(January 1, 2018 at 10:50 pm)KevinM1 Wrote:(January 1, 2018 at 10:40 pm)Astreja Wrote: Best part for me was finally realizing, after many years and many failed attempts, that I didn't need to force myself to cultivate religious faith but could just be myself.
This is a big one. I faked being Catholic for most of my adolescence, then shifted over to a more generalized “I love everyone, man” pseudo-theism, before finally admitting to myself that I never actually believed in any of it, and was just trying to fit in while also trying to figure out why so many people put so much effort into it.
That's essentially why I kept trying: All these people I knew had their respective faith communities, and I wanted to see if there was a place for me. It was only when I started commenting on forums like AF that I began to feel a genuine sense of belonging.
