Once you've turned, there's no going back

I'm a big believer in having a faith and a belief to keep you grounded. Spirituality is important in a person's life. To have something/someone to turn to that you can always count on and to let your problems go somewhere else. I am currently in the process of finding my own belief. I have thought about attending church again for the spirit of it. I know it does a soul good. However, when I think about it, I just can't believe in a all knowing God anymore. All the bible stories just sound silly to me now and I don't see how others fall for it. I had a convo with a good friend recently about my change in belief. She said that one thing that always keeps her believing is to think about how the hell the universe came about without God. I was unsure about how I wanted to think about this. I believe that the Earth was made by a meteor shower and slowly grew into where we live today. However, the rest of the universe.....to my knowledge has and will always be. I asked my husband what he believed about how the world/universe came to be. He said....".it would be very egotistical of me to think I could understand the complexity of that. It would be like telling an ant how their world was made." It doesn't matter how it came about... it just is. The best we can do is live happily, love easily, laugh often. Be a good person with good morals and values and know that the afterlife will reflect how you live during this life.

I have come to find that I like the way Buddhist live and believe. The Buddha isn't really a statue that the people worship, he was a man who strayed from another faith and found something that he believes to be true. He preached his word and others followed. Basically, they believe in living with good values, do not obsess with material things, and they meditate to release their fears, negative thoughts and emotions. There is so much more to it, but that's a small touch on their way. I also feel the energy that surrounds me and I wish to practice and focus on that energy.