ElegantEclipse's blog: "Just Things"

SIMPLE TRUTHS- THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THERE IS ONE THING THAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON WITH EACH OTHER AND THAT IS, THAT WE ARE BORN WITH A BELIEF IN GOD. WE ALL CALL IT BY DIFFERENT THINGS, SUCH AS SPIRIT, GOD, HOLY SPIRIT, CREATOR, ECT, BUT IT IS ALL THE SAME IDEAL. GOD IS DIVINE LOVE AND HE LETS US KNOW HE IS WITH US ALL THE TIME. HOW DO WE SEE IT, THINK OF THE FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU SIT ND LOOK AT NATURE IN AWE. HE TALKS WHEN WE ARE FEELING A LOVE BUT WE CANT PIN POINT EXACTLY WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. GOD IS THE MYSTERY OF THE BEGINNING OF TIME, AND HE GOES BEYOND THE LIMITS OF SPACE. IT IS THE SENSE THAT WE KNOW WE ARE MORE THAN THE PHYSICAL THAT MAKES US ALIVE. WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE SOME THAT WILL SAY THERE IS NO GOD. THAT THOSE OF US WHO BELIEVE ARE LOOKING FOR A FAIRY TALE OR CRUTCH TO HELP US THROUGH LIFE. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD NOT ARGUE WITH. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY LOOK FOR EXPLANATIONS THROUGH SCIENCE. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO THE CHINESE PHLOSPHER CHUANGE TZU SPOKE OF WHEN HE SAID "A FROG IN THE WELL CAN NOT BE TALKED TO ABOUT THE SEA." OUR TASK HERE IS TO STEP BEYOND THE WELL. TO LET THOSE ARGUE WHOM MAY WANT TO. WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING BEYOND WHAT IS HERE, DO NOT LET THINGS SUCH AS OTHERS BELIEFS HOLD YOU BACK. THERE ARE MANY PATHS FOR ONE TO FOLLOW AND EACH ONE LOOKS DIFFERENT. WE ARE NOT HERE TO LOOK AT ANOTHER'S PATH, BUT TO LISTEN TO WHAT OUR HEART IS SAYING AND FOLLOW THAT PATH. IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THIS PATH WE MUST ACCEPT WHERE WE ARE. FIND OUR SPECIAL GIFTS OF CHARACTER, WHETHER IT BE COMPASSION, SELF DISCIPLINE, OR LAUGHTER. WHATEVER THE CHARACTERISTIC, USE IT AS A STARTING POINT, BECAUSE IT IS A PLACE OF BELIEF. WE MUST FIND THE GIFT YOU HOLD AND THEN USE IT AND CULTIVATE IT. YOU MAY CHOSE A PATH OF SOME RELIGIOUS BELIEF, OR YOU MAY CHOSE TO HAVE THE PATH WITHIN THE SOLITUDE OF YOUR HEART. WHICH EVER PATH YOU CHOSE, JUST FOLLOW IT SO THAT YOU MAYBE COME CLOSER TO EXPERIENCING GOD EVERY DAY. SPIRITUAL GROWTH IS A STUDY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS PRACTICED AND TRIED TO MAKE PERFECT WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL. THROUGH PRACTING WHAT YOU LEARN, YOU WILL SHOW YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WE WILL FELL THAT WE HAVE FALLEN BACK. HOWEVER, WE SHOULDN'T BE TO HARD ON OURSELVES. OUR WHOLE LIVES ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. IN THIS JOURNEY WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN PLACES WE HAVE NEVER BEEN BEFORE. WE WILL ALSO BE IN LANDS THAT ARE RICH IN THE POSSIBILITIES THEY OFFER US. WE SHOULD ALWAYS CONTINUE TO PUSH OURSELVES FORWARD. HOLD TIGHT TO THE FAITH IN YOUR PATH. FOLLOW IT THE BEST YOU CAN. CHANGE YOURSELF IF YOU MUST IN ORDER TO STAY ON IT. AS YOU BECOME CLOSER TO THE ONE, YOU WILL HEAR HIM MORE AND FEEL HIM MORE. DO NOT REFUSE TO SEEK GOD. IN DOING SO YOU WILL DEPRIVE YOURSELF OF THE DIVINE LOVE FOR HIM, YOURSELF, AND OTHERS. SO FIND THE PATH THAT GIVES YOU SUNSHINE EVERYDAY AND ALLOWS YOU TO GROW AND EVOLVE INTO THE PERSON YOU ARE MET TO BE. LET YOUR PATH LEAD YOU TO THE DIVINE LOVE. Dee Parenti All Rights Reserved