10-25-2011, 12:00 AM
Ravenmoon wrote:I agree we assign meanings, so that tells me that in our ability to choose meaning lies power for those who are seekers.
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One can choose meaning. One can also choose no meaning. I agree that there is power in being able to disconnect ones self from the meanings that have been given certain things.
For many people homosexuality means something negative. I can choose that meaning too...and I can make the fight for gay rights mean something too. I can also step outside of that and see that it really doesn't mean anything at all. When we remove the story I am just me. Some are uncomfortable with that...others aren't. The rest is story.
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One can choose meaning. One can also choose no meaning. I agree that there is power in being able to disconnect ones self from the meanings that have been given certain things.
For many people homosexuality means something negative. I can choose that meaning too...and I can make the fight for gay rights mean something too. I can also step outside of that and see that it really doesn't mean anything at all. When we remove the story I am just me. Some are uncomfortable with that...others aren't. The rest is story.