by skepticalseeker | Jan 27, 2018 | Paganism, personal growth, Spirituality
I used to be easily enchanted by science programs, especially about space. But then I got older, increased stress and responsibilities made nature seem less and less relevant to me. Who cares about stars and supernova and a extrasolar planets when you have a meeting...
by skepticalseeker | Jun 18, 2017 | Atheism, personal growth, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
One of the hurdles in my personal growth has been learning to trust my own mind and my own memories. This is particularly difficult with anxiety because of the way my mind tries to jump from thing to thing while I am hardly even aware of what is happening. I’ve been...
by skepticalseeker | May 20, 2017 | Atheism, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
So then, I took the plunge and joined my Unitarian Universalist church. I signed the book, went to new member orientation, made a financial pledge, and signed up for volunteer opportunities. I’ve decided that this is how I want to raise my daughter. I am also...
by skepticalseeker | Feb 17, 2017 | Skepticism, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I’m finding myself getting less hard-core skeptical than I used to be. On Monday, I’m helping a friend practice her tarot reading skills by getting her to do a reading for me (she asked for volunteers on Facebook.) Am I worried because it’s woo and has no basis in...
by skepticalseeker | Jun 27, 2016 | Atheism, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I’ve purchased a book called “all about love” by bell hooks (the lowercase in intentional by the author). I was mostly enjoying it up until the chapter on spirituality where she seems to basically blame the lack of love and emotional fulfillment in...
by skepticalseeker | Jan 6, 2013 | Atheism, Meaningfulness, Morality, Skepticism, Spirituality, Uncategorized
To live more rationally. It’s not really a New Year’s Resolution, but something that has been on my mind a lot lately. What does it mean to live the life of Reason? Yea, I capitalized it, though that seems a bit archaic and, well, 18th century. I am not a...
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