Hopeful Thinking

Accepting change is hard.  And so much of our world is in a state of flux right now.  Change is rampant and not always for the better, but often.  Things we never imagined seeing in our lifetime —both good and bad—happen now practically every day.  The fall of the Berlin Wall, microwave ovens, landing on the moon, the Internet, smartphones, YouTube, marriage equality. Trump leading in the polls. (Definitely never imagined that one.)  And while not all of our surprises are good ones, the ones that are good are great .  When I think of the progress in my lifetime alone!  We have become accustomed to the speed of change even as we resist it.  Only a few decades ago things were vastly different.  Imagine a farmer in 1970 having to upgrade his tractor as often as we upgrade our iPhones?   Progress on Earth is snowballing.  One has only to look at a longer timeline of humanity to see that the rate of change has increased e...

Language. It's all about the word. And yet words are there only to describe the emotional state resulting from a thought package.  An idea.  A concept.  In our minds there are no words really.  Our thoughts come and go much too fast to be worded.  In our minds there are only experiences and concepts.  But how often do words fall short of describing the totality of our experience? What you think of when we think of the word ineffable ?  Ineffable is a word we use to describe a concept that is indescribable.  It’s a very forgiving word.  It is a word we use to be accepting of our ignorance.  It’s a word of self-forgiveness in a world where we crave control and comprehension.  And categorization. I propose that we consider something a bit forward-thinking today regarding the ineffable.  But I'd like to ask you a few questions first.  Do you believe in love?  Do you believe that IT exists?  Do you believe it is ...

The Breath of Life blew Itself across the vast expanse of the Great Potential . And the first solar fractals to respond to the Breath were water.  And behold the waters calmed and knew their roles. They, in an instant knew exactly where they belonged and to Whom.  The birth of Self-awareness.  At the beginning of Light they first recognized themselves and in its glow they acted, in concert, without conflict or error, with perfect understanding and seamless collaboration.  Aligning themselves with the Intent of the One Who Breathes.  The Breath too, knew Its role.  And with joyful abandon portrayed it.  This windy Breath, enriched with life-giving attributes, of which the LIFE to whom it so lovingly and completely gave Itself knew nothing—at least consciously —swirled and buoyed the now coalescing waters into their proper places; their proper satisfactions.  The waters, now embedded with this new self-awareness, sparkled also with the sudden ...