Thanks for the book recommend. If I ever get through the ever increasing list of books I want to read, than that one will be next ;-) Glad things are going better for you.

Thanks Micah, I too can benefit from these. I've been totally emo the past few days!!! I credit it to the shift :)

Hi Cristina! I couldn't help over-read your conversation with Gia. Depending on what it is your negative thoughts are revolving around, you may benefit from EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) which is kind of like mental/emotional acupuncture. Search google or go here to learn more: http://www.emofree.com/

You might also benefit from the book, "Feelings buries alive never die" which talks about mental "Scripting" to address your spirit/subconscious mind to reprogram your self perceptions and thought patterns: http://www.amazon.com/Feelings-Buried-Alive-Never-Die/dp/0911207023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248795003&sr=8-1

Good luck!

Thank you so much!!! Just know that this funk you are in, a lot of people (including me!) are being affected right now by the shift. It probably has more to do with the positions of the stars and planets shifting than we may realize!!! So don't be hard on yourself, and remember, when your higher self is breaking thru, your ego will fight for it's life. Meaning, the closer you get to your spiritual truth, the less you are in your ego(lower vibrations)mind. Your ego may be confusing you right now! When this happens, I simply address the ego mind and tell it thank you now die!!! Immediately i am filled with warmth and peace to fill the chatter and worries in my mind. Well because you have asked, and want to make sense of life, I can assure you that your path is making a way for you to find the truth, including our interactions as well!!! I am excited for you. Thanks for your friendship! Gia

I would love to connect with you further and help you in any way I can! also you have beautiful kids!!! Perhaps the avenue for you to take right now is that of identifying yourself as the Goddess that you are. I have a Group on facebook called Global Golden Goddesses, if you are on FB, please feel free to check it out!!! Namaste, Love, Gia

2 by Evan Lord.....A New Age perspective on 'organized' systems of thought, and the tale of a former missionary for the LDS church, the story of how he came from being mission president to finding the New Age. Very powerful, magical eye opening book that I recommend every religiously affected soul read twice!! http://www.2byevanlord.com

http://2byevanlord.ning.com

Yes, my wife and I are both on facebook. If you message me your email, I can add you as a friend on FB.

Yeah, I did hear about the Sex and the City movie sequel! I can't wait!

Thanks for the friend add!

Thanks =) I am still in school. I'm going to be graduating in May and (hopefully) going back immediately to get a teaching credential. I've been studying psychology which has been great. To an extent, it's part of the reason I left!

I read your story but now I can't find it again to comment on it.

I'm glad you liked it. I'm the same way, I don't think I can ever profess to "know" much of anything anymore that doesn't have direct evidence etc, and even then biases and such would have to be considered. However, I agree with you that NDEs and OBEs along with reincarnation could be key to understanding our existence outside of observable evidence etc. Thanks again for being here!

Hey Cristina, I saw that you have been looking into near death experiences and wanted to point you to http://www.near-death.com if you haven't found it already that is. One of the most fascinating and even confirming NDE I've read is this one: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/reincarnation04.html

I'd be interested in what your thoughts are on this and other NDEs. Thanks!

It was an amazing experience to protest with thousands of others around Temple Square, the "Great and Spacious Buildings" for the rights of fellow humans. We had our 3 kids with us piled into a double stroller. There were other families there as well. I'd do it again in a heart beat!

I resigned in August 2008 myself and left the church at the end of May 2008. You can manage friends lists on here and then when you post something you want to share with them, use the "Share" feature at the bottom of what you posted to invite them to come see it. Good luck in your recovery!

Its suprising how much some think they know about our personal lives.Its their calling in life. I personally know a gentleman who for the past 35 years of membership has 100%HT stats and was and I assume still is the biggest gossip in the branch along with his family. EQ meeting would be 45 minutes of gossip about families whose members were not present in the room and 10 minutes left for the lesson..this formula worked out well over the years for the Priesthood since the teacher would rarely do any prep for the lesson anyway.I'd always say to my wife if they couldn't find out any gossip about you they would make it up just to be heard!

You would think that leadership would have the bug under control but I remember a couple of years ago we travelled quite a piece for a TR and during the interview the MP looking for a little gossip asked us about a particular family back home(I could see he carried a very special spirit into the interview hahah...within seconds I lost respect for the gentleman and when he resumed the TR interview all I could think of was for him to sign off on our cards and us to make a quick exit. Happy Days

Cute family picture! Is your husband out of the church with you?