Yeah, I know talking about spirituality is a personal journey for most people, but it’s something that I keep hearing and it adds up to a bit of an echo – that spirituality is something that can be “lost” and “regained” and that you just have to venture through one end to the other. It seems to “frame the debate”, if you know what I mean, something that colors all the perspectives accordingly.

Just so this doesn’t sound like psychobabble, ask yourself this: have you ever heard of someone saying the exact opposite? Something along the lines of, “I believed in God and was just so miserable, it was dragging me down, and then one day I discovered atheism and I’ve finally found my way!” Sounds funny, huh? But that’s the experience I had.

You’ve found your personal happiness and I’m happy for you for that, not just because I know you as a friend and that you’re not the type to push your own beliefs on anyone, but because it sparked a discussion I normally don’t have. This kind of conversation is a prime example of the kind that’s difficult with someone you don’t know, at least for me.