if i’m confident in what i believe…….your opinion shouldn’t bother me……..if i’m afraid what you may say could strike a nerve………………..perhaps my beliefs aren’t as sound as i thought they were……

to be tolerant and accepting is the pathway to freedom from confrontation……………doesn’t mean i give in…………..or give up……………………..i do not have the need to challenge out of respect……………………..i can disagree silently…………..our feelings and pride…..because we all have it, remain intact

to speak of matters of personal faith without trampling on someones  beliefs is the surest sign that those beliefs are present and working in ones’ life………..

i can be committed without being rigid