Becoming a Possibilitarian
Seeing lots of possibilities when I stopped on a ledge while rock climbing with Greg
My brother and I were raised as Unitarian Universalists, which taught us to approach religion differently from, for example, my Christian friends. During our Unitarian Sunday School classes, we had a session called Build Your Own Theology.
Creating a faith statement
Build Your Own Theology was a course taken by high school-aged Unitarians. The curriculum allowed young people of any belief system, or none, to create a theological position statement or faith statement that expressed their current beliefs about the nature of humanity, the Divine/Ultimate, faith, religion, death, and more. This was waaaaay too much to ask of me at age 15. I could barely navigate my way to classes in my high school of 2500 students, much less the structure of the universe and God.
Being an EpiscoTarian is (Probably)My Theological Position
However, I eventually took the lessons to heart and declared myself a "CathlaTarian" - a combination of Catholic and Unitarian beliefs. It was a well-intentioned but long faith journey, in which I didn't read the fine print from the Pope, which is destined for another blog post. My mother thinks that, since I now agree with the Episcopal Church's teachings and Unitarian ones, I am more of an "EpiscoTarian" - a blend of Episcopal and Unitarian beliefs. I can agree with this.
Recently, I came across the website of an artist and author I like, Kelly Rae Roberts. She loves the idea of possibilities and calls herself a possibilitarian.
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.”
Kellie Rae has a Possibilitarian Manifesto and a Kindness Manifesto. I believe that anything is possible, and the idea of being a possibilitarian aligns with my life's goals. Is there any change in classification? No change is needed. I know who I am.
Where the butterflies play,
Hippie Chick 🦋
