You've gotta have...

Faith, faith, faith.  Oh you gotta have Faith...

The longest time ago, I was having a fairly deep discussion with my dear friend Mrs. Robinson about faith, beliefs, and spirituality.  She is a Christian woman, and she isn't afraid to shout it from the rooftops.  It is one of the things I love the most about her.  Another thing I love about her is that she respects that I am not at this time following the Christian faith.  She doesn't demand that I convert in order to be my friend.  She loves me and takes me where I'm at.  I love that about our friendship.

So anyway, I told her at that time just a little bit of my story of my walk in faith.  I've sought faith for the majority of my life.  Sought peace.  Sought to be the best... whatever I can be, whether it be Episcopal, Christian, New Age spiritualist, Tantric (has surprising little to do with sex... like almost nothing, despite what you've heard)... I've tried a lot.  I've found a few things that resonate deep within my soul.  It has been a hard journey... less a walk, more a climb.  Some other day I will start to tell the story of my climb.  Every time I start that post, the words come out wrong.  But today, I will tell you what I do believe to be true in my heart of hearts, because I trust you all, and I love you.  I feel so blessed to have found a group of people who make me feel safe enough to share.

I believe that each of us is born with a spark of the divine within us.  That we are all capable of experiencing the divine, and taking part in in.

I believe that the most important lesson that we as humans can learn is to love.

I believe that people choose to worship in different ways and with slightly different beliefs, but that on the whole, MOST religions seek to encourage, love, peace, and joy. 

I believe that I have no right or ability to judge the morals and beliefs of others as "right" or "wrong", unless their actions directly cause bodily or emotional harm to a living being.

I believe that every day I have the ability to choose to be kind, or to choose to be terrible.  Nobody is born all one or the other.

I believe that it is important to look upon the world as a treasure that we have been given, and that it is our duty to protect it and keep it safe.

I believe that all humans are born mostly kind.

I believe that things happen in life that we are not meant to understand.

I believe in prayer and positive intentions.

I believe in miracles.

I believe that I am in charge of my destiny.

I probably believe a lot more things than that.  I can't think of them all, and quite frankly, I know that it would bore you.  But these are the beliefs that I hold myself to each day.

I love talking about spirituality and religion!  I feel like it's totally awkward to blog about, though.  So if you want to continue a discussion with me about what I believe, I am so open and willing.  Please either leave a comment below (make sure your account is not set to "no reply", or leave an email address with your comment), or Email me.  I welcome all of your thoughts and beliefs.

Have a splediferous day!