Atheism is easiest when life is comfortable and within your control. But I’ve personally witnessed several times when people face things like a long prison sentences, terminal illness, violence or death.. something interesting happens.
Those who once claimed certainty suddenly begin praying, asking for mercy and hoping for something beyond themselves.
Because when you’re confronted with forces you can’t control, rebellion tends to fade, and humility tends to appear.
reminder that you are not your body and this will be your pov when you die. you’ll simply return to the stars as the observer, as reported in many NDEs. your time here is inconceivably small as opposed to the levels of existence you have access to in your true form. just breathe.
I live under the belief that, if spirituality has never penetrated you, there is no need for protective rituals. But, if you've seen even just a glimmer of a spiritual miracle, a glimmer of a ghost or curse, If any part of you Believes , you have to. You're in the arena
my biggest desire for the new year is not material or physical or even too spiritual. it's a commitment to go into my own heart every single day and listen. not to devote myself to a person or a cause or even the spiritual world; to devote myself to my own heart and let it lead
fuuuuck i just realized that the future idealized version of myself cant exist without current me being the catalyst for change and doing hard things. has anybody heard about this