I was born into Catholicism. I received my first communion, which is when it is believed you are receiving the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. I thought it was so cool I could now go and drink wine, to my disappointment when I found out in actuality it was grape juice. I went to an all girls catholic high school. What I thought was interesting but also appreciative was the fact that my Catholic school taught us about other religions. This is when I believe I started to become more spiritual than religious. I pulled what I identified with from these different religions. It was like pros and cons, I like this, not into that. I did this with Catholicism as well. But what I realized with all these religions we were studying, what they all had in common was Love. I remember thinking why is it that we have all these different religions when there was one main goal in mind and this one goal was the same across religions, to love one another as you would love yourself. This is when I said to myself, ok, what do I believe and what do I want to live by.
I believe there is a God. I believe I should love rather than hate. I believe I can be one within myself, meaning I can understand myself and the reasons I make the decisions I make. So basically self-reflection, to do and know why I do, honestly. I still have all of these beliefs but now with a greater context, which we’ll get into at another time. To circle back, I am now living my truth. I am trying to authentically be myself. What does it mean to authentically be yourself. Well ask yourself what makes you YOU? Not things that make you different from everyone else, but simply what makes you YOU?
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