Can’t everybody just have respect for the path others are walking. Somebody like Birdy is so bright and so thoughtful and I respect her thoughts and feelings as she ponders the great questions of life. Respect ✊ Birdy.
That sounds like a fine plan until you realize that the path the person is on is leading them to eternal damnation. You certainly have the right to choose whatever path you want but as a lover and follower of Jesus Christ, i have a duty to share the truth with everyone. What you do with that truth is up to you but then you can't say that you didn't know.... because you did.
@@anns1921 in your opinion…. Just because you “believe” certain ideas, does not make them true. Best to keep your thoughts within your circle of church, friends, family. Please.
Birdie, I feel like you have found your “purpose” . You are bringing so much joy to us all along with great reflections and love. Bless you Birdie and thank you!❤
I enjoyed this discussion. Literally seeing something (Soul, Life Force?) of my best friend Brenda leaving her body through me into a bit of a spiritual crisis. Fortunately Everyone in the house also witnessed it ,(not together, single not together). Brenda's parents were Deaf and each of them also saw it and described in Sign Language exactly what I was seeing! Brenda asked me to come and help her cross, and while I didn't want to, I did so I could do the last act of love. It's lead me to thinking about Spiritual Soul groups, Soul evolution through raising vibrations through making higher Vibrational choices ( even in food!), as well as exploring the Soul vibration of animals, plants and people. Vibrations can be represented in WAVES (sight and sound) and they have machines that when hooked up read the vibrations of plants and they translate into MUSIC! It's a good time to be alive in this time of awakening and awareness! Quantum Physics is also part of this Spiritual Journey, as is now quantum Physics healing of the body.
So happy to see this! Thank you Birdie!! It was me who requested this video, and I have to say that we might be quite aligned in our beliefs. I'd consider myself spiritual, and not at all religious. I find nature itself to be so miraculous that i'd feel like a fool if I didn't question it's magic once and awhile... All the light and love to you💖🎇✨❇
You are a natural born orator, Birdie and I could listen to you talk about anything and everything at any time, because of this. As for this subject, I see all religion as entirely man-made and incredibly divisive. How much better would the world be if instead of searching outside for answers, we all went within, because I'm sure we would find exactly what we are looking for right there. Sending you love and light....always 💞
Don't confuse religion with relationship. That is man's folly. Everything in the natural world has a purpose. Just look around you. In order to have a purpose, creation must have a creator to give it purpose. Why is it that humans feel that they are the exception to the rule? It is because many do not believe they have a purpose. Who or what placed a universal moral compass within us all? Many will say evolution. However, evolution is defined as a "process." A process is defined as "a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result." Who or what determined the particular result? The creator. Seek a relationship with your creator, not religion.
I'm a Strict (aka, hard, strong, closed) Agnostic as well. It was a very long road getting to this point. I was raised Christian and was baptized at 19, but after years of self reflection, studying the human condition, reading many different spiritual texts, philosophies, and diving deep into science, I have a new conviction to stand behind. I don't argue with anyone's beliefs because every single person has a right to believe what they choose is right for them - unless it causes harm to another in person in any way. I am very happy with where I am now and have finally found my inner peace. I still struggle in life, but I no longer blame my struggles on anything outside of myself, which has ultimately made me a better and more capable person.
I would be amiss if I didn’t say that there is only one way to heaven and eternal life and the way is through Jesus. The Bible is the living word of God, There’s over 6 billion printings to date of the Bible, the most printed book of all time, more than all faiths combined; and a true Christian has a testimony that everyone should hear. I would challenge everybody to watch The Chosen on the free app by the same name. There’s four seasons to date, but the fifth one will come out the beginning of next year. It portrays Jesus in a powerful way and the chosen disciples in a very relatable way. It’s very powerful and most people end up binge watching it. There are podcasts on TH-cam that give profound testimonies of people encountering Jesus personally, the most broken people you’d ever meet. There is Delafé Testimonies, Touching the Afterlife, A Stronger Faith Ministries and many more. People that had personal encounters with Jesus! I can’t stop watching and love the possibilities in how God can work in me for so much abundance. What can it hurt and what’s to fear? That you can be healed and radically changed and be at peace? I’ll take the challenge any day, and I have. Birdie, I’m in constant prayer for you, I know you have deep thoughts and very good ones by hearing you. I love you as God loves you and I love your daughter as well. You remind me of my mom who passed way at 47 and I was 25. I’m now 68. I feel so bad for your pain and suffering, my mom struggled as well. God, please watch over Birdie and her daughter, reveal yourself to her, put people in her life to speak life and love into her. Show up in her dreams and visions, so she knows you are real. In Jesus name I pray. Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children
Rosanna…yes. I won’t be bullied into I can’t go to heaven if I believe something different. If there is a god he/she/it is an accepting thinker. Not closed minded. I do understand that some people need the assurance that if they believe they are safe and are going to heaven. I don’t. I have a friend that gives me the talk once a year because she is sad that I won’t be there if she can’t talk me into it. Oh well.
You are amazing! You have a gift of perfectly articulating your thoughts and feelings in a way that others can understand and relate to. You are not alone. Please don’t stop sharing.
Birdie, omg...Birdie! I feel all of this so strongly! I've been there, I've had those arguments with "God", I've questioned everything. And you know what? Whatever brings you personal peace is all that should matter to you. I will not tell anyone what to believe, or how to believe, or not to believe. If that's what brings you peace, then that's what is right for you. Not for anyone else. Not to be shoved down anyone else's throats, not to base laws or government policy on it, at the detriment of others' beliefs. We're all just on this planet for a brief blip in time. We all have to get through each day without hurting ourselves or others. The best we can hope for is that we help others in what we do. Bring some peace, or joy to others...that will always come back to us in time. Just know, you are loved, you have so many who care about you and love to watch your journey. And we're all so grateful you have chosen to share it with us! ♥ Just keep in mind, getting to where we are now took millions, upon millions of years. We, humans are also just a blip in that frame of time. We will one day be "ancient history" and none of it will matter, or all of it will matter. All we have is right now, right here, on our giant rock, hurtling through space and time and while we're here, being good to each other to make our tiny little existences even just a tiny bit better, easier, more "worth it" is ALL we have.
I've been through a lot in my 60 years but I wouldn't have wanted to take one step without my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Like you, I've suffered with depression and anxiety but knowing that this life time is very short but eternity is forever and knowing that I'll be in heaven forever makes everything I deal with on earth ok ❤ 🙏
I couldn't have survived my life without God. I know bad things happen, but sin is in this world and we have freedom of choice. But, I will respect what others believe as long as they are not hurting others, then I have issues with it.
How funny. My friend, who happens to be agnostic, was just talking about this with me yesterday. I love that you are open and seeking. Because that’s where you will find truth. I went down this spiritual path and had an awakening but it was a personal encounter. It has to be personal. No one can walk your walk.
I have never heard anyone articulate so clearly their internal struggle of their spiritually! This was really eye opening and interesting...and a little funny at times! Here for it, here for you... cheerleading all the way...thank you for sharing your thoughtful, difficult and joyous experience! Sending much love, light, peace....and hope!
I was raised a Christian and now I'm more open-minded. I consider myself to be a spiritual person. I study several different faiths. The Bible isn't the only source or way for people to live by. God/The Divine Source, The Creator of the ALL is a frequency not a person! The Bible was used to control the masses. We are here to spread love and light into this dark world regardless of what faith we choose. Honor your gifts and talents and that's where you'll find happiness! I firmly believe everyone, has something to offer as a service to humanity! If it's about love and service I'm all for it!
@@WaywardAbode Love you too! That's all life is about. but we spend time stressing and chasing the things that don't really matter. Because we were all programmed to do so! Once I woke up to the true meaning of life. I decided to slow down and just enjoy the simple things, and to stop stressing over things I can't control! Spread love and light! Peace!
Through an existential crisis and through my own journey on this subject I know one thing for sure we are all here to walk each other home it is all about LOVE!!! not the human version of love that is very disalustioned its the Universal Love and I believe Birdie that is what your channel simply exudes LOVE!! Love Ya Girl!!!
You are Love. You don't have to be perfect, None of us are. Live, Love, Laugh, cry when you feel the need, always be grateful, and keep shinning your beautiful bright light. To me, that is the creator, and so are you!
This was beautiful, Birdy! Not everyone is strong enough to bare their soul as you did! That took courage! You are open, you are ready, and that's all it takes for your faith to grow! This road you are walking down is more amazing with every single post! You are growing, you are healing, joy has become part of your days.................PTL! Thanks for the sunshine your share!❤❤❤
I am agnostic also. Unlike you, my mom and grandma took me to church three times a week. Hymns make me cry and I love them. They were the best part of church. When my little brother was diagnosed with AIDS in 1999 I was 35 and he was 34. As I was watching him die I went back to church to bargain. Then my other brother was in a horrible accident and broke his neck. I was a new mom and suffered the greatest depression, almost unable to keep my career because I felt so sick. I got through it, primarily with the help of a wonderful therapist and my own bravery. I did stick with church until the pastor, who I loved and loved me, retired. After that my brain was coming back and I had questions. I went to a Christian bookstore to see if they had anything to help me reconcile evolution with creation. The owner came unglued that I would even try to broach that subject. It finished me off, truthfully. As an agnostic I can still believe science. I have normal amounts of guilt. I believe that if there is a heaven I will go, and if there is a rainbow bridge I will find all of my pets. I’m a really kind person and any god that wouldn’t take me I don’t need. By the way, my brother with AIDS died in 1990 and I had just been with him. My husband and I were driving up to Reno to meet a couple to celebrate my 36th birthday. The hospice worker assured me that Jon had a few weeks left and he wanted me to gamble for him. But on the way through the mountains I felt him looking through my eyes at the beauty. I started to cry and told my husband that Jon just died. And he had. So I do believe that something happens, but it’s a total mystery. I can’t believe that only one religion can go to heaven. If there is one it’s equal opportunity. I’m 70 now and I still cry for Jin at times, but I still have my brother that is a quadriplegic, and I am thankful every day that I got to keep him.
Birdie, the more you reveal yourself, the more I relate to you. I followed a different path to arrive at the same agnostic place as you. I, too, would love to have that certainty and comfort that I see true believers enjoy. I wasn't brought up religious, so the stories in the Bible feel like good parables to live by. I studied several religions and value Buddhist teachings. Although I tried, I was never able to authentically become a believer of any religion; I have always felt like an outsider, and I refuse to be a hypocrite in order to belong. On the other hand, I have felt transformative experiences in some sacred houses of worship of several different religions in various countries around the world. So, who knows? I don't, and I continue to enjoy the mystery. Sending blessings your way!
i was raised as a christian scientist, switched up to evangelical christian at 33, and left that mess behind after 25 years in a church that preaches repentance is the way but has no love for their brothers and sisters who don’t believe. my brain was so scrambled as autoimmune thyroid disease and an abusive husband were wreaking havoc upon me, i lost my ability to read (with comprehension) and the bible just became so much gobbledygook. nothing made sense except for “faith, hope, love, these three. and the greatest of these is love” and the two greatest commandments (as also stated in the new testament) to love god and love your neighbor as yourself. period. nothing is greater or better than love so love became my religion. i may not know what name to call my creator but i know 2 things: i love my creator and i love all that they created.
