I tend to think of religion as 'whatever a person believes about whatever mysterious things they encounter'.
Yeah, being all-loving is a pretty rare trait among deities.
Then stop using it. Its certainly not for everyone. Nor does it have to be.
By spirituality you must mean how you intend to feel in this context. I'm curious how you transform your other emotions into love. Myself, I have quite a difficult time pretending that I'm feeling love when I'm feeling anger or sorrow or jealousy for example. In fact, I have hard time understanding how feeling love in those instances would even be beneficial or favorable. God did not make me out of a loaf of love with love sauce garnished with love and a healthy side of love muffins. I have far more depth than that. I can't speak for the rest of you, however.
I don't know what you intend to say here.
I tend to think of religion as 'whatever a person believes about whatever mysterious things they encounter'.
Yeah, being all-loving is a pretty rare trait among deities.
Then stop using it. Its certainly not for everyone. Nor does it have to be.
By spirituality you must mean how you intend to feel in this context. I'm curious how you transform your other emotions into love. Myself, I have quite a difficult time pretending that I'm feeling love when I'm feeling anger or sorrow or jealousy for example. In fact, I have hard time understanding how feeling love in those instances would even be beneficial or favorable. God did not make me out of a loaf of love with love sauce garnished with love and a healthy side of love muffins. I have far more depth than that. I can't speak for the rest of you, however.
I don't know what you intend to say here.
Even when i feel anger, or sorrow, or even jealousy, i try to remember love. Not so much that i always feel it, but as a practice and a means of self control, and as a means of perhaps making better to resolve negative emotions, or situations.
I dont think love is all sunshine and roses. But it does give me balance and peace. Im not talking about the love one feels for things that are wonderful. Thats the easy stuff.
Love in the sense of trying to understand, or even showing some mercy to someone being totally rotten for no good reason.
By spirituality i mean in the context of any given situation whats the best way to handle it good or bad.
Im only going to feel what i feel though, cant change that. But perhaps when anger hits town, i remember love, and i wont let the negatives get the best of me.
Its like a higher power for me. So is my punching bag in my basement.