My favourite frooooooots❤

I'm super happy with how this video turned out. Can't wait to do more interview style content!

I will make a response video to your video as a way of being in conversation with you as a viewer of your videos!!!!! It's just a way for me to engage in a more real way cuz I might have some insight on how to explore or navigate the treacherous waters of faith and the lack thereof cuz I'm an expert in experiences concerning existential crises like trust me I've had many of them like daily sometimes like back to back like a slap in the face so I hope I'll be of at least some help to your questions.

What this was giving all in fun and good faith At the tip of the iceberg: hein idk y'all are kinda boring I ain't got time for your routines

" I AM " is god .. Therefore we are god

For anyone wondering, we had her listen to some Necrophagist and Archspire.

Oh my goodness I can relate to this so much! Thank you! I went through the military to pay for school and it took me a bit longer than most and it’s so hard to to keep telling people to wait a little bit longer! But hey I’m doing my own thing

5 stars loved it! Thank you for sharing guys 🫶

Hey it’s Adjoa and can anyone else relate to that feeling of being lost or behind? For over a year I’ve been figuring out what I’m “supposed” to be doing and what I have concluded is that I’ll forever feel lost and behind if I attempt to resolve all of my life’s big questions, like: Where am I going to live? When will I land that amazing job? When will I settle down? When will I [insert yours here] I’m currently reading Master of Change by Brad Stulberg and he says something in the book that really gave me an ‘aha’ moment. He encourages the reader to see their life as a path rather than a road. When we look at our lives like a road, there’s only one way to success. However, when we look at our lives like a path, we see that there are many ways we can achieve our goals. So, if you too are feeling lost or behind, overwhelmed by the uncertainty of when x, y, or z will happen, take comfort in knowing that there’s many ways to get to where you dream of being. And no two paths look the same. Sure, we can be inspired by what the journey looks like for people we admire and respect, but your life is entirely unique and there’s so much value in embracing your own path. There’s more than one way to live a fulfilled and meaningful life.

I have already experienced three existential crises, the latter of which was described as having the depth and profundity of a man twice my age.

I highly recommend Eucharistic Adoration

Check out a Unitarian Universalist church if you can. I'm an artist and had a similar experience in my early to mid 20's. I found being part of a very welcoming, supportive, and completely non-dogmatic UU community was very helpful in sorting it all. Also, reading Sartre's "Nausea", and "Existentialism and Human Emotions" both felt very affirming, though somewhat uncomfortable at times.

So... you replaced Christianity with Christianity. Also, religion serves no purpose that benefits ANYONE besides the charlatans and the preachers like to pretend that Christianity is the religion of love to win more converts but if you actually read the bible, not so. At all.

Wow

As a creator for Passionfroot, I’ve at times felt out of my depth. “What is my creative practice?” I have asked myself. But the beautiful thing about being part of an incredibly supportive team of creatives is that I have found more confidence in my unique gifts and inspiration to develop them. One of the ways I creatively express myself is through public speaking. Whether it’s delivering a keynote presentation, interviewing guests on a panel, or facilitating a workshop. I take my time to craft my message in a way that connects with my audience and leaves a positive impact. You too have unique gifts that you should not overlook. I have been public speaking since I was in primary school and have spoken in front of many people since then. I will always be learning and improving my communication and presentation skills, but there is one thing I have picked up along the way that might be of use to you if you have a fear of public speaking that you wish to overcome. BRING MORE OF YOURSELF TO YOUR AUDIENCE What do I mean by this? See if you can incorporate into your presentation something you are confident in. This might look like showcasing art you made, sharing photographs you took, or a poem you wrote etc. I have found that performing spoken word poetry and sharing personal stories has helped me overcome the anxious and stressful feelings that come with speaking in front of people. How I like to think of it is, if you feel confident about something, it is easier to confidently share that with others. Whatever that something is, see it as a way that will connect your audience to the real you, not how well you speak. I have recently created a TikTok where I’m sharing more about how you can improve your public speaking confidence. I delve more into the art of presenting there so feel free to connect with me there or in the comments 💌. TikTok: adjoaainghana Much love and happy presenting, Adjoa xx

So glad we could all go on an artist date not together 😆 Congrats on ✨immaculate✨vibes Adjoa.🤩

I really liked listening to this convo. It really made me truly think about the friends I have now. How we've been interacting with each other and what our friendship might look like in the future. Plus, what do I look for in a new friendship or how do I navigate it. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

I really really did love this conversation 🤩 being in it AND listening to it after!!

Let’s hear it for Adjoa’s green/red flag list 🤩🤩

This made me miss you guys so much again.

I really enjoyed listening to this, what an insightful thought provoking conversation 😌

You look beautiful wirh your new cut!👍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

SO PRETTY!! ❤

Love that style, so so so glamorous!

Humanity is, a practice (not just our species) & antidote to the inhumanity that exists within us all. It transcends gender, skin colour, ideology & unifies, not divides, because it's who we are. Try it, get too know yourself better & let go of identity politics.

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Yeeeeaaa!❤Beautiful on you.

