🪷All those times I thought I was wrong

looking back at my growing-up years in church

This one departs from my usual in that it is purely a reflection on my own past journey (featuring high-control religion and undiagnosed autism).

Wherever you are in your own life journey, may you find ways to recognize and honor your own unique needs, rather than demonize them.

All those times I thought I was wrong

  and sinful for wanting to run and hide

from the pious, pushy, worshipping throng--

  I just had different needs inside.

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Now I know that my nervous system thrives on quiet, solitude, and time in nature and with animals (like Cinna).

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In the notebook

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