WEBVTT - Spirituality Versus Religion

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Hello, I'm so happy you're here. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>pushing the play button on this episode of your favorite podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Cheek is in Chill. Today, I'm going to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>something I've mentioned a lot throughout all four seasons of

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast, and it's about spirituality versus religion. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>huge difference between the two, and I want to share

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<v Speaker 1>my opinions about it and why I consider myself a

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual person. Are you ready? All right? Let's go. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So I know this is a very touchy subject, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not trying to offend anybody or upset anyone.

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<v Speaker 1>This is just my opinion and why I think that

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<v Speaker 1>they're both very different because I have been in both spaces.

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<v Speaker 1>I have always felt like spirituality has called me since

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<v Speaker 1>I was Hm, how old was I? I must have

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<v Speaker 1>been twenty three, twenty four, And no one taught me

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<v Speaker 1>this because in my family everyone wasn't is very Christian

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<v Speaker 1>and that's okay. I was as well. I went to

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Church. I was what you call a Bible thumper.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't want to even eat an apple because in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible it says that Eve gave Adam an apple,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like, oh my god, apples are bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it was. I was very, very religious, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad I went through that. I was eleven twelve. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even cuss guys. I would pray on my knees

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<v Speaker 1>every day. It's beautiful. I'm not saying like like I

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<v Speaker 1>think of that. Those times. I remember writing down on

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<v Speaker 1>a piece of paper everything I wanted to pray about.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a long long list, and I would do

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<v Speaker 1>it every night and every morning. And I'm very grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for everything I learned in Christianity. But the reason why

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<v Speaker 1>I decided to step away from Christianity is because I

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<v Speaker 1>was disappointed a lot by the leaders of the church,

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<v Speaker 1>by the preachers, and I saw a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>that for me were like this isn't very godly. They

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<v Speaker 1>were doing things like a married pastor having said with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the ladies you know that were a part

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<v Speaker 1>of the church, and those ladies were married and whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not judging. It was just something that at my

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<v Speaker 1>age where I was like, oh my God, I really

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<v Speaker 1>looked up to the pastor I was. I remember like

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<v Speaker 1>crying because I was going to that church Wednesdays, Fridays

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<v Speaker 1>and Sundays. I was a huge part of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then all of a sudden it was just ripped away

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<v Speaker 1>from me. There was a lot going on there, and

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<v Speaker 1>mind you, I had a great times there. That is

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<v Speaker 1>where at that church where God spoke through a prophet

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<v Speaker 1>to my mom's sister about the whole sexual abuse, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's how everything happened. Like they mentioned sexual abuse when

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<v Speaker 1>they were praying for her, and no one had ever known.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just her and I, Rosie and I that

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<v Speaker 1>knew about the sexual abuse. So I believe a lot

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<v Speaker 1>in prophets and people that have that gift that God

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<v Speaker 1>speaks to them or they're very intuitive, and they call

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<v Speaker 1>them prophets right in the Christian world. And I lived

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of great moments because they helped us through

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<v Speaker 1>that very hard time of our life. And then shortly

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<v Speaker 1>after that was when all this happened. It just it

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<v Speaker 1>was just a season of a lot of deception with

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<v Speaker 1>my mom. She was pregnant with Janica, and she was

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<v Speaker 1>like seven eight months pregnant, and she found out about

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<v Speaker 1>us being sexually abused by my dad, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was just a whole thing. So anyway, my whole

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<v Speaker 1>point is that I was very engrossed in Christianity. But

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what happened, and I don't know where

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<v Speaker 1>I saw it. I can't remember, but I just felt

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<v Speaker 1>called to lighting candles. And I was not really taught

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<v Speaker 1>that in Christianity. That's more of like a Catholic thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And in Christianity it was don't pray to laaalupe. Santos

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<v Speaker 1>is just God. God is very jealous God, and God

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<v Speaker 1>just wants you to focus on Him, and you can't

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<v Speaker 1>even really acknowledge the Santos. And I always felt very

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<v Speaker 1>called to Labis Maria, to the Virgin Mary. And I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't sure why, and i'll explain now in a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit why. But I just started lighting candles and I

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<v Speaker 1>started burning incense, and I started looking more into spirituality,

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<v Speaker 1>into Buddhism, and I don't know why. I always felt

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<v Speaker 1>in my heart that in a past life, because I

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<v Speaker 1>believe in past life. That's something that Christians don't believe in.

