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Heber13:

I don’t get why a scientist following scientific methods and using thought and reason has to exclude the possibility of emotions or feelings also being used in the process. Are we really able to sort out thinking and emotions so clearly and easily? Are they mutually exclusive? If you have thinking you cannot have emotions involved in the process, or vice versa? For me, that is a very limited view of our abilities. It seems reasonable that they both, at the same time, might be able to push us in new directions.

The question about the spirit being involved does not concern me. If it did, I might want to know if the scientist asked for spiritual input. My view is somewhat different. What is of importance to me is the fact that discoveries were made that could have an impact on humanity. The journey is often as important as the arrival.

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I would really like to split hairs on this, but I will not.

I have had responses come to me as Ray has. Clear words I seem to hear in my mind and I become confident with the direction I could take.

I have also had the mind and heart connection that emcompasses both the intellectual and feelings. When the response comes in that manner, I am equally confident of the path to take.

Whether this is of the Spirit or my own ramblings is not as important to me as the fact that I have gained needed clarity.

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Those are all interesting questions to ponder and explore. I think ignoring them or pretending they did not happen misses out on a huge chunk of being human. They happen. So what do they mean and what do we do with them?

I find when I ignore or pretend things have not happened, I have shut the door to the possibility of learning and gaining insight from my experiences. Whatever these things mean and what we decide to do with them is a personal choice. I think, ponder, think and ask if this experience can be of use in my life. And if so, how? If there is something to be gained, I go for it. If there is not, or perhaps I cannot see the gain from my current perspective, I drop it, always knowing that I can revisit at any given time.

We all work through issues in our own ways. There is no wrong or right, just does it work for me? I have learned to be perfectly happy dropping something I do not understand at the moment. No guilt or shame, just remain open to all possibilities.

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Some thoughts.

What exactly are you seeking?

Is there something you feel is lacking in your life that you hope religion might provide?

Is resigning your membership necessary to find what you seek?

What is the possibility that no “one religion” will provide the truth you desire?

Would it be possible to hang where you are and be absolutely open to all possibilities life brings…..including a personal spiritual experience that might bring clarity out of the mist?

If we are always actively seeking, as in reading, listening, questioning, etc. might we miss what comes from quiet, internal contemplation?

Simple events can move mountains. Enormous events can keep us stuck. Life, at best, is tricky and continually evolving. Perhaps we could open our hands, not hang on so tightly, and let life and inspiration flow. The journey has many facets that I believe come as we are ready, not by force.

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