He Has a Plan and Purpose For My Life
I grew up in a Buddhist family. Like most Chinese, my extended family is predominantly Buddhists or Taoists. I attended Buddhist Sunday School and graduated from Colombo, Sri Lanka in Buddhist studies with plans to be a teacher in this discipline.
Buddhist teachings gave me several life beliefs. First, I believed that my birth was the result of my actions in a past life. Second, I believed my present life would be guided by self-understanding, selflessness, and doing good and charitable works. I believed I was the maker of my own destiny, and that destiny would depend on my past and
- Mabel Sim
Silent no more
As long as I remember, I was different and in South Africa where I grew up, there is a myth: if you walk under a rainbow it will change your sex. I tried running under every rainbow I saw! My parents once admitted to me they had wanted a boy; when I came out as a girl, they often treated me as a boy. I wasn’t angry with this because I actually wanted to be a boy.
As a child, my parents fought a lot. My dad was easily angered. I was told I pushed my father away since I was four. Growing up, I always felt uneasy around men.
We attended church on Sundays. Our church didn’t teach
July 20, 2016 - Wilna van Beek