tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post6419670440608824622..comments2023-03-21T10:34:31.089-05:00Comments on A Cacophony of Crows: A spectacular dayKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01277981757643955577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-43322735546483575352010-05-21T19:37:30.439-05:002010-05-21T19:37:30.439-05:00Oh, and you're right. I would have found a wa...Oh, and you're right. I would have found a way to beat myself up no matter my spiritual path. It's just that it was so instinctive to blame it on not being a devout Christian.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277981757643955577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-20039889763246204082010-05-21T19:36:12.517-05:002010-05-21T19:36:12.517-05:00One of my biggest struggles is to stop "prayi...One of my biggest struggles is to stop "praying" because I can't shake all the Christian overtones to it all. For years I struggled with the formula ACTS and that totally disrupted my prayer life. Now it's hard not to talk to the Goddess like I used to talk to God/Yahweh. I tend to be so bossy...do this and please give me that.<br /><br />It's so hard to shrug off years of habit like that.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277981757643955577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-82045022028096797932010-05-21T19:24:40.398-05:002010-05-21T19:24:40.398-05:00The freeing thing for me since leaving traditional...The freeing thing for me since leaving traditional or fundamentalist Christianity has been learning the power that resides within. Learning about my own energy and the capability it has to make change. Also, everything is an illusion. Remembering that helps too. <br /><br />My meditations are no longer, "Lord if it's your will..." but instead are, "Divine Spirit, pour out your wisdom, discernment and a heart of compassion so that I might go out and affect change from a merciful, just and compassionate place." I believe we are supposed to be empowered. <br /><br />Yeah, I'm pretty sure the exact same things would have happened if your path hadn't changed course. And then you'd be beating yourself up for a lack of faith or some other thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com