24 Oct Way Of Way 146
Love is love. From where it issues is of little immediate matter as love is love. However, over time, love that flows from the self is temporary; at times running dry as it transitions into other emotional expressions. Love that flows from the soul is eternal, as the only emotional expression of the soul is love. Moreover, love from the self is conditional, while love from the soul is unconditional. Love from the self is proclaimed with "I love you." Love from the soul is expressed as "We love you." "We" are the gods. Those who don't recognize everyone is god cannot love unconditionally....
22 Oct IAWIA
"I am what I am." -- God, Exodus 3:14, The Bible According to the Bible, Moses encountered a "burning bush" whose flames were not devouring its branches. The burning bush was the manifestation of God; everchanging and eternal. Moses asked God: "What is your name?" God said (depending on translation): "I am who I am" or "I will be what I will be". In the now, God manifests as a "who"; a self. In the time after the now, God is an undifferentiated potential, a "what". Encompassing now and "not now", we can paraphrase God: "I am what I am". God also self-identifies as "I am"; being, not a being. God is flow of the Everything. "I am what I am" as an acronym (IAWIA) can be pronounced two ways: "I WHY" (first vowel pronounced, second vowel silent). "A-WAY" (first vowel silent, second vowel pronounced). I WHY Why do I exist? The answer needs to identify who I am. I can be one of an infinite number of things or one thing. The one thing is the universe. The etymology of the word "universe" is "all things turned into one". Simply, I am the universe. To ask why I exist is to ask why does the universe exist. Reasons/explanations imply cause and effect. What caused the universe to exist? "What" (God) caused the universe to exist! I exist as a manifestation of God. A WAY In the Bible, the written word for God is YHWH which may be pronounced as "A WAY". "A WAY" can be likened to the Tao ("The Way"). The Way is the underlying natural order of the universe, an eternal and ineffable force that flows through all things. The Way is a nameless cosmic force that binds and releases all things; the energy of action and existence. Aligning oneself with "A WAY", one realizes harmony and balance; as all the pieces of the universe come together as one peace....
18 Oct The Palestinian/Israeli War
The war in Gaza is a never-ending fight. Each side has a story, told in a different light. Each difficult to understand as they fuel the blight. I long to see the truth, as the fires rage bright. In the heat from emotions, I await the cool night where distant stars guide the way, with no wrong nor right....
14 Oct Way Of Way 147
Religions are like sheep. Their wool warms and protects us. Their bodies provide us sustenance. But, beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. They may make us feel comfortable and safe, but their only interest is to sustain themselves....
12 Oct Way Of Way 148
There is a nameless place; before time begins; before we are born; before things become the now; a place of infinite possibilities. While no one ever speaks badly of this nameless place, we often curse people and things that come from it. By doing so, we are not encouraging that place to send us something we will cherish....
10 Oct Way Of Way 150
We don't need to worry about the future as that will be what it will be. However, we need to worry about the past, what we remember and how we remember it, as that will frame how we experience the present....
10 Oct Way Of Way 151
Those who appreciate life are on the way to happiness. Those who focus on trying to understand life may lose their way....
06 Oct Way Of Way 152
The luckiest are those who recognize they have been lucky, for they will recognize other lucky opportunities that come their way. ...