Gosh, this post reminds me again of why I love you.

My current perspective, as an Australian woman in my early 40's who grew up with highly educated, fairly worldly, non-practising Catholic parents who encouraged us to ask questions... is this:

I think at the core of every major religion we find the same things: Love. Acceptance. Compassion. Kindness. Tolerance of differences.

I think layered ON TOP of every major religion is a lot of very human, very messy interpretations filled with distortions, unconscious biases and additional made up rules that have little to do with the core of the religion itself.

I say look as far and as wide as you need in order to find teachings that feel like home.

And also, probably, if you're not already, be grateful that you have the freedom to explore what you believe without potential real or probable threat to your safety. Because this freedom we have is so easy to take for granted and so many of our siblings around the world have no choice around what they practice, preach or believe.

!LUV