Comments on: Answer me this #6 http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html Open adoption parenting and mindful living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miss Tori http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38316 Miss Tori Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:59:55 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38316 It all started as a little girl going to Sunday school, learning about God and His Son Jesus. I grew up Baptist, but it was not the typical Baptist church that many people think of today.<br /><br />I accepted Jesus as my personal savior as a teenager. While my walk with Christ has been far from perfect, and there's been many times I've rebelled against God, there was never a time that I stopped believing in Him. No matter how mad I got at Him (which was a lot during our IF treatments), I still believed in Him.<br /><br />I can't imagine not believing in God. I have to have something to believe in. How desolate would we be to think that we just got here from evolving from a monkey? There was and is a higher power, someone who set this all in motion. To not believe that, in my humble opinion, is a lonely existence. It all started as a little girl going to Sunday school, learning about God and His Son Jesus. I grew up Baptist, but it was not the typical Baptist church that many people think of today.

I accepted Jesus as my personal savior as a teenager. While my walk with Christ has been far from perfect, and there’s been many times I’ve rebelled against God, there was never a time that I stopped believing in Him. No matter how mad I got at Him (which was a lot during our IF treatments), I still believed in Him.

I can’t imagine not believing in God. I have to have something to believe in. How desolate would we be to think that we just got here from evolving from a monkey? There was and is a higher power, someone who set this all in motion. To not believe that, in my humble opinion, is a lonely existence.

]]> By: Miss Tori http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38317 Miss Tori Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:59:55 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38317 It all started as a little girl going to Sunday school, learning about God and His Son Jesus. I grew up Baptist, but it was not the typical Baptist church that many people think of today.<br /><br />I accepted Jesus as my personal savior as a teenager. While my walk with Christ has been far from perfect, and there's been many times I've rebelled against God, there was never a time that I stopped believing in Him. No matter how mad I got at Him (which was a lot during our IF treatments), I still believed in Him.<br /><br />I can't imagine not believing in God. I have to have something to believe in. How desolate would we be to think that we just got here from evolving from a monkey? There was and is a higher power, someone who set this all in motion. To not believe that, in my humble opinion, is a lonely existence. It all started as a little girl going to Sunday school, learning about God and His Son Jesus. I grew up Baptist, but it was not the typical Baptist church that many people think of today.

I accepted Jesus as my personal savior as a teenager. While my walk with Christ has been far from perfect, and there’s been many times I’ve rebelled against God, there was never a time that I stopped believing in Him. No matter how mad I got at Him (which was a lot during our IF treatments), I still believed in Him.

I can’t imagine not believing in God. I have to have something to believe in. How desolate would we be to think that we just got here from evolving from a monkey? There was and is a higher power, someone who set this all in motion. To not believe that, in my humble opinion, is a lonely existence.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38318 Elizabeth Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:59:51 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38318 My grandmother has played the piano at her rural OK Baptist church for going on 40 years, but my grandfather rarely attended. When the busy-bodies would question his "devotion", he would simply reply "I don't go to church because I've been". <br /> <br />At this point in my life, I still have deep connection to Christianity, but it doesn't bring me the peace I want in my life and I think I've come to the conclusion that I have to find my own peace before I can expect anything from anybody.<br />I believe in the existence of a higher power of some kind. More importantly, I also believe that one's actions determine MUCH more than what a person calls that higher power... My grandmother has played the piano at her rural OK Baptist church for going on 40 years, but my grandfather rarely attended. When the busy-bodies would question his “devotion”, he would simply reply “I don’t go to church because I’ve been”.

At this point in my life, I still have deep connection to Christianity, but it doesn’t bring me the peace I want in my life and I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I have to find my own peace before I can expect anything from anybody.
I believe in the existence of a higher power of some kind. More importantly, I also believe that one’s actions determine MUCH more than what a person calls that higher power…

]]> By: Kami http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38319 Kami Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:59:51 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38319 I wasn't really raised into a particular religion, but my dad was raised very catholic and my mom practiced the religion. I don't ever remember a time when I wasn't agnostic. The whole idea of a god and a controlling force just never made sense to me.<br /><br />When I realized, without a doubt, that our son was going to die and no one - not even a god - was going to do anything about it, I became an atheist. In reality, I think I was more of a practical atheist - still hoping that there was more to what we could see (as in an afterlife), but realizing that whatever power there might be out there, he/she did not interfere in any way.<br /><br />As the TTC journey unfolded, I tried believing in a power again. I wanted / needed to believe that if I had no control <i>someone</i> did. I tried Catholicism, "the secret" type stuff, "open to whatever" type thinking; but none really seemed true to me.<br /><br />I would say that I am pretty rigid. I can't imagine ever believing in what, for me, is myth. It would be like asking a Christian to suddenly start believing in the Roman Pantheon. <br /><br />I do leave room for other people to believe what they want. Life is too short and since I believe that this life really is all there is, it is important that individual's have a belief system that works for him or her.<br /><br />Besides, just because I know I am right doesn't mean I am. I wasn’t really raised into a particular religion, but my dad was raised very catholic and my mom practiced the religion. I don’t ever remember a time when I wasn’t agnostic. The whole idea of a god and a controlling force just never made sense to me.

When I realized, without a doubt, that our son was going to die and no one – not even a god – was going to do anything about it, I became an atheist. In reality, I think I was more of a practical atheist – still hoping that there was more to what we could see (as in an afterlife), but realizing that whatever power there might be out there, he/she did not interfere in any way.

As the TTC journey unfolded, I tried believing in a power again. I wanted / needed to believe that if I had no control someone did. I tried Catholicism, “the secret” type stuff, “open to whatever” type thinking; but none really seemed true to me.

