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After Escaping The Matrix, Where Do We Go Next?
My wife and I are on a shared spiritual journey. If either one of us were on this journey alone it would have likely torn us apart. But since we are going through it together, it is bringing us much closer together than we could have imagined.
Our paths to spirituality were very different. My wife spent much of her life as a Jehovah’s Witness, and after escaping that, became very negative about any form of organized religion. I had been exposed to Christianity off and on throughout my life, but it never stuck. Other than dabbling with yoga philosophy, I thought of myself mainly as an atheist.
Things began to change when I received my cancer diagnosis. Fortunately my cancer was treatable, but the radiation and chemotherapy were truly horrible and stripped me down to practically nothing. While I was elated to beat cancer, recovery from the treatment was a long struggle, longer and harder than the doctors were willing to tell me when I signed up for the treatment.
When I finally began to regain my strength and sense of self, my physical healing morphed into a spiritual healing journey. I felt that there must have been a reason I fought so hard to survive, more of a reason than just basic survival instinct. But I had no idea…
