johndavey

Hey annadios, this is a great question and topic. Terribly difficult to implement, of course, so kudos for being courageous. If you haven't read Real Time Relationships yet, that's a really wonderful starting point for putting yourself into the position of being able to tackle this supremely challenging subject with your current social circle, particularly your family. I wouldn't worry too much about people hearing about your atheism second-hand, although I think the open letter to your peeps is not a bad way at all to go about this whole thing. I think putting yourself in a situation that is YOU vs. EVERYONE would probably be detrimental to your end goal (assuming I'm understanding it correctly). I've found (coming from a hyper-religious history) that conversations with people one-on-one has been *hugely* valuable to me in discovering who is "on my team" and who doesn't give a shit. Also, I believe having relentlessly deep and personal discussion with individuals about my own experience and growth in understanding has not only been life-changing for me, but seems to elevate others in the process. There's a lot more to be said about this, certainly, but best of luck and I'll be following this thread to see what the outcome of this is for you. Thanks for sharing!-John

thanks, you guys

curse of thomas 001.MOVHey, I'm new here on the boards.I've been processing a lot of my shit through tons of conversations with close friends and a couple of siblings as well as in song (I've been songwriting for about 10 years) and this is a recent development.Here's the (not-very-high-quality) video I did the other night for this song which is entitled "The Curse of Thomas". It displays a pattern of skepticism, anger, sadness, etc. that's been coming out in my recent songs. I'd say that I've been learning to be kind to myself and I've been trying to listen to my emotions. This is an expression of that.If anybody watches this, let me know what you think.Again, I'm new to the boards and this has long been my way of reaching out, but I don't know exactly where to start on here.-John