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Angela · 12-20-2006, 04:06 PM

For the last few months I've been focusing on asserting to myself and to others that there is no god. It has been a valuable time for me. I believe there is no god. (I'm talking: personal, interventionist god.)

This 1-day test was really enlightening for me. I see that consciously directing my thoughts is not at all supernatural; that feeling good is instantly, immediately available at my will. It's becoming clear now that growth requires letting go of focus on the "not" (god) and focus on the "YES!" in life. You know why? Because it feels better. I've been practicing being "not" for so long that it will take some practice and awareness to constantly, deliberately shift my thoughts in the direction of "YES!" so please bear with me if I go all atheist on your ass.

This end-of-year, winter solstice, everybody-celebrating-something time seems like an invitation to me to think about and declare some "YES!" possibilities to create for my life, the people I love, and the world. I'll also be thinking about what I can let go of (argumentativeness maybe?) to make more room for what I really want. A whole lot of heaven* in 2007!

(*but with no personal, interventionist god inside of it.) OOPS! I did it again.

12-20-2006, 04:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Angela Legendary Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11,400	As for the Atheist part.... For the last few months I've been focusing on asserting to myself and to others that there is no god. It has been a valuable time for me. I believe there is no god. (I'm talking: personal, interventionist god.) This 1-day test was really enlightening for me. I see that consciously directing my thoughts is not at all supernatural; that feeling good is instantly, immediately available at my will. It's becoming clear now that growth requires letting go of focus on the "not" (god) and focus on the "YES!" in life. You know why? Because it feels better. I've been practicing being "not" for so long that it will take some practice and awareness to constantly, deliberately shift my thoughts in the direction of "YES!" so please bear with me if I go all atheist on your ass. This end-of-year, winter solstice, everybody-celebrating-something time seems like an invitation to me to think about and declare some "YES!" possibilities to create for my life, the people I love, and the world. I'll also be thinking about what I can let go of (argumentativeness maybe?) to make more room for what I really want. A whole lot of heaven* in 2007! (*but with no personal, interventionist god inside of it.) OOPS! I did it again.