Anger is a valid and natural emotion. I think that it's positive that you can admit to this feeling. Many people either turn it inward like I used to do, and as a result experience depression, or they blow it up and outward, and damage those near to them.
The ringing will stop. You're just going throug a grieving process with regards to your spirituality. Anger is often a part of that process, and the lingering thereof as well. But eventually that will subside if this is what you want. Some people never let go of their anger about what has caused them grief, and they experience that loss over and over again for life.
Who is God to you?
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Hi Inc... nice question.
I'm pretty much a pantheistic/myth loving/spiritual minded/evolution embracing/Spinoza following/nature religionist. :-)
I do not see God as a being or anything that we could comprehend or grasp or understand to any significant degree.
I see the idea of a God being as the attempt of some men to anthropomorphize the mysteries of existence.
Trying to comprehend the mysteries of life is like an ant trying to figure out how the Internet works. (smile)
There is so much more to this universe than we can imagine, so so much more. At best we glimpse a sparkle of the universe which is limited by our very, VERY tiny ability to perceive. To me, the best we can do is observe that of which we are a part, allow ourselves to experience the fullness of who we are, listen to our hearts, and to the best of our ability create the best life we can by transforming energy into something beautiful.
Just my guess... (smile)
~dancer~
I'm pretty much a pantheistic/myth loving/spiritual minded/evolution embracing/Spinoza following/nature religionist. :-)
I do not see God as a being or anything that we could comprehend or grasp or understand to any significant degree.
I see the idea of a God being as the attempt of some men to anthropomorphize the mysteries of existence.
Trying to comprehend the mysteries of life is like an ant trying to figure out how the Internet works. (smile)
There is so much more to this universe than we can imagine, so so much more. At best we glimpse a sparkle of the universe which is limited by our very, VERY tiny ability to perceive. To me, the best we can do is observe that of which we are a part, allow ourselves to experience the fullness of who we are, listen to our hearts, and to the best of our ability create the best life we can by transforming energy into something beautiful.
Just my guess... (smile)
~dancer~
"The search for reality is the most dangerous of all undertakings for it destroys the world in which you live." Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Did anyone say they think God is like that Knight Rider talking car Kit?
One moment in annihilation's waste,
one moment, of the well of life to taste-
The stars are setting and the caravan
starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste!
-Omar Khayaam
*Be on the lookout for the forthcoming album from Jiminy Finn and the Moneydiggers.*
one moment, of the well of life to taste-
The stars are setting and the caravan
starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste!
-Omar Khayaam
*Be on the lookout for the forthcoming album from Jiminy Finn and the Moneydiggers.*
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The thing is, I can't imagine allowing some old guy in SLCentral to tell me what my relationship with God is all about. I've known what my relationship with God was all about since I was a young'un. My relationship with God didn't change when I joined the church. I will not allow any man to stand between me and God, even if the poor guy thinks that's his calling. It's not. God's okay with where I am, not because it's his church or his choice and it's my destiny or part of some big plan of salvation. It's my choice and he's good with it. If I change my mind, that will be okay with him too.
The only reason I taught my kids to fold their arms when they pray was so they wouldn't be sneaking food off of (or on to) their neighbor's plate at the table. I don't kneel. I never have. I've never felt it was necessary. I don't close my eyes. I talk to God like he's my friend, because he is my friend. No "thee"s and "thou" stuff. Bad stuff happens to me like it happens to everyone else. That's life. I'm grateful to wake up every day, get out of bed, and feel the pain travel up my legs to my shoulders. I am alive, I'll see another day, I'll talk to my kids and my grandkids one more time, I'll kiss my Sweet Pickle one more time. I should have been blind, in a wheel chair, or dead long ago, but I am none of those things. So I feel very blessed. Which is not to say God hasn't been somewhat unhappy with me at times. I've got things to learn, just like anyone else, and sometimes I have to learn the hard way. God's been known to slap me upside the head with a 2x4 on occasion, when I've not been listening, but he's never retreated from me, even when I've done things that others might think were 'way out of line. I can't imagine not being able to think... "hey, God. It's me again, harmony. What do you think about what happened today? Pretty cool, huh!"
I don't consider myself faithful or spiritual or wise. God's just part of my life that I take for granted. Kinda like my kids... even if they all died, they'd still be part of my life, because they're part of who I am. So's God.
The only reason I taught my kids to fold their arms when they pray was so they wouldn't be sneaking food off of (or on to) their neighbor's plate at the table. I don't kneel. I never have. I've never felt it was necessary. I don't close my eyes. I talk to God like he's my friend, because he is my friend. No "thee"s and "thou" stuff. Bad stuff happens to me like it happens to everyone else. That's life. I'm grateful to wake up every day, get out of bed, and feel the pain travel up my legs to my shoulders. I am alive, I'll see another day, I'll talk to my kids and my grandkids one more time, I'll kiss my Sweet Pickle one more time. I should have been blind, in a wheel chair, or dead long ago, but I am none of those things. So I feel very blessed. Which is not to say God hasn't been somewhat unhappy with me at times. I've got things to learn, just like anyone else, and sometimes I have to learn the hard way. God's been known to slap me upside the head with a 2x4 on occasion, when I've not been listening, but he's never retreated from me, even when I've done things that others might think were 'way out of line. I can't imagine not being able to think... "hey, God. It's me again, harmony. What do you think about what happened today? Pretty cool, huh!"
I don't consider myself faithful or spiritual or wise. God's just part of my life that I take for granted. Kinda like my kids... even if they all died, they'd still be part of my life, because they're part of who I am. So's God.
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