I know at least 1 person has said this... but the more you reveal of your story, the more I realize we are quite a bit alike. I love your videos. Please keep them coming.
My dad was agnostic until he was in his later years. He always said if there is a God why won’t he show me…. Well God showed him, and it was a blessing to me because I am a believer in Jesus Christ the son of God as my savior. As Every knee will bow 🙇♀️ , but satan is trying to confuse the people and drag them away from God’s mercy and his ever lasting life for you with him. And if you know the Bible, our time is drawing near.
👍❣️😊🥰 I just love you Birdie ❣️ Many people may become angry with what I'm going to say, but I mean no disrespect. My story is similar to yours. I went through all those thoughts. As a child my parents took me to summer Bible School. (1 or 2 weeks or less, in the summer)I totally fell in love with Jesus. It explained the feeling of my creator being right beside me constantly, Even as a toddler. When I was older I just wanted to have fun and Christianity seemed like people who want to unalive fun. As I matured I searched, same as you. I gave in when a Preacher on the radio said, God is not setting out to end your fun. He is your Father and he doesn't want you to do things that may harm others OR YOU, yourself, in the future, because he loves you so much! You are Precious to Him! He has rules like the 10 Commandments, etc... BECAUSE He Loves you, in this way. Now I know that seems simple and obvious, but I hadn't thought of it in that, way. Maybe it was because I was a parent when I heard this. He said, many people ask, how can God be so cruel and let or even maybe make, such bad things happen in the world? He said, its because we chose free will. (The apple story) That God gave this world to the evil one, because we asked him to. This world isn't run by God but by the evil one. God is ultimately God, But our free will is usually the cause of the bad in the world. That is to say that because of free will, unaliving, s a, people hurting people, happens. (Many, even many Christians don't believe in an evil entity. But I've looked such massive evil directly in the face, NOT to believe in this.) Ok now is where the concept gets complicated. We are not Allowed to understand why things happen as they do, Because we do not have the brain power to understand why! Kind of like how a toddler doesn't have the brain power to understand why they have to take a bath, get a shot, eat, vegetables, cover up in the sun, etc... Toddlers have to just trust their parents and hopefully later they will understand why their parents had them do those things. It's kind of the same with us. We need to have Faith. Like a toddler, we aren't going to understand why!! No matter what! It will Never make sense to us! Foot down, that's it! So why not have Faith? Yes we are to use our discernment, to think things through, so that we are not fooled by the evil one, and everyone makes mistakes, everyone sins. Even God understands this. This is why He sent his only living Son , to unalive for us, So WE can be Forgiven for our sins. In the past ( Old Testament, Torah) people sacrificed their best livestock to God to be Forgiven for Sin. (I believe that God used so much blood and sex to explain things to us because we are of this fallen world and it is something that is so much a part of us, that it makes sense to us, His way of simplifying it for us.) Jesus took the punishment for all humans sins! Because He did WE are totally Forgiven by God's Grace. The Only thing WE have to do is to Accept Jesus into our Hearts as our Savior and Repent of Our Sins, and we are Completely Forgiven for every sin ever committed! Nothing owed! No matter what you did! Paid in full! Now Repentance is basically that you are sorry to your core. Like you feel your heart bleeding in such regret for what you've done. You promise that you will give your all to Try to Never do it again! Now we are humans and not perfect and sometimes we slip up, so we only need to repent again. We are Forgiven by Grace. Now about the Trinity. There is God, Jesus his son, and the Holy Spirit. Three separate entities but wholly God. The Holy Spirit is the one Jesus left us with so we would not feel alone. He is our main line to Jesus and God! He is beside us always. He sees and feels our sorrows and joys and hears our thoughts and prayers. If we repent we are promised to go to Heaven and experience Bliss beside Our Lord. For awhile until it is time to help Jesus create a place as good as Heaven. That's My take on it, with a lot of paraphrasing. Many Christians don't believe in Grace but I Do! Many Christians believe different parts of the Bible mean different things than I believe. There's so much bickering inside the church. So many people take advantage of the people who believe in Christ, and manipulate them. What I wrote is the way I Believe it to be true ❣️ Based on my understanding of Bible. It brings me such peace in my soul to believe this! If I am wrong, no one is hurt by MY Belief. If I am right, and you agree and repent, You, Also can Experience this Amazingly Peace! If you want to try it I suggest Praying to God for help understanding. Also, help in not being fooled by people or thoughts or entities, that may try to convince you of something that is false. The Holy Spirit will be beside you helping you understand and helping you with all your concerns. Always pray to be led in the right direction, especially before big decisions. Bring all your sorrows and problems to God in Prayer, He will help you, be your best friend, and love you unconditionally!❣️ I have a sign in my house that says, Jesus Is My Savior Not My Religion. And this is Exactly how I see it. Religion is where people take over and do specific rituals, to "please God", in this way making humans a God, it's called legalism. This is what I believe and try to live my life by. It brings so much Peace and Love to my Soul! I hope this helps you and others!❣️❣️🥰😊
All that is done in God's name, Is NOT necessarily God's will. Because of free will, many are convinced that something that is actually evil, Is God's will, either from being fooled or by thinking what they want is what God wants. The evil one can be found in the Church more often than NOT. Stirring the pot, convincing people to do what he wants and Not what God wants.❣️🥰😊
Oh Birdie…you have poured your heart out once again and I Love it 😊…I have always felt God…it’s like he’s always been there for me even when I was naughty LOL…but he forgives and loves us anyway…when I am in a negative mood…unhappy about something, it’s like I don’t hear him and it hurts so bad…so then I know I need to pray and ask him to help my heart to be right…then I hear and feel him again. There’s a poem called Footprints in the Sand…where you see two sets of footprints…yours and Gods…then you only see two footprints and you ask where the other ones are and it was Jesus that said you left me so you only see one set of prints…OOOO gosh that poem…so lonely to not feel\hear my Heavenly Father…Sending tight hugs Birdie 😌
We live in a fallen world. Sometimes it falls on us, sometimes it falls around us, and sometimes it uses us to fall on others. It's easy for us to blame God when things go wrong and we were warned repeatedly that our faith would be tested. Free Will was a gift, unfortunately some people use it as a weapon. Faith is a belief and things not seen.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths” Proverbs 3:5-6 🙏🥰
i cried during the Loss of Faith 9/11 story. so beautifully told! on "accident" during the part of the story where you explain to your little daughter, the perfection of the placement of earth around our sun, a man and child appeared on the beach behind you. As you told us of the possibility of Anything being true, he tossed the little child in the air. Accidents of joy! i am joyous that your heart is OPEN. the bland, beige, boring, Atheistic non belief can be so empty. i think humans would create religions even if there wasn't a god. i Enjoy religion, it gives me comfort and strength, but i am pretty sure it doesn't have anything to do with god. if there is a god, it certainly wouldn't need me to WORSHIP them, like some self-centered petty, Ancient Greek/Roman deity. i wonder all the times about souls and eternity. physics posits that nothing is Ever destroyed~~ just converted to a different state...❤🐦😇
Sometimes or often I have a hard time believing when I know my heart and live my path. It doesn’t match. I’ve always seen religion as a form of control. I view spirituality as freedom. I respect you, Birdie. Thank you for sharing this very touchy subject. ❤
Thank you for sharing this. As a child, I was raised in a home with ALL kinds of abuse. Neglect. Even being homelss many times. As a chlld I would ride vans or buses to church. I became a believer in God and excepted Jesus as my savior. My faith and trust have not made my life perfect but definitely easier as in I didn't continue the cycle I chose a life where I didn't do drugs, drink, follow any crowd. I don't push my beliefs on anyone but pray I am a living example of how good God is as I share testimony after testimony of how I have overcome so much. I choose to be kind, caring, thoughtful, giving, loving.... to live my life so that I positively impact others. Even with dyslexia, ADHD, OCD, bouts of depression and lots of baggage, I can make a difference in this crazy world we live in! You too are making a beautiful impact ❤
I just faced deaths door March of this year I must say through my experience I know that he is real to me, I also know you have a choice to stay, or go. I have had two defining moments in my life, first was when my mother passed at the age 16, now During my liver surgery I later found out I coded, which I remember waking up, and seeing my mother,and a presence that was so powerful, it brought such peace, and a calm knowing I would be ok in either place I was going. I was given the choice to stay or go I chose to stay. Life is so much more beautiful knowing what is ahead. I believe 100 percent God is real that he is our Heavenly Father, he protects, he loves unconditionally,his place he has prepared is beautiful. I hope you experience what I have. It is no longer death I fear, but the life I live now I hope it is to the fullest 💙We are not guaranteed tomorrow thank you sister for your videos
I can confirm you are telling the truth. I was a single mother of a 13 Yr old boy and tried to kill myself but when I was dying a voice I took to be god told me to think again because I would leave my son as an orphan with no siblings. I was given a choice and when I chose to live I was promised that I wouldn't die and I would get better and my son would have a happy future. 20 years later he is grown now he has 3 degrees university lecturer artist gallery owner author of 2 highly respected books on art married a beautiful Finnish girl and moved to Finland!! Thank you God.
@@Francesmurphy-h5c your story touched me. Often you fear to tell others I appreciate you sharing really means a lot❤️I am so glad you stayed I am sure your son is as well
@ginnyleedays I have thought about my experience many times over the years but it wasn't my only experience. When I was 14 I had an awful accident at school falling from the ceiling in the gym . All of a sudden I found myself floating around on the ceiling in a state of pure joy. I remember being really taken with how beautiful the wood paneled ceiling looked from up there lol. Then I started to hear a distant noise that started to grow stronger and change sound from a buzzing, to a ringing to then a scream. It was starting to annoy me so I went to investigate then I looked down and saw all of these people surrounding a body but I couldn't see who it was because the tops of all of their heads were in the way but I remember feeling really puzzled because whoever it was was wearing my trainers. I was intrigued who had hurt themselves and then everyone moved out of the was and I saw myself the shock was indescribable and disconcerting but I just then remember accepting it but wondering why that person that was me was screaming when I had never felt better in my life.
I’m constantly impressed by how well you explain things, eloquently and clearly, even difficult and emotional subjects like mental illness and spiritual beliefs
Oh my birdie! From the first video of yours I watched (the peeing all over at night in the van one 😂!) through all the earlier ones I went and watched afterwards, all the way to whales and agnosticism today ~ you are a treasure and I dream of meeting you one day down the road. We share much (depression, single mom, spiritual seeker) and are quite different too. Makes the world go round eh? Raised Episcopal and liked it for the coffee hour and social things. In college toyed (briefly!) with evangelicalism, in grad school tried out UU churches but didn’t connect with any of them, went to Quaker meetings for a while, got into yoga and meditation and went on retreats for same - all while learning about and practicing some goddessy stuff (alters and spells and chants). For a long time I called myself a Quaker Buddhist Witch 🤗 And now I am a “open to everything being wrong or right, full of possibility” agnostic like you ❤️ Thank you for being exactly who you are, and sharing that with the world. Know you are changing lives!
