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I used to get along with Atheists and Agnostics the best, but more recently, no.  I had an Atheist friend who shared my interest in smoking pipes.  After my experience with the Divine I had to give him up.  It wasn't about his Athiesm, but I can't associate with those who have not always respected all Human Life.  It was the hardest thing I had done up to that point.  My father once asked me if I still had my Atheist friend.  I probably got along better with most Atheists than I have many Christians.  But 30 years ago I was just beginning to find my way.

Now I have done a few things just as difficult, but now I consider it all just a journey on my path.  I tried going back to the Church and after sitting in the pew every Sinday morning for two years asking myself why I was there, it occurred to me that if I had to ask that question every Sunday morning, I didn't belong there.  I've never asked it since.  I've had to learn that I belong anywhere I am.

My life smoking a pipe on the patio most every day might sound boring, but it is where I belong unless my Spirit Guides want me to be someplace else.  I have said I can belong in most any church in the world, but I just can't go to a church and worship God with others.  So, I have been in most every church we have passed in our visits in Europe and Mexico.  I love churches.  I just can't worship in them.  

I've had to learn.  I've actually learned many things in the past 30 years.  But it has been most recently that I've identified myself as being more Buddhist than perhaps even Christian.  Buddha hasn't replaced Jesus, but my thinking today is more in line with Buddhism than it is with today's Christianity.  But still, I don't evangelize for either Buddha or Jesus.

But I've learned a lot of things over the past five years or so.  I've found others who can accept my Spirit Guides.  Christians struggle with such a concept.  They easily accept demons, but not Messengers from God.  But then if everything my Guides told me became known, I'd be considered crazy by most.  So, this is a problem I have with my Spirit Guides and why I often spend time alone.  It's why I might have found mote in common with Atheists and Agnostics than I did most any Christian.  But it seems this has been my path most of my life.  But now, I get along best with other Spiritual people.

My mom used to say church was family.  There is no substitute of any kind for family.  As idealistic as my mom wanted to be, it just wasn't true.  I've always had to create my family.  And as far as I'm concerned now, it's about my Spirit Guides.  There are those who accept them.  And to me that matters.  I represent my Spirit Guides in all I say and do as imperfect as I am.  But belief matters.  So, this is where I am this morning.  Now, I wish everyone was open to Spirituality.  Today it is my Tim West pipe with Old Professor pipe tobacco and my coffee is Stumptown Holler Mountain.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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