What do you Believe In?

I was told to write a blog. This goes against my German and Irish heritage of keeping everything shoved inside.

I am 51 years old. Blogging seems self-indulgent. All I can hear is my grandmother’s voice telling me “Nobody cares about what you are thinking on a day-to-day basis.” But I am going to give it a try.

As I think about potentially interesting and profound thoughts, I shall come here and write them down with the intent of sharing them with you. Let’s see what happens.

Okay here is a thought.

When was the last time you really thought about your RELIGION ?

Religion, at one time, was a way for us to get through hardships and suffering, but has

religion become a crutch? Is FAITH another irrational addiction? Does religion merely give us

a false sense of control? False Hope? A TEMPORARY HIGH that keeps us coming back for more every Sunday?

Are OUR belief systems really helping us and others? Or are we just in a perpetual state of

begging, and prayer?

What IS religion ?

“the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship"

What is Belief ?

“the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true"

So, here is a good question:

What are YOUR beliefs ?

AND, the question that has kept mankind in a never ending state of war:

Are YOUR beliefs the same as MINE ?

I have always thought it was interesting that our BELIEFS have the power to brings some us

together, AND at the same time, tear others of us APART.

What do YOU Believe in ? What AND Who do YOU Stand for ? What AND Who would YOU

Die for?

B.