Hi Birdy, I believe in God , I need to believe in God. There has to be something more out there, the universe is Infinity. It can't just be us. I do like to say that we are a science project for some university in another galaxy and they're ready to shut down the project that's why the world is in such chaos. Stay safe out there.
I totally agree. One of the things I loved most about the Conversations with God book was that it said there are only two true emotions - love and fear. Everything bad comes from fear. But love is the truth. Love is what transcends. ❤️
And you are on the path that Jesus laid out when he was here Birdie. His way, and his truth was all about loving one another and being there for each other. So you are so on the right path. just keep doing what you’re doing and one day you will be an ascended master. 😇💙🙏
All which you mention is the beautiful mystery of life and the universe……and we are all connected by the divine, we are all one ✨ faith is a beautiful thing
Good for you to keep an open mind. What works for you is best. Contemplation fills the soul and expands the brain. Mother Nature is my religion because I can see it, hear it, smell it and feel it. It’s real. I was raised catholic and it let me down. I want nothing to do with God, Allah, Buddha and all of their paternal ilk. To each their own. I understand everything you said, I felt the feels and the letdown and the lost hope. So, I go my way into Nature and hug the trees and watch the ants. I believe in science that everything that is our planet and being has evolved. Theoretical and proven, science and Nature is, to me, what’s real. You do you, it’s what’s important. ❣️ Have a great day lady.
I pray that God convicts you of his presence and love. I've had a real hard life and I have add. So I come from a place of non judgement. God bless you 🙏
I love what RFK Jr said about protecting the environment is a spiritual endeavor because global religions are based in the wilderness wanderers. I am paraphrasing,but I hope we can be united about a divine creator.
Whelp I gotta tell ya, I aint buyin' none of it. 😁 I went to Catholic gradeschool, Catholic highschool, Catholic college, mass every Sunday and holy day. Even contemplated becoming a nun. As I got older(and maybe a little smarter), I still went through the motions by attending mass but questioned more. I do believe that both organized religion and government are beneficial to control people and minimize chaos. (Unfortunately, most days I feel they're both getting worse rather than better at their tasks.) You know that warm blanket you were talking about regarding religion, I think people need and grab onto their religion as a tool to get through their fears, sorrow and pain. I think that is a good thing, as it helps them navigate hard times. Many times I envy their faith to have that talisman to grasp in a time of need. However, most of the time I think how silly it all is. To me it's like believing in Santa and the Easter bunny. I can't bring myself to believe in leprechauns, god, fairies, jesus, dragons, etc. I think that people who say that God or Jesus got them through a difficult time are wrong. Even as I text these words they seem blasphemous because of my religious upbringing and many might agree. However, I believe that they didn't have faith in themselves to get through it. They were insecure in their strength and felt they needed a talisman to assist them. I recently joked. to my boyfriend that I was going to start my own religion. The God would be Energy. Energy exists everywhere and within us. The theories and beliefs I've created are abundent and two friends listened to my new religion and they said sounds reasonable and they'd join. LOL Problem is I'm really not much in the leader category. So my religion has a congregation of 1. 😂 I'm approaching the finish line. I'm on the back nine. I'm going to do my best to face my final hours without being a hypocrite by desperately grabbing at some talisman to ease my exit. I'll grab my phone because it has energy.... well that's if I used my last energy to charge it.😂
I had a car wreck in high school in 2003 on the way there. Resulted in an 8 day coma. TBI frontal lube I had to relearn Everything. Even how to swallow. I'm not saying all this for myself though. In that coma.. I was standing in line in heaven. A few who I think as of deciples got me out of line. I knew them! I don't know how but I KNEW THEM. We went past flowers that had colors we have never seen. I got stuck on those flowers. Then I fell on my face to the ground. A presence so strong in front on me. I couldn't move. Jesus. Who I believe to be. Then next thing I know I'm in hell screaming and moaning the worst nightmare you could ever think. Fire. Jesus again he saved me out of it. Then I woke up in a hospital bed. May God bless you. Thank you for letting me witness my testimony.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have read books about near death experiences that blow my mind. I've also read books about children telling reincarnation stories that are wild and incredibly believable. What amazing possibilities!! ❤️
I found the book Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian when I was close to the age of 30. I started practicing mantra meditation where you repeat a mantra in your mind and focus on your breath. Anytime your mind wanders from repeating your mantra you return your focus to repeating the mantra in your mind. I did this for 45 minutes, 5 days a week for 18 months. I would write out my negative thinking and come up with a positive mantra that contradicted the negative thinking. I changed my mantra every week. My thoughts became more positive and I became happier. I used to regularly become depressed, but after praticing mantra meditation as I described I rarely suffer depression. The book said mantra meditation would change my thinking and it did. The book also recommended feeling feelings such as jealousy, anger, fear and pride until they go away rather than suppressing or acting on them. This helped me too. Easier to feel these feelings, than suppressing them all the time.
Cool and wise, Birdie! One upside of being a depressed person, IMHO, is being a thinker and seeker of truth, though it would be so much more comfortable to just believe. (There are very few upsides to being depressed...) Keep posting. This is awesome.
I am a First Nation person from Australia. We believe in spirituality, not religion. We believe in our ancestors taking care of us, not just one God. We also believe that we as humans are equal to nature. We are equal, not above or below, just equal.
I'm not sure what it is but there is a light in your eyes and sunbeams on your face....You are loved by God, the universe ,what ever you believe.I have lived a life full of impossible situations (most that cannot de shared in this format)but some day I would love to share my very own little impossible "miracle "❤
Thanks for sharing this. It was very comforting for me to hear. I've been going through a similar journey just recently and honestly, your conclusions make a lot of sense.
I love you and your truth!! It’s a beautiful thing ♥️. I’m a solid believer and my daughter is Agnostic. Believing in possibility is also a great way to live. God gets it.
I'm so happy to hear the door is still open. I can't imagine traversing this crazy world without my faith. In my experience, although I knew about Jesus, I did not know him until... that still small voice called me to him. Not audible, but just a constant nudging. Kind of like what you're explaining. Then I found a book called "Hinds feet on high places" in a random empty apartment. Once I read that, I then got a Bible, and I couldn't get enough. That was so many years ago. Please don't stop searching and never disregard that small little voice.. I know you hear it. Much love to you, my friend. 🥰🙏❤️ Matthew 7:7-8
I feel the same way about faith and the wind. Think about it. I believe we are all wanting to go to the same place but by different routes. And that’s OK❤️
Birdie, you are a beautiful light that shines. Even in your darkest days, I can still see your light energy. You are smart and you are brave. Thank you for sharing your light and journey with us. I am sending loving energy on the nights I remember to share my light. I too am on a spiritual journey.
I always labeled myself a polytheist, but it looks like I'm an agnostic, but I'm also an ancient astronaut theorist.🛸🤷🏼♀️ Love & safe travels Birdie✌🏼🫶🏼🖖🏼💙
Let us not forget that the Agnostic writting were discovered during the Jewish Holocaust…..the Divine and Loving Source knew we needed it in order to survive. It is about knowing, and practicing…not about worshipping! Blessings to you all! Thanks for this video!
I had an ancestor on the Mayflower, who came to this country to find religious freedom. I also had several ancestors who were pioneers and helped settle Utah, to escape religious persecution. One of my great-great grandmothers was disowned by all of her family, but her sister and together they crossed the plains with just a handcart. I haven’t had to make the kind of sacrifices each of those ancestors made for their beliefs, but I still have my struggles and have asked the questions about how could a loving God allow the evil that is all around us. Please understand that you are not alone with your questions.
I also have relatives in the USA, a bit far off and distant in relationship. I´m from Sweden, i see no reason to contact them though since we already half-half were in contact already and they seemed so shy about it or something. Goodstory of yours, thank you.
Birdie, you are now my number one favorite person. Your explanation just fits where I am now, soooo well. Thank you a bajillion times over! You put a positive spin on belief and gave me a real definition that makes complete sense for agnosticism. You and Mateo…🥰
I’m not very good at expressing my feelings these days, or much of anything else. I know I probably sound trite, but I do mean it all from the bottom of my heart. You’re a wonderful wondrous wandering wonder!
First I have to say I absolutely love you. You are such a beautiful person inside and out. You might be agnostic but God uses you everything I watch one of your videos! You see, I'm very sick with multiple autoimmune diseases and lucky me (that's sarcasm there) I have bad reactions to most of the meds. Soooo...when I get down, or lonely or well...I can get pretty down and you always lift my spirits! So thank you! Now, I loved how you see the miracle in the creation of the earth and universe. But I've got one better. You're a mom, look at your daughter. Now think about how two tiny cells met up in your wonderfully made body and began dividing and multiplying and each and every cell that came from those two tiny ones in the beginning..each cell knew exactly where to go! The heart cells formed her heart, the eye cells knew exactly where to go and they all join perfectly to work together and now (if you're looking at your daughter) they formed and grew into that beautiful living, breathing, walking, talking totally UNIQUE young woman You're looking at! THAT to me is just incredible. And out of the millions of people who have, do and will walk this earth she formed in you and is like no other. As for me, obviously I'm a Christian. But my parents, though Christians themselves didn't make me be a Christian. In fact I wasn't allowed to be baptized until they knew I compared and believed. I read about other religions, studied, and visited a few other religion's services. By the time I was done I had a relationship with the Lord. He is as real to me as you are or my husband or children. I've faced a LOT of hurt and pain. Not just from my diseases (as if they aren't enough!) I've been through two abusive (in every way) marriages before meeting my current husband of 28 years. I've lost a brother, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friend, had 5 miscarriages and in 2012 I lost my incredible 20 yr old son. THAT was (IS) THE MOST DIFFICULT BY FAR. Nobody can truly grasp the literal ache a mother feels when she loses a child. I remember the day my world turned upside down. I remember being totally confident as the paramedics were up in his room that he was going to come walking down the stairs with his big sheepish grin and grab me and hug me and say "it's okay mom. I'm ok." Because Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead right? And oh I was angry with God! For quite a while I basically had one word for Him- WHY? I'm not just a biased mom when I say my children are amazing. My son was handsome, a liberal genius, he was kind, caring, compassionate. He didn't know a stranger and he really listened and heard people. He was his senior class president, capt of the football, math, and spelling teams. He voluntarily tutored other students..I mean he was the kind of person this world needs and loved by so many. I make and sell things online and when I posted that I'd be unavailable for an unknown length of time and why I had customers say "Omg you're Andy's mom!? He was such a wonderful young mam. I met him when..[fill in usually he helped them just out of the blue with something]" Then one day God gave me a difficult answer to my why. He said "If not your son then who's? " Not in a mean way..he went on to explain but this is already so long! I'm sorry about that. I want to tell you so many things, miracles if you will that I've experienced personally in my life but like I said I'm taking up to much space as it is. If you'd like to hear about them just message me and I'd be happy to tell you about them! For now I'd like to suggest a few "reads": 1) The dead sea scrolls. I found that they tied together or explained (?) Some of the things that I'd had people who were agnostic because of parts of the Bible that honestly did seem contradictory or just didn't jive. The Cannon chose to include basically the accounts written down by only Jesus' most educated followers. He had MANY and many wrote what they witnessed and learned as well and some are just easier to understand I guess. Also try reading some books on near death experiences. I remember one was called "Into the Light" I'm sorry I can't recall the authors name. And another, not to be deliberately vague, was written by a doctor who when he was an atheist when began studying Near Death Experiences from all over the world, ages and walks of life from a scientific/medical poverty. What he found changed him forever. And his retelling of some will really give you good but strong goosebumps! And lastly, HINDS FEET IN HIGH PLACES. That one is just a short but good and thought provoking book. I think I still have my copy which if you want it I'd be happy to send it to you. And last but not least, always remember God loves you just as you are and where you are. Some people think you become "perfect" just like flipping on a light switch ...some think they are 🙄 and some would have other's think they're not good enough because of one reason or another...I've had a family member tell me that I'm still sick because I must be messing up somewhere..maybe my belief isn't strong enough...whatever. Keep your heart open and see what happens. 🙃 Much love my sister...(I so want to tell you more about my experiences!)
