggest are simple ones. For example, not sitting with your back facing the door. This way you can avoid unnecessary surprises if someone comes into your house. If you analyze this advice, it is very logical, since by facing the door, you’ll be able to see clearly who comes into your house. Therefore, it makes sense to put this advice into practice. In my opinion, Fe...

Talking about fasting,is staying without eating for a while. Some animals practice that. They stay without eating for days, or months. Nevertheless, only human can fast for a purpose. Religious people fast to get a spiritual contact with God, or other spirit. There are diferent religious, and they all fast, but with a different purpose. Some of them, according to they belief, when they fast, they refuse to have sex relation  with they wives. Others give donation the money of the food while they are fasting. They consider that fasting is like an exercise for a Spiritual

Claude King has defined renewal as a divinely initiated work I'm which God restores spiritual vitality to his people as they pray..."  This is a changed that people do in their lives to be closer to God in which they changed  their way of thinking and with that, most of their actions in their daily life. The first thing For a spiritual Renewal is that people get conscious of their sins and because of that they try to make some sacrifices in order to stay closer to God. Most people can fast depending on the religion because some has specific schedule  to do it and with a purpose, but in other cases they fast because the feel that they need to do it. Another thing that monks do is to refrain from things that will make them happy  as eat what they really want, or buy things that are no really necessary  for their daily life. Monks (that are the one that fast more than others) are not really sympathetic , as they refuse every material and unnecessary object, they try to be the mos...

What is Feng Shui? This is an ancient art from China, this basically means good fortune. This art has been used to harmonize all our environment but specially our home, using the energy that is around us. Something that is important  in the practice of Feng Shui is to understand  the nature and that everything has a chi or energy. Also It is important to know show to place the objects in our house, office and even  garden because they'll affect  our life without we noticing it. Do I want to try Feng Shui? Actually this practice has been used in my house for about six months and in those months I could see that is not really cheap, I said that because my mother (that is the one that like it) needs to spend time buying things to harmonize  our home, also she needs to study about it and she is always changing objects from their original position  in our house. I cannot say if  it really works or it doesn't  but definitely  Feng Shui is not a practice that I'm planning to use s...

The Tipping point is a time during an activity or process when a decision has to be made or when a situation changes completely. "This phrase has extended its meaning  from the original one and has been applied to any process in which, beyond certain point, the rate of the process increases dramatically" This term is not just used  referring to the field of economics (that is the one in which it began) now it can be used in our personal life (human ecology), as when we talk about a graduation or even when we get marry. Those are examples of things that can change our life in just a moment.  Also the phrase has been used for some journalists  for the changes that ooccurs in governments nowadays.

The Bold and the Bashful. The term Bold  referred to extroverted people while Bashful is the opposite, this is used for shy people. It is easy for bold people to have friend because they are easygoing , also talkative, but in general they are really friendly while on the other hand, Bashful are extremely shy, it's really hard for them to enjoy going out for a party and when they go they do not look like they are enjoying too much. Another thing is that Bashful "attractive" people are considered to be aloof because they do not socialize with other as they should and that's a really big problem for them. I think that the majority of Dominicans are Bold or a kind of, because we really enjoy going out to celebrate anything, we are easy going and most of us are really talkative.

Tipping Point  Something I dare to consider as a tipping point nowadays is the climate change, known to scientists as “tipping events”. Events such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest, Arctic sea ice, Greenland ice sheet, permafrost, Atlantic Meridional Overturning circulation, Amazon rainforest, Warm-water corals, West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the Parts of East Antarctica, are just some of the multiple problems we are facing regarding the future of our planet. Such events, most of them caused by humans, are destroying the fauna and flora of the planet provoking the extinction of many spices, not only animals but also plants we all need to keep our environment and planet safe. I consider that people need be more conscious about the harm they are causing to our environment and educate themselves , so they can identify  which are the things they are doing that is provoking the deterioration of our home.

  I did not know the meaning of Feng Shui but after looking for information and reading the text of the unit i can have an idea. As the book says, it is the art of aligning things in the environment to create harmony and good luck. I think spirituality has its part too. Previously, I thoght that an experience I had when I used to go by walking to my job was a kind of Feng Shui... It was a man who used to put some candles in potatoes in front of his food store and did a kind of pray. Maybe as Feng Shui it was part of it and he was asking for prosperity. 

Spiritual Renewal I am a person who does not believe in religions, but in God. On the other hand, I have grown up with Catholic customs.That matter with religions each one has its rules and beliefs. It is normal to see people today changing religion when they do not feel comfortable in the current one, simply their beliefs changed. In Christianity, the bible says that Jesus has already come down to earth, as for Judaism, they ignore the whole new testament.  Islam, they believe in Muhammad and in Buddhism they believe in Buddha. Each religion has his monastery, that is a place where is occupied by a community of persons called Monks and nuns. Also we have the mormons, people that visit different place to talk about Jesus. 

I didn't have any idea about the meaning of tipping point. Just now i know that it is something that was not that known or important and become important. Facebook or social networks are good examples: after we hear someone talking about a new network and the way they distract them or help them in some way, we just want to have them yo know how it feels.