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Originally Posted by here today
Spirituality seems also important but I haven't yet found a place to "land" so to speak -- the religion I grew up in doesn't quite fit and though I find value in several others I don't yet feel comfortable in any one community. But maybe that's something I long for that is not required. I long for belonging just generally, as part of the issues that I had.
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I just wanted to clarify my point on spirituality. My approach to spirituality has nothing to do with any religion. I was raised an atheist, never belonged to any religious community. In the country where I came from people don't think of spirituality as something religious. But, here, in the US, people seem to use those terms interchangeably, don't know why.
My spirituality is simply my personal set of beliefs I have developed over the course of my life time that include understanding of the forces that work behind the scenes, some of which are explained by quantum physics and quantum mechanics.
One of the spiritual beliefs I hold that has helped me tremendously and, in fact, has become the main factor in my trauma recovery, is the belief that everything has a meaning and a purpose and that the most traumatic experiences can serve as opportunities for our personal growth and expansion/liberation.
I've never had the need to belong to any spiritual community though I would like to have connections with like-minded people for sure.
All in all, I most certainly didn't speak of a religion when I spoke of spirituality. Those are not the same to me.