From Mr. Preacher:
If God is just a concept then our faith is no more than a philosophy. If he’s just a set of rules then our faith isn’t much more than a prison or, at best, a societal lifestyle. If it just tells us who we should vote for or what party we […]

You fit in with:Spiritualism
Your ideals are mostly spiritual, but in an individualistic way. While spirituality is very important in your life, organized religion itself may not be for you. It is best for you to seek these things on your own terms.
40% spiritual.60% reason-oriented.

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(via Orac)
Sounds about right to me. […]

I woke this morning and found that the angst of last night had almost completely faded. It makes sense, really. I’m such an extravert, writing things down and getting them OUT OF MY HEAD makes all the difference.
Once I put my worries on paper (recording them for my later review), I no longer […]

Related to the previous post, here’s an example from Boundaries and Relationships that felt familiar to me:
Joe was a 40-year-old man who grew up with an over-controlling mother who told him and other family members what to feel and what to do, and she still does. Although this was frustrating and hurtful for him […]

As I just mentioned, I’m starting to get a bit more insight into the issue that remains. Well, I imagine there’s more than one, but this is the one that’s bothering me at the moment. To get me started, here’s a snippet from Boundaries and Relationships:
How the True Self Gets Wounded
Like most psychological […]

From Operating Instructions:
Larry called me one night at the end of my pregnancy when I was just desvastated by the thought of the hole in Sam’s life bacuase he wouldn’t have a dad, how much that was probably going to hurt and how I wasn’t going to be able to do much about it. […]

(I’ve got to amuse someone, right?)
Said as I was about to start wash…”Okay, M…your diapers are done, now it’s time to do my laundry. That would be the MOTHER LOAD of laundry.”
Chortle.

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So, I just got this email from my father:
I was searching for something and found this web site. It is something that you might find encouraging.
Love,
Dad
There was no link attached, so I wrote back. This is the link he forwarded to me. Um, what the FUCK? Why, exactly is this supposed […]

Literally on the “dream” part, that is. Sometime this morning, I dreamed of a man who just blew me away. Maybe that isn’t the right term…but whatever the wording, he completely charmed me, without actually trying.
Where: at a church. At a freaky, icky megachurch. Why, oh why? I was completely […]