Reality

Proposition One: Our favorite things can be traced back to the influence of something or someone in our early lives.

Favorite Color:
Me: Blue because I remember my mother telling me it was her favorite.
Mushu: Purple
The Commandant: Purple
Blondie: Aqua Green. It's powerful, like the ocean.


Favorite Animal:
Me: Horses because they symbolize freedom and wide open spaces- something teenage me would have given anything for.
Mushu: I really like penguins - I couldn't tell you why.
The Commandant : Cats
Blondie: Hedgehogs

Favorite Song:
Me: Light Up the Sky by Yellowcard because the lyrics are like my inner monologue - they give me strength to keep going. Also Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard - it was the favorite song of my baby sitter and she was always listening and dancing to it.
Mushu: Living on a Prayer
The Commandant: Clean by T. Swift.
Blondie: Flaws - Bastille

Here are some examples we came up with without getting too personal for those of you outside the group. The Sisterhood is a safe haven and his conversation got very deep very quickly. Regardless, trust me when I say their answers had similar trains of thought as mine. When we thought back, we found that there often was a reason we claimed something to be our favorite - and that these reasons often happened in early childhood.

Proposition Two: Our perception of the world is tainted by a lenses defined by our past experiences

As we grow and observe our world, we come to understand that it is dictated by a series of "truths." These "truths" varied between us as we did not all grow up the exact same way. We took this idea further and claim that everyones lives, and therefore their "truths" would not be equitible.
Our next step was speaking about how "truths"would come to define our idea of reality. This reality in turn would taint how we interacted with the world. Because our "truths" were not the same, neither were our realities.

Proposition Three: Everyone will have a different interpretation.

With these ideas in mind, we ask you to pick up your Bibles again. We hope you find that the verses take on different meanings - between people and between life's experiences.
If reality is indeed defined by "truths" that we came to observe as children, and they really do differ on a fundamental level, then everyone should have a different experience reading the Bible.

Conclusion: Respect is the key to one day understanding.

We can only hope to learn from one another. to do that we must first respect each other - then maybe one day we will be blessed enough to understand where the others are coming from.

Through Heaven's Eyes

Our group is jokingly called the Sisterhood. Original, I know. But what else can you call four old friends who took their life into their own hands? Follow us as we try to find the answers to the questions every one is asking, but no one seems to know.

Who is God?

Where is God?

Can he really condemn millions to death just for never hearing his name?

Can we control who we love?

We're going to try to find the answers to these and so many more. But first we need to establish a base.

Principle 1:

God does exist. Whether he is singular or plural, male or female or no gender at all, whether his name is God, Allah or Yahweh - those we do not know. But we've come to the conclusion that we will figure it out if we are meant to. - Based off of Job Chapters 38-39.

Principle 2:

This God, in what ever form he takes, cares about us individually and specifically. - Based on 1 Peter 1:7

Principle 3:

Human kind was not meant to stand alone. We need our family and friends to help us through the tough times and to cheer us on in the good times. - Based on Life Experience.

With that in mind, let's get started!