Verses in the Book of Life
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When an individual faces 'that' time , it is quick. In the instant preceding a soul moving on to where it goes, almighty and infinite power is very suddenly and instantly there and invades the physical body. Words that have an ampiflication power from the north, south, east and west are directed to you. It speaks your first name. The voice is not male nor female. Any 'conscience-vote' based life-happenings (that have occurred during an individual's life)... that is, the events a person is saddened by or denies the most, are the things that are sequenced flashed at you the strongest. Then, in less than a blink of an eye, almighty power takes your soul and you are being transformed to where you need to be. It occurs at the speed of light and as this is happening, there is a sensation that memories of your life on earth are erased...
Maree <mareec@westvic.com.au>
Warrnambool, VICTORIA Australia - Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 17:51:19 (EDT)
I think life is so mutch more than we allready know or think, by that I mean that it is above our minds capacity and intellect to understand certain things in life, maybe some things are hidden from us for a purpose.I see life as a test we go through in which our efforts in this worldly life is what we gain in the aferlife and the (middle stage)level.I mean you can also see it as when your playing a game were you have to finnish level one in aim to go to level two and so on.I also think that one has to think mainly spiritually rather than sientifically to make it easier to understand this planets maybe most questioned question by mankind "what is the purpose of life" because sience always analyse after answers for everything but the spiritually mind accepts things as they just are.Me self I'm a muslim by birth but wouldn't consider my self strong in the muslim faith even though I think islam is a beautiful religion in whitch I have my belive and this subject is infinite in my eys because it contains everything one could think about and briefly this is my ideologi about life and its purpose.
Roble
London, England - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 17:35:01 (EST)
The difference between right and wrong is the view!
Timo
- Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 23:27:28 (EDT)
Anything which segregates us is less than we truly are, no matter the colour of our skin our blood is red, we feel positive and negative emotions, we perform good and bad things in order to learn and evolve. Religion is merely commercialised spirituality, we are all heading in the same direction and yet there are many paths to god, god that is the pinnacle of perfection we seek to become. No religion has sole rights over god or to make judgement of anyone but themselves. It is ok to be different.
If I have learnt anything it is that simple truths are often the greatest. If the pathway to god is open to all then it should be a simple one.
I find that humans are often so self righteous with little regard for his surroundings or respect for nature. Man is perhaps far less evolved than we would be mislead to beleive, killing for pleasure and exploiting his surroundings for material gain. Some day they will evolve and see the wrong.
All things carry vibration and are part of us as a whole and part of god, animals, material. Slowly we are evolving, there are no prizes for being first but to grow together and share is a wonderful thing.
After many years of trance/out of body experiences its a slow learning path, anything worth having is worth working for. There are no shortcuts to enlightenment but we should trust in our instincts within. At times I am inspired with spoken words or visions like dreams except physically real and I reflect on them and think. There are other dimensions and merely a vibrational change away. I have learnt so much and yet so little and nobody has all of the answers we seek. It may be an old saying but the truth is within.
Our failing is often looking to religion and to others when they dont have the answers and supress what is within all of us. Beleive only in that which feels right and trust in your own inner instincts. We are merely a product of lifes experience and we can only change if we want to change. How we see things affects our view of the world, if we try and find the positive aspect we can deal with things more easily.
Life is like a test, there are many obstacles to overcome but we would not have those obstacles unless we were capable of dealing with them. I see no point dwelling in past when we live in the present.
chingy <ioccarpenter@firenet.uk.com>
- Saturday, June 09, 2007 at 19:35:50 (CDT)
There is a part of us interested in self-preservation, that we often ignore- it guides to do the things that we, scared to look, would find deep in our souls. When we are depressed, feel like nothing has gone right, it brings us up, however unwilling we are to come back to pain and suffering. It knows, even if you don't, your amazing strength within, to survive. It also knows that the light you seek is only a little farther than you wanted to go. And that, on the darkest nights, the stars shine even more brightly. All who have ever thought of suicide, listen- and know that it is better to face the light than drown in darkness.
lifesdreamer
- Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 16:23:37 (CDT)
Spiritual Laws are precise. Never changing and always in motion. As the sun rises each morning, runs full circle to return the next morning. As does the moon rise each evening, running full circle to return the next evening. And as we are birthed from Spirit, we run full circle through the chapters of our lives, and return once again to Spirit.
