The moment that changed my life

The moment that changed my life was back in 1985 when I was living on a tropical island in North Queensland, Australia. (Magnetic Island)

I was on the ferry boat to the mainland, at that time a 40 minute cruise. It was hot and humid and that one summer day I sat opposite a man of the cloth. A priest in full religious regalia - black suit and glistening white dog collar. That would not normally be such an outstanding vision, but in the tropics with everyone in sweltering in shorts and t-shirts he stood out like dogs balls (as they say in these parts).

As I watched the priest and thought how hot he must be I realized he must have a very strong belief. So strong in fact that he wears this uniform proclaiming his faith.

My first question came to me as this. “What if he is wrong? What if there is no God or great power, what a waste of his life and effort if there is nothing really there. Then the second question hit me. What if he is right? What a waste of MY life if there is a great power or a God.

I had breezed through life not really thinking about it one way or another. Until NOW!

I remember exactly what I thought and did in those next few minutes. I looked up to the skies and though out loud inside my mind. “If there is a God or Great Spirit of some kind, you have to have intelligence and a knowing. Don’t just stay out there hidden away. If you are there come and tell me, make some sort of contact that I can understand, something tangible.”

That was the turning point in my life. The ferry pulled up to the wharf and I stepped off the boat and into the most amazing life adventure with Spirituality guiding me very tangibly indeed…….

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