Sittin,Thinkin, Wishin, Hopin

I am such a slacker on this whole Blog thing. :) Its ok at least you get little blurbs from me.

So here is the newest that is going on in my brain!

I have been reading Eat, Pray, Love and I am IN LOVE. Have you ever read a book, saw a movie or heard a song that just completely meshes with your way of thinking? Well this book does it! After high school I realized that I was not built for religion. There are too many unanswered questions and too many do this and not that rules that I never understood. Plus, I am not a labels person. I don't like being labeled something I am not 100% behind. So I have labeled myself spiritual and found that it fits me best but now I have found a better word, cherry picker. One thing that I never understood about religion is how they can state they are "peaceful" but religion is one of the main causes for strife in our world. The main reason I see behind this is because they believe they are the only ones that have a connection with God. Well that's just plain stupid in my book. Every person in this world has a connection with God, with or without religion, why do we have to label it? So here are my thoughts on the subject.

While I haven't researched all religious attributes, I do know a small amount about a few, but plan on researching more and finding pieces of each to create my own world of becoming closer to God. My relationship with Him is private and personal, why can't we create a relationship all our own, just like every relationship I have? I want my relationship to work for me, not what works for the next person, I am not that person.

So here is my plan of action. I am going to the library to do some light research on some religions and see what touches my heart. I would like to read and understand more about ways to find peace in the mind and heart too. I am going to start doing meditation, small steps with this, like 10 minutes and then gradually add time. I am going to continue my yoga practice. I am going to continue to look inward to find peace, instead of looking for it in others or activities. I would like to try to remove my negative thoughts and replace them with better thoughts. And try to just be a better all-around person. Get Jason involved with my progress. He is a big supporter of me and they things I want in life.

Small steps are definitely needed in my progress to a better relationship with God. I know I can do it I just need to get more focused. FOCUS FOCUS!! :)

So today starts a new outlook, a new direction and a new me!