There is something about modeling behavior, particularly for children, that causes me to become questioning and curious. If I am to pass down a tradition or value, shouldn't I take it to task? Shouldn't I know why I continue to incorporate it into my life? Shouldn't I try it on for size and know if it fits me? Shouldn't I set it aside and learn myself free from its influence?
"Just because," "everyone says," or "always has been" are insufficient if I am to teach an impressionable being a concept, idea, quality, practice, or action.
The ways in which I do and do not live according to my conscience are at the forefront. In June 2021 I altered my life's course in the name of self-actualization. Because I broke my heart (and maybe others) for wholeness, authenticity, and my conscience's approval, I must continue self and life examination. I must not adhere to standards that do not suit my soul.
"If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends." - Charlotte Brontë
