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I am an adoptee, but I am responding because I read a lot of "New Age"/metaphysical books. I was raised a Catholic, but now believe in reincarnation. I also have read in several books that we do choose our path in each life before we incarnate, and that we often share lives with the same souls to work out our karma. The husband in one life could have been a brother or sister in another, etc. We live each life to learn our lessons and progress spiritually.
Based on my readings, I also believe that I was born to be the child of my aparents (although they first saw me when I was 9 months old), and I must have a karmic relationship with my afamily as well. Although many aspects or our lives are predetermined, we have free will on how we fulfill our destiny. Anyway, my belief system works for me and gives me comfort. I once read that all religions and belief systems are facets of the one large diamond that is God -- even atheists go to "heaven".
Yes, I think that all adoptees and bparents are learning life lessons from their experiences. I have read repeatedly that everything happens for a reason -- even the death of a child turns into a learning lesson for the parent. It's a way of answering that unanswerable question: why do bad things happen to good people? Everything that happens is a part of God's plan for us, and we often choose a difficult path so we can learn and progress more.
Anyway, my beliefs help me get through the day.
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