I went to Church today.............

[SaraBeth]

.......all of you atheists, go ahead and laugh.
I am tired.
All of the anger and fear and hate has finally sucked all the energy out of me and I have nothing left to feel except thankfullness.
I went to church this morning for the first time in at least 20 years. I was raised Catholic.
I sat in a pew by myself and I thanked the higher power for my family and friends and the life that I have.
Then I cried.
I cried for the people in my life that are dead, I cried for the things that I have done that were wrong, but most of all, I cried for the human race and what we have done too ourselves and what is going to happen us.
I have now reached a level of comfort and acceptance that I have never felt before.
I am not happy, just content.
I will do the best I can and try to be as positive as I can, considering the situation.
There are givers and takers in life.
I am going to concentrate on giving and helping now.
Thats all.

You own no one an explination for following your own path to find the peace that we all crave. I am glad that you were able to have that cry....Crying is cathartic and healing. It cleans you out emotionally and helps you to cope. 

I hope this finds you feeling even better today... 

SB

[InevitableForce73]

Indeed, let your emotions out.  Release your burdens, even for a moment, then carry them again and move on with life.

Even as I distrust most of our institutions today, I still hold two basic sides of my consciousness in me.

A religious and a secular side.  One keeps me going with enthusiasm in the face of hopelessness; the other keeps me from flying and falling to my mental death due to sheer cockiness.

We can never truly tell what the future will hold for us.  We can only fix what we done wrong, learn from it, prepare, and many other things.

We aren't superhumans, we can be dumb at times, and we tend to downplay the situation.

Sometimes, it's best to keep going, even though it might be futile in the end.  It's that hope that keeps us going.