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<v Speaker 1>But I really I believe in reincarnation and I believe

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<v Speaker 1>in past lives, and I feel that in one of

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<v Speaker 1>my past lives, I was Asian. So I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I love Asian food. I love Asians and I

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<v Speaker 1>love Buddhism, so I was very called to. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>started looking into it a little bit more. And of

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<v Speaker 1>course my mom was very traditional in that sense, and

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<v Speaker 1>she was very Christian because her mom was very Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>and she wasn't very happy. She kind of like, what

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<v Speaker 1>is all this blueheia stuff? Like what is this? You know?

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<v Speaker 1>Like she didn't understand it, and she would make fun

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<v Speaker 1>of it, but she was letting me be. She's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>my daughter's crazy. And it's okay because I had like

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<v Speaker 1>an altar and all these things. It came out of nowhere, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hadn't found a church where I felt comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>after that whole situation. So this is where my search started,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what spirituality is. And I wrote some

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<v Speaker 1>things down and I did some of my research just

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<v Speaker 1>to give you, guys, facts on the difference between religion

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<v Speaker 1>and spirituality, because and then I'll give you my own opinion.

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<v Speaker 1>So what is religion? Let's start here. Religion is a

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<v Speaker 1>structured system of beliefs and practices. It often involves sacred texts,

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<v Speaker 1>specific rituals, moral codes, and a community of believers who

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<v Speaker 1>follow a shared path. Most religions believe in a higher

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<v Speaker 1>power like God, and offer ways to connect to the

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<v Speaker 1>divine presence. Examples of religious practices okay, Attending Sunday Mass

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<v Speaker 1>or going to church to temple, reading sacred texts like

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible or Quran, celebrating religious holidays like Easter, Hanukkah,

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<v Speaker 1>reciting memorized prayers, Practicing in sacraments like baptism or communion,

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<v Speaker 1>singing worship songs. Religion can give you structure, unity, and

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<v Speaker 1>a sense of belonging and a spiritual roadmap. Okay, now

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<v Speaker 1>what is spirituality? Spirituality is more personal. It's an interconnection

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<v Speaker 1>to something greater, whether that's God, the universe, source, love,

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<v Speaker 1>or higher power. It's less about rules and more about experience.

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<v Speaker 1>It's your soul's way of speaking, feeling, and understanding the

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<v Speaker 1>world beyond the five senses. Examples of some spiritual practices

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<v Speaker 1>meditation and breath work, journaling, are talking to God like

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<v Speaker 1>a friend, spending time and nature, practicing gratitude, sound bass,

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<v Speaker 1>reiki or energy healing, lighting candles, or setting intentions during

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<v Speaker 1>moon cycles. Spirituality often asks what feels true for me,

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<v Speaker 1>what helps me feel connected. It's about aligning with love

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<v Speaker 1>and with peace and I'll get more into the differences

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<v Speaker 1>side by side. But this is why I started becoming

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<v Speaker 1>more spiritual, because after I was let down or disappointed,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is something that someone taught me later. And

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<v Speaker 1>mind you, after I realized I was spiritual, I did

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<v Speaker 1>find a home. It's called Artila, and this is where

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<v Speaker 1>my pastor. So I kind of told him. He's like,

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<v Speaker 1>now my mentor, and I love him. They're my spiritual parents.