I can't tell you how refreshing this is!! The world is so polarized and this is the definition of open inclusive and respectful thinking. I would love to hear your take on religion but I suspect that would be a hard thing to do in TH-cam land. xo
This is so nice not being judged. It should not matter when meeting a solid character; what their personal beliefs. One of my better life friend is Muslim. A nice of mine is Agnostic and l love her dearly. Another person l know makes her living in Las Vegas as selling her body for money....l love her! I am Christian....l have had a personal relationship and it's strong, super strong.
So glad to see a video from you again today. This took me is such a different direction than what was intended. One thing I will share though is, my mom use to always say hell is right here on earth. If she would see what all has happened in the last 30+ years, I could imagine she would still agree ... even more so. My beliefs from growing up have been challenged, that's for sure.
I certainly agree with your mom that you can find a lot of hell right here. It's so weird how you can find that, and then you can also find so much love. The juxtaposition is confusing, for sure.
I was raised in a christian cult, it took me till my middle 40s to be able to get out and deconstruct the beliefs. Once I did the rest of religion and beliefs in god fell away as well. No one can know either way for sure, but I can believe in good of humans and have empathy and live a life that helps those around me. Whatever happens after I die isn't something I think about.
The best part for the journey of life is that there's only one truth❤ Jesus is the most beautiful friend and he died for us in order to have true connection with our Creator. With all the different choices of other gods..I'm so glad Jesus makes things easy for us. I love your videos and glad I found you! ❤you Birdie!
You literally just put into words exactly what I have been thinking and feeling for the last few years! I was a believer in God for a very long time and yes that helped me get through some rough times in my life but I have also opened my mind to the other Possibilities just like you! So I guess, I am Agnostic and open to Possibilities just like you! I was asked why and how I feel and think this way but I could never put it into words the way you have! Thank You for this Video ❤
Buddhist here. We don’t have a creator god, altho’ Buddha did allow there were gods, but they weren’t to be trusted because they had their own karma, their own mental habits that caused them to behave in some-shall we say-less than optimal ways for humans. Basically, they’re as confused and head blind as ordinary humans, just on a different plane. Although we often don’t feel it, we are already whole, unique and yet part of the all. By caring for others, we care for ourselves through the net of interconnectedness. Much love, peace, and serenity.
Amen I couldn't imagine going through the rough times especially without GOD and my faith. His love and peace get me through each day. HE is the answer. All roads don't lead to heaven. Only through Jesus can you get to the Father which is God. He loves you.😊
Open for all possibilities! Curious how things will unfold, accepting that I maybe will never know. Accepting of everyone’s vision for their world. Yes girl!
@@WaywardAbodeI keep telling you Birdie, you are a ROCKSTAR. You touch so many lives in so many ways. You totally make my day everytime you send out a video. Always expect the unexpected from our Birdie❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I often wonder if I hadn’t been raised a preacher’s kid if I would have ended up where I currently am on my spiritual journey. I had a lot of religious trauma to heal and deconstruction of my indoctrination to do before I was able to open myself up to anything else. I consider myself to be an eclectic pagan of sorts, & I don’t believe in any specific deity, but the Universe is my higher power, as it were. I believe in science, but I also believe there are things science cannot necessarily explain. Since energy cannot be created nor destroyed, I believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. I can’t say that I know what happens when we shed our physical forms, except to say that I think we are likely at one with the Universe again until our next experience, whatever that may be (reincarnation, I suppose most would call it). I believe in the possibility of transcendence, lessons to be learned etc, but I believe much of that can happen in the here and now…evolving, growing, and transcending our past selves. More than anything, though, I believe that people have a right to believe what they do as long as it is not used to oppress, manipulate, or control others. Peace to you, my friend.☮️
I only became a saved Christian 2 years ago. I was wrestling with satan before that in many different ways. Such a stronghold 😢. But now my life has done a 180 and I've never been happier ❤❤ 🙏. Jesus has saved me and I'm forever grateful. 🙏
It might be a lovely way to be, but I don’t like at all when people think their ideas are right and others are wrong. Thats seems to be where it all goes wrong and people die because of this. So let’s all just believe or not whatever each of us believes or not and be peaceful together. ❤
I totally agree. There simply is no way to prove anything. So to be mean or judgmental to someone because they do not believe as you do seems to me to go against many of the teachings in their book. In fact, a lot of things in this world would be better if everyone could just allow for the possibility that they could be wrong - about just about everything! lol :)
Hi Birdie, Because God gave mankind freewill choice, he will never interfere with the choices people make, not even the terrible ones such as 9/11. We have to deal with the Evil & day to day problems, but he gives us the strength to do that. Believing that he made us, I think to myself, I can do this, because I am a Godling & I have Gods blood flowing through my veins. His strength is my strength. I think when we are deciding, is God real or not, can we prove it, no, we can’t. But for me, it’s what I feel deep inside of me, in my heart & in my soul. No one ever pushed this feeling on to me, it was just there. And just so you know, it’s okay to have doubts & it’s okay not to believe. ❤
Same, girl, sameeeee! I'm in the Austin, TX area, and there’s a non-profit here called iACT (Interfaith Action of Central Texas). Every year, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, they host a Day of Thanks where all faith traditions gather for a service where everyone performs an act of worship or prayer in their tradition (e.g., chanting, dancing, prayers, drum marches, hymns, etc.). It’s everybody-Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Bahá'ís, Witches, Sikhs, non-believers-you name it! I loooooooove it!
Austin is such a beautiful and magical place. I lived there for several years, and I miss it! But I carry it with me in my heart wherever I go. I never felt I belonged anywhere until I followed signs from the universe to Austin. Finally, I understood that there were others like me, that there was a place where "strange" and "weird" were accepted, even celebrated.
I love how you explained your belief, and I love this so much for you. So many peopkw continue to believe what they're're taught to believe rather than find their own truth because they don't have the courage to draw outside the box they were put in and ruffle / lose a few feathers aka piss parents/guardians/family/friends off. I am so happy you found your truth and are still open-minded to pivot and / or change course if you find this belief no longer fits for you! Xoxo, 🤗
Thank you for sharing your story. Covid was the straw that broke the camels back for me. I have been questioning religion ever since and I am much happier and more free.
Every.single.word. 🙋♀️ Thank you for sharing your story that's so raw and real for so many of us. My daughter also thrived with her great father, and it was the toughest decision ever. Love, a late-diagnosed AuDHD woman who is thrilled to find your channel today as I'm preparing for what happens between jobs and the rent is due. Camping in my car on the horizon 🌅
Wow, wow, wow! What an enlightening conversation. 9/11 definitely impacted us all in very different ways. It took its toll on me physically and mentally (severe reflux, weight loss, insomnia) and all I had left was my faith. I do love the way your mind works! ❤
Its your own personal journey. For me, God makes everything possible. Even if you close that door, He can still knock and you may choose to open it. Sometimes that knock is so unexpected. (Not to be confused with " the knock"!). You are a gem!🤗
I appreciate you sharing your views and your journey. I can relate wholeheartedly! I've gone back and forth my entire life. Raised Catholic by a single mom, in church every Sunday but when I became an adult I started questioning. I remember reading an article about "free will" many years ago when I was struggling with faith and I thought, "Ok, so our higher power created us and then backed away and let it be." I enjoy science too and learning about the proven facts about the world. I am open, but I lean toward agnostic too. Thank you so much!
Right!? I have tried so hard to really understand the implications of all of that theory but it's really beyond me. What I do understand, though, is such a fun mystery and I love that it lends itself to the possibilities for anything and everything! :)
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Can’t everybody just have respect for the path others are walking. Somebody like Birdy is so bright and so thoughtful and I respect her thoughts and feelings as she ponders the great questions of life. Respect ✊ Birdy.
She asked for our thoughts and stories. 😊❣️
Carol, I couldn't agree more, our only responsibility is to Love...
So well said, Carol. I feel the exact same way.
That sounds like a fine plan until you realize that the path the person is on is leading them to eternal damnation. You certainly have the right to choose whatever path you want but as a lover and follower of Jesus Christ, i have a duty to share the truth with everyone. What you do with that truth is up to you but then you can't say that you didn't know.... because you did.
@@anns1921 in your opinion…. Just because you “believe” certain ideas, does not make them true. Best to keep your thoughts within your circle of church, friends, family. Please.
Birdie, I feel like you have found your “purpose” . You are bringing so much joy to us all along with great reflections and love. Bless you Birdie and thank you!❤
we all have our own beliefs and none of us will know until our time. I just say no hurting people or animals
That's a perfect way to live, in my humble opinion. ❤️
I enjoyed this discussion. Literally seeing something (Soul, Life Force?) of my best friend Brenda leaving her body through me into a bit of a spiritual crisis. Fortunately Everyone in the house also witnessed it ,(not together, single not together). Brenda's parents were Deaf and each of them also saw it and described in Sign Language exactly what I was seeing! Brenda asked me to come and help her cross, and while I didn't want to, I did so I could do the last act of love. It's lead me to thinking about Spiritual Soul groups, Soul evolution through raising vibrations through making higher Vibrational choices ( even in food!), as well as exploring the Soul vibration of animals, plants and people. Vibrations can be represented in WAVES (sight and sound) and they have machines that when hooked up read the vibrations of plants and they translate into MUSIC! It's a good time to be alive in this time of awakening and awareness!
Quantum Physics is also part of this Spiritual Journey, as is now quantum Physics healing of the body.
I believe in Jesus Christ with all my being. Birdie, you are a sweet person.
So happy to see this! Thank you Birdie!! It was me who requested this video, and I have to say that we might be quite aligned in our beliefs. I'd consider myself spiritual, and not at all religious. I find nature itself to be so miraculous that i'd feel like a fool if I didn't question it's magic once and awhile... All the light and love to you💖🎇✨❇
Yes…magical.
You are a natural born orator, Birdie and I could listen to you talk about anything and everything at any time, because of this. As for this subject, I see all religion as entirely man-made and incredibly divisive. How much better would the world be if instead of searching outside for answers, we all went within, because I'm sure we would find exactly what we are looking for right there. Sending you love and light....always 💞
Don't confuse religion with relationship. That is man's folly. Everything in the natural world has a purpose. Just look around you. In order to have a purpose, creation must have a creator to give it purpose. Why is it that humans feel that they are the exception to the rule? It is because many do not believe they have a purpose. Who or what placed a universal moral compass within us all? Many will say evolution. However, evolution is defined as a "process." A process is defined as "a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result." Who or what determined the particular result? The creator. Seek a relationship with your creator, not religion.
