When I started questioning religion

I remember when I started to change my thinking about God. I had a discussion with a guy at work several years ago. I don't know if he is a true Atheist. I think he believes in a higher power, but doesn't believe in heaven or hell or any sort of afterlife. He believes that when your time is up... you're dust, nothing more. After that discussion I started to really think about all the religious ideas that were shoved down my throat as a kid and stuff just didn't make sense to me anymore. The bible and stories about creation just didn't make sense.

For a few years after that I tried
to convince myself that I
believed in a higher power.

Next I decided that I believed
God was in nature.

Then I just stopped believing.

The only "higher power" I believe in is us—and how we create our own energy and if that's good energy we soar, and if it's bad energy we sink. The method for achieving it is personal to each of us. If church is the conduit for the majority, that's fine. If it's the Wiccan faith, that's fine too. It's all about what works for you and makes you feel whole.

I'm not against religion... well, except Catholicism. Religion was a huge part of my life for so many years, and to change my thinking makes me feel like a huge piece of me disappeared. I'm still trying to come to terms with that. It's like when you find out there's no Santa Claus. Once you know, it's ruined. There's no going back.