I was raised with three Methodist ministers in the family, and I grew up attending church twice a week and spitting out Protestant doctrine like a good little straight-A Sunday Schooler. Then as I grew up, I sort of lost my religion. After all, how could I even call myself a Christian if I don’t believe that an afterlife is reserved exclusively for those who have made Jesus Christ their personal Lord and Savior? So God and I kept chatting, and I never lost my love for Jesus, but I pretty much started boycotting church -- every time I attended, someone was preaching the sort of intolerance and closed-mindedness that made me want to take someone out with an Uzi. And that definitely violates those commandments.

So I wound up spiritual, but not religious.

What was the very first thing you did this morning? Did you immediately jump in the shower, brew a cup of coffee, roll over and check your Blackberry? Was it an intentional choice? If it was, what message were you sending yourself about your priorities for the day, for the week, for your life? If not, and you made an intentional one instead, would it be different?

Dear Pinkies, please welcome Eileen Smith, a teacher, healer, channeler, and Posse Blog rockstar here to help us own spirituality, surrender, and our inner voices by giving us permission to meditate OUR way. Ahhh, deep breaths of relief and bows of gratitude to you, Eileen. Welcome, and thank you.

Hey Pinksters,