Everyone has some sort of faith. You've got the different religions - Avaita Vedanta, African, Agnosticism, Arts, Atheism, Bah 'i, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Christianity, Deism, Divination, Enlightenment, Esoteric and Occult, Ethical Culture, Falun Dafa, Fictional, Fourth Way, Gnosticism, Hinduism, Humanism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Mysticism, Native American, New Age, News and Media, Pagan, Pantheism, Reincarnation, Scientology, Shamanism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Tantra, Taoism, Unitarian Universalism, Universal Life Church, Yoga, and Zoroastrianism, to name a few.

You have the different belief systems - fate, prophecy, manifest destiny and more.

Now, if you lived solely by yourself, the above would be no problem. You could happily manifest your faith with zero worries about conflicts.

Alas, of course, it's never that easy if you add other people to the equation.

Perhaps your partner is of a different faith than you. Or maybe even the same faith, but has a different level of intensity. Can you reach a loving middle ground of understanding?

Technically, I'm Jewish by birth, Unitarian by culture and really go for many of the tenets showcased in The Force. As a matter of fact, did you know that Star Wars has in its roots a good number of of the beliefs from many different religions and mythologies? It's really an incredible work and gives a great introduction to multitude of spiritual ideas.

One persons' beliefs quite often work for that individual. Problems can arise when said individuals feel the need to convert others to their ways (ranging from the mundane of preaching by a corner to the drastic steps of September 11th, 2001). And if you're in a relationship with someone who declares, I love you but.... (and you just know that "but" will be followed by a "convert"), you're in the wrong relationship, period.

This past year, my eyes have been opened by a number of wonderful folk in different reliigions - Mormon, Jewish, Christian and others. All the folks involved are deeply and passionately devout in their own way...and all are beautiful people who taught me one heck of a lot. The differences of faith worked for them - their humanity and openess in accepting me, worked for me.

The Inner Personal Edge goes beyond faith and into the core humanity of you as a human being. It demonstrates key ways to keep communications open, even if belief systems differ. Faith is like a song - we all are moved to sing, but we might choose to use different words and melodies. Yet the *emotion* that causes us to lift our voices in song from the very beginning, is the same.

Continue to enjoy your visit!

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