Hiya! Spiritual health is just as important as emotional, physical, and mental health are in any community. We can experience shame spiritually in any setting. It just so happens that when we are shamed in a religious community the effects are often detrimental.
Critical thinking may be what helps you find the narrow path. When high accountability falls under the guise of control, how do you navigate your path home to the horizon? Often times, for me it is in critical thinking that I am given the understanding that sometimes the path has to be forged by me since faith is an action.
Let no man come between what has been set out before you. You get to trust the Spirit in my life just like I get to trust the Spirit in yours. Cuz, I know She can handle it. Keep walking out your faith. Take deep breaths. You are gonna make it! We are gonna make it!
• I forgot to mention in this soul story that I held out my hand to said police officer on the step up to the balcony, which he refused to shake. Instead he offered me the snide slide of judgment. It has been valuable to get to experience this during a vulnerable time because it became a sure mark of a waypoint for my journey. So, I keep walking forward.
Namaste`
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