Zaylee here. I would like to say that I am really happy :D!!! I told my other best friend, about me and Wicca. I've known her for a year and a half now, but the amount of time we've known each other is insignificant. We're extremely close, and I feel like an idiot for not telling her before!! I love her with all my heart and soul. She's awesome.
Let me start my little story by saying that I told two other people before I told the person I am closest with; it was too hard for me to tell her. I love her so, so much, and I was too scared I would lose a friend like her. I need her in my life. She is my pizza :). Not my french fries (Inside joke between us, lol). She has always been here for me, and she always deals with me and my hissy fits (I can get quite annoying). Ahhh. Ok...I have to stop drifting here. She slept over my house for the first time. It was 2:00 A.M., and we were hungry and ended up sitting on my counter eating taquitos. Damn those were so good (good lord i should be checked for ADD). So as we sat upon the countertop we were talking to each other like we always do... as best friends all honest and sincere. So, I decided that it was time for me to tell her I... just wasn't sure how to say it. It's not that easy to tell someone your deepest, most personal secret. You never know how they are going to react. Are they going to be scared, laugh, stare at you and call you a freak, leave you desolate on the countertop with your taquitos? It sounds funny, but it's true. No one wants to be rejected by someone they love. At first, when I said I needed to tell her something important about myself she started guessing. She was so scared! She guessed a number of things from my sexual orientation, if I'd killed someone, if I worshipped the Devil. Then, I just spit it out. I told her of my interest in Wicca: an earth based religion that worships the Goddess and the God. I told her everything about it, I showed her this blog. She handled it so much better than I could have ever dreamed she would! She was so curious, so eager to learn about Wicca. She saw how important to me it was, and she more than accepted that it was a part of me. She chastised me when she found out I'd told my two other friends before I told her! I loved her so much in that moment. I wasn't going to lose my best friend. She still loved me, despite what I just told her. It was like the weight of the world had been lifted off of my shoulders. I had imagined a number of adjectives that she would use to describe Wicca, but the one I was not expecting was cool.
The lesson I learned is that if you're ever scared of telling someone something you think they'll disapprove of, no matter how scared you are, just go for it. It can only go two ways; either you'll realize they weren't the person you thought they were, or you'll be so extremely ecstatic to be blessed with yet another amazing friend who won't let something like what you believe in get in the way of your friendship.
Me and Bella both hope you enjoyed this entry and we wish you all the happiest of holidays and that for those of you who are traveling to return home safely.
Also, for those of you who were able to celebrate Yule(the pagan equivalent of Christmas), we hope it was a wonderful experience for you. We envy you!! ;) For those of you who would like to enlighten yourselves on what Yule is, here is a website you can go to: http://www.nowpublic.com/world/soon-be-celebrated-yule-winter-solstice.
