Thank you for sharing this, it's beautifully expressed! I know that belief has been taught (and experienced) in really painful ways. My journey with Christianity has led me to something similar in feeling, even if the language is different. I don’t see it as a path where we earn love, but as one where love was always present, even in our disconnection. Where what might be called “flaw” isn’t something to be ashamed of, but something that becomes part of our humanity, and still held in grace. For me, it’s less about being inherently flawed and more about being fully human, and still fully loved. I really resonate with the idea of a spiral... returning not to who we were told to be, but to who we truly are. Thank you for putting words to that