Myles,

The day is beautiful! Today has never happened before. It’s truly amazing! Of all the 7+ billion people in this world, 7+ billion Myles, there is absolutely nobody like you. You have amazing strength, a huge heart, and a soul that is unbelievably wonderful! I mean it. Out of those 7+ billion people, not a single one can take away all the amazing things that make you who you are. As far as the homophobia goes, that is merely an expression of fear as seen through the life of someone who lives in narrow margins that they have designed. Sometimes I think that people who are homophobic remain so out of fear of deviating from what they have been taught. I have some gay friends, men and women, even though I am straight, and I love them forever. How can doing that and accepting gay people be so difficult? To entertain your question of “when do you decide to cut contact with people?” I don’t think there is any single answer to that. For me, I cut ties with people as soon as I see the effort to take advantage of me, to find a way to hurt me in some way. Because life is shorter than a blink of an eye, I don’t have time for people like that. I have cut ties with my 2 sisters and my step-dad, who has since passed away, and I have absolutely no shame, guilt, or regret in doing so. I have forgiven them for what they have done but this does not exonerate them for what they did.

I’d like to attempt to answer one question you had in the title of your post. “Do you have to examine all beliefs for truth?” Please correct me if I am misunderstanding your question as I believe that what you are asking is if you have to examine all beliefs to find truth? I believe the answer is no. I think if you rely on sorting through all the beliefs out there to find truth, you are not defining truth as you know it, although I am certain other people’s belief may or may not influence your truth. People live their life according to their truth and how they define it. Even more basic than that is the question of what is truth.  Time for me to stop the babbling.

As I always say, release your peace, live your love, and enjoy the ride. Let me k ow how you’re doing.

Pearce