u/klara_silberhaus

Long story short - her parents say that if she goes to a convent, she (let's call her Maddie - it's not even a Polish name hahahaha) can never go back.

Maddie seems pretty convinced that religious life is her calling (she's been discerning for a long time now, she previously thought that she was called to consecrated virginity, but decided it's not her calling), she even chose a community, but she fears that it's all just an illusion, and that the sisters will say that it's not the community, and will send her back home.

She cannot even visit the sisters for a few hours or days, cause her parents would find out, and she could have a very hard time then. She thinks she wouldn't be able to endure any additional suffering, if they found out too early...

I wouldn't be able to give Maddie a roof over her head, she has no siblings, no close friends (I mean she has a lot of friends, but it's nothing serious), and her family could abandon her as well. I don't even know if they could support her financially in any way. Is there anything that I can do to help Maddie, except for prayer? Do you know anyone who risked like that, so that she can read these stories?

God bless you!!!!

Long story short - her parents say that if she goes to a convent, she (let's call her Maddie - it's not even a Polish name hahahaha) can never go back.

Maddie seems pretty convinced that religious life is her calling (she's been discerning for a long time now, she previously thought that she was called to consecrated virginity, but decided it's not her calling), she even chose a community, but she fears that it's all just an illusion, and that the sisters will say that it's not the community, and will send her back home.

She cannot even visit the sisters for a few hours or days, cause her parents would find out, and she could have a very hard time then. She thinks she wouldn't be able to endure any additional suffering, if they found out too early...

I wouldn't be able to give Maddie a roof over her head, she has no siblings, no close friends (I mean she has a lot of friends, but it's nothing serious), and her family could abandon her as well. I don't even know if they could support her financially in any way. Is there anything that I can do to help Maddie, except for prayer? Do you know anyone who risked like that, so that she can read these stories?

God bless you!!!!

Mine is probably the one in which Michael is in his studio when combining the songs for "Thriller." The lyrics on the board, the way in which he reflects on things. There's something special about it. I think it just made my heart full when I realised that he wrote about things that he considered important and dear to him.

I didn't really want to go, but my cousin insisted, and so I went to the movie for her.

The music, Jaafar imitating MJ's voice, the whole story... I mean, I was not a huge fan of MJ, but I knew many details from his life, and yet I watched the movie as if the plot was kind of completely new to me.

It felt refreshing, it gave me much happiness, it made me rethink my love for (listening to and creating) music, and it sparked my curiosity about MJ again. I spent the entire evening listening to some of his songs, thinking about the ways in which I can impact the world so that it becomes a better place.

I went back to the interviews with Michael that I had already watched, and after some time I started sobbing. One of the reasons for it was Michael's purity of heart. Yeah, some things in Michael's songs are too intimate to be shared with millions of people, in my opinion, but at the same time I believe Michael's innocence, and I think I understand his sweet soul in many ways. I mean, I'm Catholic, so purity of heart should be important to me by default, but it made me ponder the topic, and I think this is one of the most beautiful things about Michael.

Oh, how beautiful the world would be if people saw things in the ways Michael saw them!!!!! How much beauty the world would see if everyone was child-like, pure at heart, loving, patient, forgiving, giving their best even in very dark moments!!!!!

I'm deeply moved. Motivated to create beautiful things for the world. And it started with the movie... What a wonderful time to be alive and to see such lovely movies!

Sending lots of love to all of you!

EDIT: Sending thanks to everyone who answered! I've learnt a lot, and I'll definitely use some of the suggestions. Wishing you all the best <3

I've been discerning my vocation for six years now, and I know absolutely everything about every single vocation in the world, hahaha, so I'm not asking for advice. I simply need your prayers, so that I listen to the Lord attentively as He's unfolding things to me in these final stages of discernment. I don't want to go into detail, but the time has come for me to decide. May the Lord bless all of you and all your loved ones <3

When did you realise that consecrated life was not your vocation?