Non violence does not equal passivity

 A lot of people annoy me because some of the suggestions they give are to repress our true feelings and just to act loving and forgiving, but to get to a place of love and forgiveness we need to feel and express our true feelings responsibly.

Forgiveness is a gift that comes to us naturally at the end of feeling our painful feelings and emotions. There is no need to preach forgiveness; otherwise, forgiveness becomes a lid to keep our pain repressed.

We can’t be afraid to speak up and express how we feel and how we see things. Some of the People that write to me are a great example of how they use spirituality to run from their true painful feelings.

They are too afraid to face and feel the painful truths in their own lives. Repressing our pain and emotions is the root problem of the violence we witness in the world.

Most people live in the illusion that is part of the solution, but because they are still repressed, in reality, they are part of the problem. The article in the link below shows eloquently how spirituality can cement blindness.

http://www.alice-miller.com/en/the-longest-journey/

My experience has been the same as Dr. Alice Miller’s, it has been a very long journey, and it has taken me also all of my life to finally free myself of all the crutches and get two healthy legs to stand on.

If we want to free ourselves we have to face, acknowledge, articulate, and feel our painful truth.

https://sylvieshene.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-wall-of-silence-in-media-is.html

Also, read my blog Spirituality and Religion Are Blinders that Hide the Truth