Saturday, May 30, 2009
Should you stand alone?
Sometimes, in life, you will have to make an awesome and most times very hard decision to stand alone. I don't want to go into detail, because I have respect for whom I write. Suffice to say, that we all face a fork in the road and have to make a tough decision to disagree with the ones we love the most. But how? How do you stand alone?...with the ones you love most? What do you say or don't say? How do you respect them when your very disagreement is seen as a disrespect? How do you stand alone, without looking arrogant, or nonchalant?
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First of all, I always assume that people are doing the best they can given where they are and the information that they have (has to do with history, socialization, beliefs etc). From that stance I can continue to love and respect them and their right to their beliefs, while also requiring the same. Agree to disagree. Make sure that the person understands that this is not about them, just this particular issue and that your thoughts, feelings, love for them haven't changed because of this. I find myself standing alone a lot during this homeschoooling, parenting journey, I make the most progress with myself and others when I remove judgement and criticism about the other person from the equation.
I just do it. Many days I feel alone in the decisions I make--even after talking to "wiser" people in my life. They don't always tell me what I expect to hear--and that's okay;I'm growing wiser. More importantly, I'm learning to stand my ground regarding my beliefs;if I'm wrong (and sometimes I am)time will tell.
Great question and food for thought. You stand. You stand despite its affects on others. You stand regardless of the conflict. You stand because ultimately you are responsible for you and when you stand for what you believe and make the decisions that are right for you, you realize that 1. you do NOT stand alone; 2. you will be better respected by your self: 3. the respect of others will definitely follow...even if in time.
Stand knowing that you are responsible for your believes and that you are the only one that will stand before the Throne of Judgement one day, and that no one else is going to be standing there with you while you answer for your life and decisions that you have made. This is the stance that I have currently taken concerning loved ones, and my personal spiritual beliefs.
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