What is secular spiritualism?

I used to believe I am an Atheist.

When people question me about this label they usually follow with "Well you don't believe in anything then!" that is not true.

I have seen and heard things that cannot be explained by science, they certainly cannot be explained by main stream religion. No, what I am uncomfortable with is societies un questioning acceptance of the main stream religious organisations and teachings. That does not make me immoral or anti-social.

Neither am I drawn to Buddism, but I still want to practice meditation and know how to clear the way to being a peaceful and content person.
So I have decided that I fit into the category, if I really have to ,as practising Secular Spiritualism, not to be confused with being a Spiritualist.

Wikipedia states..

Traditionally, religions have regarded spirituality as an integral aspect of religious experience and have long claimed that secular (non-religious) people cannot experience "true" spirituality. Many do still equate spirituality with religion, but declining membership of organised religions and the growth of secularism in the western world has given rise to a broader view of spirituality.

Secular spirituality carries connotations of an individual having a spiritual outlook which is more personalized, less structured, more open to new ideas/influences, and more pluralistic than that of the doctrinal faiths of organized religions. At one end of the spectrum, even some atheists are spiritual. While atheism tends to lean towards skepticism regarding supernatural claims and the existence of an actual "spirit", some atheists define "spiritual" as nurturing thoughts, emotions, words and actions that are in harmony with a belief that the entire universe is, in some way, connected; even if only by the mysterious flow of cause and effect at every scale.[1]

That seems to spell out roughly where I am coming from..."even some Atheists are spiritual"..I like it.

Jacqueline