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<v Speaker 1>They're great. I still go to the church whenever I can.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't gotten in a long time. But when I

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<v Speaker 1>told him I experience with my previous church, the first

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<v Speaker 1>church where I found Christianity or I found myself as

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<v Speaker 1>a religious person. He said, you know, the mistake that

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<v Speaker 1>people often make is they forget that we the pastors,

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<v Speaker 1>are also humans and we make mistakes. And I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>saying what he did was right, but you were focusing

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<v Speaker 1>more on him and you let him disappoint you. Because

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<v Speaker 1>God has never disappointed you. God has never let you down.

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<v Speaker 1>So after he told me that, I was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're right, and that's why I was a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more open to going to church. And I'll go to

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<v Speaker 1>Catholic church because Emilio is very Catholic. His family's very Catholic.

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<v Speaker 1>His grandma, who I freaking love so much, she's Catholic.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll go to church and I don't know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know all the prayers, but I am respectful

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<v Speaker 1>and me Persino, I might cross myself, and I'm very respectful.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you can learn a little bit from

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<v Speaker 1>every religion and it's all about being respectful. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>what spirituality is all about. Because I'll go to a

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<v Speaker 1>Christian church and I'll sing and I'll dance and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>sing worship songs and I love the presence. And they're

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<v Speaker 1>so different. Catholic church is very quiet, you don't speak like.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just so different, you know, And you kneel and

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<v Speaker 1>you say a lot of prayers and it's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of repetitiveness. And Christianity is loud and there's instruments and

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<v Speaker 1>it's different. And I haven't gone to a Buddhist temple.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to go so bad. I think I got

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Bali, guys. I feel like Bali's calling me.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, and then I have this other church called

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<v Speaker 1>a Gope that that's where I've gone a lot and

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<v Speaker 1>that's very spiritual, and they talk about the divine power

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<v Speaker 1>and the power within ourselves. And I go back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth and I dabble because that's in my opinion. When

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<v Speaker 1>people ask me, what's your religion, I'm like, my religion

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<v Speaker 1>is called love. I am a spiritual person that I

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<v Speaker 1>love and I respect. And one thing that I've noticed

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<v Speaker 1>about certain religious and I'm not gonna like it again.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not to bash anyone, but certain religious people.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say everyone, but certain religious people I

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<v Speaker 1>have found that could be very judgmental and it's their

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<v Speaker 1>way or no way, and if you're not doing things

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<v Speaker 1>this way, then you're wrong. And I don't agree with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you should be able to express yourself

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<v Speaker 1>and call God whatever you feel called to, the higher Power,

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<v Speaker 1>the Creator, the Source, whatever it is that you want

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<v Speaker 1>to call, as long as God can be a girl

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<v Speaker 1>to you, whatever it is, and I always say, is God.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a little bit of God in all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>We're all stardust, guys, we all are made of the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing. It's whatever works for you. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>something a little bit more structured, then religion is for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is okay. As long as you are a

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<v Speaker 1>good person that lives with good intentions and has your

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<v Speaker 1>heart in the right place and doesn't want to hurt

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<v Speaker 1>people intentionally. I think that is having Christ's consciousness. Christ's

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<v Speaker 1>consciousness is living the way the Bible says Jesus was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was soft, he was forgiving, he was accepting. When

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<v Speaker 1>they talk about Jesus being with Mary Magdalene and how

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<v Speaker 1>she was, I don't know a lot about the Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>I forgot to be honest, but I remember this story vaguely,

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<v Speaker 1>but about that she was I believe a prostitute. I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>and he accepted her. That is Jesus showing us how

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<v Speaker 1>we should be because in certain religions, is you're gay,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not accepted, you're a transgender, you're not accepted, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't come here, or there's a lot of judgment, and

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus wasn't like that. That jesus consciousness is I accept you.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not my place to judge you. I love you.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to love you because you are a brother,

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<v Speaker 1>you are a sister. Whatever choices you make with your

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<v Speaker 1>life and however you want to live is your choice.

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<v Speaker 1>That's you with God, and it's none of my business.

