DailyInspire 2025

 

 

“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” – Rabindranath Tagore

 

A foundation day

 

Good morning. Today is a fundamental day. Not another day of health, not a day of motivation, not a day of running in circles after another challenge. Today is a day of the foundation (after a few days with reflections, motivation and health – all in accordance with the hierarchy of the HMF method), and the foundation – whether we like it or not – is faith.

I’m not talking here about a specific God, I’m not going to preach that only Jesus, or only Allah, or only Providence. You can believe in God, in yourself, in the power of good, in the energy of the universe, or even in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Seriously, I don’t care about the form – what matters is that faith works. And I say this with full responsibility, as someone who has been practicing gratitude, reflection and – yes – faith. In myself and in something more than just my own “self”.

A world of doubt

I’m tired of a world that tells us to constantly analyze, search for “scientific” explanations for everything, doubt everything and everyone – most of all ourselves. Sure, we have freedom – we can doubt, we can choose to believe in nothing – but how does that actually work in practice? Are you really happier since you stopped believing in anything? Really?

Because if we set aside all emotions and look at this coldly and analytically – it turns out that psychology has long shown that people who believe (in anything) have greater mental resilience, and cope better with life, stress, loss and suffering. And no, these are not fairy tales. These are hard data from research.

The science of belief

An example? Here you go.

The study by Koenig, McCullough and Larson (2001) – a meta-analysis of over 100 studies on religiosity and mental health – clearly shows that religious people have lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress, and higher levels of life satisfaction. Another one? Pargament and his colleagues – the same ones who coined the term “religious coping” – showed that people practicing spirituality (not necessarily religiosity!) use faith as a mechanism for dealing with difficult situations, not as an excuse or escape from responsibility. And it works. On a psychological level – it works.

Meaning makes the difference

In practice, this means that when something difficult happens – for example, the death of a loved one, illness, loss of a job – a person with a spiritual foundation, some form of faith, returns to balance much faster. And not only returns – they often also find meaning in what happened.

And meaning is a powerful tool. Because when we see meaning – suffering is no longer just suffering. It becomes a process. A path. A step toward something. You can easily connect this with Frankl’s logotherapy, who survived Auschwitz and, based on his experiences, created one of the most fundamental therapeutic theories: a person can endure almost anything if they assign meaning to it.

Daily, personal, quiet faith

And here we return to faith. Not the one from a picture or Sunday mass – but the personal, conscious, daily one. The kind that says: “I don’t know everything, but I move forward because I feel this has meaning.” The kind that doesn’t need fanfare or sermons. The kind that makes me say every morning: “thank you.”

And that’s not an empty gesture. It is a practice that regulates my emotions, changes the biochemistry in my brain (yes, seriously – the practice of gratitude lowers cortisol levels, improves sleep quality, increases dopamine – Emmons and McCullough), but also builds something inside. Call it heart, soul, consciousness – however you like.

Do you really not have 10 minutes?

Now tell me honestly – do you have those 10 minutes a day? Because if you have time to watch series, scroll through TikTok, analyze all the news of the world and stress about things you can’t influence anyway – then you also have 10 minutes to think about where you’re from, where you’re going, what you can be grateful for and what you truly believe in.

Even if you start from emptiness – that emptiness can be a beginning. In psychology, spirituality is defined as a personal system of meaning that connects a person with something greater than themselves.

It works. It gives strength. It is the foundation. And you don’t have to build it with grand words and metaphysical rapture. Sometimes a simple “thank you that I exist” is enough.

A training of the soul

I do this every day. And I don’t always feel fully present. Sometimes it’s quick, sometimes emotional, sometimes just mechanical. But I do it. And it works. Because faith – like a muscle – grows with use. Like in the gym. Like with any other practice and habit. It’s not magic. It’s a process. And only you decide whether that process starts at all.

That’s why today, on this day of foundations in my HMF method, I’m not asking you for anything more. Just to try. To give yourself a chance. To – even once – treat your faith not as a duty or a shameful relic from childhood, but as a psychological tool that can save you in a hard moment. And such a moment – sooner or later – will come. What will be your foundation then?

My foundation

Mine is faith. Daily. Private. Sometimes strong, sometimes weak – but mine. And today, writing these words, I’m not doing it to convert anyone. I do it because I know there are people who need a reminder. That not everything can be explained. That not everything must be by the book. That you are not alone.

Motto for today:

Believe in anything. First, in yourself.

– Kacper from DailyInspire, that is me. Of flesh, bone and faith.

 

 

 

 

 

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