What do you do to keep your spiritual side alive

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing ideas.

[Anonymous]

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[zumbamama]

I read about many different religions and spiritual practices, but don't belong to any particular group. Yoga, the I Ching and dancing definitely awaken my spirit, even though I was brought up Catholic.

Talking with people who have escaped death is quite an enlightening experience...I know 2 people who have been pronounced dead after a heart attack and were then revived. Their experiences certainly have opened my eyes.

When I think of the loved ones I've lost, I look up to the sky and hope I will see them again in a better place. In my mind, I tell them I miss them just in case there is "the other side." I'm not religious, but I often think about what happens when we die, and what our purpose here is.

[Anonymous]

I'm not really religious at all either - I was raised Catholic but don't belong to a church or anything.

I'll never forget when I was little, this hugely overweight neighbor of ours, who was very active in the Catholic church, slipped on the ice in the parking lot, sued the church and bought a boat with the money. My mom used that story to teach me a lesson, "just because someone goes to church, doesn't make them a good person. How you treat other people every day and your actions make you a good person." And that has stuck with me, so even when I'm feeling crappy and mean I try to suck it up and at least treat people nice.

It's hard in this area, especially on the metro which can bring out the worst in people! But I try every, every day, sometimes succeeding more than other days.

Anyway, when my baby stares off into space, my mom and I both think she is staring off at angels, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. who have died but would have loved to meet my baby.