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<v Speaker 1>My business is to love you, to care for you,

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<v Speaker 1>to uplift you. Now, if you're out there killing people

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<v Speaker 1>and doing bad things and I can't be a part

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<v Speaker 1>of that, that's completely different. You get me. But a

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<v Speaker 1>Christ's consciousness is yes, maybe sometimes turning the other cheek.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all in there, and it's People take it so literal, though,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was me. I took it literal. I did

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<v Speaker 1>not want to eat apples in my home because apples

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<v Speaker 1>were bad. That's where I feel some people go wrong

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<v Speaker 1>and where I went wrong personally. I was taking the

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<v Speaker 1>Bible and taking the things that I was hearing at

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<v Speaker 1>church way too literal. And I wasn't allowing my inner God,

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<v Speaker 1>my inner spirit, my Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit that

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<v Speaker 1>lives within me to work through me. Because I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that's why I'm called to spirituality. It is a choice.

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<v Speaker 1>I wake up every day and I choose to pray,

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<v Speaker 1>and I choose to have a connection, and I choose

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<v Speaker 1>to meditate. It's not because if you don't do this

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to hell. Like that doesn't work for me,

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a good fit for me. It is my

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<v Speaker 1>choice at my pace and the way that feels comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>to me lighting a candle, lighting some baosantho to get

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<v Speaker 1>all the negative energy the way, because that is very real. Guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Energy is real. We are all made of energy, whether

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<v Speaker 1>you want to accept it or not. It's scientific. We

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<v Speaker 1>come from the stars. We are energy. We are all connected,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why when someone walks into a room and

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<v Speaker 1>they are moody or something's going on, you feel it

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<v Speaker 1>because we are energy. I just wanted to explain the

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<v Speaker 1>difference because I do sometimes feel judged by certain people

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<v Speaker 1>even around me, because of what I believe in. Because

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<v Speaker 1>I have a Buddha in my home. Mind you, I

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<v Speaker 1>do hear that Buddhists don't like the Buddha to be

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<v Speaker 1>used as decor or anything like that. It's very sacred

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<v Speaker 1>and I respect it very much. I have it there

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<v Speaker 1>because it's a big, beautiful Buddha that's a fountain, and

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<v Speaker 1>I've posted it on my social media sometimes as a

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<v Speaker 1>God morning, and I have it there to remind me

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<v Speaker 1>to be zen to live peacefully. Like Buddha was so awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>The things he's like to Jesus, you know, and the

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<v Speaker 1>teachings and everything and how he led was just I

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<v Speaker 1>connect so much with that, So for me, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>reminding me of his teachings and that's it, not in

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<v Speaker 1>any way to be disrespectful. So I have felt judged

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<v Speaker 1>because when I was really close to my grandma and

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<v Speaker 1>I had a Buddha at my other house, my very

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<v Speaker 1>first house that I bought myself, it was also a fountain,

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<v Speaker 1>and she was not happy with that. She said that

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<v Speaker 1>those types of things hold demons in them, and that

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<v Speaker 1>yoga was also bad. And I don't judge her because

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<v Speaker 1>this is what she has been taught or what she

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<v Speaker 1>has learned and gathered from her religion. And again I

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<v Speaker 1>respect it. I don't agree with it, which is why

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<v Speaker 1>I have another bood. I don't care because I believe

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<v Speaker 1>in it and I love the way it makes me feel.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't go to church every Sunday, but I connect

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<v Speaker 1>every day. And I have noticed that people, again not everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>but there are a lot of people that go to

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<v Speaker 1>church every Sunday, are there at every service, and are

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<v Speaker 1>not nice. And I've experienced this Firstthanda and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to say any names, but that are very critical

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<v Speaker 1>and the first to throw a rock and pretend like

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<v Speaker 1>they're perfect. And I've experienced it. I'm just like, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>I would never do that. I would never say that. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I'm so comfortable. And I love what I do.

