I write this realizing we live in a society where there is sensitivity and outrage around expression of beliefs that are different from yours, where we are taught to conform and make people comply into submission of the majority. I understand that a scholar can take apart what I have written, and dissect it with…
Category: Philosophy and Religion
I Felt Like An Imposter Going Back To Church; I Went Anyway
My spiritual journey has been filled with many questions; highs and lows. I’d never say that I identified as an Atheist but I would say moreso, a skeptic. Always knowing there was something bigger than me, greater than me…calling it God, The Universe, or Spirit. Wanting to go to church but going and seeing how…
How I Am Managing This Mass Psychosis War
Let me start with the definition: A mass psychosis is “an epidemic of madness” that occurs when a “large portion of society loses touch with reality and descends into delusions.” The results are always devastating. In a situation like this, acknowledging what we are dealing with is the first step to actually fighting it and…
I’m Not Looking For Your Answers, I’m Finding My Own
Your answers to my problems…No Your advice…No Your transparency on your own life…Yes Your support…Yes There can be a dark side to blogging and sharing some pretty fundamental life lessons. People will swoop in and try to save, fix or “help” you. Thats the thing about blogging, I don’t write when I have questions…I write…
Advice: A Love/Hate Thing
When I was a teenager, better yet, since adolescence, trusting my own judgement was not a thing. I lacked confidence in my decision making. This followed me into young adulthood. Eventually, I noticed a glaring trend and my late father pointed it out. He loved to give his babygirl advice, but I would somehow manage…
Through Him It Is Possible: 4 Ways I Keep It Together
I’m a proud mom of two amazing girls, 10 and 10 months old. As the world opens up and we venture out as a family of three for the first time I get similar reactions when people find out I don’t have a partner; especially in regards to raising a baby. Overwhelmingly the consensus is “That…
Two Main Reasons You Should Never Wish For What Someone Else Has
We all have something that someone else thinks they want or have been in a situation where we’ve looked at another and wished for something they had. While it might be accurate that its nice to have, you never know what they sacrificed for said desirable ”asset” or in general if what you are seeing…
When The Student Is Ready
How many times have you crossed this saying? This is a quote from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. The longer version of this is as follows: “When the student is ready the teacher appears. When the student is truly ready the teacher disappears” – Lau Tzu. When I dive deeper into this quote,…