Faith and Spirituality

[garnet_gaijin]

Lately, my spirituality - or lack thereof, perhaps - has been one of the foremost things on my mind.  This is largely because I'm back in the States, where religion and religious discussions seem so much more prevalent to me and also because the girl I'm interested in, Sarah, considers herself a Christian (albeit a very different kind of Christian

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[mourningdoveava]

If I were you, just from the discussions we've had about it, I'd take a look into Celtic shamanism to see if any of it interests you. I've been reading up on it, and some of it sounds like a spiritual expression that you would enjoy.

It took me a long while to settle on Shinto. I was blessed that it came when it did and that I felt the divine move within it enough to sense that it was where I needed to settle for myself. I'm so glad you're looking, and I honestly believe that honest seekers are always, always rewarded for the questions they ask.

You'll find where you belong; I have no doubt of that.

"Sometimes you're waiting for the next big thing, and sometimes the next big thing is waiting."

I love you. <3

[garnet_gaijin]

That's a gorgeous quote. Where's it from?

Okay, you're gonna have to point me to something more specific than Celtic Shamanism or I'm just gonna have to join the Church of Wikipedia... Got a book or something'?

I think I already am where I belong. I'm pretty happy about it. ^^ But yeah, I just sort of feel stirrings to put my roots in some kind of faith, so, we'll see. I can see Shinto gives you such peace. I'd like that.