Life is the most wonderful gift. It's my opinion that we have had a life since creation and that this realm we now live in is an experience we volunteered for either by curiosity, duty or grand design. Things will happen, good and not so good all life long. Thoughts will come inside our head, good and not so good all life long. It's what we choose to spend our energy on that counts - the rest we can just dismiss and move on. I don't believe we ever get punished for doing or not doing something, I believe what we focus on multiplies, that where thought goes, energy flows and that our sub-conscious mind has only a one word vocabulary "YES". So might as well direct our energy and efforts towards thoughts, feelings and actions that support our happiness.
That's what counts you know, feeling happy. In my mind, God doesn't punish. I choose to believe in a loving God that wants me to learn by the experiences I came here to live and the lessons I allow to grow closer to him. He expects me to make mistakes and watches me learn how to manifest in a world where I chose not to remember my true power, creating my reality in this human form so I can go back to him and speak about all about my adventures on a level I can't even conceive. But that's MY version, the one that makes me the most happy.
There are books, there are CDs, DVDs, speakers, healers, teachers, leaders and mentors we come across to help us on our journey. It's a wonderful time to be alive. There is so much information available everywhere that we can search for and learn from depending on what we like and what relates to us directly. We filter what fits, we leave what doesn't and we grow from it, some faster than others and thank goodness for them. They are a great example, not because what they believe is law or better than what we know to be true for us, but because they dare to follow this great compass we all have inside us telling us which way to turn, which door to open or close to get closer to our bliss.
I do not attach myself to any religion in particular - I love them all. I learn the best aspects "for me" from all of them and I make myself better that way. I do not force my opinion but will share if asked. I think the best way to understand God is to let him speak to us and tell us directly. We have a lot ot learn from each other as well. We are all intimitely connected to him and each other so what's true for me and God may not suit what's good for you and God. We need to respect our individual relationship with God. Faith is what matters most here. Believing that we are strong creators of our lives/reality... call it what makes sense to you but faith... Faith IS life, it makes us strong, it makes us believe we can. Faith carries us, it helps us uplifts others and all this energy is so fantastic. Any place of worship is full of people that share the same faith. They support each other with each step of life. Now what I would like to see is a multi-religion centre where everyone can practice under the roof of one building and give everyone a chance to get a taste of what another's religion or spirituality is like if we got curious without influence or judgement. That way we can make an educated decision about what is best for us or practice them all in turn if it pleases us instead of working with only the knowledge we were born under. It's the coming together, the community spirit and hearts beating together that counts the most.
I personally love diversity, we have a very interesting world... I've seen most of it and I feel I haven't seen enough. I don't want to miss anything but where to start? I think we start where we are... and we observe what God puts in front of us, study it, question it (it's a sign of intelligence) if we weren't meant to have our own opinions, we would have been pre-programmed. By acknowledging the relevance of a situation to us, blessing it and letting it go, we send the message that we're ready for more great feelings and that's when the fun started for me. It's the differences in the world, and the differences in all of us that makes our stay on this planet so interesting and challenging. What I found out so far is that God as several names, he likes to receive our love in several different ways, that we are all children of this God - therefore we are royal, full of light and spectacular. Because we CAN start looking around and appreciate God's creativity - rise and shine higher and higher to be near God and live the best life we can with every breath, believing how worthy we are to be breathing, thinking, feeling and radiating God's gift of greatness, then we must. Success means different things for different people and this is what we must thrive for,... to succeed at living in a great manner. Looking down at a successful child, one can only smile.
Love and light,
Rev. Jacqueline Bosse