Unconventional

I've gotten a lot of flack from people for not being like them from as early as elementary school. I always tried to be open about who and what I am and because of it people always looked the other way. People I grew up with would look away  and act ashamed that they knew me whenever I made a comment about myself. Middle School: jaws dropped when I explained I didn't want to date until I was 16. High School: Everyone that I was a lesbian because I didn't go out on dates. The only people who would ask me out I either wasn't interested in or wasn't from my school. My dating life was my business. At least it should have been. But because I kept my love life to myself rumors started. And even now I keep things to myself for fear that people will look at me with judgmental looks and disapprove of me. For example: I'm LDS. I grew up LDS. I drink herbal tea, I use Tarot cards, I burn incense from time to time. I just look at it in a different light. Do I tell anyone this? No. at least not until now. A lot of people would think I'm breaking covenants by doing this. I don't think I am. I feel that God brought me where I am and put me though all the experiences I have gone through for a reason. that the people I've met I've met for a reason. One of my best friends is Wicca. She brought me to a red tent, Taught me how to read tarot. The things I've heard and read have brought me peace of mind. I'd been praying for YEARS for that. I can't help but feel like God has answered those prayers...and yet I fell I'll be looked down on for doing what I do. He hasn't let me down yet, even though it's taken a while for me to see that, and I know he won't let me down ever. So you can go ahead and judge me...but I fell this is what He has planned for me to find my peace of mind when things go wrong, and I'll continue doing what I feel is right.