Surprise by Shane Koyczan I found god inside a cracker jack box smaller than I expected.

This should generate more questions than answers but thats a good place to start.

Spirituality Religion God

Life after Death

 Spirituality: Related to the soul or spirit, usually in contrast to material to material things Connected by an affinity of the mind, spirit, or temperament Religion: Beliefs & Worship - people's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and divine involvement in the universe and human life System - an institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine Personal Beliefs or Values - a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by

 Both are related to the human desire to be connected to something/ with

something larger than ourselves

Both may consider/ address the soul

The soul is like a wild animal; just like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, savvy, resourceful and self-sufficient: it knows how to survive in hard places. Many of us learn about these qualities in the darkest moments of our lives when the faculties we normally depend upon utterly fail usthe intellect is useless, the emotions dead, the will impotent, and the ego shattered. But sometimes, way back in the thickets of our inner lives, we sense the presence of something that knows how to stay alive and helps us to keep going. That something, I suggest, is the tough and tenacious soul.
http://www.couragerenewal.org/parker/writings/heart-and-soul

 Can be connected to nature or environment Can be connected to the soul Can be connected to consciousness Generally more inward looking than

outward looking

What are some things you might do to

connect with your spiritual self?

 Origins Before Religion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9mFNg

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Theism
Monotheism Multitheism

Atheism Agnosticism

 Christianity Islam Judaism Hinduism Buddhism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6dCxo7t_aE

 Church and State might be completely separate France Laissez Faire State Church and State might be somewhat blended England Protestant Country, founded on Biblical ideals

Church and State might be the same Vatican City (actually a country) founded on the Catholic faith
How do you think this separation (or lack of separation) might affect

ones daily life?