Robin Hesselgesser

I didn't go to church until my Mom started taking my brother and I after she and Dad divorced when I was 10. I went because I had to and I quit when I could. Over the course of a few decades I went to church on Christmas Eve, Easter or when I decided to try out a new place. I never went regularly because I didn't feel particularly welcome. The person standing before me couldn't convince me to get up early on Sunday to come to church. I didn't feel closer to God. I only felt guilt. I didn't feel that faith resonated with me because life had spun me enough that I didn't know what to believe. I only knew what I could see or feel and that was fear, sorrow and disappointment.

It wasn't until I entered my forties that I understood how faith could work in my life. Then I figured out the difference between faith and belief. Then I figured out how to know. Ghandi once said that sometimes we have to be the change we want to see and I wanted to be surrounded with people whose faith was strong, but didn't judge others because their faith was different. I wanted faith to relate to my feeling, "ok that sentiment or scripture is nice, but what the f*&^ do I do tomorrow?" I wanted someone to tell me how I believe when what I see tells me I can't or shouldn't? I didn't want to be judged based on speculation, other's insecurities or the mistakes of my past. The more I talk to people the more I know that I wasn't alone so I started Spirituality And Motion because it isn't enough to think spirituality to get from wherever you are to where you want to be. You have to move. You have to put it into motion!