Not sure if I would call my beliefs religion or spirituality but it is important to me as a tool. I use it to help me reach my aspirations, feel better about myself, and to better understand and connect with nature and my surroundings. For me personally, I follow my spirituality or religion based on what it can do for me as an individual and what kind of relationship it gives me with my surroundings. I also find when I'm not keeping up with spiritual stuff I become somewhat unbalanced. I have more difficulty focusing on things, am more easily distracted, have more trouble finishing task, don't do things I normally enjoy, and am not as good at having control over my mood.