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s2e14: The Source We Carried With Us

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The things religious institutions choose to focus on never cease to amaze many of us.

You get involved hoping to be formed a certain way, galvanized and empowered to change the world... but a lot of it just ends up diverting your attention to things that should be non-issues. A lot of it actually distracts from personal growth and societal change. There's a common value system in church which puts a premium on inconsequential, individual beliefs, and neglects the pressing issues of our time.

It's not just the direct abuses of church that hurt us. It's also the stagnation of our forward momentum – all the time wasted focusing on things which keep us from living completely embodied and engaged. If Christians spent half as much time fixing the world as they do singing at the ceiling and feeling unworthy, we'd live in a very different world.

Our freedom isn't merely a detachment from the thing causing pain. It's freedom to live wholly, to channel our passions fully, and to work towards creating the kind of world we'd like to live in. When we aren't stifled to the very core, we can see this clearly. The Source we once felt so distant from... is us. It's always been with us.

You can spend a long time feeling like you will lose your spark if you leave, but it turns out that isn't true.

The spark is within. And you take it with you.
SEE ALL EPISODES AND ESSAYS AT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.theairingofgrief.com/

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The things religious institutions choose to focus on never cease to amaze many of us.

You get involved hoping to be formed a certain way, galvanized and empowered to change the world... but a lot of it just ends up diverting your attention to things that should be non-issues. A lot of it actually distracts from personal growth and societal change. There's a common value system in church which puts a premium on inconsequential, individual beliefs, and neglects the pressing issues of our time.

It's not just the direct abuses of church that hurt us. It's also the stagnation of our forward momentum – all the time wasted focusing on things which keep us from living completely embodied and engaged. If Christians spent half as much time fixing the world as they do singing at the ceiling and feeling unworthy, we'd live in a very different world.

Our freedom isn't merely a detachment from the thing causing pain. It's freedom to live wholly, to channel our passions fully, and to work towards creating the kind of world we'd like to live in. When we aren't stifled to the very core, we can see this clearly. The Source we once felt so distant from... is us. It's always been with us.

You can spend a long time feeling like you will lose your spark if you leave, but it turns out that isn't true.

The spark is within. And you take it with you.
SEE ALL EPISODES AND ESSAYS AT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.theairingofgrief.com/

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