Not Into Religion, But Something Strange Is Happening

I’ve never been into religion, actually, I’ve always disliked organized religion and what it represents. But over the past few months, something unexpected has happened. I’ve found myself sort of praying to a personal goddess, just quietly, on my own terms. And honestly? Since then, good things have been happening almost nonstop. The outcomes I want keep going my way, almost like magic.

I’m not sure if this is just a coincidence, my mind looking for patterns, or something deeper. Am I crazy for feeling this? Has anyone else experienced something like this, where your own kind of faith, totally outside traditional religion, somehow feels real and powerful?

Would love to hear your thoughts.

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froggtongue · M

There are still many things about the mind we don't know. But it seems that people who behave with a religious outset can find peace. You don't have to believe in any dogma. Your chosen deity could be the Flying Spaghetti Monster for all that it matters. But having something to express your emotions and wishes might be good for you.
Continue to do what makes you feel good and continue to look up things concerning this. There's one YouTuber I recently heard about that's a secular pastor or something like that and she talks about keeping the emotional benefits of what she calls spiritual experiences without it being spiritual in the religious sense, if that makes sense.