I can relate to this as I moved away from Christianity as a teenager and set out on my own discovery of spirituality. I guess having too many questions eventually had me seek answers elsewhere, but the journey is quite incredible. I've landed somewhere between zen and tao philosophy and I'm quite happy with it haha
I love that quote by Siddhārtha Gautama. It’s quite profound.
Your journey is so relatable to me. Although I didn’t grow up in the Catholic church, my family did attend a Lutheran one every Sunday. Like you, I questioned everything and it set me on a similar path. Great read!
I related to so much of this having endured the brainwashing myself and attending a convent run by nuns. I hated confession and often made my sins up lol
Ute, this was such an inspiring read! I just loved how you talked about how your early religious upbringing had its limits, but you also learned so many valuable lessons along the way. You have such a lovely ability to look closely at yourself and your life.
Such a good post, Ute! This is how I felt about Lutheran church when at age 12, I told the pastor I was too young to know what I was confirming and dropped out of confirmation class. Even though we were protestant, I still had those same issues. Those of us who march to a different drummer have been questioning things since an early age, I see!
I can relate to this as I moved away from Christianity as a teenager and set out on my own discovery of spirituality. I guess having too many questions eventually had me seek answers elsewhere, but the journey is quite incredible. I've landed somewhere between zen and tao philosophy and I'm quite happy with it haha
Good for you, Blake. There are many like us. Thanks for reading my essay ⭐️
I love that quote by Siddhārtha Gautama. It’s quite profound.
Your journey is so relatable to me. Although I didn’t grow up in the Catholic church, my family did attend a Lutheran one every Sunday. Like you, I questioned everything and it set me on a similar path. Great read!
Thank you so much, Karen. This means a lot. A kindred spirit :)
I related to so much of this having endured the brainwashing myself and attending a convent run by nuns. I hated confession and often made my sins up lol
lovely reading this!
Ute, this was such an inspiring read! I just loved how you talked about how your early religious upbringing had its limits, but you also learned so many valuable lessons along the way. You have such a lovely ability to look closely at yourself and your life.
Thank you ⭐️
Such a good post, Ute! This is how I felt about Lutheran church when at age 12, I told the pastor I was too young to know what I was confirming and dropped out of confirmation class. Even though we were protestant, I still had those same issues. Those of us who march to a different drummer have been questioning things since an early age, I see!
I hear you, Renee! Thank you for reading my piece :)