Hi Sam,
I am in the same boat as you. I just don't believe in all that sort of stuff, beyond the obvious (i.e. meditate on something, like being happy, and you can change your thought patterns into more happy ones).
But, like you, I see the benefits of believing in things. For example, and alcoholic might be better able to recover if he put his faith in a higher power. Or, Personally, things like IM, intuition, purpose in life, etc., might help me lead the life I would like to lead.
Of course, the problem being that if you don't believe, you just don't believe. You can't just decide "hey I want to believe in all this stuff that I truly think is nonsense." So, I don't really think a 30 day trial would work.
I would start your search for "something more" in beliefs that make the most sense for you. For example, Buddhism (although I do not consider myself Buddhist) makes a decent amount of sense to me, because for the most part it can exist without supernatural/higher power, etc. And it tells you to think for yourself. I am not saying that YOU should start with Buddhism, but that maybe if you search enough you can find something that makes sense to you.
I know I haven't. But then again, it's pretty much at the bottom of my to do list.
Good luck! And keep us updated! |