This is excellent! The unlearning, oh my God it is hard. I think I had realized how much bullshit it all was before, but the turning point for me, was when I went to my church one morning and there was a sign on the door with a dress code FOR WOMEN! I was furious. We only accepted “properly” dressed women in a church? What the hell?
I had been “friends” with these people for over 20 years. When I said something I was told I was causing dissension in the church and was in danger of losing my many blessings from God. When I didn’t agree I no longer had any friends at least there. That isn’t friendship. Nor is it Christ like. Anyways the beginning of a long, painful journey of mine.
So awful! They skip over reading/teaching the Bible verses that say who they are - Pharisees and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” Just a place to control people and put God’s name on it so they can get away with it - temporarily anyway.
The Bible can be used to say whatever they want. It has been used to control people for too long. I am no longer participating in their religious bullshit.
I had some insights a few years ago and this came up as well. We are conditioned and programmed in our youth and we carry that with us for the rest of our life´s, but we are not aware. The insight showed me that the influence from the family line goes back many generations and we actually all had to cope with the same influence from the previous one. Because I realized that nothing was mine even my own decisions because they were influenced. I could let go of it all at once, released of my baggage. That is direction authenticity but also consciousness. Free from the past.
“Every human being deserves to take up space on this planet. Period. Full stop. No exceptions.“
💯% This is powerful truth. I can disagree with you. I can dislike your views. I can dislike your behavior. I can dislike you. But none of that means I get to other you or less you or harm you. I only get to will your good, in other words, love you.
Well written right on track! We all have someone else’s poison in our heads and may not even realize where it came from. But the key as you know is in knowing what was previously unknown, knowing people that were previously unknown. Once we know something and someone the fear goes away. Thanks for your writing and your desire to bring people together.
Indeed! When we understand that we all have been influenced by our parents, school and the culture we grew up in, and really see through the deception, we understand that everyone else has been influenced as well, opening the doors to accepting 'the other'. Acceptance and curiosity instead of division.
And then the (challenging and) fun bit begins: figuring out who YOU are and what your OWN values are.
Such a great, well written post, sharing it with my loved-ones with link to your post & restacking - thank you!!!
This is great content and it is so great to see How We touch upon a lot og the same material: And these parental wounds (poison) from the past dressed up in different Colors, we need to become aware of them to heal. Your language cuts right through every pretending🤗
A manifesto sized "Yes"! 7 years in therapy, unlearning and loving every difficult moment of it. That's how long I've been a part of this. So glad to hear the words appreciation, difference, fierce love and radical acceptance all in the same breath, in a piece written on the cornerstone of (wake up and let's go) inclusion.
Crazy that this might sound revolutionary to some...but I'd rather be crazy then what I used to be.
Also I think parents may find this challenging since we have to tread carefully in what our children grow up to learn. Our partners also play their part in the ‘indoctrination’ process so it can get a little tricky.
I agree — we have all been spoon-fed some kind of rubbish ideology that paves the way for our future generations — yes we feel liberated and free now that we have stripped these dogmas and ideologies from our minds and that’s all it is. A fictitious story to create a perspective and disillusioned mindset.
All that we are is human beings. We should start acting like it. Speak to a stranger no matter their race , colour , gender. Share ideas. Engage. And watch your life change.
This is a deep and powerful post. Thank you for sharing it. You’re right, we all carry scars from our past traumas, and it’s up to each of us to come through that with a clearer understanding of who we really are.
What’s the biggest takeaway you’ve had from this journey?
This is excellent! The unlearning, oh my God it is hard. I think I had realized how much bullshit it all was before, but the turning point for me, was when I went to my church one morning and there was a sign on the door with a dress code FOR WOMEN! I was furious. We only accepted “properly” dressed women in a church? What the hell?
I had been “friends” with these people for over 20 years. When I said something I was told I was causing dissension in the church and was in danger of losing my many blessings from God. When I didn’t agree I no longer had any friends at least there. That isn’t friendship. Nor is it Christ like. Anyways the beginning of a long, painful journey of mine.
By the way, one of my favorite posts of yours.
So awful! They skip over reading/teaching the Bible verses that say who they are - Pharisees and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” Just a place to control people and put God’s name on it so they can get away with it - temporarily anyway.
The Bible can be used to say whatever they want. It has been used to control people for too long. I am no longer participating in their religious bullshit.
I had some insights a few years ago and this came up as well. We are conditioned and programmed in our youth and we carry that with us for the rest of our life´s, but we are not aware. The insight showed me that the influence from the family line goes back many generations and we actually all had to cope with the same influence from the previous one. Because I realized that nothing was mine even my own decisions because they were influenced. I could let go of it all at once, released of my baggage. That is direction authenticity but also consciousness. Free from the past.
“Every human being deserves to take up space on this planet. Period. Full stop. No exceptions.“
💯% This is powerful truth. I can disagree with you. I can dislike your views. I can dislike your behavior. I can dislike you. But none of that means I get to other you or less you or harm you. I only get to will your good, in other words, love you.
Well written right on track! We all have someone else’s poison in our heads and may not even realize where it came from. But the key as you know is in knowing what was previously unknown, knowing people that were previously unknown. Once we know something and someone the fear goes away. Thanks for your writing and your desire to bring people together.
Indeed! When we understand that we all have been influenced by our parents, school and the culture we grew up in, and really see through the deception, we understand that everyone else has been influenced as well, opening the doors to accepting 'the other'. Acceptance and curiosity instead of division.
And then the (challenging and) fun bit begins: figuring out who YOU are and what your OWN values are.
Such a great, well written post, sharing it with my loved-ones with link to your post & restacking - thank you!!!
This is great content and it is so great to see How We touch upon a lot og the same material: And these parental wounds (poison) from the past dressed up in different Colors, we need to become aware of them to heal. Your language cuts right through every pretending🤗
A manifesto sized "Yes"! 7 years in therapy, unlearning and loving every difficult moment of it. That's how long I've been a part of this. So glad to hear the words appreciation, difference, fierce love and radical acceptance all in the same breath, in a piece written on the cornerstone of (wake up and let's go) inclusion.
Crazy that this might sound revolutionary to some...but I'd rather be crazy then what I used to be.
Well said. Massive aggressive. Truly killin' it.
Dude, this is seriously the best shit ever. And yes, I said DUDE!
Great read mate - everyone who has been indoctrinated at birth needs to read this! Thank you for sharing
Also I think parents may find this challenging since we have to tread carefully in what our children grow up to learn. Our partners also play their part in the ‘indoctrination’ process so it can get a little tricky.
I agree — we have all been spoon-fed some kind of rubbish ideology that paves the way for our future generations — yes we feel liberated and free now that we have stripped these dogmas and ideologies from our minds and that’s all it is. A fictitious story to create a perspective and disillusioned mindset.
All that we are is human beings. We should start acting like it. Speak to a stranger no matter their race , colour , gender. Share ideas. Engage. And watch your life change.
To label is to limit
Wow. Just wow.
Curiosity is the antidote to judgment. Great post. Thank you.
This is a deep and powerful post. Thank you for sharing it. You’re right, we all carry scars from our past traumas, and it’s up to each of us to come through that with a clearer understanding of who we really are.
What’s the biggest takeaway you’ve had from this journey?
Thank you!!
This is real good
Cody, you’re the good kind of subversive.