Nice to meet you, and welcome. I'm pretty new here myself (one week tomorrow). There is a lot of similarity in our stories. I also had a break with religion in my teens, but then came into spirituality because I needed it to explain my life experience. My life got so much better once I started including spirituality within my idea of what is real.

I look forward to hearing more from you. Please also take a look at my blog if you are so inclined. I'm happy to find a strong and growing spiritual writing community here on Steemit. You're in a good place.