Spiritual Me Time - Does it really make a difference??

And a thought...

It seems when I actively connect with Spirit each day (through Liber Resh, rituals or meditation, or all of the above - which I call my 'Spiritual Me Time' due to the varying ways I do connect) things seem to 'work' better. My cards are upright, my flow is working and I feel good. Yes I have good days and bad days as I have realised through this time of reflection that I am far more subject to the winds and storms of my emotions and my negative thought patterns.
But when I have something in my day that is for the Gods and my spiritual development I have clarity and I can just put things back into perspective again... in my day its like I feel the guiding help of the cards, of the Divine helping me navigate through my days.
They all say that doing something spiritual is important, it makes you into a better person, it helps you in every part of your life. And I agreed with the principle. But its only due to this opportunity to do the Tarot Life exercise I can really journal and observe my progress and I physically SEE that when I know I haven't been very connected that my cards move away from the centre point of the pillars. I move away from my Destiny. And I see when I do connect and make time to do that, it just steers my self in the right direction.
Also, I have noticed a different between drawing the cards the night before... or drawing them towards the end of the day - and I can see whilst its not always practical to read the night before for me, that it actually gives me something to help my soul steer me that day and when I come to right it up I can really see how even subconsciously I have Avoided and Encouraged the Divine Will from Within and Without.

Its not that crazy an idea - for example if you want to lose weight but do not actively make some time each day to think about what you are eating, what the effects of eating all the chocolate will do to your body - in short if you live your life with yourself closed off, then you are not going to develop and achieve your goals or your destiny. If you do not actively DO something to MAKE TIME for this tender flame of Divine Light in you to shine then it will be shrouded in the shadows.
So its our duty, if we want to meet our destiny, to feed the fire, clean out the lamp and keep it burning.
Over the last few days in my head, meditations and dreams I have been chased by the 3 headed dog of Cerberus, the Hermit's lamp, the torch bearing goddess Hekate and the gates the lead us to the holy temple of fire and ice - of action and stillness. And I can see this reflected in this humble practice of Tarot Life.

And this is just exercise 1 baby!