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<v Speaker 1>Spirituality is what I practice and I believe in it

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<v Speaker 1>and it works for me and it doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>work for you. But we have to learn to live

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<v Speaker 1>in peace and to respect everyone's opinion. And that's that,

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<v Speaker 1>And that's having christ consciousness and loving loving at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, just loving and radiating love and

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<v Speaker 1>being love and being peace and being light in the

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<v Speaker 1>world in whatever way that you want to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Just don't be mean about it, and don't try to

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<v Speaker 1>push your beliefs on other people. I don't agree with that.

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<v Speaker 1>Like for me, it's you're pushing me further away. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me be let me figure it out. And again, I

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<v Speaker 1>love going to Christian church. I just went, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>like two months ago, Jennaka invited me to her church

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<v Speaker 1>and it's beautiful and I loved it and it was

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<v Speaker 1>a great service and it was awesome. And I take

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<v Speaker 1>what I need to take and that's it, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't get fixated on it, you know, And that's how

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<v Speaker 1>I live my life. And I think more people need

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<v Speaker 1>to be like that. That's just my personal opinion. Like

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<v Speaker 1>respect people, respect their decisions, respect their choices, respect the

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<v Speaker 1>way that they want to live their life. If they

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<v Speaker 1>need pray or pray for them, not because they live

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<v Speaker 1>a life that you know agree with, you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to pray for them. You're not going to send them light.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, no, that's not in It's not right. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So religion it follows sacred texts. Spirituality follows inner guidance, religion,

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<v Speaker 1>community based spirituality, self led journey religion, moral codes and commandments, spirituality,

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<v Speaker 1>values based living, religion, belief in a specific God, spirituality

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<v Speaker 1>broader or more universal belief, religion, structure and rules, spirituality,

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<v Speaker 1>flow and freedom. One isn't better than the other. They're

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<v Speaker 1>just different paths. Religion may say this is the way,

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<v Speaker 1>while spirituality whispers find your way. Can you be both? Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 1>You can go to church and meditate. You can read

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible and pull an oracle card. I do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can light a candle to pray and feel God

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<v Speaker 1>in a sunrise. I do that all the time. Being

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual doesn't mean rejecting religion. It means choosing what resonates

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<v Speaker 1>many people like me blend both worlds, taking what feeds

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<v Speaker 1>the soul and leaving what doesn't. The key is authenticity, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and my personal reflection on this is I grew up

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<v Speaker 1>with religion. I knew about God, but for a long

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<v Speaker 1>time I didn't feel God. My journey into spirituality started

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<v Speaker 1>when I began asking deeper questions, when I wanted a

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<v Speaker 1>more intimate relationship with the divine. And now I still

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<v Speaker 1>carry the love and reverence of my roots, but I

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<v Speaker 1>also embrace silence, intuition, and stillness. I talk to God

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<v Speaker 1>every day, but not always through a prayer, Sometimes through

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<v Speaker 1>a song, a tear, a moment of deep breath. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I even dance guys in my restroom, and it feels amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm connecting to God like kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like our ancestors used to do, like Danzas, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like dances. Okay, anyway, I'm almost done. Okay, be patient.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you have to be religious or spiritual.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you just have to be real. So whether

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<v Speaker 1>you're meditating, going to church, journaling, or simply trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do your best with love, know that your path is sacred.

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<v Speaker 1>God isn't looking for perfection. God is looking for presents.

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<v Speaker 1>So anyways, guys, thank you, thank you so much for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that this resonates with you, and I hope

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<v Speaker 1>that it helps you find your way in some way somehow.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever works for you, whatever fits you, I'm gonna love

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<v Speaker 1>you regardless. I'm not going to ever make you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you're not welcome into my space because you don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe in what I believe and I think just it's

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<v Speaker 1>all about being respectful and yeah, that concludes this episode.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so grateful that you're here. I'm grateful that you

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<v Speaker 1>choose to come back to become a bigger, better version

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<v Speaker 1>of yourself. Cheeks and Chill, It's all about chilling, growing

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