People of faith; I am curious if you experience spiritual highs based on your faith? Perhaps being at church? Christmas mass? Prayer? Moments when your faith helped you and set your soul/spirit/feelings sky high in a state of absolute bliss, overwhelming well being, a super hyper high? I presume we, most people in general get this? However, I know plenty who do not.

I ask because I am sick as a dog with the flu and just turned on some tunes and I am SOARING. Music, mostly, does this to me. Sex, great sex, does this to me. A visit to St. Patrick's did this to me one time, a mass. The Redskins use to do this to me (RIP). Being on a great vacation tends to make me just float, incredible well being. It happens to me pretty easy and I am just wondering how often this happens to other folks, religion, or whatever does the trick? It's my natural drug and I like it. A lot. :larry:

BTW, I am not religious.

When I see a tombstone.........and know they are waiting, as will I, some day.

When I see a tombstone.........and know they are waiting, as will I, some day.

Waiting for what?

Waiting for what?

Second Coming.

anticipate that spiritual surge every Sunday and especially when revival meetings are going on.

I have had very few Euphoric moments...I do not think the paucity is from a lack of faith, just a sense of assurance.

What is the most moving?
Singing a classical hymn with like-minded believers...no monotone mumbling or repetitive shallow chorus that's all about me...(that sickens me)

1
I sing the almighty power of God,
that made the mountains rise,
that spread the flowing seas abroad,
and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
the moon shines full at God's command,
and all the stars obey.

2
I sing the goodness of the Lord,
who filled the earth with food,
who formed the creatures thru the Word,
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how thy wonders are displayed,
where'er I turn my eye,
if I survey the ground I tread,
or gaze upon the sky!

3
There's not a plant or flower below,
but makes thy glories known,
and clouds arise, and tempests blow,
by order from thy thrown;
while all that borrows life from thee
is ever in thy care;
and everywhere that we can be,
thou, God, art present there. (Watts)

That is all I ever need to be inspired.

People of faith; I am curious if you experience spiritual highs based on your faith? Perhaps being at church? Christmas mass? Prayer? Moments when your faith helped you and set your soul/spirit/feelings sky high in a state of absolute bliss, overwhelming well being, a super hyper high? I presume we, most people in general get this? However, I know plenty who do not.

I ask because I am sick as a dog with the flu and just turned on some tunes and I am SOARING. Music, mostly, does this to me. Sex, great sex, does this to me. A visit to St. Patrick's did this to me one time, a mass. The Redskins use to do this to me (RIP). Being on a great vacation tends to make me just float, incredible well being. It happens to me pretty easy and I am just wondering how often this happens to other folks, religion, or whatever does the trick? It's my natural drug and I like it. A lot. :larry:

BTW, I am not religious.

Uh, Larry, that's some powerful cold/flu meds you're on! :lol:


I'm not sure exactly what it is your asking. An endorphin-type high in a religious context? Sure, it has happened several times. Once while doing stations on the mountain at Emittsburg, once during Easter Vigil, and another time during a simple Mass while partaking in Eucharist.

It has also happened while getting a tattoo, while listening to my beloved thrash and groove metal, and umm..things of a sexual nature.

Now, if you're talking about outright ecstasy ala Teresa Avila, that's happened too, but I refuse to discuss that outside of my spiritual advisor's tiny little office and a very, very select few.

Regardless, it's not something I can make happen, happens often, or is expected.

Personally, I don't think it requires religion for such things to occur in the human experience. :shrug:

When I see a tombstone.........and know they are waiting, as will I, some day.

I love-a that movie too.




What?

Oh. Never mind.

People of faith; I am curious if you experience spiritual highs based on your faith? Perhaps being at church? Christmas mass? Prayer? Moments when your faith helped you and set your soul/spirit/feelings sky high in a state of absolute bliss, overwhelming well being, a super hyper high? I presume we, most people in general get this? However, I know plenty who do not.

