What is on your mind

[JustLovelyJenn]

There has been a lot on my mind lately. My summer has been a fast pace whirlwind of new folks and new experiences. As I have met all these amazing new people and talked with them and listened to them tell about their beliefs and their experiences it has helped me better define some of my own.

So... on my mind lately... are my ideas about religion.

I have for some time identified religiously as a Druid. Calling on the original meaning of the word "one who learns", believing that the journey of a truly spiritual person is never ending. That it is our responsibility to continually learn and adapt to new understanding and new experiences. I have also leaned strongly on something I was told early in my own journey. One of my first mentors told me "there are many paths that all lead to one end." This single piece of information has grown and changed as I have but it has continued to influence my beliefs. One conversation I had this summer came back around to this and for the first time in all my years of study I truly understood its importance.

In talking with an older trans gentleman I met this summer, our conversation was turned towards religion. While he is a Christian he has a very open mind (Yes, I know, many do. However, even more, it seems, do not.) The result of the conversation went something like this.

If there is one truly loving and all-powerful god, would He not choose to appear to each of his children in the form that would most benefit their existence? Therefore, the Gods of all cultures may be the same. If God tells his children that they can become as He is, then does logic not follow that there would be others who are like him, already? Does he not have a mother and father of his own? Brothers? Sisters? Aunts? Uncles? Cousins? Therefore, there may be more than one "god". And, if it would benefit His children to see deity through more than one form, would He not allow His brothers or sisters to help Him raise his children? Because we are "made in the image of god" we also know that there must be a Goddess, because it takes both male and female to create. On that logic, does it not also make sense that God would choose to protect the Goddess when a human society treats women with disrespect (Anglo-Saxon) and watch her flourish in a human society that reveres women (Native-American). Every religion tells stories of “miracles” and “magic”. There are stories in each culture of abilities that cannot be explained through science or current knowledge. Can we not then conclude that each of us contain a potential for the “unbelievable” that we choose to embrace by one word and shun by another.

The conclusion I came to as I went over this conversation in my mind is that we all believe in something. If we can take away the words, and the suspicion, and the stigma, we all believe the same. If more of us can open our eyes to the wonder that exists, no matter what it is called, perhaps we can learn to love as “god” intended, and embrace our brothers and sisters, and reach our greatest potential.

[EnchantedNightDweller]

I love my new job but I dislike working 12-hour days.

[Kenna]

Going under the knife....

[JDeere]

Being proud of my college football team even if they lost, they played like hell against florida state

[Jesse]

My dad passed away this evening after a long difficult illness, so my thoughts are on him I guess. It's a double edged sword... I'll miss talking with him, but I am happy that he is no longer in pain. Journey well, dad!

[Kenna]

On my mind since late last Thursday thru the entire long weekend....I'm anxious for my doctor's office to open tomorrow so I can bug them by a phone call as soon as they open for a followup and a few other questions.

[Luv]

leaving my cousins house in Gallup,New Mexico and headed to Amarillo,Texas to see her mom who is my 1st cousin.Family time again!

[Rockinonahigh]

Wishing I was sleeping instead of up on the puter but my back is grumpy,I took my pain pills and a mucle relaxer but i'm still up.

[cinnamongrrl]

Ive been thinking.....

As grateful as I am for this Asheville experience, being alone in it makes it feel very hollow....

[clay]

my sweet partner....who is with her mother...who is very, very terminal. I hurt for her and wish I could be there with them both....this is a very difficult aspect to life....but the positive is she is able to spend this quality time with her as she transitions.....

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Jesse

My dad passed away this evening after a long difficult illness, so my thoughts are on him I guess. It's a double edged sword... I'll miss talking with him, but I am happy that he is no longer in pain. Journey well, dad!

I am very sorry for your loss Jesse

[Talon]

[I]Who ingested some "Frontline plus", early this morning..and is at the the local animal E.R..


And hopefully, his seizures will stop, soon./I]

[Kenna]

I want to shave my hair...buzzzzz cut!! So tired of this mess

[Kenna]

...the moon...
....the quiet stars...
...sitting on my private second floor deck...
...the cold night air kissing my bare skin....
...a New Year's celebration and what it previously meant to me....

[JustLovelyJenn]

Well... where to start.

... I need $3200 for a custody lawyer.
... We have to move in 3 weeks.... to I have no idea where.
... Someone needs to approve me for a home loan.
... First week of school went ok. But, how the hell do I balance everything now that the shit hit the fan?
... OH, and theres always the teaching program I need to start... that I am postponing now, again.
... Good things on my mind, too. Like the amazing woman I have been seeing for a little under a month.
... I need xanax...

[Kenna]

OMG!!! It's 3AM!! ...it felt more like midnight...

[clay]

who got a call early this am that her mother had passed away! She had just been with her for 8 days!! She has been quite ill for 2 weeks, while knowing her passing was imminent, it still hurts, dammit!.......
R.I.P. Ms. Lillian...I shall miss you!

[Kenna]

My new doctor requesting a spinal tap and a few other tests...I hate spinal taps so much that when I gave birth twice, I refused to have the spinal block.

[nekohl]

I found my dream home. A geodesic dome on 5 acres. Not far from my mom, same commute to work as I have now (just from a different direction) and with in the price range.
Called up the realtor, she gave me the skinny on the history and that it needs some repairs (excitement because I'm a DIY kind of girl)
I went up to peek in the windows today. And by "peek" I mean I climbed through one of the windows and went in. Hey, it was unlocked!....
"Some" repairs means total water damage, mold, no floors and the list goes on. This would go way out of my price range and know how.
Disappointed.

[Bèsame*]

Originally Posted by nekohl

I found my dream home. A geodesic dome on 5 acres. Not far from my mom, same commute to work as I have now (just from a different direction) and with in the price range.
Called up the realtor, she gave me the skinny on the history and that it needs some repairs (excitement because I'm a DIY kind of girl)
I went up to peek in the windows today. And by "peek" I mean I climbed through one of the windows and went in. Hey, it was unlocked!....
"Some" repairs means total water damage, mold, no floors and the list goes on. This would go way out of my price range and know how.
Disappointed.

I'm disappointed for you as well. However, your efforts of excitement, climbing thru the window were adventurous! Just watch...the real dream will show up when you least expect it.