Hiya
this has been on my mind & ive thought hard how to be truthful to my feelings no offence is ment to anyone.....
maybe someone will get something from it;)
As a child I was dragged up kicking & screaming inwardly & outwardly as Catholic ( no offence its jusy not me) after looking lightly into a few other religions inoticed the common my way or highway connection along with the unforgiving wrathful god . Oh boy did I get it in the neck for disagreeing & saying I might get dragged to church on any day with a *Y* in it, but they couldn’t force me to agree with their ways So during my childhood I was going to be sent to hell, or limbo or punished by god for having my own ways & beliefs.. that didn’t tie in with the my way or highway philosophy.. the we are all brothers and sisters as children of god but were better than you ideals. So I rebelled , as soon as I was 18 I moved to the other end of the country began my nursing career
And rejecting God.. I couldn’t believe in something so dreadful.. how was I supposed to love trust and respect something I was supposed to fear? Then !!..I heard the term spirituality.. it was a belief system a way that seemed to fit in with my ways , my thinking. And I found it in the very place I had been told I would be burnt in hell for if I ever went near it ………a spiritualist church……
So along I went and they confirmed some things for me much to my relief…… but sadly still there was a our way is the way and disagreed with some of my thinking my beliefs.. so once again I look loosely into some belief systems all had something to offer.. but never the whole package. Each talking about oneness or being connected, but in the next breath criticise the ways of another belief saying their way is not right because????? How sad this makes me that people , religions & spiritual philosophies just cant live with and accept that we are all children of god no matter what you call him/her no matter how you choose to love and work with him/her. How can we work toward the acceptance of oneness or connectedness if we are for ever saying your way is wrong.What has brought this about… Well I wasl reading about another belief that I had never heard of before & though HEY! Hang on this is sooooo meeeee But I never got it from any books or outside teachings it was always an integral part of me.. I had always known it to be true ( for me) then as I read by the time I get to the third paragraph there it was!! The” Oh noo we don’t do that ..its not right.”. the OH NO was yet another part of my varied belief system … When will we remember that we are all multicultural, multifaceted, multidimensional and there for our ways will never fit completely into one category no matter how much we try you cannot fit a square peg into a round hole unless you make take the corners off the square then we have had to Adapt and change the originality of the square so it is no longer its real self. Be happy with who & what you are , be happy with all you can be A wondrous child of the divine of love and just be yourself we are so unique in our existence I doubt anyone can ever pigeon hole you or me( trust me people , have tried Even me!) go through life being true to your heart , with the intent of love and light within your heart and the rest will fall into place accept yourself as who you are not so nice bits included for after this acceptance the rest will fall into place. Walk as one with the spirit of the Divine, How? be yourself!
Do not worry if you do not understand the words of others.it does not matter , as you will understand the words of the greatest teacher of all that which is inside your soul .. *YOU* for god is a part of you & you are a part of God ..
like it or not you will always be connected So lets stop trying to find ways to not be... ways to show how different we are….its just finding that balance that is difficult . trust in yourself in your instincts and intuition. Trust yourself for within you are all the answers you will ever need brought forward by centuries o
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Hi Maria
If there is any seceret it is that Spirit accepts us totally as we are, we on the other hand are brought and educated up to belive the opposite. Our website has some guidelines you might find interesting, different but interesting. We do not fit the accepted way of doing things, nor accept the elitest approach of some.
This fits i think its one of mine from a few years ago, enjoy
Be
Speak with your own voice
See clearly with your own eyes
Feel with your own emotions
Within your own heart be yourself
Let your heart guide your footsteps
The light that you are can only be you
Be as one with yourself
Know that you are connected
to the heart of all creation
Within your heart lie
the answers you seek
Ask and we will answer
beloved child of the light
know that all within the universe is yours
Simply accept your self
allow your self to be
The light of creation that you truly are
Know we walk beside you
Your pathway bright and clear
Be yourself beloved one
It's why we sent you here
Steve
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Hi Steve.
If there is any seceret it is that Spirit accepts us totally as we are, we on the other hand are brought and educated up to belive the opposite
.......Now here lies some of the problem i have always been awatre of this.. but i extended it to God & thats one of the things people found hard to accept.
The poem is just beautiful &.so full of truth it brought a tear to me heart.
Thank you for shartrng itwith me
walk gently in love light and peace Maria xx
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Hi Crystal
I know exactly what you mean, I was also brought up catholic, my mums family were deeply religious so we had to go to church each week as well as catholic primary school. I hated it, the forced routine and prayers etc. It did not resonate within me, there were deep flaws in what the priests were saying and daoing and it was just not me. As my dad was not religious he had always said that we could leave when we wanted so when I went to secondry school I gave it up.
I spent a number of years looking into different religions and nothing really struck a chord, I went back to church a few times but knew that wasn't where I was meant to be. It was not until I developed my shamanism that I truely felt connected, there was a deep feeling of belonging and knowing that the path was right.
I have alwasy tried to go with what was within and I have built up a network of knowledge that complements my shamanism.
People should follow what is within, sometimes it is a very hard path to find what is needed, but once this path has been made the rest is easy, developing my spirituality is one of the most amazing experiences that I have ever done, it was frightening at times but I am glad of all experiences.
With love
m
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Its not just with the Catholic faith but with many other religions & sadly i find also spiritual path ways.....without doubt i have spirituial beliefs ,that i certainly learn more towards.... but acording to one . the other is not compatable.... so silly really. yes our answers are within but many of the triggers or keys are outside of us. How often have we read or heard something , experienced something only for a whole host of deep seated feelings come up.Don't get me wrong i certainly dont look for my answers in books just sometimes i will read something that makes me think OMG I knew that. & the memory comes back.
so i decided to just be me, & follow my heart.
Walk gently in love light & peace
Maria xxx