{"id":29983,"date":"2017-04-04T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=29983"},"modified":"2017-05-24T22:33:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T02:33:08","slug":"chaos-calm-religion-carrie-beleno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=29983","title":{"rendered":"Chaos to Calm: About Religion&#8230; By Carrie Beleno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29982\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/photo-feb-26-11-33-29-am.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"167\" \/>This is the final installment in a five-part series this week about the topics that motivate my clients to see me, the topics that weigh heaviest on their hearts and prevent them from living life to its fullest. It is my hope that just one nugget of my truth resonates with your soul and brings you comfort&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>About Religion&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Truth #1: Religion does not equal spirituality. Religion is a &#8220;particular system of faith and worship.&#8221; Just because one partakes in this particular system does not mean they are spiritual. Spirituality is the &#8220;the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul.&#8221; We all know plenty of people that are religious but lack spirituality. By the same token, it is quite possible to be spiritual without participating in religion. Honor those who are concerned with the human spirit or soul, even though they may not participate in a religion. They are moving humanity forward!<\/p>\n<p>Truth #2: Don&#8217;t necessarily abandon religion. If your religious practice grows your spirituality, then by all means, participate! Take what you love about religion and leave behind what you don&#8217;t love. In either case, don&#8217;t carry guilt about what society has deemed &#8220;right or wrong&#8221; regarding religious practices. It only matters what is in your heart. Remember, that is your soul&#8217;s GPS system and guilt dulls the communication line.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriebeleno.com\/blog\/chaos-to-calm-about-religion\">&#8230;<span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 8pt;\">continue<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriebeleno.com\/blog\/chaos-to-calm-about-religion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can read this article on Carrie&#8217;s blog by clicking here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/belenocenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be sure to visit and like the Beleno Spiritual Healing Center on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Connect with Carrie on social media:<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table width=\"646\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriebeleno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8142 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/www.jpg\" alt=\"www\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriebeleno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.carriebeleno.com<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carrie-Beleno-MediumIntuitive-Reiki-MasterSpiritual-Teacher-413473448827616\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8105 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carrie-Beleno-MediumIntuitive-Reiki-MasterSpiritual-Teacher-413473448827616\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carrie Beleno, Medium\/Intuitive Reiki Master\/Spiritual Teacher<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carriebeleno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8104 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter.jpg\" alt=\"twitter\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carriebeleno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@carriebeleno<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/carrie-beleno\/b9\/6b7\/710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8101 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin.jpg\" alt=\"linkedin\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/carrie-beleno\/b9\/6b7\/710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carrie Beleno<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"fbx-link fbx-instance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/YouTube.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8108\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8108 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTVQnZCYlTXgHJEsTtmShZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow Carrie on YouTube<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the final installment in a five-part series this week about the topics that motivate my clients to see me, the topics that weigh heaviest on their hearts and &hellip; 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