"Some need religion, some need chocolate, some need both, some don't need either. But maybe we can still sit at the same table and enjoy each other while we nibble on what tastes good for us." RN
"Maybe its a pipe dream, but what would this world look like if it didn't matter what someone else thought or believed? What if we didn't need to have others on the same page as us or even in the same book. What if we could all be a library, still sharing space with our own expressions and perspectives?" RN
Three out of four of my Day 26 readings had something to do with food. So I figured maybe today, I can talk about food. Two years ago, I talked about being a Carnivore Atheist. I looked and saw that for some reason, that day I was okay to label myself as an atheist. I'm not that fond of that label now. It doesn't say much about me. Truth be told, the label of Carnivore doesn't say much about me either. I can tell someone I'm a Carnivore and then I still have to go into a lengthy explanation as to what I eat. So why don't I just go right to the menu and leave the label out of the conversation.
I still eat beef, pork, fish, eggs, and occasionally some poultry and goat yogurt.
I have been enjoying Pete Holmes take on spirituality lately. I was listening to a conversation he had on a podcast with an evangelical Christian. It was so encouraging to hear his honesty and ability to counter the topics so laced with Christianese. They had a very cordial conversation. It didn't get heated up once. There were a lot of disagreements, but they did it very gracefully.
Their interaction actually scared me from ever wanting a conversation like that myself, even though I have said often that I would love it. It doesn't look easy at all. Pete Holmes is a professional entertainer and comedian. Words come easy for him. I'm only confident in the words that my fingers bring to reality... not my mouth.
Maybe Pete didn't convince the host, but from my perspective... I find it a lot easier to embrace the story of life with Pete's take on spirituality, than the host's.
In the end, the ribeye tastes better than the chocolate ever will!!!
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