My disquiet began in my childhood. The roots of my disquiet were planted in my childhood unwittingly by my parents, schools, churches, and well-meaning organizations. My parents and all of these well-meaning organizations cared about me and wanted me to grow into a well-balanced, responsible, happy, successful person. So what went wrong?
Looking back over my life I realized my parents, and especially the church were determined to teach, preach and funnel me into a responsible person who would do the "right thing" in all situations, with all people and at all times. There was always the pressure of guilt and condemnation, if I was different than what others wanted me to be. I felt the need to be "perfect" and to please people at all costs.
I became a responsible person, for which I will always be in gratitude to my parents, teachers and preachers. As a child my disquiet began, because the process of learning to be responsible damaged and discounted my inner me.
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