Saturday, January 8, 2011

DID I DO THE RIGHT THING?

It's just before Xmas and I had the big idea to put "Ave Maria" out on my central DIC blog.  Was this a good idea or a bad one?  What do you think?  

Is my audience going to think that I have turned into this deeply religious person who is going to push my views on others and try to make converts?  Are people going to start thinking I am Catholic or something?  Would it be better to avoid mentioning anything about religion at all, even at this time of the year?  I truly had a great many hesitations before I put the song out there because I do not want to alienate anyone.  And I come from a family of Atheists and I know how any mention of religion can alienate people like that. 

In the end, after thinking the issue through I decided that I should just go with my gut sense of what the DIC blogspot needs and what is the central spirit and intention of the blogspot.  At no point do I want to say that I have learned the lessons I've obtained in my struggles trying to handle a high conflict divorce without centering myself spiritually and focusing my efforts on what I understand that God wants me to do. 

Every time I get in the car to go to a court hearing, every time I go to a meeting I make sure I pray about it.  And since Mary was one of the earliest people to speak out on behalf of the downtrodden, I thought that for this season she was the right person to celebrate.  So, for better or for worse, it is out there!