well, theres definately a difference between being religious and being spiritual. IN every religion theres probably a question or two you have that can't really be explain by your pastor, priest , etc... they kinda just give you a bit of a runaround answer that doesn't really answer the question you asked and pretty much every religion has this sort of thing. Being raised catholic since i was a child made believing in god simple. You goto bible study, ccw classes, go to church every sunday,become a "daughter of mary",, etc..after a while you start questioning why, how and who says. When i didn't get straight answers i just stopped believeing in god entirely. Thoughts ran in my head like " well if all men sin, and men wrote the bible, does it means that certain things in the bible is not true or not actually god's word". i don't want to follow what other people who are just like me say what is true or what is right. i want divine untainted truth. Soi just end up living life. Spirtuality came into my life when i was at my lowest possible i had no idea where i was heading or really what was the point of it all. it was then as my last resort that i started praying to whoever, if anyone was out there. to help me or offer me some sort of advice something, anythingthat was better than what this world had offer, (like i said, i was really low) so pretty much my prayers were answered. ok so there is a god. now what? with some many religions out there whose to say which one is right. ceretainly god wasn't telling me which one. it was my instincts that lead me to every right decision i've made and your instincts is really your true connection to god. when something tells you "don't drive that way", and later you find out an accident happened down that road, the road you take every day. thats your instincts. Who is telling you that? it's a thought that keeps bugging at your head. Where does it come from? believe it or not we are a part of god, he created us! And if you studied algebra; God is a part of us. So he's telling you, watch out. he's always with you in everything you do. i know it's cliche to say "your not alone" but it's true. in more ways than one. BUt to commit to just one religion is only to limit your spiritually or your love for god and all things related. Because everything we think we know is actually nothing at all. Everyone and everything is connected, the earth, the universe, you, me, andeven though we never met, we all the same,everything isall made from energy. i'm a spirtualist because i believe in more than what religion has to offer. all religion is man madeand it doesn'tmatter which one you study it will never touch the surface of how things really are or it will never have all the answers you seek. You would have to study all religions and be a spiritualist if you really want to know the meaning of it all or the truth of reality. i could go on and on as i've already had explaining what is is to be spiritual but not affiliated.