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After struggling with religious guilt and constantly making up excuses, trying to make sense of what I thought was right and what I was supposed to believe… I’m free! 100% recommend loosing your religion if you’re having a hard time reconciling right and wrong.
Apr 18, 2024
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i love my family and my parents did so many things right with us, but it was scary and confusing as a child to hear such mixed messages about God’s mercy and wrath. i had a lot of rapture anxiety (still do sometimes) and often feel like i'm never doing enough for the world. i was a missionary kid, so i was raised with an urgency to literally save people’s souls from an eternity in hell. and i believed it all so earnestly.
i’m learning but it’s hard to let myself make mistakes without fear of judgment or punishment. and to feel worthy of rest. and to be needy instead of always meeting other people’s needs.
it also took me until 30 to realize i’m queer because i had so much homophobia and purity culture to deconstruct before i could safely see myself.
Jul 18, 2024
Growing up in a very pentecostal upbringing, there was a lot of fear / anxiety / worry about the afterlife. Mom & dad really did their best to make sense of a lot of that, but our church just leaned into the fire & brimstone. We’ve all since come to terms with our beliefs, even though they’re varied from family member to family member. Recently though, I’ve been looking back to what scared me and finding ways to make “things” out of those fears, almost to show power and control over them. Those very thoughts don’t scare me / don’t hold me any longer. So here’s to all the late 90’s / early 00’s fear tactics used in churches with pews where you’d be handed a tract about hell to share with your friends.
May 16, 2024
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better yet join every religion so u have the highest chance at reaching “heaven“
Jan 26, 2024
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This specific shade of yellow-green (or green-yellow depending on who you ask). It’s so bright it might as well blind me. My mom and I used to argue all the time about whether a car was yellow or green. To her (and most people), it was yellow but to me it was always green. Chartreuse is both and neither at the same time. My mom’s favorite color was yellow and mine used to be green. After she died, Chartreuse became my favorite color. It is a little bit of both, a little of bit of her and I together. Some days, it’s the only thing that makes me feel alive.
Apr 18, 2024
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… it hurts really bad and is not a good representation of what getting tattooed feels like most of the time. Apart from the pain level, the ribs do provide a more discreet placement, which I think is ideal, especially if you’re young. I was 19 and realizing that I regretted not seeing my tattoo encouraged me to pick more visible placements afterwards. My advice would be to do what feels right for you and the design you have in mind. To me, tattoos are a form of art curating. It’s fun to reflect on the past through them. Have fun! xoxo
Apr 18, 2024
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Insert that one Marx quote… What can I say, spending money I barely have on things that make me feel alive will always be worth it to me! Been very into paintings recently & even purchased my very first one. Life changing! The artist is Janis Fridmanis :) I don’t care that I’m bad at managing money! I want to be surrounded by beauty and art and I want to live a meaningful life.
Apr 18, 2024