Will I be accepted?

[Anonymous]

Welcome! Errr, I guess if I had a life theme it would be that I was different all my life, especially but not limited to church.

However it was only at church that authority wanted conformity and not difference. My teachers and boyscouts and others actually accepted and encourage me to think different then them or others.

But I wanted so much to be “normal” I let people push that difference down until it drowned.

It kind if made me even physically I’ll from doing so under that much stress from a inside screaming (on the inside)to get out and not smothered anymore.

So ya, I enjoy all types of people and listening to their views and experience and knowledge.

Quote:

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.

Galileo Galilei

My life motto.

So please feel free to express yourself and experiences , views and knowledge here.

As long as you are respectful of others you shouldn’t feel to “different” to share anything that is you.

Glad you are here. I believe everyone has something uniquely them to contribute, we need diversity.

[Anonymous]

Ann wrote:

sanders31105 wrote:

I’m not a meditation expert or guru. It’s completely changed my life though. As I was searching for deeper spiritual knowledge and meditation techniques, I came across a couple of really amazing articles by Phil McLemore. He’s a Mormon yogi who does meditation seminars in Utah. One of his articles, Yoga of Christ really connected with me. Here’s a link to the article https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/146-30-45.pdf.

Thanks for sharing this. I sure wish I’d known about yoga, (as in, considered it something a Mormon girl should try) a long time ago. Better late than never. That’s a really interesting tidbit about “yoke” and “yoga” having the same root.

You’re welcome Ann. If you connected with the article, Phil has written a couple of other great ones. Google Mormon Mantra and Hindering the Saints.

[Anonymous]

SomeUsername84 wrote:

Welcome to the group, Sanders! This group has helped me so much.

Despite a lot of talk about the love that the Lord has for us, there can be a lot of obsession with the appearance of perfection. It has ruined more than one generation of my family here in Northern Utah. Christ’s gospel is perfect (charity, hope, patience, etc.), and although I can no longer say that “I know” this or “I know” that, I have a lot of hope that through the mercy of a loving Heavenly Father, my heart can be understood and my imperfect efforts to be a half-decent human being will be enough.

I couldn’t agree more. I’ve come to learn that we are already perfect, we’ve just forgotten it. Once we start identifying with our true divinity, we realize that perfection is a state of being, not doing things perfectly. I think God desperately wants us to discover our perfection. The Yoga of Christ article I referenced above talks about this. Eastern religious teach this. I think the pure Gospel of Christ teaches this as well. Knowing that I was enough, was a huge step in my spiritual progression.

[Anonymous]

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Knowing that I was enough, was a huge step in my spiritual progression.

For people that struggle to stay or be accepted as they are that is pure gold! 🙂

[Anonymous]

Forgotten_Charity wrote:

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Knowing that I was enough, was a huge step in my spiritual progression.

For people that struggle to stay or be accepted as they are that is pure gold! 🙂

When you truly believe this, you are free. It doesn’t matter where you choose to stay or go. You are enough either way. It’s liberating

[Anonymous]

sanders31105 wrote:

Forgotten_Charity wrote:

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Knowing that I was enough, was a huge step in my spiritual progression.

For people that struggle to stay or be accepted as they are that is pure gold! 🙂

When you truly believe this, you are free. It doesn’t matter where you choose to stay or go. You are enough either way. It’s liberating

That and doing away with expectations from the outside in or for others.

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