"Spirituality is experienced in your own being… Being spiritual means

standing on a mountain with the wind blowing through your hair,

and the feeling of being free."

—Teenage girl, South Africa

What Does Spirituality Mean?

Young People Speak Out

• The capacity for spirituality is natural.
• Being actively spiritual is a choice.
• Active spirituality shapes a purposeful orientation to life.
• Spiritual development is not dependent upon age but is affected by other dimensions of human development.
• Spiritual development is mediated by the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and social contexts.
• Spirituality is seen as different from, and more expansive than, religion and religious observance.
  
• Spirituality is commonly experienced as a source of protection and/or comfort especially during troubling times.
• Spirituality is rooted in a special connection.