I've never been a religious person and it's not something I was brought up with at home. I have vague memories of going to Sunday School when I was little but no real memories of what we did there and mum has since told me that we didn't go for long before she decided it wasn't for us.
As I've gotten older and had more experiences and learnt things along the way I haven't changed my beliefs, but I do try to see things with an open mind and try to look further into why things happen.
I'm reading a book at the moment called Life Without Limits which is written by Nick Vujicic who was born without any arms or legs. I actually bought the book for Scotty to read after he had surgery at the beginning of last year. He didn't really get into it so it's been sitting on our bookshelf ever since.
When I finished my last book I decided to read this one. It's basically an autobiography on Nick's life and an insight into how him and his family dealt with his disability from birth, through his years as a toddler, starting school, moving countries and then on through his adult years.
It's such an inspirational book and a real eye-opener into the life of a family that have endured so much. Nick is very religious and blames, but also thanks, god for the life he has. I find it interesting to read about his thoughts and opinions about god and how he links his religious beliefs to his everyday life.
Because I work at a catholic school and we have an American couple that work with us who are very religious, they pray before dinner each night. Although not all of the students have strong religious beliefs, it is a nice way to have a moment of silence before our evening meal to be thankful for the day we've had.
This really got me thinking. Just because I choose not to be religious doesn't mean that I can't stop for a moment each night and give thanks for the day I've had, the meal I'm about the receive and for the people that prepared it. This is something that everyone could do each night whether they are religious or not. It's a great way of reflecting on life.
Another way to stop and reflect is something I saw on Keeping up with the Kardashians (I know, who would've thought I'd learn anything meaningful from that show). Before dinner each night they sit and share their 'peak' and 'pit' of the day. I think this is a great way of looking back on your day and appreciating something good that happened or the 'peak' of your day, and learning from something that didn't go according to plan or the 'pit' of your day. By reflecting on each day it gives you the chance to think about what you've achieved and also gives you motivation to achieve something on the following day without letting time pass without much thought at all.
Although I am not religious I am a strong believer that 'everything happens for a reason' and that 'what will be will be'. This way of thinking can be used in any aspect of life and can help you to understand things that life throws at you.
Whether you are a religious person or not I believe you can learn a lot from reading or hearing about other people's beliefs. You can take different aspects from many other beliefs and create your own.
Everyone has different beliefs and even those that share similar beliefs have different perspectives on how they see or do things in life.
Life is about finding yourself, finding what you believe in and living the best life you can with the knowledge you have. Talk to other people, see what motivates and guides them and learn as much as you can from the people around you.
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