I'm a Strict (aka, hard, strong, closed) Agnostic as well. It was a very long road getting to this point. I was raised Christian and was baptized at 19, but after years of self reflection, studying the human condition, reading many different spiritual texts, philosophies, and diving deep into science, I have a new conviction to stand behind. I don't argue with anyone's beliefs because every single person has a right to believe what they choose is right for them - unless it causes harm to another in person in any way. I am very happy with where I am now and have finally found my inner peace. I still struggle in life, but I no longer blame my struggles on anything outside of myself, which has ultimately made me a better and more capable person.
I would be amiss if I didn’t say that there is only one way to heaven and eternal life and the way is through Jesus. The Bible is the living word of God, There’s over 6 billion printings to date of the Bible, the most printed book of all time, more than all faiths combined; and a true Christian has a testimony that everyone should hear. I would challenge everybody to watch The Chosen on the free app by the same name. There’s four seasons to date, but the fifth one will come out the beginning of next year. It portrays Jesus in a powerful way and the chosen disciples in a very relatable way. It’s very powerful and most people end up binge watching it. There are podcasts on TH-cam that give profound testimonies of people encountering Jesus personally, the most broken people you’d ever meet. There is Delafé Testimonies, Touching the Afterlife, A Stronger Faith Ministries and many more. People that had personal encounters with Jesus! I can’t stop watching and love the possibilities in how God can work in me for so much abundance. What can it hurt and what’s to fear? That you can be healed and radically changed and be at peace? I’ll take the challenge any day, and I have.
Birdie, I’m in constant prayer for you, I know you have deep thoughts and very good ones by hearing you. I love you as God loves you and I love your daughter as well. You remind me of my mom who passed way at 47 and I was 25. I’m now 68. I feel so bad for your pain and suffering, my mom struggled as well. God, please watch over Birdie and her daughter, reveal yourself to her, put people in her life to speak life and love into her. Show up in her dreams and visions, so she knows you are real. In Jesus name I pray.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children
Rosanna…yes. I won’t be bullied into I can’t go to heaven if I believe something different. If there is a god he/she/it is an accepting thinker. Not closed minded. I do understand that some people need the assurance that if they believe they are safe and are going to heaven. I don’t. I have a friend that gives me the talk once a year because she is sad that I won’t be there if she can’t talk me into it. Oh well.
You are amazing! You have a gift of perfectly articulating your thoughts and feelings in a way that others can understand and relate to. You are not alone. Please don’t stop sharing.
Yay!!! A video of Birdies to watch before bed!
Your smile just makes me smile
Birdie, omg...Birdie!
I feel all of this so strongly!
I've been there, I've had those arguments with "God", I've questioned everything.
And you know what?
Whatever brings you personal peace is all that should matter to you.
I will not tell anyone what to believe, or how to believe, or not to believe.
If that's what brings you peace, then that's what is right for you.
Not for anyone else. Not to be shoved down anyone else's throats, not to base laws or government policy on it, at the detriment of others' beliefs.
We're all just on this planet for a brief blip in time. We all have to get through each day without hurting ourselves or others.
The best we can hope for is that we help others in what we do. Bring some peace, or joy to others...that will always come back to us in time.
Just know, you are loved, you have so many who care about you and love to watch your journey. And we're all so grateful you have chosen to share it with us! ♥
Just keep in mind, getting to where we are now took millions, upon millions of years. We, humans are also just a blip in that frame of time. We will one day be "ancient history" and none of it will matter, or all of it will matter.
All we have is right now, right here, on our giant rock, hurtling through space and time and while we're here, being good to each other to make our tiny little existences even just a tiny bit better, easier, more "worth it" is ALL we have.
Hear, hear! I couldn't have said it better! Thank you so much!!
@@WaywardAbode ♥♥♥
Beautiful. No one can tell you what you believe. It’s your search.
After years of life (72) I'm exactly where you are in my beliefs. Thank you for expressing it so well. It definitely is a very personal journey.
I've been through a lot in my 60 years but I wouldn't have wanted to take one step without my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
Like you, I've suffered with depression and anxiety but knowing that this life time is very short but eternity is forever and knowing that I'll be in heaven forever makes everything I deal with on earth ok ❤
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I couldn't have survived my life without God. I know bad things happen, but sin is in this world and we have freedom of choice. But, I will respect what others believe as long as they are not hurting others, then I have issues with it.
How funny. My friend, who happens to be agnostic, was just talking about this with me yesterday. I love that you are open and seeking. Because that’s where you will find truth. I went down this spiritual path and had an awakening but it was a personal encounter. It has to be personal. No one can walk your walk.
Well said❤❤❤
I have never heard anyone articulate so clearly their internal struggle of their spiritually! This was really eye opening and interesting...and a little funny at times! Here for it, here for you... cheerleading all the way...thank you for sharing your thoughtful, difficult and joyous experience! Sending much love, light, peace....and hope!
I was raised a Christian and now I'm more open-minded. I consider myself to be a spiritual person. I study several different faiths. The Bible isn't the only source or way for people to live by. God/The Divine Source, The Creator of the ALL is a frequency not a person! The Bible was used to control the masses. We are here to spread love and light into this dark world regardless of what faith we choose. Honor your gifts and talents and that's where you'll find happiness! I firmly believe everyone, has something to offer as a service to humanity! If it's about love and service I'm all for it!
God is a frequency not a person - I absolutely love that!! And I could not agree more that if it's about love and service, I'm all for it!! Love you!
@@WaywardAbode Love you too! That's all life is about. but we spend time stressing and chasing the things that don't really matter. Because we were all programmed to do so! Once I woke up to the true meaning of life. I decided to slow down and just enjoy the simple things, and to stop stressing over things I can't control! Spread love and light! Peace!
Through an existential crisis and through my own journey on this subject I know one thing for sure we are all here to walk each other home it is all about LOVE!!! not the human version of love that is very disalustioned its the Universal Love and I believe Birdie that is what your channel simply exudes LOVE!! Love Ya Girl!!!
You are Love. You don't have to be perfect, None of us are. Live, Love, Laugh, cry when you feel the need, always be grateful, and keep shinning your beautiful bright light. To me, that is the creator, and so are you!
I agree with you and feel the same way! More power to you for being able to express yourself. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. We just can't judge others!
You are so bright. Your light. Your intelligence. Your smile. So loving and open. 🫶🏼
This was beautiful, Birdy! Not everyone is strong enough to bare their soul as you did! That took courage! You are open, you are ready, and that's all it takes for your faith to grow! This road you are walking down is more amazing with every single post! You are growing, you are healing, joy has become part of your days.................PTL! Thanks for the sunshine your share!❤❤❤
I am agnostic also. Unlike you, my mom and grandma took me to church three times a week. Hymns make me cry and I love them. They were the best part of church. When my little brother was diagnosed with AIDS in 1999 I was 35 and he was 34. As I was watching him die I went back to church to bargain. Then my other brother was in a horrible accident and broke his neck. I was a new mom and suffered the greatest depression, almost unable to keep my career because I felt so sick. I got through it, primarily with the help of a wonderful therapist and my own bravery. I did stick with church until the pastor, who I loved and loved me, retired. After that my brain was coming back and I had questions. I went to a Christian bookstore to see if they had anything to help me reconcile evolution with creation. The owner came unglued that I would even try to broach that subject. It finished me off, truthfully. As an agnostic I can still believe science. I have normal amounts of guilt. I believe that if there is a heaven I will go, and if there is a rainbow bridge I will find all of my pets. I’m a really kind person and any god that wouldn’t take me I don’t need. By the way, my brother with AIDS died in 1990 and I had just been with him. My husband and I were driving up to Reno to meet a couple to celebrate my 36th birthday. The hospice worker assured me that Jon had a few weeks left and he wanted me to gamble for him. But on the way through the mountains I felt him looking through my eyes at the beauty. I started to cry and told my husband that Jon just died. And he had. So I do believe that something happens, but it’s a total mystery. I can’t believe that only one religion can go to heaven. If there is one it’s equal opportunity. I’m 70 now and I still cry for Jin at times, but I still have my brother that is a quadriplegic, and I am thankful every day that I got to keep him.
i am thankful for you sharing your story. beautiful, and raw, and sad, and hopeful, like life.....
@@dagnolia6004 thank you for your response. It’s definitely life eh?
@@seasheleyes 🐚💙
Tear me up. 😢
I am so sorry for your losses.
Birdie, the more you reveal yourself, the more I relate to you. I followed a different path to arrive at the same agnostic place as you. I, too, would love to have that certainty and comfort that I see true believers enjoy. I wasn't brought up religious, so the stories in the Bible feel like good parables to live by. I studied several religions and value Buddhist teachings. Although I tried, I was never able to authentically become a believer of any religion; I have always felt like an outsider, and I refuse to be a hypocrite in order to belong. On the other hand, I have felt transformative experiences in some sacred houses of worship of several different religions in various countries around the world. So, who knows? I don't, and I continue to enjoy the mystery. Sending blessings your way!
i was raised as a christian scientist, switched up to evangelical christian at 33, and left that mess behind after 25 years in a church that preaches repentance is the way but has no love for their brothers and sisters who don’t believe. my brain was so scrambled as autoimmune thyroid disease and an abusive husband were wreaking havoc upon me, i lost my ability to read (with comprehension) and the bible just became so much gobbledygook. nothing made sense except for “faith, hope, love, these three. and the greatest of these is love” and the two greatest commandments (as also stated in the new testament) to love god and love your neighbor as yourself. period. nothing is greater or better than love so love became my religion. i may not know what name to call my creator but i know 2 things: i love my creator and i love all that they created.
I know at least 1 person has said this... but the more you reveal of your story, the more I realize we are quite a bit alike. I love your videos. Please keep them coming.
My dad was agnostic until he was in his later years. He always said if there is a God why won’t he show me….
Well God showed him, and it was a blessing to me because I am a believer in Jesus Christ the son of God as my savior.
As Every knee will bow 🙇♀️ , but satan is trying to confuse the people and drag them away from God’s mercy and his ever lasting life for you with him.
And if you know the Bible, our time is drawing near.
Oh, and you have to ask him into your heart and ask for forgiveness of your sins. He will never force himself upon you. He wants you to choose him.
I understand what you're saying, Birdie. I respect your beliefs. It's ok to question and wonder.