I ask because I am sick as a dog with the flu and just turned on some tunes and I am SOARING. Music, mostly, does this to me. Sex, great sex, does this to me. A visit to St. Patrick's did this to me one time, a mass. The Redskins use to do this to me (RIP). Being on a great vacation tends to make me just float, incredible well being. It happens to me pretty easy and I am just wondering how often this happens to other folks, religion, or whatever does the trick? It's my natural drug and I like it. A lot. :larry:

BTW, I am not religious.


Hitting the perfect tee shot does it for me. Playing a really hard song near perfect, with all the emotion that comes with it does it for me. Listening to Saint Saens' "Symphony #3" (Organ Symphony) especially does it for me. Listening to Pat Metheny's "First Circle" does it for me. Seeing my wife smile in the morning does it for me. Helping someone that is in need REALLY does it for me.

I could make a list a mile long of all the things that make me realize God put these things here to give me peace and joy and that spiritual high that doesn't come often enough.

I am also not a religious person. I recognize certain things in nature that make me realize these things can only exist through an intelligent creator which I believe is God Yehweh. When I have these deeply spiritual experiences I am humbled to a point that words can't explain. It's purely a spiritual thing; not religious.

I love-a that movie too.




What?

Oh. Never mind.

I thought he was talking about pizza.

Hitting the perfect tee shot does it for me. Playing a really hard song near perfect, with all the emotion that comes with it does it for me. Listening to Saint Saens' "Symphony #3" (Organ Symphony) especially does it for me. Listening to Pat Metheny's "First Circle" does it for me. Seeing my wife smile in the morning does it for me. Helping someone that is in need REALLY does it for me.

I could make a list a mile long of all the things that make me realize God put these things here to give me peace and joy and that spiritual high that doesn't come often enough.

I am also not a religious person. I recognize certain things in nature that make me realize these things can only exist through an intelligent creator which I believe is God Yehweh. When I have these deeply spiritual experiences I am humbled to a point that words can't explain. It's purely a spiritual thing; not religious.


:yay:

My first Sunday back in church, after about a 10 year absence - hit me pretty hard in the soul. The whole service menu was based on the Gospel of John, specifically, the verse 3:16: "For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, and whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

I sat there in the pew, with tears flowing down my cheeks; but I wasn't sad, I was overjoyed!

"Lord, I'm back with You again!!" :ohyeah:!!


The second mighty hit, I recall, was a guided tour of the Washington National Cathedral. If you cannot feel the Power of the Lord speaking out to you in that edifice, then you must be numb. It is awesome!

Hitting the perfect tee shot does it for me. Playing a really hard song near perfect, with all the emotion that comes with it does it for me. Listening to Saint Saens' "Symphony #3" (Organ Symphony) especially does it for me. Listening to Pat Metheny's "First Circle" does it for me. Seeing my wife smile in the morning does it for me. Helping someone that is in need REALLY does it for me.

I could make a list a mile long of all the things that make me realize God put these things here to give me peace and joy and that spiritual high that doesn't come often enough.

I am also not a religious person. I recognize certain things in nature that make me realize these things can only exist through an intelligent creator which I believe is God Yehweh. When I have these deeply spiritual experiences I am humbled to a point that words can't explain. It's purely a spiritual thing; not religious.

I left one out... A visit to Arlington National Cemetary. :patriot:

I left one out... A visit to Arlington National Cemetary. :patriot:

Yup! Gettysburg, Antietam...Vrais sons boot graduation was a goosebump fest.

Yup! Gettysburg, Antietam...Vrais sons boot graduation was a goosebump fest.

What branch?

What branch?

the green people

first day of boot 9/10/01

Yup! Gettysburg, Antietam...Vrais sons boot graduation was a goosebump fest.

Shiloh...

Shiloh...

There is no Shiloh. It's a shopping center and townhouses, isn't it?

There is no Shiloh. It's a shopping center and townhouses, isn't it?

:smack:

My first Sunday back in church, after about a 10 year absence - hit me pretty hard in the soul. The whole service menu was based on the Gospel of John, specifically, the verse 3:16: "For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, and whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

I sat there in the pew, with tears flowing down my cheeks; but I wasn't sad, I was overjoyed!

