Amen, Heidi. I agree. My brain is simply not wired to be religious or get sucked into it. We were brought up in Christianity but for some reason when I was little I REFUSED baptism and was never baptized. I always felt out of place at church and amongst “believers”. It never sat right with me and I had the same experiences and thoughts t…
Amen, Heidi. I agree. My brain is simply not wired to be religious or get sucked into it. We were brought up in Christianity but for some reason when I was little I REFUSED baptism and was never baptized. I always felt out of place at church and amongst “believers”. It never sat right with me and I had the same experiences and thoughts that you mentioned here. Ive fucked up a lot in my life and made a mess of everything several times and hurt a lot of people both accidentally and intentionally. But. At the end of the day, I’m a good person. I’ve learned how to forgive myself and learn from my mistakes, and think before I act. I try to be compassionate and open-minded rather than reactive and judgmental. I believe in many general principles laid out in the Bible and other holy texts that pre-date it, and try to live in truth and light and awe of creation. Don’t drink, don’t smoke anything at all, eat organic wholesome foods and mostly meat (grassfed beef and goat etc- ruminants- are the most nutritious and environmentally friendly things to eat, so.. easy choice there), try to support only small farms and business, trying to extricate myself from my relationship with my bank, try to be as self-reliant as possible, believe in goodwill and helping the less fortunate, I thrift shop rather than buy retail, I value family and blood over all else, thou shall not commit adultery (in any way, many facets of life that deception can arise), and am wide awake on just about every issue. You can be a good person and make a difference and value truth and the essence of human decency without being religious. I hope my children grow up the same way. With a reverence for nature and creation and humanity but also a desire to do good and be good and fight for the truth. To live by principles and walk the walk, not jus talk the talk as so many religious folk seem to do, sadly.
Amen, Heidi. I agree. My brain is simply not wired to be religious or get sucked into it. We were brought up in Christianity but for some reason when I was little I REFUSED baptism and was never baptized. I always felt out of place at church and amongst “believers”. It never sat right with me and I had the same experiences and thoughts that you mentioned here. Ive fucked up a lot in my life and made a mess of everything several times and hurt a lot of people both accidentally and intentionally. But. At the end of the day, I’m a good person. I’ve learned how to forgive myself and learn from my mistakes, and think before I act. I try to be compassionate and open-minded rather than reactive and judgmental. I believe in many general principles laid out in the Bible and other holy texts that pre-date it, and try to live in truth and light and awe of creation. Don’t drink, don’t smoke anything at all, eat organic wholesome foods and mostly meat (grassfed beef and goat etc- ruminants- are the most nutritious and environmentally friendly things to eat, so.. easy choice there), try to support only small farms and business, trying to extricate myself from my relationship with my bank, try to be as self-reliant as possible, believe in goodwill and helping the less fortunate, I thrift shop rather than buy retail, I value family and blood over all else, thou shall not commit adultery (in any way, many facets of life that deception can arise), and am wide awake on just about every issue. You can be a good person and make a difference and value truth and the essence of human decency without being religious. I hope my children grow up the same way. With a reverence for nature and creation and humanity but also a desire to do good and be good and fight for the truth. To live by principles and walk the walk, not jus talk the talk as so many religious folk seem to do, sadly.