👍❣️😊🥰 I just love you Birdie ❣️ Many people may become angry with what I'm going to say, but I mean no disrespect. My story is similar to yours. I went through all those thoughts. As a child my parents took me to summer Bible School. (1 or 2 weeks or less, in the summer)I totally fell in love with Jesus. It explained the feeling of my creator being right beside me constantly, Even as a toddler. When I was older I just wanted to have fun and Christianity seemed like people who want to unalive fun. As I matured I searched, same as you. I gave in when a Preacher on the radio said, God is not setting out to end your fun. He is your Father and he doesn't want you to do things that may harm others OR YOU, yourself, in the future, because he loves you so much! You are Precious to Him! He has rules like the 10 Commandments, etc... BECAUSE He Loves you, in this way. Now I know that seems simple and obvious, but I hadn't thought of it in that, way. Maybe it was because I was a parent when I heard this. He said, many people ask, how can God be so cruel and let or even maybe make, such bad things happen in the world? He said, its because we chose free will. (The apple story) That God gave this world to the evil one, because we asked him to. This world isn't run by God but by the evil one. God is ultimately God, But our free will is usually the cause of the bad in the world. That is to say that because of free will, unaliving, s a, people hurting people, happens. (Many, even many Christians don't believe in an evil entity. But I've looked such massive evil directly in the face, NOT to believe in this.) Ok now is where the concept gets complicated. We are not Allowed to understand why things happen as they do, Because we do not have the brain power to understand why! Kind of like how a toddler doesn't have the brain power to understand why they have to take a bath, get a shot, eat, vegetables, cover up in the sun, etc... Toddlers have to just trust their parents and hopefully later they will understand why their parents had them do those things. It's kind of the same with us. We need to have Faith. Like a toddler, we aren't going to understand why!! No matter what! It will Never make sense to us! Foot down, that's it! So why not have Faith? Yes we are to use our discernment, to think things through, so that we are not fooled by the evil one, and everyone makes mistakes, everyone sins. Even God understands this. This is why He sent his only living Son , to unalive for us, So WE can be Forgiven for our sins. In the past ( Old Testament, Torah) people sacrificed their best livestock to God to be Forgiven for Sin. (I believe that God used so much blood and sex to explain things to us because we are of this fallen world and it is something that is so much a part of us, that it makes sense to us, His way of simplifying it for us.) Jesus took the punishment for all humans sins! Because He did WE are totally Forgiven by God's Grace. The Only thing WE have to do is to Accept Jesus into our Hearts as our Savior and Repent of Our Sins, and we are Completely Forgiven for every sin ever committed! Nothing owed! No matter what you did! Paid in full! Now Repentance is basically that you are sorry to your core. Like you feel your heart bleeding in such regret for what you've done. You promise that you will give your all to Try to Never do it again! Now we are humans and not perfect and sometimes we slip up, so we only need to repent again. We are Forgiven by Grace. Now about the Trinity. There is God, Jesus his son, and the Holy Spirit. Three separate entities but wholly God. The Holy Spirit is the one Jesus left us with so we would not feel alone. He is our main line to Jesus and God! He is beside us always. He sees and feels our sorrows and joys and hears our thoughts and prayers. If we repent we are promised to go to Heaven and experience Bliss beside Our Lord. For awhile until it is time to help Jesus create a place as good as Heaven. That's My take on it, with a lot of paraphrasing. Many Christians don't believe in Grace but I Do! Many Christians believe different parts of the Bible mean different things than I believe. There's so much bickering inside the church. So many people take advantage of the people who believe in Christ, and manipulate them. What I wrote is the way I Believe it to be true ❣️ Based on my understanding of Bible. It brings me such peace in my soul to believe this! If I am wrong, no one is hurt by MY Belief. If I am right, and you agree and repent, You, Also can Experience this Amazingly Peace! If you want to try it I suggest Praying to God for help understanding. Also, help in not being fooled by people or thoughts or entities, that may try to convince you of something that is false. The Holy Spirit will be beside you helping you understand and helping you with all your concerns. Always pray to be led in the right direction, especially before big decisions. Bring all your sorrows and problems to God in Prayer, He will help you, be your best friend, and love you unconditionally!❣️ I have a sign in my house that says, Jesus Is My Savior Not My Religion. And this is Exactly how I see it. Religion is where people take over and do specific rituals, to "please God", in this way making humans a God, it's called legalism. This is what I believe and try to live my life by. It brings so much Peace and Love to my Soul! I hope this helps you and others!❣️❣️🥰😊
All that is done in God's name, Is NOT necessarily God's will.
Because of free will, many are convinced that something that is actually evil, Is God's will, either from being fooled or by thinking what they want is what God wants.
The evil one can be found in the Church more often than NOT. Stirring the pot, convincing people to do what he wants and Not what God wants.❣️🥰😊
Love, light, blessings and protection Birdie and peeps!
And back to you, my friend! ❤️
@@WaywardAbode 🥰😘 thank you!
Oh Birdie…you have poured your heart out once again and I Love it 😊…I have always felt God…it’s like he’s always been there for me even when I was naughty LOL…but he forgives and loves us anyway…when I am in a negative mood…unhappy about something, it’s like I don’t hear him and it hurts so bad…so then I know I need to pray and ask him to help my heart to be right…then I hear and feel him again. There’s a poem called Footprints in the Sand…where you see two sets of footprints…yours and Gods…then you only see two footprints and you ask where the other ones are and it was Jesus that said you left me so you only see one set of prints…OOOO gosh that poem…so lonely to not feel\hear my Heavenly Father…Sending tight hugs Birdie 😌
We live in a fallen world. Sometimes it falls on us, sometimes it falls around us, and sometimes it uses us to fall on others. It's easy for us to blame God when things go wrong and we were warned repeatedly that our faith would be tested. Free Will was a gift, unfortunately some people use it as a weapon. Faith is a belief and things not seen.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths”
Proverbs 3:5-6 🙏🥰
It's like love you either. Choose to believe in it. Or you don't. It's a choice it's not a science experiment.
@@annhopkin5079 you got one thing right. It's definitely not a science experiment. ❤🙏
i cried during the Loss of Faith 9/11 story. so beautifully told! on "accident" during the part of the story where you explain to your little daughter, the perfection of the placement of earth around our sun, a man and child appeared on the beach behind you. As you told us of the possibility of Anything being true, he tossed the little child in the air. Accidents of joy! i am joyous that your heart is OPEN. the bland, beige, boring, Atheistic non belief can be so empty. i think humans would create religions even if there wasn't a god. i Enjoy religion, it gives me comfort and strength, but i am pretty sure it doesn't have anything to do with god. if there is a god, it certainly wouldn't need me to WORSHIP them, like some self-centered petty, Ancient Greek/Roman deity. i wonder all the times about souls and eternity. physics posits that nothing is Ever destroyed~~ just converted to a different state...❤🐦😇
Sometimes or often I have a hard time believing when I know my heart and live my path. It doesn’t match. I’ve always seen religion as a form of control. I view spirituality as freedom. I respect you, Birdie. Thank you for sharing this very touchy subject. ❤
Thank you for sharing this. As a child, I was raised in a home with ALL kinds of abuse. Neglect. Even being homelss many times. As a chlld I would ride vans or buses to church. I became a believer in God and excepted Jesus as my savior. My faith and trust have not made my life perfect but definitely easier as in I didn't continue the cycle I chose a life where I didn't do drugs, drink, follow any crowd. I don't push my beliefs on anyone but pray I am a living example of how good God is as I share testimony after testimony of how I have overcome so much. I choose to be kind, caring, thoughtful, giving, loving.... to live my life so that I positively impact others. Even with dyslexia, ADHD, OCD, bouts of depression and lots of baggage, I can make a difference in this crazy world we live in! You too are making a beautiful impact ❤
Jesus Christ loves ❤ you so much that he died for you ❤
@@kelliridenour6301 I am so thankful for his blood that covers me
I just faced deaths door March of this year I must say through my experience I know that he is real to me, I also know you have a choice to stay, or go. I have had two defining moments in my life, first was when my mother passed at the age 16, now During my liver surgery I later found out I coded, which I remember waking up, and seeing my mother,and a presence that was so powerful, it brought such peace, and a calm knowing I would be ok in either place I was going. I was given the choice to stay or go I chose to stay. Life is so much more beautiful knowing what is ahead. I believe 100 percent God is real that he is our Heavenly Father, he protects, he loves unconditionally,his place he has prepared is beautiful. I hope you experience what I have. It is no longer death I fear, but the life I live now I hope it is to the fullest 💙We are not guaranteed tomorrow thank you sister for your videos
I can confirm you are telling the truth. I was a single mother of a 13 Yr old boy and tried to kill myself but when I was dying a voice I took to be god told me to think again because I would leave my son as an orphan with no siblings. I was given a choice and when I chose to live I was promised that I wouldn't die and I would get better and my son would have a happy future. 20 years later he is grown now he has 3 degrees university lecturer artist gallery owner author of 2 highly respected books on art married a beautiful Finnish girl and moved to Finland!! Thank you God.
@@Francesmurphy-h5c your story touched me. Often you fear to tell others I appreciate you sharing really means a lot❤️I am so glad you stayed I am sure your son is as well
@ginnyleedays I have thought about my experience many times over the years but it wasn't my only experience. When I was 14 I had an awful accident at school falling from the ceiling in the gym . All of a sudden I found myself floating around on the ceiling in a state of pure joy. I remember being really taken with how beautiful the wood paneled ceiling looked from up there lol. Then I started to hear a distant noise that started to grow stronger and change sound from a buzzing, to a ringing to then a scream. It was starting to annoy me so I went to investigate then I looked down and saw all of these people surrounding a body but I couldn't see who it was because the tops of all of their heads were in the way but I remember feeling really puzzled because whoever it was was wearing my trainers. I was intrigued who had hurt themselves and then everyone moved out of the was and I saw myself the shock was indescribable and disconcerting but I just then remember accepting it but wondering why that person that was me was screaming when I had never felt better in my life.
I’m constantly impressed by how well you explain things, eloquently and clearly, even difficult and emotional subjects like mental illness and spiritual beliefs
Oh my birdie! From the first video of yours I watched (the peeing all over at night in the van one 😂!) through all the earlier ones I went and watched afterwards, all the way to whales and agnosticism today ~ you are a treasure and I dream of meeting you one day down the road. We share much (depression, single mom, spiritual seeker) and are quite different too. Makes the world go round eh? Raised Episcopal and liked it for the coffee hour and social things. In college toyed (briefly!) with evangelicalism, in grad school tried out UU churches but didn’t connect with any of them, went to Quaker meetings for a while, got into yoga and meditation and went on retreats for same - all while learning about and practicing some goddessy stuff (alters and spells and chants). For a long time I called myself a Quaker Buddhist Witch 🤗 And now I am a “open to everything being wrong or right, full of possibility” agnostic like you ❤️ Thank you for being exactly who you are, and sharing that with the world. Know you are changing lives!
Such a great vid Birdie❤❤❤ my thoughts exactly, anything IS possible…
Hi Birdy, I believe in God , I need to believe in God. There has to be something more out there, the universe is Infinity. It can't just be us. I do like to say that we are a science project for some university in another galaxy and they're ready to shut down the project that's why the world is in such chaos. Stay safe out there.
Birdie my world is a much better place with you in it 🤗 Thank you for being you ❤
For me, Love is the ultimate truth. I enjoy to hear what others believe, thanks for describing your perspective Birdie!