"Lord, I'm back with You again!!" :ohyeah:!!


The second mighty hit, I recall, was a guided tour of the Washington National Cathedral. If you cannot feel the Power of the Lord speaking out to you in that edifice, then you must be numb. It is awesome!

AA? Please get a drink and cure this!

:smack:

I'm serious! I haven't been there but isn't it mostly gone?

AA? Please get a drink and cure this!

I just said a prayer for ya! May you feel a "high" and be enriched! :huggy:

I'm serious! I haven't been there but isn't it mostly gone?

'nuff said.

'nuff said.

Right. Uh, which is why I am asking.

Right. Uh, which is why I am asking.

Shiloh Battlefield is a sacred place,..............go................:buddies:

Shiloh Battlefield is a sacred place,..............go................:buddies:

OK, I thought this was an easy one.

Does much of the battlefield exist anymore? Or is it like Manassass where most of it is gone? Antietam and Gettysburg are very much intact, in HUGE part.

THAT lends itself to the aura, the feel of the place, unlike car dealerships and strip malls next to plaques for many old battlefields.

OK, I thought this was an easy one.

Does much of the battlefield exist anymore? Or is it like Manassass where most of it is gone? Antietam and Gettysburg are very much intact, in HUGE part.

THAT lends itself to the aura, the feel of the place, unlike car dealerships and strip malls next to plaques for many old battlefields.

Larry it was, but it's been many years since I've been, so it very well could have changed. Let me do some research...

Larry it was, but it's been many years since I've been, so it very well could have changed.

That's all I was asking. In no way was I trying to disparage the site, or any other. The condition of Antietam and G'burg are WHY they are such awe inspiring places.

That's all I was asking. In no way was I trying to disparage the site, or any other. The condition of Antietam and G'burg are WHY they are such awe inspiring places.

Amen to that....:yay:.....:buddies:

I get a spiritual high from seeing my eldest daughter win an award from the piano teacher for most improved student over the past year, and getting third place in a fierce piano competition.

I get a spiritual high form seeing my younger daughter get an award in her kid's club at church, not because she memorized all her verses, not because she finished all her projects, but because she helped her friend memorize her verses and helped finish her projects. That reward is worth more to me than if she got the top prize for going above and beyond memorizing all her verses and finishing all her projects, for in her sacrifice to help her friend she showed true character.

I just thank God my children.

People of faith; I am curious if you experience spiritual highs based on your faith? Perhaps being at church? Christmas mass? Prayer? Moments when your faith helped you and set your soul/spirit/feelings sky high in a state of absolute bliss, overwhelming well being, a super hyper high? I presume we, most people in general get this? However, I know plenty who do not.

I ask because I am sick as a dog with the flu and just turned on some tunes and I am SOARING. Music, mostly, does this to me. Sex, great sex, does this to me. A visit to St. Patrick's did this to me one time, a mass. The Redskins use to do this to me (RIP). Being on a great vacation tends to make me just float, incredible well being. It happens to me pretty easy and I am just wondering how often this happens to other folks, religion, or whatever does the trick? It's my natural drug and I like it. A lot. :larry:

BTW, I am not religious.
What, no mention of a motorcycle?
What kind of crash are you dressing for?

My bike gives me the kind of high/rush the music does, almost, but a little better.
Not at all the same as spiritual awarness.
The others start outside, and enter in.

What, no mention of a motorcycle?
What kind of crash are you dressing for?

My bike gives me the kind of high/rush the music does, almost, but a little better.
Not at all the same as spiritual awarness.
The others start outside, and enter in.

Yes, dirt bikes. Absolutely. I should never be allowed to ride again for leaving that out. :shame:

People of faith; I am curious if you experience spiritual highs based on your faith? Perhaps being at church? Christmas mass? Prayer?

This has never happened to me.


Music, mostly, does this to me.

The most I can ever attribute to music is mild euphoria. I've never experienced a mind-blowing ecstatic episode that could be attributed to my perception of music.

Sex, great sex, does this to me.

This one is probably universal. I've seen the surliest of goths grinning like a punkin-eater after a good session.