My Religious Free Life

My mind is free now that I've finished my MBA program (yay!). Now I can truly go through my own personal "cell therapy." I can truly say that my life is religious free. What do you mean, some of you may ask? First of all, me and religion have never been friends. Religion hates me because it can't control me and I hate religion because it controls people. In my 30 plus years of knowing about religion, I've never really seen religion do anybody good. Historically (namely the Roman Catholic Church's Inquisition), religion has ended the lives of many people. It's financially raped families, stolen from bereaved widows, abused children, and given people in "pseudo" leadership positions "the power" to do, think, and say whatever they wanted to (I'll have a blog discussing the problem with Sauls running churches later this week). I've seen my grandparents almost messed over by religion, my parents, too. Just recently, I almost got robbed 10 years of my life. Although I forgive "those people" for their "subtle" wrongdoing, dude hasn't forgot and he will share what he's experienced to help others going through the same things. So what is my life like now? First, I'm learning to understand the true grace of God, not the works to attain his grace. I'm also enjoying the new found joys of going to church and leaving 45 minutes later rather than being in church for almost 8 hrs (like a job). I can sit and listen to things that are about everyday life rather than a bunch of 3rd heaven/revelation mess that was given keep me under the trance of manipulation and control. I'm also learning to pray again, not stupid long drawn out prayers that's prayed in amiss, but a one on one conversation with God. No longer am I involved with notions of judging other religions and Christians in different denominations with an "elitist" mind set. Most importantly, I'm learning to treat others with respect and true love opposed to what I learned from a "bugged out" organization. Now I'm free not to do as I please but love the life I've been given. That statement may offend a lot of snooty super spiritual Christians who don't read the news, have no compassion for others, quote a millions scriptures, and have 20 ministerial titles. It's cool. I really don't care because I've knocked out religion out of my life. I'm still transitioning, throwing out all that mess I've learned while tangled in religion. But time heals all wounds and teaches all things. It's all good now, my friends. As the Wu says, "The saga continues."

Til next time, The Pot Stirrer....

A Chance To Feel Alive

One of my favorite songs in the whole entire world is "Metalingus" by a rock group called Alter Bridge. Whenever you guys get a chance, go on YouTube, it's a real song. The song is talking about a man who has stopped being indecisive about his life and is ready to make a change in his life. He's tired of allowing himself being held back by society, people, and the fear of being who he is supposed to be. I think that many of us are scared of being who we know we are supposed to be. Instead of having our own identity, we rather choose to be like the others around us. No style or flavor of our own. We're just doing and living like how everybody is. We're clones of another person's fame, riches, and opinion. However, we know deep inside we are living a lie. We have become slaves to the status quo, that is, what is acceptable in another man's eyes than what is acceptable in God's eyes. Therefore, we miss our destiny; thereby riddled by regret, shame, and disappointments. We live a bound life unfulfilled and we become "cool" with it. Instead of going for that promotion on our job, we allow fear, insecurities, and what others have to say keep us from walking in our full potential. Instead of taking on opportunities to leave our hometown, we stay there like a bunch of dummies and watch the world pass us by. Many of us are bound by loyalties to others who care less for you than you really think. This could be church that may have helped you in the inception of your faith but year later has sucked you dry; thereby conforms you into an image full of hypocrisy, mediocrity, stagnation, religiosity, and the list goes on. Maybe we are stuck in a relationship with someone we're courting but no commitment of marriage will ever happen, just loveless "relations" that soothe the body but not the soul or spirit. Maybe we are friends with people who we grew up with an fat first was all good but now has become a cancer; especially when they want you to ride which them to rob that store. So many things and situations are keeping us from living a complete and free life. Freedom from religion, freedom from seeking validation by others, freedom from the guidelines of society set to only control us, and freedom from the chains of fear. Fear is our greatest enemy in American society because we are indoctrinated to maintain an image that is only a mask in this life of the masquerade. Wow. That's a sad life to live. God didn't give us life to live a life that's bound. Jesus came to give us a life that's abundant (in good times and the bad). It's given that we become the image and people we are supposed to be in the first place, not what men want and groom us to be. I can say this from person experience that I allowed this happen but now I'm free. Now it's a chance to truly be alive. I pray that we get off the road of slavery and bondage and that we get on the journey to "complete freedom." I hope you all take heed to this. Let's be free and take the opportunities afforded to us: things that others before us envisioned but died without experiencing (Matthew 13:17). Real talk son, no bull, this is the time, our time and chance to feel alive!!!

Til next time, my friends, from "The Ventilator......"

Reference:
Galatians 5:1

And of course, go on YouTube and find Metalingus (with lyrics). This song will "bless you."