I totally agree. One of the things I loved most about the Conversations with God book was that it said there are only two true emotions - love and fear. Everything bad comes from fear. But love is the truth. Love is what transcends. ❤️
And you are on the path that Jesus laid out when he was here Birdie. His way, and his truth was all about loving one another and being there for each other. So you are so on the right path. just keep doing what you’re doing and one day you will be an ascended master. 😇💙🙏
I am a Christian ✝️ Jesus turned my life around 🙏🏻✝️💜
All which you mention is the beautiful mystery of life and the universe……and we are all connected by the divine, we are all one ✨ faith is a beautiful thing
Good for you to keep an open mind. What works for you is best. Contemplation fills the soul and expands the brain. Mother Nature is my religion because I can see it, hear it, smell it and feel it. It’s real. I was raised catholic and it let me down. I want nothing to do with God, Allah, Buddha and all of their paternal ilk. To each their own. I understand everything you said, I felt the feels and the letdown and the lost hope. So, I go my way into Nature and hug the trees and watch the ants. I believe in science that everything that is our planet and being has evolved. Theoretical and proven, science and Nature is, to me, what’s real. You do you, it’s what’s important. ❣️ Have a great day lady.
I pray that God convicts you of his presence and love. I've had a real hard life and I have add. So I come from a place of non judgement. God bless you 🙏
I love what RFK Jr said about protecting the environment is a spiritual endeavor because global religions are based in the wilderness wanderers. I am paraphrasing,but I hope we can be united about a divine creator.
Whelp I gotta tell ya, I aint buyin' none of it. 😁
I went to Catholic gradeschool, Catholic highschool, Catholic college, mass every Sunday and holy day. Even contemplated becoming a nun.
As I got older(and maybe a little smarter), I still went through the motions by attending mass but questioned more.
I do believe that both organized religion and government are beneficial to control people and minimize chaos. (Unfortunately, most days I feel they're both getting worse rather than better at their tasks.)
You know that warm blanket you were talking about regarding religion, I think people need and grab onto their religion as a tool to get through their fears, sorrow and pain. I think that is a good thing, as it helps them navigate hard times. Many times I envy their faith to have that talisman to grasp in a time of need. However, most of the time I think how silly it all is. To me it's like believing in Santa and the Easter bunny. I can't bring myself to believe in leprechauns, god, fairies, jesus, dragons, etc.
I think that people who say that God or Jesus got them through a difficult time are wrong. Even as I text these words they seem blasphemous because of my religious upbringing and many might agree. However, I believe that they didn't have faith in themselves to get through it. They were insecure in their strength and felt they needed a talisman to assist them.
I recently joked. to my boyfriend that I was going to start my own religion. The God would be Energy.
Energy exists everywhere and within us. The theories and beliefs I've created are abundent and two friends listened to my new religion and they said sounds reasonable and they'd join. LOL Problem is I'm really not much in the leader category. So my religion has a congregation of 1. 😂
I'm approaching the finish line. I'm on the back nine. I'm going to do my best to face my final hours without being a hypocrite by desperately grabbing at some talisman to ease my exit. I'll grab my phone because it has energy.... well that's if I used my last energy to charge it.😂
😊 I love this! Wonderfully Wise.
I had a car wreck in high school in 2003 on the way there. Resulted in an 8 day coma. TBI frontal lube I had to relearn Everything. Even how to swallow. I'm not saying all this for myself though. In that coma..
I was standing in line in heaven. A few who I think as of deciples got me out of line. I knew them! I don't know how but I KNEW THEM. We went past flowers that had colors we have never seen. I got stuck on those flowers. Then I fell on my face to the ground. A presence so strong in front on me. I couldn't move. Jesus. Who I believe to be. Then next thing I know I'm in hell screaming and moaning the worst nightmare you could ever think. Fire. Jesus again he saved me out of it. Then I woke up in a hospital bed. May God bless you. Thank you for letting me witness my testimony.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have read books about near death experiences that blow my mind. I've also read books about children telling reincarnation stories that are wild and incredibly believable. What amazing possibilities!! ❤️
To me it comes down to whether I believe Jesus Christ is the son of God or not. I believe. God bless all!!!💒✝️🛐🙏☝️🙌💯❤️🤗
I found the book Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian when I was close to the age of 30. I started practicing mantra meditation where you repeat a mantra in your mind and focus on your breath. Anytime your mind wanders from repeating your mantra you return your focus to repeating the mantra in your mind. I did this for 45 minutes, 5 days a week for 18 months. I would write out my negative thinking and come up with a positive mantra that contradicted the negative thinking. I changed my mantra every week. My thoughts became more positive and I became happier. I used to regularly become depressed, but after praticing mantra meditation as I described I rarely suffer depression. The book said mantra meditation would change my thinking and it did. The book also recommended feeling feelings such as jealousy, anger, fear and pride until they go away rather than suppressing or acting on them. This helped me too. Easier to feel these feelings, than suppressing them all the time.
My niece says she’s agnostic because no one can prove to her that God is real but she can’t prove that he isn’t.
Seems like a perfectly good reason to me. :) ❤️
Cool and wise, Birdie! One upside of being a depressed person, IMHO, is being a thinker and seeker of truth, though it would be so much more comfortable to just believe. (There are very few upsides to being depressed...) Keep posting. This is awesome.
I got to my beliefs through depression also. It forces you to think very deeply doesn’t it?
With God, ALL things are Possible!! His absolute is that Jesus is the only way to Him. The rest is Heart to heart...
I am a First Nation person from Australia. We believe in spirituality, not religion. We believe in our ancestors taking care of us, not just one God. We also believe that we as humans are equal to nature. We are equal, not above or below, just equal.
We also believe in reincarnation.
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I'm not sure what it is but there is a light in your eyes and sunbeams on your face....You are loved by God, the universe ,what ever you believe.I have lived a life full of impossible situations (most that cannot de shared in this format)but some day I would love to share my very own little impossible "miracle "❤
That would be so cool! I hope so much I get to hear it one day. ❤️
Thanks for sharing this. It was very comforting for me to hear. I've been going through a similar journey just recently and honestly, your conclusions make a lot of sense.
you are on the right track keep up the thoughts, you will figure it out
I love you and your truth!! It’s a beautiful thing ♥️. I’m a solid believer and my daughter is Agnostic. Believing in possibility is also a great way to live. God gets it.
I'm so happy to hear the door is still open. I can't imagine traversing this crazy world without my faith. In my experience, although I knew about Jesus, I did not know him until... that still small voice called me to him. Not audible, but just a constant nudging. Kind of like what you're explaining. Then I found a book called "Hinds feet on high places" in a random empty apartment. Once I read that, I then got a Bible, and I couldn't get enough. That was so many years ago. Please don't stop searching and never disregard that small little voice.. I know you hear it. Much love to you, my friend. 🥰🙏❤️
Matthew 7:7-8
Thank you so much. I'm definitely listening. ❤️
Thank you for sharing this with such sweetness and sincerity. I'm with you, I absolutely need Jesus...every minute of every day.
@@lezliebrown7163 beautiful
How hard is it for you to just mind your own business. Did you not “hear” or respect what she said. This is her path.
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I feel the same way about faith and the wind. Think about it. I believe we are all wanting to go to the same place but by different routes. And that’s OK❤️
It really is. I love that. ❤️
Birdie, you are a beautiful light that shines. Even in your darkest days, I can still see your light energy. You are smart and you are brave. Thank you for sharing your light and journey with us. I am sending loving energy on the nights I remember to share my light. I too am on a spiritual journey.
Jesus loves you ❤
I always labeled myself a polytheist, but it looks like I'm an agnostic, but I'm also an ancient astronaut theorist.🛸🤷🏼♀️ Love & safe travels Birdie✌🏼🫶🏼🖖🏼💙
Let us not forget that the Agnostic writting were discovered during the Jewish Holocaust…..the Divine and Loving Source knew we needed it in order to survive.
It is about knowing, and practicing…not about worshipping!
Blessings to you all! Thanks for this video!
You mean Gnostic? The Dead Sea Scolls?
I had an ancestor on the Mayflower, who came to this country to find religious freedom. I also had several ancestors who were pioneers and helped settle Utah, to escape religious persecution. One of my great-great grandmothers was disowned by all of her family, but her sister and together they crossed the plains with just a handcart. I haven’t had to make the kind of sacrifices each of those ancestors made for their beliefs, but I still have my struggles and have asked the questions about how could a loving God allow the evil that is all around us. Please understand that you are not alone with your questions.
Wow, what an amazing history your family has. Thank goodness they existed. And thank goodness you do. ❤️
I also have relatives in the USA, a bit far off and distant in relationship. I´m from Sweden, i see no reason to contact them though since we already half-half were in contact already and they seemed so shy about it or something. Goodstory of yours, thank you.
Birdie, you are now my number one favorite person. Your explanation just fits where I am now, soooo well. Thank you a bajillion times over! You put a positive spin on belief and gave me a real definition that makes complete sense for agnosticism. You and Mateo…🥰
That is so freaking cool to read. I'm so glad! Thank you!!
I’m not very good at expressing my feelings these days, or much of anything else. I know I probably sound trite, but I do mean it all from the bottom of my heart. You’re a wonderful wondrous wandering wonder!
@@OntheWater7988 This is an amazing expression: a wonderful wondrous wandering wonder ❤
@@beverly4591Well, thank you! She is that! 🥰
I feel EXACTLY the same Birdie😊
First I have to say I absolutely love you. You are such a beautiful person inside and out. You might be agnostic but God uses you everything I watch one of your videos! You see, I'm very sick with multiple autoimmune diseases and lucky me (that's sarcasm there) I have bad reactions to most of the meds. Soooo...when I get down, or lonely or well...I can get pretty down and you always lift my spirits! So thank you!
Now, I loved how you see the miracle in the creation of the earth and universe. But I've got one better. You're a mom, look at your daughter. Now think about how two tiny cells met up in your wonderfully made body and began dividing and multiplying and each and every cell that came from those two tiny ones in the beginning..each cell knew exactly where to go! The heart cells formed her heart, the eye cells knew exactly where to go and they all join perfectly to work together and now (if you're looking at your daughter) they formed and grew into that beautiful living, breathing, walking, talking totally UNIQUE young woman You're looking at! THAT to me is just incredible. And out of the millions of people who have, do and will walk this earth she formed in you and is like no other.
