I am not religious and don't want to be, it's not for me. Not judging anyone who is, of course. To be completely transparent, I just can't make sense out of religion and do not personally see how it lifts a person up as opposed to making a person feel guilty for so many things. And, I don't see how a loving god destroys people it determi…
I am not religious and don't want to be, it's not for me. Not judging anyone who is, of course. To be completely transparent, I just can't make sense out of religion and do not personally see how it lifts a person up as opposed to making a person feel guilty for so many things. And, I don't see how a loving god destroys people it determines to be enemies. Again, just my opinion and not trying to start any arguments whatsoever.
Anxiety is not a choice, in some cases, it is reality. I don't make enough to keep my home long term, that makes me anxious to be on the street. Anyone would be. I worry about my fading father's mental state and how long he will live, will he die early from the jabs? Every day I fear will be my last with him. I don't know how I'll keep up with inflation. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to physically work. Having anxiety that is founded on things a person cannot change is not a weakness and is not unfounded. Worrying about insignificants, I agree with you.
No, I absolutely do not choose the side that is winning. Otherwise you'd see a Ukraine flag, a gay flag, me supporting drag for kids and a picture of me wearing a face diaper. That and I'd likely be vax injured or dead. At great personal cost, like a lot of us here, my choices to stand up for what I believe it right has cost me family and friends. I have no regrets, but that does not mean my choices have not caused suffering. I still will not back down.
I mean to respond to more but my carrot cake is done in the oven (literally). More later. Thank you for your response.
Well stated. I, too, do not belong to a specific religion but I have learned a great deal from reading the lives of saints and studying Anthroposophy. I was baptized Catholic as a baby, baptized again as a Protestant, and again as Eastern Orthodox Christian. I'm covered in that department (joking, of course). God is not found in a physical building. He is found inside of each one of us. We are the temple. You sound wise and are walking the narrow path even though it seems you are not aware of it. I have all the same worries that you convey here - currently taking care of my mother full time. Had to change my whole life to keep her at home. Even though I have faith in God, my Creator, I still go through fits of uncertainty. At the end, all will be well with my soul - I know this - and it comforts me. I am not my body as the world so desperately tries to convince us all. The world is an illusion, it is maya, and it lives and thrives in the shadows it creates in order to block out the Sun/Son from our lives. This is what it seeks to destroy in order to keep us slaves to this world and harden our souls to it. Oh, we are such much more and it is our job to discover who we are, why we are here, and where we are going. It's a quest. Stay open and keep moving forward.
You are right on in your religious philosophy FourWinds. I learned long ago that religion does nothing but attempts to control a person, many religions reach cult status in that regard. I learned that a relationship with the living God through Jesus is what salvation is all about.
There is a great difference between "religion" (which I'm not a fan of) and a personal relationship with our Creator. I pray you have better days ahead.
I am not religious and don't want to be, it's not for me. Not judging anyone who is, of course. To be completely transparent, I just can't make sense out of religion and do not personally see how it lifts a person up as opposed to making a person feel guilty for so many things. And, I don't see how a loving god destroys people it determines to be enemies. Again, just my opinion and not trying to start any arguments whatsoever.
Anxiety is not a choice, in some cases, it is reality. I don't make enough to keep my home long term, that makes me anxious to be on the street. Anyone would be. I worry about my fading father's mental state and how long he will live, will he die early from the jabs? Every day I fear will be my last with him. I don't know how I'll keep up with inflation. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to physically work. Having anxiety that is founded on things a person cannot change is not a weakness and is not unfounded. Worrying about insignificants, I agree with you.
No, I absolutely do not choose the side that is winning. Otherwise you'd see a Ukraine flag, a gay flag, me supporting drag for kids and a picture of me wearing a face diaper. That and I'd likely be vax injured or dead. At great personal cost, like a lot of us here, my choices to stand up for what I believe it right has cost me family and friends. I have no regrets, but that does not mean my choices have not caused suffering. I still will not back down.
I mean to respond to more but my carrot cake is done in the oven (literally). More later. Thank you for your response.
Well stated. I, too, do not belong to a specific religion but I have learned a great deal from reading the lives of saints and studying Anthroposophy. I was baptized Catholic as a baby, baptized again as a Protestant, and again as Eastern Orthodox Christian. I'm covered in that department (joking, of course). God is not found in a physical building. He is found inside of each one of us. We are the temple. You sound wise and are walking the narrow path even though it seems you are not aware of it. I have all the same worries that you convey here - currently taking care of my mother full time. Had to change my whole life to keep her at home. Even though I have faith in God, my Creator, I still go through fits of uncertainty. At the end, all will be well with my soul - I know this - and it comforts me. I am not my body as the world so desperately tries to convince us all. The world is an illusion, it is maya, and it lives and thrives in the shadows it creates in order to block out the Sun/Son from our lives. This is what it seeks to destroy in order to keep us slaves to this world and harden our souls to it. Oh, we are such much more and it is our job to discover who we are, why we are here, and where we are going. It's a quest. Stay open and keep moving forward.
You are right on in your religious philosophy FourWinds. I learned long ago that religion does nothing but attempts to control a person, many religions reach cult status in that regard. I learned that a relationship with the living God through Jesus is what salvation is all about.
P.S. I love carrot cake :-)
There is a great difference between "religion" (which I'm not a fan of) and a personal relationship with our Creator. I pray you have better days ahead.