How to Live a Spiritual Life—With Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan

<div class="gmail_default"><span id= "gmail-docs-internal-guid-07146143-7fff-54aa-32ab-653989b60072"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"> Rainn Wilson and Reza Aslan are my guests on today’s Dear Gabby. These brilliant guys cohost Metaphysical Milkshake … and that’s an apt description for our Big Talk! We cover so much ground here, including how to infuse spirituality into every aspect of your life, how to be your own guru, and how to make joy the throughline that integrates everything you do. From philosophy to religion to the spiritual side of Dwight Schrute, it’s all in this Big Talk.</span></span></div> <div class="gmail_default"> <p dir="ltr">This Big Talk covers so much ground. You’ll hear us talk about: </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Using joy as a throughline to integrate every part of your life—even if you’re on a slightly scary Uber ride. I’ll share how I turned an uncomfortable moment into an opportunity for joy. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Demystifying what it means to be a person of faith. As Reza said, “Living a spiritual life is an active choice—there’s nothing magical about it. Being a person of faith is a decision that you make.”  </p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The power of humility. I love what Rainn said about humbling ourselves to pray: “Prayer is an ability to say I need help. And there is a beautiful, bountiful, power coursing through this Universe that can help me along my journey—if I attune to it.”  </p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to approach therapy as a spiritual practice. (I LOVE what Rainn had to say about this!)   </p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why service to others is integral to spiritual growth. “You can't just sit in your walled garden and become more spiritual staring at a tree or a crystal with some incense burning,” Rainn said. True spirituality  also means “Serving others, connecting with others, trying to make the world a bet