As for me, obviously I'm a Christian. But my parents, though Christians themselves didn't make me be a Christian. In fact I wasn't allowed to be baptized until they knew I compared and believed. I read about other religions, studied, and visited a few other religion's services. By the time I was done I had a relationship with the Lord. He is as real to me as you are or my husband or children. I've faced a LOT of hurt and pain. Not just from my diseases (as if they aren't enough!) I've been through two abusive (in every way) marriages before meeting my current husband of 28 years. I've lost a brother, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friend, had 5 miscarriages and in 2012 I lost my incredible 20 yr old son. THAT was (IS) THE MOST DIFFICULT BY FAR. Nobody can truly grasp the literal ache a mother feels when she loses a child. I remember the day my world turned upside down. I remember being totally confident as the paramedics were up in his room that he was going to come walking down the stairs with his big sheepish grin and grab me and hug me and say "it's okay mom. I'm ok." Because Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead right? And oh I was angry with God! For quite a while I basically had one word for Him- WHY? I'm not just a biased mom when I say my children are amazing. My son was handsome, a liberal genius, he was kind, caring, compassionate. He didn't know a stranger and he really listened and heard people. He was his senior class president, capt of the football, math, and spelling teams. He voluntarily tutored other students..I mean he was the kind of person this world needs and loved by so many. I make and sell things online and when I posted that I'd be unavailable for an unknown length of time and why I had customers say "Omg you're Andy's mom!? He was such a wonderful young mam. I met him when..[fill in usually he helped them just out of the blue with something]" Then one day God gave me a difficult answer to my why. He said "If not your son then who's? " Not in a mean way..he went on to explain but this is already so long! I'm sorry about that. I want to tell you so many things, miracles if you will that I've experienced personally in my life but like I said I'm taking up to much space as it is. If you'd like to hear about them just message me and I'd be happy to tell you about them! For now I'd like to suggest a few "reads": 1) The dead sea scrolls. I found that they tied together or explained (?) Some of the things that I'd had people who were agnostic because of parts of the Bible that honestly did seem contradictory or just didn't jive. The Cannon chose to include basically the accounts written down by only Jesus' most educated followers. He had MANY and many wrote what they witnessed and learned as well and some are just easier to understand I guess. Also try reading some books on near death experiences. I remember one was called "Into the Light" I'm sorry I can't recall the authors name. And another, not to be deliberately vague, was written by a doctor who when he was an atheist when began studying Near Death Experiences from all over the world, ages and walks of life from a scientific/medical poverty. What he found changed him forever. And his retelling of some will really give you good but strong goosebumps! And lastly, HINDS FEET IN HIGH PLACES. That one is just a short but good and thought provoking book. I think I still have my copy which if you want it I'd be happy to send it to you. And last but not least, always remember God loves you just as you are and where you are. Some people think you become "perfect" just like flipping on a light switch ...some think they are 🙄 and some would have other's think they're not good enough because of one reason or another...I've had a family member tell me that I'm still sick because I must be messing up somewhere..maybe my belief isn't strong enough...whatever. Keep your heart open and see what happens. 🙃 Much love my sister...(I so want to tell you more about my experiences!)
You said that very well! 🙏❤️
I can't tell you how refreshing this is!! The world is so polarized and this is the definition of open inclusive and respectful thinking. I would love to hear your take on religion but I suspect that would be a hard thing to do in TH-cam land. xo
This is so nice not being judged. It should not matter when meeting a solid character; what their personal beliefs.
One of my better life friend is Muslim. A nice of mine is Agnostic and l love her dearly. Another person l know makes her living in Las Vegas as selling her body for money....l love her!
I am Christian....l have had a personal relationship and it's strong, super strong.
Thank you so much for sharing. It is peaceful to hear.
So glad to see a video from you again today. This took me is such a different direction than what was intended. One thing I will share though is, my mom use to always say hell is right here on earth. If she would see what all has happened in the last 30+ years, I could imagine she would still agree ... even more so. My beliefs from growing up have been challenged, that's for sure.
I certainly agree with your mom that you can find a lot of hell right here. It's so weird how you can find that, and then you can also find so much love. The juxtaposition is confusing, for sure.
@@WaywardAbode absolutely.
@@WaywardAbodeit surely is confusing.
I was raised in a christian cult, it took me till my middle 40s to be able to get out and deconstruct the beliefs. Once I did the rest of religion and beliefs in god fell away as well. No one can know either way for sure, but I can believe in good of humans and have empathy and live a life that helps those around me. Whatever happens after I die isn't something I think about.
Yes…you are so wise.
Faith birdie.you feel the wind but u dont see it.. but u have faith that its there. Same with GOD. FAITH!!
Yes, I totally understand that. Unfortunately we can't really force faith. But I'm totally open to it! Love you!
The best part for the journey of life is that there's only one truth❤ Jesus is the most beautiful friend and he died for us in order to have true connection with our Creator. With all the different choices of other gods..I'm so glad Jesus makes things easy for us.
I love your videos and glad I found you! ❤you Birdie!
You literally just put into words exactly what I have been thinking and feeling for the last few years! I was a believer in God for a very long time and yes that helped me get through some rough times in my life but I have also opened my mind to the other Possibilities just like you! So I guess, I am Agnostic and open to Possibilities just like you! I was asked why and how I feel and think this way but I could never put it into words the way you have! Thank You for this Video ❤
Buddhist here. We don’t have a creator god, altho’ Buddha did allow there were gods, but they weren’t to be trusted because they had their own karma, their own mental habits that caused them to behave in some-shall we say-less than optimal ways for humans. Basically, they’re as confused and head blind as ordinary humans, just on a different plane.
Although we often don’t feel it, we are already whole, unique and yet part of the all. By caring for others, we care for ourselves through the net of interconnectedness.
Much love, peace, and serenity.
I’ve always believed in God. Jesus is my Savior. He warms my heart and he helps me get through the toughest times in my life I love him. ❤
Same!! 🙏 ❤❤
That's wonderful. 😊
Amen I couldn't imagine going through the rough times especially without GOD and my faith. His love and peace get me through each day. HE is the answer. All roads don't lead to heaven. Only through Jesus can you get to the Father which is God. He loves you.😊
@@machelleshappyhobbies4977please how does heaven look like?
Amen🙏❤️🙏. We all need God in our lives
Open for all possibilities! Curious how things will unfold, accepting that I maybe will never know. Accepting of everyone’s vision for their world. Yes girl!
Birdie you make so much sense. I love everything you had to say.
It is incredibly refreshing to hear someone else say that they too are open to any and all possibilities so a very deep thank you Birdie girl❤❤❤
My sweet soul sister, you are incredible.
@@WaywardAbodeI keep telling you Birdie, you are a ROCKSTAR. You touch so many lives in so many ways. You totally make my day everytime you send out a video. Always expect the unexpected from our Birdie❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
I often wonder if I hadn’t been raised a preacher’s kid if I would have ended up where I currently am on my spiritual journey. I had a lot of religious trauma to heal and deconstruction of my indoctrination to do before I was able to open myself up to anything else. I consider myself to be an eclectic pagan of sorts, & I don’t believe in any specific deity, but the Universe is my higher power, as it were. I believe in science, but I also believe there are things science cannot necessarily explain. Since energy cannot be created nor destroyed, I believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. I can’t say that I know what happens when we shed our physical forms, except to say that I think we are likely at one with the Universe again until our next experience, whatever that may be (reincarnation, I suppose most would call it). I believe in the possibility of transcendence, lessons to be learned etc, but I believe much of that can happen in the here and now…evolving, growing, and transcending our past selves. More than anything, though, I believe that people have a right to believe what they do as long as it is not used to oppress, manipulate, or control others. Peace to you, my friend.☮️
I absolutely love your beliefs! I'm excited to continue evolving and transcending with you, my friend.
Agree totally, blessings to you as well!
@@WaywardAbode I love that, you beautiful soul!😊
@@enough1494 Bright blessings!
Jesus is the only way 🙏
@@DallasLemieux your words are power
I love this so much. Thank you for sharing!
I only became a saved Christian 2 years ago. I was wrestling with satan before that in many different ways. Such a stronghold 😢.
But now my life has done a 180 and I've never been happier ❤❤ 🙏. Jesus has saved me and I'm forever grateful. 🙏
It might be a lovely way to be, but I don’t like at all when people think their ideas are right and others are wrong. Thats seems to be where it all goes wrong and people die because of this. So let’s all just believe or not whatever each of us believes or not and be peaceful together. ❤
I totally agree. There simply is no way to prove anything. So to be mean or judgmental to someone because they do not believe as you do seems to me to go against many of the teachings in their book. In fact, a lot of things in this world would be better if everyone could just allow for the possibility that they could be wrong - about just about everything! lol :)
Hi Birdie, Because God gave mankind freewill choice, he will never interfere with the choices people make, not even the terrible ones such as 9/11.
We have to deal with the Evil & day to day problems, but he gives us the strength to do that. Believing that he made us, I think to myself, I can do this, because I am a Godling & I have Gods blood flowing through my veins. His strength is my strength.
I think when we are deciding, is God real or not, can we prove it, no, we can’t. But for me, it’s what I feel deep inside of me, in my heart & in my soul. No one ever pushed this feeling on to me, it was just there.
And just so you know, it’s okay to have doubts & it’s okay not to believe.
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P.S. I wrote the above just before getting to the end of the Video where you say, you’re leaving that door open. That’s a wonderful thing to do.
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I was going to say this is Schrödinger's religion then you brought it up. Great minds think alike!
Also, that's a great hat❤❤
I'm with you Birdie girl. Agnostic all the way
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Same, girl, sameeeee! I'm in the Austin, TX area, and there’s a non-profit here called iACT (Interfaith Action of Central Texas). Every year, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, they host a Day of Thanks where all faith traditions gather for a service where everyone performs an act of worship or prayer in their tradition (e.g., chanting, dancing, prayers, drum marches, hymns, etc.). It’s everybody-Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Bahá'ís, Witches, Sikhs, non-believers-you name it! I loooooooove it!
Austin is such a beautiful and magical place. I lived there for several years, and I miss it! But I carry it with me in my heart wherever I go. I never felt I belonged anywhere until I followed signs from the universe to Austin. Finally, I understood that there were others like me, that there was a place where "strange" and "weird" were accepted, even celebrated.
I love how you explained your belief, and I love this so much for you.
So many peopkw continue to believe what they're're taught to believe rather than find their own truth because they don't have the courage to draw outside the box they were put in and ruffle / lose a few feathers aka piss parents/guardians/family/friends off.
I am so happy you found your truth and are still open-minded to pivot and / or change course if you find this belief no longer fits for you!
Xoxo, 🤗
I don't discuss my beliefs, because people always, ALWAYS try to change them... I change them enough, all on my own, lol
Thank you for sharing your story. Covid was the straw that broke the camels back for me. I have been questioning religion ever since and I am much happier and more free.
Every.single.word. 🙋♀️ Thank you for sharing your story that's so raw and real for so many of us. My daughter also thrived with her great father, and it was the toughest decision ever. Love, a late-diagnosed AuDHD woman who is thrilled to find your channel today as I'm preparing for what happens between jobs and the rent is due. Camping in my car on the horizon 🌅
Wow, wow, wow! What an enlightening conversation. 9/11 definitely impacted us all in very different ways. It took its toll on me physically and mentally (severe reflux, weight loss, insomnia) and all I had left was my faith. I do love the way your mind works! ❤
And I love the way your mind works! I just love you, Stephanie!! ❤️
Its your own personal journey. For me, God makes everything possible. Even if you close that door, He can still knock and you may choose to open it. Sometimes that knock is so unexpected. (Not to be confused with " the knock"!). You are a gem!🤗
I appreciate you sharing your views and your journey. I can relate wholeheartedly! I've gone back and forth my entire life. Raised Catholic by a single mom, in church every Sunday but when I became an adult I started questioning. I remember reading an article about "free will" many years ago when I was struggling with faith and I thought, "Ok, so our higher power created us and then backed away and let it be." I enjoy science too and learning about the proven facts about the world. I am open, but I lean toward agnostic too. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing ✌🏽💖🤟🏼✨️🧚♂️
I love the Schroedinger's Cat dilemma! It bends my mind to think about it!
Right!? I have tried so hard to really understand the implications of all of that theory but it's really beyond me. What I do understand, though, is such a fun mystery and I love that it lends itself to the possibilities for anything and everything! :)
Love love love the respect you give. For those that identify as Christian, this is called Free will. Love you Birdie, from the start ❤