Change. Everyone does, just not always in a big way, sometimes it's just small little things and you hardly notice. Sometimes it's gradual but a big change.
My friend wrote some words that related to some of the changes I'm going through that resignated so much I want to share them
"...But for those of us who know we believed as hard as anyone can believe, lived our entire lives dedicated to seeking out and following the will of God and serving him, yet at the last had that faith ripped out of clenched and bloody hands, it is frustrating to have someone suggest we were just going along until it became inconvenient. No, what's inconvenient is having your entire belief system levelled brick by brick when you desperately want it to remain intact. It's inconvenient to lose your entire identity, to have to start all over again. It's inconvenient to know that if you tell your social circle (all Christians) you're no longer in the club, there's a good chance you will be rejected by everyone you associate with, or at least, know you may be tolerated but will always be looked upon as an outsider by family and friends. No, it's beyond inconvenient, it's terrifying."
People in my life who've never asked me why on any of my changes in beliefs (on many topics) have simply just chosen to ignore the big elephant in the room and distance themselves. I understand it's an uncomfortable topic but it hurts to think I mean that little. Or maybe they're scared of my answers, of changing with me, I don't know. I just know this sucks and there's no right answer to fix this.
If you're courious about topics I'm willing to discuss that I've changed on here they are:
Religion/bible
LGBT rights
Children's rights/peaceful parenting
Routine infant circumcision
Creation/evolution
Privilege
Racism
Climate change
If instead of having a discussion you want me to write a blog about how/why I've changed on these issues let me know.
Relationships matter to me. Family matters to me. Friends matter to me.
