As to the philosophical question of the existence of God; I am agnostic. I just don't know. Honestly, I feel that's the only truly scientific stance to take on the subject. Any other stance one takes, lacks proof. So that they are merely expressing an emotionally-charged, faith-based opinion.
I was brought up in the conventions of Catholicism and began my own spiritual questioning in my teens. I've realized now that I know nothing about God or god for which I am largely grateful as the search is so interesting!
Tonight, as I was going on my nightly run through the crisp winter air of Boulder, I noticed something a little different. After an extremely stressful day, I ran up into the mountains. Something seemed different though. Maybe I just never noticed it before, but tonight I saw a subtle, yet glowing light coming from the mountains in every direction I looked.
We were strangers who became friends. It was a friendship of mutual interest, and an underlying feeling of hope. Hope, that through each other we could find human understanding. You entered into my life at a time when I am alone, searching, and beginning to discover my potential and my dreams in this world.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
