Ever get the feeling that no matter how much you explain and talk to people in your life, you might as well be talking to the wall or the wind. This is what I am going through these days with no end in sight unless I give in to the masses.Some days I actually feel like doing that, just to get them off my back, but then I think I won't be who I want to be or be able to teach my children the simplicity of life and its meaning. To love everyone without reservations, not to judge, to be able to make their own choices without being told they are too young or that they are wrong. I do not feel that my children are too young to start making choices or forming opinions and who is to say that they have to stick with that one choice or opinion. That is the great thing about living, making choices, forming opinions, and if it happens changing opinions.
You yourself being told that you need to teach your children the right way. What exactly is the "right" way? and why is there only one way. A friend just recently brought up the difference between religion and spirituality, I believe that I am striving for the latter. I am continuing to feel free as I continue to let go of those chains of organized religion. I feel like I am the person that I have wanted to be without the guilty feelings. If i want to think differently, then I can. If I want to drink, then I can. If I want to make decisions that go against what others think, I can.
Good for you. I am impressed that you are able to vocalize your thoughts as concisely as you do. For years I was just too scared to talk about this type of thing with anyone. In fact, I didn't until I met you guys. It has been encouraging to see that other families are level headed enough to take a stand.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the blog posts.