I have been actively engaged in my spirituality for the last 13 years, and in that time I have learned a lot! I live my life based on spritual truths - even when it gets hard! - so I have a lot of experience in living a life that is both spiritual and practical.
If you have a question about spirituality, or if you would like to know how to solve a practical problem using spiritual principles, I am here for you.
Website: Healing for the Soul
Gender: Male
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Occupation: Spiritual Counselor / Energy Healer
Age: 29
Member Since: April 2, 2005
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Many religions believe that the world is going to end soon, and we are living our last days because of all the crime, hate, and everyone being open about their sexuality, what are your opinions on this? (link)
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First of all, people have been claiming that the end of days is near for, well, pretty much forever. John the Baptist was one such doom-sayer, and ever since people have been looking for signs of the second coming of Christ.
In my opinion, we still have many years left on this little rock.
However, I think there has been an increasing amount of strange, disturbing occurrances in the last few years, but I see it as an encouraging sign - all the darkness that had been sitting beneath the surface is starting to emerge in big, big chunks. While unpleasant, the end effect will be a world full of people who are more connected, more loving, and more in tune with each other than ever before.
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If god knows that we are gonna do something bad, like look up porn, why doesnt he try and stop us. I dont really understand it but, i am a porn addict and its getting harder and harder for me to stop. why would god let me do it if he knows its wrong? (link)
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Why would God stop you? God created this amazing cosmos for us to enjoy anything and everything under the sun. Sometimes the things we enjoy are self-destructive, but if that's what you want to experience, God won't stop you.
However, when you're ready to leave your addiction behind, God will support that, as well. God will send you whatever you need to break the habit once you are fully committed to letting it go. The choice is yours, and God loves you equally no matter what.
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I know having bulimia,anorixia or anything like that isnt pleasing to God...but is it considered a sin? (link)
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If you think that it is a sin, do you think that you will stop doing it? Do you want to stop doing it?
Normally, an eating disorder is an extreme means of finding a way to feel in control, to feel strong and/or above reproach. If you live with the idea that it is a sin, then you will only be feeding the fire that causes it in the first place.
It is not a sin to want to feel okay about yourself. However, we both know that having these eating patterns will kill you before they provide any lasting solution to your feeling bad about yourself. If you want to stop this self-destructive pattern, try thinking in terms of what will motivate you to be healthy, rather than what will make you feel even worse about yourself.
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Since I was five and up until I was ten, there was a man that used to abuse me and my bedridden mother. Finally when I was ten years old, my mother kicked him out. A few years after that, I was taken out of my mother's house, and am now living with my 30 year old sister, and her fiance. Anyway, off of the background. a couple years ago, I had a dream that I would run into the abuser guy, and then I did! Nothing bad happened to me that time, but now I'm having nightmares about him again! I'm afraid, because the nightmares are worse than last time, and I'm afraid something really bad might happen. What should I do??? I know dreams don't always mean something, but it's been happening for three nights now. I'm really frightened. :O (link)
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Stay in the present moment, where you are safe. Right now, nothing bad is happening to you. Focus on your breath and let go of the fear. Once you have done that, then you'll be able to think more clearly. What could this man do to you? What can you do to protect yourself? If you think about it from this place of clarity, you will see that there is little reason for concern. You are older, bigger, stronger, and smarter than you were when he lived with you. As long as you stay centered in your own heart and mind, you will be able to handle whatever may come. In the end, if he ever does come around again, you will discover that you are much stronger than you ever thought you were, and that he is pathetic and weak.
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