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My Spiritual/Religious Beliefs EXPLAINED Part 1: Childhood Through Early Adolescence

So now, it's time to discuss something else entirely, Religion and Spirituality. In short, I don't like to discuss them too often, partly because of the fact that they are so complicated, and to some, contradictory. I guess, like my previous blog entry regarding politics, I can give a detailed history, and more importantly, how they factor in to my beliefs today. When I try to talk about people about what I beliefs, it gets jumbled up and also may not make sense to some. Hopefully, this series of articles will explain where I'm coming from, and how it informs my decisions as well. To begin with, I was not raised a Christian. My parents believed in some loose precepts of Christianity, to a small extent, but were also informed by a belief in plurality, that is, the idea that most religions form a small picture of a greater whole of truth in life. My grandparents on one side were more traditional Christians to some extent, however on the other side of the family, they...

Accepting My Introversion.

I like to surprise people. Sometimes, I like to shock people. Like when I gave someone one of the cd's I've been on for instance. They were "surprised" it was actually any good, it seemed (so should I be insulted instead?). It also surprises them when people find out I'm a musician, or I've entertained the possibility of doing Stand-Up Comedy. Or that I enjoy Karaoke from time to time, have actually approached women at bars (more rare nowadays but it all depends), or generally love performing for an audience. It also surprised people that this "shy" person would open up when training people at work. It "surprises" people any time their narrow tunnel vision of the world, or namely, me, gets challenged. Growing up, I also used to yell random stuff at people downtown where I live. The problem arose when I actually tried to have actual small talk or conversations with them. The dynamic changed and I clammed up. This probably is at the roo...

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