Have you ever realized someone may be emulating you?
It's kind of a weird thing to notice.
One of the women in my crochet group is older than me, not that this information has anything to do with it, but I would expect this happening with someone younger than me.
When we first met 2 years ago, she was going to church at a local Episcopal church, she seemed like she was very self aware of who she was, what her beliefs were and had settled into that awareness comfortably. I had no problem with that because I really hope I mature into myself as a wise wild woman. It really is my passion in life. So I respect when someone has reached what seems to be the self actualized.
Over the two years, we have had numerous conversations. I asked her last year that if I was able to stay awake, would she like to attend the Midnight Mass at an Episcopal church that I honestly just like the looks of and would love to see a pagentry event there. She said sure, but of course, being the person I am, i was asleep by 8 and never made it there. lol
I have made no question that I am not a Christian, will never be a Christian and that my very scattered and haphazard rituals when I remember make me happy and content. I was discussing the growth of my personal apothecary and where I was going to get the herbs, spices and other materials and how I was using them. I mentioned a new store that just opened up since we met and how much I loved the fact that their herbs and materials are the cheapest and best I have found.
Over the last year or so, she has begun to swing into paganism/witchcraft. It was gradual at first, but as she has followed me on FB, I see that she has joined many of the pagan/witchcraft pages and groups I belong to. I see her posting things from them that I didn't share.
The transformation suddely hit me the other month and honestly, I am not sure how to feel about it. I mean, I'm flattered that I'm making my paganism seem like a part of my life that is positive, and it is, but if I am perfectly honest, it is also about a 10th of my life overall. Half the time, it's just an afterthought. So if she is emulating me, I hope she realizes that the paganism isn't the major part of my life, but an accessory to it that I partake in because it makes me happy. Lol
I'm still processing this thought and I do wonder if I'm just being self-centered in my thinking which is highly likely. lol
One of the women in my crochet group is older than me, not that this information has anything to do with it, but I would expect this happening with someone younger than me.
When we first met 2 years ago, she was going to church at a local Episcopal church, she seemed like she was very self aware of who she was, what her beliefs were and had settled into that awareness comfortably. I had no problem with that because I really hope I mature into myself as a wise wild woman. It really is my passion in life. So I respect when someone has reached what seems to be the self actualized.
Over the two years, we have had numerous conversations. I asked her last year that if I was able to stay awake, would she like to attend the Midnight Mass at an Episcopal church that I honestly just like the looks of and would love to see a pagentry event there. She said sure, but of course, being the person I am, i was asleep by 8 and never made it there. lol
I have made no question that I am not a Christian, will never be a Christian and that my very scattered and haphazard rituals when I remember make me happy and content. I was discussing the growth of my personal apothecary and where I was going to get the herbs, spices and other materials and how I was using them. I mentioned a new store that just opened up since we met and how much I loved the fact that their herbs and materials are the cheapest and best I have found.
Over the last year or so, she has begun to swing into paganism/witchcraft. It was gradual at first, but as she has followed me on FB, I see that she has joined many of the pagan/witchcraft pages and groups I belong to. I see her posting things from them that I didn't share.
The transformation suddely hit me the other month and honestly, I am not sure how to feel about it. I mean, I'm flattered that I'm making my paganism seem like a part of my life that is positive, and it is, but if I am perfectly honest, it is also about a 10th of my life overall. Half the time, it's just an afterthought. So if she is emulating me, I hope she realizes that the paganism isn't the major part of my life, but an accessory to it that I partake in because it makes me happy. Lol
I'm still processing this thought and I do wonder if I'm just being self-centered in my thinking which is highly likely. lol