I would say that I am pretty rigid. I can’t imagine ever believing in what, for me, is myth. It would be like asking a Christian to suddenly start believing in the Roman Pantheon.

I do leave room for other people to believe what they want. Life is too short and since I believe that this life really is all there is, it is important that individual’s have a belief system that works for him or her.

Besides, just because I know I am right doesn’t mean I am.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38322 Elizabeth Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:59:51 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38322 My grandmother has played the piano at her rural OK Baptist church for going on 40 years, but my grandfather rarely attended. When the busy-bodies would question his "devotion", he would simply reply "I don't go to church because I've been". <br /> <br />At this point in my life, I still have deep connection to Christianity, but it doesn't bring me the peace I want in my life and I think I've come to the conclusion that I have to find my own peace before I can expect anything from anybody.<br />I believe in the existence of a higher power of some kind. More importantly, I also believe that one's actions determine MUCH more than what a person calls that higher power... My grandmother has played the piano at her rural OK Baptist church for going on 40 years, but my grandfather rarely attended. When the busy-bodies would question his “devotion”, he would simply reply “I don’t go to church because I’ve been”.

At this point in my life, I still have deep connection to Christianity, but it doesn’t bring me the peace I want in my life and I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I have to find my own peace before I can expect anything from anybody.
I believe in the existence of a higher power of some kind. More importantly, I also believe that one’s actions determine MUCH more than what a person calls that higher power…

]]> By: Kami http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38324 Kami Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:59:51 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38324 I wasn't really raised into a particular religion, but my dad was raised very catholic and my mom practiced the religion. I don't ever remember a time when I wasn't agnostic. The whole idea of a god and a controlling force just never made sense to me.<br /><br />When I realized, without a doubt, that our son was going to die and no one - not even a god - was going to do anything about it, I became an atheist. In reality, I think I was more of a practical atheist - still hoping that there was more to what we could see (as in an afterlife), but realizing that whatever power there might be out there, he/she did not interfere in any way.<br /><br />As the TTC journey unfolded, I tried believing in a power again. I wanted / needed to believe that if I had no control <i>someone</i> did. I tried Catholicism, "the secret" type stuff, "open to whatever" type thinking; but none really seemed true to me.<br /><br />I would say that I am pretty rigid. I can't imagine ever believing in what, for me, is myth. It would be like asking a Christian to suddenly start believing in the Roman Pantheon. <br /><br />I do leave room for other people to believe what they want. Life is too short and since I believe that this life really is all there is, it is important that individual's have a belief system that works for him or her.<br /><br />Besides, just because I know I am right doesn't mean I am. I wasn’t really raised into a particular religion, but my dad was raised very catholic and my mom practiced the religion. I don’t ever remember a time when I wasn’t agnostic. The whole idea of a god and a controlling force just never made sense to me.

When I realized, without a doubt, that our son was going to die and no one – not even a god – was going to do anything about it, I became an atheist. In reality, I think I was more of a practical atheist – still hoping that there was more to what we could see (as in an afterlife), but realizing that whatever power there might be out there, he/she did not interfere in any way.

As the TTC journey unfolded, I tried believing in a power again. I wanted / needed to believe that if I had no control someone did. I tried Catholicism, “the secret” type stuff, “open to whatever” type thinking; but none really seemed true to me.

I would say that I am pretty rigid. I can’t imagine ever believing in what, for me, is myth. It would be like asking a Christian to suddenly start believing in the Roman Pantheon.

I do leave room for other people to believe what they want. Life is too short and since I believe that this life really is all there is, it is important that individual’s have a belief system that works for him or her.

Besides, just because I know I am right doesn’t mean I am.

]]> By: battynurse http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38320 battynurse Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:20:52 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38320 Long story short is that I'm not very interested in organized religion or groups that try to force everyone to believe and or live as they do. I don't totally know what I believe in but I know what I don't believe in. I do tend to lean towards pagan though if I had to choose anything. Long story short is that I’m not very interested in organized religion or groups that try to force everyone to believe and or live as they do. I don’t totally know what I believe in but I know what I don’t believe in. I do tend to lean towards pagan though if I had to choose anything.

]]> By: Furrow http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38321 Furrow Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:20:52 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38321 I'm still searching, albeit lazily. There have been times when I felt pretty certain. I've been down a number of paths, but some doubt always derails me. I think I'm always waiting for a guru. If only you lived closer :) I’m still searching, albeit lazily. There have been times when I felt pretty certain. I’ve been down a number of paths, but some doubt always derails me. I think I’m always waiting for a guru. If only you lived closer :)

]]> By: battynurse http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38332 battynurse Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:20:52 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38332 Long story short is that I'm not very interested in organized religion or groups that try to force everyone to believe and or live as they do. I don't totally know what I believe in but I know what I don't believe in. I do tend to lean towards pagan though if I had to choose anything. Long story short is that I’m not very interested in organized religion or groups that try to force everyone to believe and or live as they do. I don’t totally know what I believe in but I know what I don’t believe in. I do tend to lean towards pagan though if I had to choose anything.

]]> By: Furrow http://writemindopenheart.com/2009/10/answer-me-this-6-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38334 Furrow Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:20:52 +0000 http://thisisbogus.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/answer-me-this-6#comment-38334 I'm still searching, albeit lazily. There have been times when I felt pretty certain. I've been down a number of paths, but some doubt always derails me. I think I'm always waiting for a guru. If only you lived closer :) I’m still searching, albeit lazily. There have been times when I felt pretty certain. I’ve been down a number of paths, but some doubt always derails me. I think I’m always waiting for a guru. If only you lived closer :)

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