Becoming Whole
For those who know the lingo, I could be described as having adopted avoidant behavior patterns as a result of how I was raised. More importantly, I can see for myself these patterns in my behavior and have spent time understanding the feelings that prompted these behaviors so I can choose to act differently when I recognize that I'm inclined to behave a certain way. Some folks go through their entire lives entrenched in the behavior patterns they learned as children. I personally believe that this also influences one's faith, because I believe that God created the family unit to help us (as a race) understand the balance between God's justice and mercy. Fortunately, how we've been programmed to think can be deprogrammed and reprogrammed. I believe that's part of God's promise when He promised to "restore what the locusts have eaten". For me, the process involved getting into tutoring. My goal has been to get as much experience doing ACT/SAT test prep...