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~DQ Chronicles~ Bk. I; En. #1: Beginning of the End.
7 years ago
From my digital pen...
13th of Sun's Dusk, Morndas, 2018 Anno DominiThe world is ending, and I have chosen it to be so, in a manner of speaking. Good opening, no? I journal to share about what my first sentence indicated and more. I speak (dramatically so) of a something that has essentially changed my view on life, and in a manner of speaking, brought about the end of the world. Perhaps the intro was a it dramatic, so I'll refer to it as the end of an age (a short one though relatively speaking).
Within this year, I have made the decision to leave behind the Christian faith I've grown up with. While no one can repeat my experiences, that carries all complexities and anxieties one can imagine. Thank fully I have a few anchors in the new world (as in the rest of life) I've arrived in. The point of this journal is to share in part this journey as it looks to be an arduous one, given that everyone I know and love remains Christian. Add to that, Only a handful of them know.
While I step from one world to another, I spend most of my time writing of yet others. I am a writer with a passion for the Medieval-fantasy genre (though I'm not exclusively there, just majorly so). I am a story lover in general. This motivated me to walk the path of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I stand at 22 thousand words and counting. The story itself echoes the life I leave behind as it's an old fantasy I wanted to indulge from high school. To make it a bit more specific, it lies in the fan-fiction sub-genre. I will be looking for Beta-readers and editors once I've completed the rough draft.
I also sounds as if you have taken the time to reflect on all of this. I don't know whether you planned to have a support system but you seem to have the beginnings of one, and that is an important step. Good luck, and keep reflecting. Writing is a great way to do that. In fact, that's something we do in counselling training: we have to journal, a page per week, during the early stages of the training. I swear by it - I love to journal.
Keep on building your support system outside of the Christian faith (as well as people within it who you feel confident will support you; both are important). You're doing great!