My spirituality...

Apparently my spiritual life is a bit of an issue for some people. So... let me explain.

I have very ecclectic spiritual beliefs. I think that all religions have something great to offer, as well as some very strong problems. I take what I consider the best of all of those and have created a belief system for me that suits what I have believed in my heart since childhood. My parents were both raised Catholic and I grew up attending the neighborhood church. My neighbor's dad was the pastor at that church and their family always did stuff for the kids on the block. They were fantastic people and the epidemy of what Christians were supposed to be. As I grew older and found out that most Christians I was exposed to didn't act like the way they should, my beliefs started to change.

To me, nature was always very important. Just sitting quietly, surrounded by nature, I knew there was something more to it. Now, I believe that nature in and of itself is very powerful. My beliefs are very similar to the native Americans belief system in the spirits of nature. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in God. But I don't think it is a He. I don't think it is a She. God transcends male and female and is both. Simply because nature is both. You can't have one without the other. Just like you can't have light without dark or good without bad. And no, I'm not saying God is evil. I'm saying that there must be some in the world. After all, how does a person learn kindness, compassion, and charity without the knowledge of what evil is and can do?

I guess you can say my beliefs are Pagan after all, I have described what pagan beliefs are. But I like to think my beliefs are more than just Pagan, Christian, Budhist, Muslim, or whatever you think. Now, does this mean I'm going to hell? I'm a good person, so no, I'm not going to what my belief in hell is. According to some other people, yeah I am. That is what doesn't make that person such a good person to me. So, if you Googled me and you think I'm a devil worshipper, boy do you have something to learn!