Spirituality vs. religion

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Registered: 01-17-2005
Spirituality vs. religion
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Wed, 08-17-2005 - 1:24pm
Hi everyone, I am truly loving this message board. Thank you for your help with the past lives questions. I think it is working, I've had some progress. What I have found fascinating about this new "journey" I am on is my change of heart concerning spirituality and religion. I belonged to an organized religion for 15 years and then suddenly, my heart just couldn't accept it any longer. Or I should say my soul? And I found the teachings of so many mediums, psychics, past life experts, etc etc and I feel deeply that this is where it all is. Sometimes I think I wasted 15 years but I know better to say that. What I have learned was that was a path I chose until I decided to change paths at this time of my life. I'm so grateful for that change. I feel such a release of expectations, guilt, and rituals.
Bless you all, happiness and love and peace,
Stephanie
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 08-17-2005 - 6:02pm
Making that distinction was a big lesson for me too. I tried for many years to be religious and it just never quite clicked for me. Once I realized how much closer I felt to Spirit on my own, without any sort of organized religion, it was a huge relief. I feel free, confident.
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Registered: 12-31-2003
Wed, 08-17-2005 - 7:19pm
Me too!