In Reply to: bar brawls posted by Acheick on February 04, 2003 at 06:47:40:
Hi all! Actually, I think this is a good topic across the boards, and Acheick, you made some good remarks. I think also, with current people that are in the family coming to some boards and taunting, it is easy to be overly-guarded about any that post, especially if they do not write well in English and then are much more likely to be misunderstood. I e-mailed K. who has left his e-mail on posts. I realized from his answer that he is definitely an exer, who after leaving found a christian couple who have helped him work thru stuff regarding the fam. However, he may still use words like "system" in describing his experience. I hope others here will e-mail him and get to know him. He is not pro-fam, he just wishes people he knew/knows that are still in will get out and has a love for them, much the same as people who have family members in wish they would get out. I think we were all taught in the family not to trust, to be loyal to the top and thereby unloyal to any friend, partner, children, parents etc, and even ourselves, in order for control to be maintained. It would seem natural that the result would be (upon getting out and first making contact with other exers) would be to react in different ways, some screaming against (you know I do that) others seeking solace, all wanting the latter I suppose. I have recently come to believe that there is a Loving God. But I call it Great Spirit. That doesn't assign a gender or a particular persona. I see that loving God in beauty. I believe there is a Native American prayer that goes something like this:
Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds
whose breath gives life to the world
Hear me
I come to you as one of your many children
(I forget the rest, if I remember I will post it. But it ends saying: "May I walk in beauty")
That sums it up for me. Anyway, love you all :)