the beginnings of my journey

i had a christian upbringing, but the hypocrisy within all christian churches eventually drove me away.

i thought i was an atheist, but actually im an agnostic. i know a higher power exists, but i dont know where or who, so i call that power god.

i feel that all of the prophets from most religions, and i only exclude the silly ones, speak truth. the bahai's believe that all of the prophets are suns of god, reflections of him. i was a bahai and i believe that too.

this belief is why i study the religions of the world, i've definitely been around the world in my learning. the bahai's began in ancient persia and were being slaughtered for their beliefs. many escaped to canada, thankfully. they live lives of peace :)

we each need to find the unknown and know it. see it, live it.i have hope. but that depends on people, all of us.

think of it like a mythical cherry tree, withered and dry, bearing no fruit. and for each one of us who learns to care, to love it grows stronger. it will begin to flower and bear fruit :)

we must plant the seeds of the tree in others through our love. a random act of kindness, pay it forward, whatever you want to call it.

and thats how its up to us, to spread the seeds of love and caring

ive discovered that god lives everywhere, turn over a stone, i'm there, a log, you'll find me, look into yourself and i'm there too. i do not dwell in buildings made of stone, i dwell within you and all of the world outside of you. i found this in a gnostic gospel, from my love of nature, and my sense of self. :*