I was born and raised Catholic, though as a child I also attended the Methodist church when visiting with my father. At some point I rejected the idea that as a Catholic I had to repent for what seemed like every move I made. I was unchurched for a while, but always felt that pull inside my heart. As a young adult I identified myself as a Christian for some years and visited a wide variety of religious communities from Latter Day Saints to Baptists and Lutherans to Pentecostals but nothing fit.
I went though a long angry atheist phase which is how I entered my hospital chaplaincy internship. Several weeks in, a visit with a patient triggered what I call my “crisis of Atheism.” Through this crisis I took a lot of time to really examine who I was and what I believed to be true.
Today I can say that our Seven Principles are at the deep heart of my personal theology, and I currently identify as a Faitheist. Faitheism basically explained means that while I do not believe in any type of theistic God, I do have faith in humanity, faith that people want to live lives of kindness, and faith that together we can accomplish great things. 
I like to think that I am a person with an open mind, and compassionate heart who knows that our theological diversity is what makes us the rich community that we are and chooses to nurture and encourage everyone on their own spiritual path for truth and meaning.