Decisions and Religion

I believe all this meditation and energy work has definitely been helping me. I'm so excited about everything that's happening to me! The beauty of it all is that none of the work that I have to do is making me feel stressed. Meditation definitely does help with stress relief. I'll think I'll even squeeze in time to go jogging tomorrow.

Something changed in me over the break. I can feel it. Today, my boyfriend came to see me. I knew it's been bothering him for awhile about my religion and me not wanting to live in Pakistan. I'm very adamant about not converting to Islam and about not living in Pakistan. Not that I hate Islam or Pakistan mind you. It's just not who I am and not something I want to do. I like my opinions and beliefs about the world and the  God and the Goddess. I like living here in America. I don't want to change and become one big lie.

It doesn't sadden me. In the end, the choice will be his. He says he's okay with me being a Witch and wanting to live here but his parents aren't. I wasn't put on this planet to please his parents. I was put on this planet with a special purpose to be true to who I am and to help others. Whatever his decision, it will be the right one. Even if it upsets, hurts, and nearly destroys me I know it will be for the best.

Either he'll choose to follow his heart and be with me. Or he'll choose to please his parents. Either way, my life will be on the path its supposed to be on and his will be on the path with me or the one without. However, I really hope he chooses to be with me but it's whatever he decides. He has free will and so do I. 

It's funny how something like religion can keep people apart. Why is that? I feel like the people who follow the major monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) have the biggest problem with people from  other religions and even differing monotheistic religions. There's hardly any difference between these religions and yet they are at war with each other constantly.

Why would I want to be any part of that? I want to be free to do as I please, pray as I want and when and where I want, I want to experience the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, the God, the Goddess, the Great Spirit on my own terms. I don't need someone or a book to tell me how to live my life and experience these things. All I need is my body, mind, and spirit.