Without working on the spiritual side of being I do not think I would have weathered the crises in my life, though some of them did knock me back badly, sometimes for many years. The way I look at it the knocks we take are part of the path, and not separate from it. So walking is harder, both spiritually and in reality, but the path is still there, under any name, and always accessible if only I can see it. Which of course, sometimes I can't......

Thanks for raising this, Paula , our innate S-side is surely the source of ethical clarity, whether we are humanist, religious, or just tryers wishing to affect things in a positive way.........

lindy