I was very active in my religious practices when I was younger. However, I realised when I was older that my personal relationship with my belief/ Supreme being was that I could not view myself as someone loved as I am.
Many people have traumatic experiences and unsupportive church networks (I would say I still believe church teaching but I cannot manage church people). I've stopped trying so hard for other people and looking for what I need from my spirituality.
It is possible to find an accepting community, an accepting church, an accepting surrogate family. But the scariest battle you will probably face is accepting yourself- and you need to find people and a place that can support and guide you through this in a way you can relate.
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