This was passed to me in an email, I couldn't resist posting it.
www.globalorgasm.org

I mean, what better way to spend time with your sweetie, being amorous and all. What better way to have "piece" in our world. If you think about it, the abbreviation would be G.O.D (Global Orgasm Day) If you think really hard, that is very fitting for this day. After all, whose name do we typically call out during sex? C'mon, that was funny, I don't care who you are.

And another thing......Climbing Mt. Hood in Oregon during December, typically a very cold month for the Pacific North west, the 3 climbers that attempted this feat, well, I feel sorry for them and their families. But, shouldn't those from the area have a better sense of what the weather is doing before attempting a climb to the top of the highest mountain in Oregon? Again, I feel for the families as they worry that their loved ones may have perished in the mountainous range they tried to conquer. I do hope they make it out alive, but there is a slim to no chance of that happening at this point. With the weather being as treacherous as it is now, I have a bad feeling they will recover the bodies during spring thaw. Let's hope and pray that I am wrong.

Have I mentioned that December 22nd is also Winter Solstice/Equinox? Thank the powers that be for the return of the daylight. As we move forward out of the dark times into a lighter side of winter, remember to thank your God, Deity for allowing you to make it this far.

I know I am thankful for several aspects of both the dark times and the light times. I am thankful I have family, both biological and extended to help me stay focused in my dark emotional state. I have been really down and somewhat depressed since November. I guess I have seen this type of emotion before, but it seems to be every year that something happens to make me question all that I believe. Not that I don't have faith in my God, but, I do question where I belong in my spirituality.

I don't feel as though I fit into church, not because of me, but because of the faith and doctrine being preached in those churches. I have followed many pathways over the last 15-20 years. I started out as a Christian, being that my family is all Christian from generations back. Then I separated and started following a Pagan path. Several types of Paganism. From Wicca, Witchcraft, Egyptian (West Isian) Native American Medicine, Shamanism, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic etc. The only thing I know that I feel most strong about is this: I feel more at home in the outdoors. I worship un-fettered when outside conventional church walls.
I don't see the point of gathering into a common building just to fellowship with other people that don't understand the reason they are there. Or that you don't have to be inside a structure just to be spiritual.

Don't get me wrong, I don't consider myself to be anywhere close to what mainstream Chrisitanity claims. I do try my best to remain true to the Commandments, morals instilled by my parents, the "Golden Rule", perhaps even the Wiccan Rede "An it harm none, do as ye will". There are so many ways to interpret what is right for one person and it never matches what the majority of society understands as "religion". Well, I'm far from being religious. Being spiritual is more important on a personal level.

So, I move on into a quandry. Am I more concerned about what my family thinks of my spiritual path because of their choices? Do I continue to project a Christian belief for their benefit? Do I continue following my own heart and spirit to my version of Nirvana? I think my decision is more based on what I feel is right to me. Seeing as how a Personal relationship with deity is most important to each individual, this seems to make the most sense.

So, for the time being, I am removing myself from the influences of any other spirituality, either organised or not, so I can take a better un-biased look within myself and figure this out. Besides, religion is just a label placed on faith by society to make everyone acceptable. If God is who he is supposed to be, then it should not matter which way he is exalted, praised, worshipped etc. If I praise him in the wilderness, I am doing as was written in the Bible so many hold as true. King David was not trapped it seems by any conventional organised religion. He sang, danced, praised as he felt the spirit move him. True he was doing as God commanded him to, but he didn't do it as an obligation, he did it because of desire to praise. Most of Davids Psalms reflect a poet/songwriter. These are some of my talents as well as being a musician of various instrumentation. So, effectively, I can and should excersize those talents to any extent. Right?

I guess I shall stop here for now. I will post more later.

Peace upon the world.