“LOVE!”…Pass it on…

I’ve not heard of the other persons you mentioned. I will investigate. You mentioned your church…May I ask, do you still attend a Catholic one? I do miss those good things about attending services. I’m thinking of trying Presbyterian, a church nearby offers an experience that I think I might like.

A couple of my friends won’t leave the church because they want to stay to help initiate change from the inside. It’s like politics, sometimes I want to just give up. I’m fighting from the sidelines these days, but thank goodness for the folks on the front line!

I do pack a lot in don’t I?! Seems too intense for me, but always therapeutic! I too am so relieved that people like Matthew Fox are around. I’ve known of his work for about 30 years, but I’m not familiar with the Bishop of which you spoke. I will investigate him.

It’s always so nice to hear from you. I’m going to be all pagan, and wish you a Happy Winter Solstice!!

Religion, however, is struggling. I think it has bogged down in patriarchal thinking or, in my words, “my way or the highway”. I won’t go on about the concepts that people like Bishop Spong and Matthew Fox so eloquently speak. I am so relieved they speak up about these concepts.

I love the spiritual spark in each human being – whatever it’s source – because I believe it all comes from Love.

Thanks for reporting on the videos. The ‘Stroke of Insight’ is so fascinating, from a unique perspective. She also wrote a book on the topic, which I haven’t seen. I also recommend that you bookmark the TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) website. Their lecture series/videos are marvelous.

As for me, once I created the artwork (decades ago) and recently thought to photograph them digitally, the slide show portion was quite easy. The website called OneTrueMedia has templates set up and music to choose from. I did the free one, only one choice of video layout, nothing fancy and has to be only 40 seconds or so. I loved the results, as I’m into ‘little effort, big payoff’ and that filled the bill. I don’t like choice, paralyzed with too many options. (Maybe it’s just the catholic school girl in me, but I that’s why I’d prefer wearing a uniform too..Levels the playing field, and helps a Libra out with decisions, yikes!, especially first thing in the morning).

Enjoy the rest of the stroll michael j, and your glass of wine!

I’ll have to specially ear-mark this post to drink some red wine (sans the pop corn) and savor the others in your group of 21. Thanks for a stroll down the 80s memory lane!

michael j

I like your two-bowl-of-popcorn style. Growing up, it was just my mother and myself. When we had popcorn in the evenings, we made a huge bowl for each of us, one all to ourselves! (I thought it was funny that when popcorn was made at my boyfriend’s house, it was just a little tiny bowl, for a family of six. I guess I was spoiled). It’s still a favorite.

These days I use an air popper, then drizzle organic oil over the top (olive or some such), sprinkle sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and something called Parma (a blend of organic raw walnuts and nutritional yeast). It is so yummy and a healthy, filling snack. Now I make it in a large batch, keep it in a covered pot, and munch on a handful or two before bed if I get hungry (since I don’t have easy access to the kitchen where I now live). Having a little bit of light food on my tummy seems to help me sleep better too…

It’s a relief to get things out in the open and be with ALL sides of ourself, and our relationships, without feeling guilt or shame. In this way, expressing my angst felt freeing, even at its most desperate moments. Such revelations come in retrospect, not necessarily at the moment we’re in process. If I didn’t have revelation as a result,
I would have stayed mad and converted to atheism by now!

Sometimes the dumps are where
we find our treasures. The compost heap acts as a fertilizer for growth…Thank you for your appreciation of me being a conduit, though an uplifting one. I figured those who have ‘been there’ would understand, but I was still self-conscious of putting it ‘out there’ for everyone to see.

Thanks Michael J, as always, for your understanding and encouragement!!

Thanks for sharing, Maggie, and for being His Conduit for those of us who may have also been down in the dumps!

You’re quite uplifting girl, even when you are down.
michael j

You brought up a good point, pain coming with avoidance, as well as with diving in. At a certain point, we have no choice but to face what we’ve been avoiding, just when we feel the most vulnerable and exhausted!!! At least that is what’s been happening for me…obviously. That’s why when one of us falls down in the marathon, we need others to cheer us on. So thank you for being such an excellent cheerleader. Go Team Angel!!

Yes, thank goodness for writing )and photography!). Creative expression is so ‘tapped in’ sending relief in a visceral way.

I appreciate your loving response. <3

It sounds like you “remembered” that you are loved, loveable and loving. Hang on to that fact even though it’s tough to find proof of that “with skin on”. Be open to receive love. When we’ve been hurt it’s all too easy to set up a bunch of belief systems as defense. If you have, get rid of them, Maggie. They are only prisons.

I would typically ask that God Bless you, but I know He does…I don’t even have to ask!

Love, Amy

We are all have the same story, just the details are different…

Blessings to each of you on your personal journeys: To who, what, when, where, and why it transpires!