#2 What would you believe, if you were not taught to believe in what you believe in right now?

As a child, you were vulnerable to the brainwash of “truths” your caretakers provided. You were taught to worship a certain religion, follow certain “norms” of society, eat a certain way, exercise a certain way, love a certain way, surround yourself with certain people that were taught to be “acceptable”, go to school, go to college, get the “best” career, get married, have kids and so on and so forth.

Let’s face it, You are a product of what you were taught to be. Truth is, very few adults are able to think for themselves when their inner gut tells them they should be different from what they were taught to be. Many go through life with a constant struggle because they were taught to be one way, but feel they should be another, but don’t want to accept their TRUE self because it goes against everything they were taught. This very well can result in feelings of loneliness, denial, & depression among others.

I have seen with my own two eyes, from watching others, the transformation of one’s realization of their true self, rebuke all they were taught, lead the life their gut told them, and come out happier than ever in the end.  

I’ve seen children that were FORCE FED to worship a certain way, love a certain way, or follow a career path they were not comfortable with. I saw these people rebuke the religion they were taught and follow one that they were more comfortable with. I saw people make the realization they were attracted to the same gender and decided to express their truth. I have seen people go to college, get their masters, then go in a total different direction because they were not comfortable working in that field.

I’ve seen men that were married for years, had children, then all of a sudden decide to come to terms with their reality: They were gay. I’ve seen college students live the way their parents wanted until graduation day and decide to express their truth: They didn’t want to be a doctor, they wanted to be a writer. I have seen a few friends of mine raised in a certain religion go to their parents and tell them this is now how they wish to worship.

Every single one of them were afraid to go against what they were TAUGHT to be in fear of rejection, solitude, or ridicule. However, they owned up to their fears, some sooner rather than later. Yes, they struggled. Yes, ended up alone, for a bit. Yes, they were ridiculed. But guess what happened in the end?

They stayed true to themselves and now they are on top. They are happy. They are living the life they were meant to live. They are living the life they were BORN TO LIVE! Do they still have problems? Sure, everyone does. Life isn’t perfect. However, the sooner you live the life you were meant to live, the LESS problems will arise and the fewer people will then be affected.

We all can learn from stories like these. We do NOT have to continue our life the way we were TAUGHT to live it. We should live the life that we were MEANT to live. The way I see it, as long as you are not causing harm to others (and some may argue this point but that is up for interpretation) then you should live life to how it best suits you. If you are not happy, then how can anyone expect you to make others happy?

Be true to yourself, be who you are, be who you were born to be! After all, we WERE all Born This Way!

(Yes, that is another Gaga reference!)

(Please don’t hesitate to make comments – good or bad – all are welcome!)

(: Tina Marie :)

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