{"id":11967,"date":"2012-08-20T20:26:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T00:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nakedpastor.com\/?p=11967"},"modified":"2012-08-20T20:26:12","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T00:26:12","slug":"find-your-own-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2012\/08\/find-your-own-path\/","title":{"rendered":"find your own path"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11968\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/328\/2012\/08\/own-spiritual-path-500x264.jpg\" alt=\"find your own spiritual path cartoon by nakedpastor david hayward\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\"><\/p>\n<p>I remember the earliest times I dared to express my own spiritual values and hinted that I was going to break out to find my own path. There were expressions of confusion, dismay, concern and even alarm. But I would do it all over again.<\/p>\n<p>Which is exactly why I\u2019ve started my other site, <a href=\"http:\/\/davidhayward.ca\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">davidhayward.ca<\/a>\u2026 so that others in that position can find companionship and share their story, hear others\u2019, and find resources for their journey. The site is doing great. Some really cool people gathering there and some amazing relationships and conversations are forming. <strong>Please come on over!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/107370179\/my-own-path-print\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Purchase a print of this cartoon!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember the earliest times I dared to express my own spiritual values and hinted that I was going to break out to find my own path. 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