Slaying the Dragon of “Thou Shalt”

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“They fear their higher self, because when it speaks, it speaks demandingly.”- Nietzsche

Growing up in “Motley Cow” in a Roman Catholic family, I was an expert in the recitation of “Thou shalt’s”. After all, the exchange of uttering my “thou shalt’s” for more or less 20 minutes daily or spending 1 hour per week learning more earned the right to believe I was loved, was considered “good” and had a chance…