Lately I have been thinking about the concept of truth. In fact, this entire blog that started in 2012 has been a documentation of my journey searching for meaning and truth. While my posts have not been consistent they are a beautiful reminder of how I continue to navigate this thing called life! Flooded by the ever increasing noise of social media and content I became conflicted, unsure who to trust or what to believe. I found myself questioning what and who I should allow to influence my belief structure which has been an ongoing journey since I originally left the church in 2013 only to return a second time in 2017. My perspectives had evolved and I landed on a belief of coexisting so I thought I would try to reintegrate my upbringing. A lifelong program of repeating what I was taught and 7 years of deep questioning have led me to the ultimate choice that organized religion is not for me. Without it I am closer to a force greater than myself. I have found that our greatest
So many labels... Everyone searching for an identity... a way to find a sense of belonging. Or the labels people place on us so they can somehow make sense of us. The very thing we use to relate to one another also divides us. An important distinction: the label itself isn't what divides us... rather, it's our judgements about the label. The thing I can't stand about labels... they put us in a box. We automatically cut ourselves off from experiences that can be magical. We miss out on connecting with incredible people. We rob ourselves from truly seeing and being with others. To think that I almost passed on my husband because he used the word universe, was into stones, Buddha and astrology. Things the traditional church programmed me to have judgements towards. The more I open my mind to see beyond my own judgements and thoughts about certain labels... the more I realize how often labels get in our way... the more more I ask myself, "Are we all real