I am an Agnostic, and I would celebrate any festivities as long as there is food involved!
DK
I believe in karma; and what goes round, comes around.
I do not wish anyone any ills, regardless how much I dislike a person, which is quite hard to do lately due to so many Covidiots and really nasty people about, and I found myself thinking "I hope he/she/they get what he/she/they deserve(s)".
Be kind, be nice, treat people the way I would like to be treated.
And be nice to animals (except perhaps spiders and other flying pests) and the environment as they cannot defend themselves against human cruelty and interventions.
Hey ho!
DK
I've had a loss of faith, which is a severe thing in my life. I wouldn't call myself atheist, but maybe I've gone toward agnostic. Even so, I consider myself spiritual in the way Missy described. I've always had a deep affinity with nature and animals. People, not so much haha. I grew up with a strong feeling of community, although not based on religion, and I wish I still had that.
I am also agnostic. Shhhh...Don't tell my mother...she will freak out!
I do feel spiritual from time to time, though.
I’m atheist (raised vaguely Presbyterian) but I guess I’m interested in other religions if that makes sense? I find it intriguing all the history, the rites and rituals etc. Not so I can join, just because it’s interesting to see what motivates & controls people...
I'm not religious either, but was baptized Catholic. Due to a difficult childhood and family tragedies, I feel abandoned by that God. I am well aware of the saying that you're never given more than you can bear. I just think that is BS. None of the childhood issues were my doing, and honestly, the family tragedies were due to the behaviors of the main person affected.
What I will say is that I came out of all of that a better person, one who tries to live by the credo "Do unto others as you would have done to you". I do consider myself to be very spiritual as well, and very in tune to nature and animals, and people as well. I feel as though I sense and feel other's emotions and adjust my manner to be in tune with them. All in all, I just try to be what I think is a good person.
Haha your secret is safe with me. Greg always refers to his religious affiliation as being a "recovering Catholic". LOL his mother did not find that amusing. She was a very religious woman and very much an important part of her Church. May she RIP. I hope she was right and she is where she thought she would be after she left this earth.
I am a person of deep faith. It would be hard for me to get thru life without it.
I surround myself with positivity and kindness and distance myself from those who are negative.
I’m writing on my phone so forgive the brevity but I don’t think you’re negative if you share your grief.Hi Missy. I have a question for you. What do you consider negative? I ask because when my Mom passed in my mid 20s, I had a friend who told me I was so negative during that time and she couldn’t be around me because I “never saw the good.” I took her words and perspective and when my Father died two years later, I retreated to myself. Same when my brother unexpectedly passed two years ago. I felt like expressing myself would make me a burden to others because of my negative emotions. Perhaps I’m ( and some members of society) are not defining negative correctly.
Athiest. Also not spiritual. Although I can appreciate art, music and kindness.
Anne