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Feb. 17th, 2002 09:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zoetheI spent the day with my sister, whose marriage may be coming to an end. Things got off to an odd start when she began with a fervent monologue about her newfound relationship with God and how she is turning everything over to him and how much better she feels about it.
I had to tell her at that point that I am a practicing pagan and, while respectful of her beliefs, thought that she was using faith as an excuse for not making up her mind.
It led to a few awkward moments. But by the end of the day she could see that the place we're coming from isn't all that different. The strange thing is how much she casually acknowledges the natural power that we all have -- Mom has been a natural witch for as long as any of us can remember, we've all had visions, etc. That's fine, but as soon as you acknowledge that power as a nonChristian thing people freak.
So now my family will undoubtedly hear within the week. It's only my brother, the hyperXtian, whose reaction will undoubtedly be...noisy.
And it was great to have her ask how Ferrett and I were doing and to be able to genuinely say, "great." It's nice being back in a good place in our relationship. We held on through not loving each other very much because we like each other so well. It made what came back around even better. It's a happy place.
I had to tell her at that point that I am a practicing pagan and, while respectful of her beliefs, thought that she was using faith as an excuse for not making up her mind.
It led to a few awkward moments. But by the end of the day she could see that the place we're coming from isn't all that different. The strange thing is how much she casually acknowledges the natural power that we all have -- Mom has been a natural witch for as long as any of us can remember, we've all had visions, etc. That's fine, but as soon as you acknowledge that power as a nonChristian thing people freak.
So now my family will undoubtedly hear within the week. It's only my brother, the hyperXtian, whose reaction will undoubtedly be...noisy.
And it was great to have her ask how Ferrett and I were doing and to be able to genuinely say, "great." It's nice being back in a good place in our relationship. We held on through not loving each other very much because we like each other so well. It made what came back around even better. It's a happy place.
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on 2002-02-17 07:03 pm (UTC)Noisy reactions can be fun sometimes. Go in with that perspective. No, really.
Nice that you're in a good place with Ferrett. I hope it all works in the end.
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on 2002-02-20 02:59 am (UTC)Taking my brother with a grain of salt is a skill I will spend the rest of my life learning. [g]
And, yeah, it's good being in a good place. Not that there was anything wrong with other places I've been....