I love it

Beautiful woman… Godbless

Afro hair ?? Kinky curly hair

You could’ve did that at home standing in front of your own mirror 🥴

Wish she'd styled it for you, its has no shape or style but you carry it off 😉

She did not shape that well

Lolll watching this while doing the dishes. Thanks for calling me out 😂

Yeah this is officially my new favourite Mel video. 0:00 being "I didn't fart" was such a tone-setter🤣

#ILOVEIT👍🏾#SoBeautiful😊

But I'm escaping into your podcast lol don't you want us to do that so you get clicks 😂 by the way I love the video. But I don't know if I can do 25 minutes worth of laundry without listening to something on my phone.

Very cool chord voicinga

Your story is so comforting. I’m really happy for you that you’ve started pursuing this journey so young, and that your upbringing was a mostly positive experienced for you. I’ve been deconstructing for a few years. Mine started during the lockdowns and seeing the white-christian-nationalist insanity surfacing everywhere. I’m reaching similar conclusions to some you discussed. I believe in a Creator, Great Spirit, Source, God. They aren’t a “he,” in my belief. I’m still figuring out what kind of spiritual practices make sense to me. I really want to try experiencing a Quaker community. I also feel very drawn to Animism. Art and Nature are where I definitely feel closest to understanding Spirit.

Interesting. Most people seem to be saying their deconstruction journey has been similar to yours, but mine is different. I've always been the type who hated misinformation and faulty thinking. I grew up with a mental disorder that meant I had to learn about "magical thinking" and how to rebut it. So I found myself naturally led towards skeptical communities. And, over time, I did wind up kinda applying skepticism to God, wondering if he really existed. Then we had the 2016 political situation. And I saw people I loved who taught me things about God abandoning what they taught me for this strongman type. I at first just assumed they were deluded, but I couldn't maintain that by 2020, when they were being denialists. Then my mom went through a horrible illness, and I started questioning if my lack of faith was why she couldn't be healed. However, so much happened that didn't make sense when she died that I realized there must be something divine, and I promised mom I would never depart from Christianity. So, from there, my deconstruction has been weird. A whole lot of it became "The Bible says to have faith, as a command. So this must be something I can do. What good would it be for God to tell you to do something you can't do?" But, at the same time, I needed to explore beyond the version of Christianity I had been taught, and finding the variations that linked in with other practices. I wound up having to explore the concept of Biblical inerrancy and making the Bible into an idol. I have to find something beyond literal truth to maintain faith. And I'm still not sure I'm where I need to be, but I do have to trust that God is there. ---- Writing that out, I do see some similarities. I see that we both believe that a loving God will help us believe. I see that we've both accepted that we likely will not get to some fact-based knowledge of the divine. I did feel the need to explore outside, albeit more for the beliefs, while for you it was more of the practice. But the main difference seems to where the deconstruction came from. It sounds to me like you didn't question things logically at all. You didn't become disillusioned by others who you believed had a stronger faith. And the latter really surprised me, as I had been under the impression that the way "Christians" had been acting was a key part of why the Deconstruction movement took off, even if only as a "last straw" situation. Yet not only did that not factor in for you, but several people are saying they had a similar experience. No one seems to mention it, in fact.

Loved this!

Similar age and experience to yourself. I dislike how much i can relate to this. I also think the monotony of work really speeds things up

God has always been so obvious and evident to me that I never truly questioned his existence, but I have questioned his intention and plans for me. Not saying that questions are bad, just saying that God is basically part of my identity and model of reality to a point that questioning Him is like questioning reality itself. In fact, many people question if we live in a simulation, so that is not that far fetched. My view of religion is also very positive, as my church was always supportive and loving and tolerant, but I understand that was not the experience of everyone. I wish you well in your spiritual journey, and God bless.

7:49 Out of curiosity is this video(s) your referring to here Rhett and Links deconstruxtion videos? If so it also playrd a pretty big role in my inital questioning in that I came from a very similar background (evangelical, leaning Calvinist, etc) and up to that point it was really one of the first times I was genuinely able to empathize with an atheist (Rhetts mindset in particular was really relatable to me).

SUCH A RELEVANT TOPICCCC love it ty Darcie 😍🙏🏼🥲

I am watching this on 0.25 speed and it is slowing everything down.

We live and die each day. In the morning, we reach out and engage with society; in the afternoon, we become entangled and torn apart; in the evening, we let go, lose our connections, and recover our integrity. Hell is where we get to face our fears and our demons: See Dante's "The Inferno". When all inner conflicts have been faced and relived, we get to the bottom, and have nowhere to go but up, our ascent begins. The free undivided understanding heart is the gateway to Heaven. Feeling is everything. The physical universe is an illusion.

Christianity began as a way of life, not as a system of intellectual belief. See Matthew 22: 34-39 and 1 Corinthians 13. Why believe in the divine when we can experience it directly -- in beauty, in courage, in dignity, in a million other subjective qualities? These qualities are real: This makes belief superfluous. It is nothing more than compulsory self-delusion, intended to make us dependent on religious and political authorities. While I am trying to believe in my coffee cup, I am forgetting to drink the coffee and celebrate the Miracle of Existence.

Grew up with zines, so this is a great reminder of a cheap and fun creative avenue I could explore. Nice vid!

Where did you print your zine?