The system precise. All runs full circle and back to its place of origination.
So be it for our words and actions in life. Emanate that which you wish to receive, for those too, will run full circle and back to their place of origination. One will exercise their Free Will to decide that which they send forth. Whatever the decision, is a fate one wishes upon themself.
Free Will is our gift of choice. Should we exercise it to extend hurt, sorrow, cruelty and pain. Then we must be ready to bear that of equal measure. Should we decide to extend that of joy, kindness, respect, forgiveness and love. Then that is what we wish for in return.
We are the drivers of our Free Will. Our decisions will create an outcome of positive or negative. We must be cautious in our decision, for should our decision and intention create a negative outcome then it is what we choose for ourself. Our decision, or the exercising of our Free Will, to be of negative intention prohibits us from laying blame elsewhere. You are the creator and birth place of the intention. Once released, you now become its place of origination.
We are each personally responsible for the way in which we drive our Free Will. The system of Spiritual Law encourages us to extend that of goodness, that we receive goodness in return.
M. Peterson <PeopleNetwork@webtv.net>
- Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 20:46:04 (CST)
If I could make the world a better place, I'd take everyone's demons and manipulate them into heroes and walk away with nothing but a good feeling and G-d. I'd finish by walking into the love of my life. We'd fall gracefully into each other and the world would be a better place because we loved.
Nancy J Stevens <nancyjanestevens@yahoo.com>
Montgomery, AL Montgomery - Thursday, December 07, 2006 at 12:39:01 (CST)
EACH SECOND OF BREATH
A MOMENT IN TIME
EACH SECOND OF BREATH
A LIFETIME OF MINE
BREATHE INTO THAT SECOND
AND LIVE OUT YOUR TIME.
Reyaz Tagari <reyazt@hotmail>
Preston, Northwest UK - Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 07:11:17 (CDT)
the insight that i have to add is..........This insight always surfaces unconsciously at first, as a profound sense of restlessness, as in what are we looking for in life??
we're beginning to glimpse an alternative to our lifes...... moments in our lifes that feel diffrent somehow, more intense but we dont no what this experience is or how to make it last and when it ends you feel restless and dissatisfied with a life that seems ordinary again...
especialy in relationship's were so demanding.. e.g
when both partners in a relationship expect the other to live in his or her world and to always join in on his or her chosen activitys, an ego battle inevitably develops.'
Because of this controll battle beetwen the two individuals it makes it very difficult to stay with the same person for any length of time...
but this problem is only temporary and will come to an end....
when you come to understand this then you will have attained the First insight!!!!!!! sounds simple but it really is not i hope this heps!!!!
Nigel Dunning <nigelnjd@hotmail.com>
Dublin, Ireland - Thursday, October 05, 2006 at 17:46:02 (CDT)
Don't dismiss your anger. Own it and your part in it. Then move on. Anger harbored becomes bitterness. Bitterness damages the soul. Find peace in the lessons life offers you, gratitude for those that bring them to you and joy in the fact that you have learned them and grown.
Julie Hoenig <mhiriana@comcast.net>
Beach Park, IL USA - Friday, July 14, 2006 at 11:56:36 (CDT)
Imagine for instance that the world is base as two shapes. Square and Circles. A square would represent restriction, being unnatural and limitation. A circle would represent infinity, nature and the most efficient form of energy. Human beings throughout history strive for a better life and had made things to make there life easier. You would think than that we would use the circle as the shape to represent this. We have but not as overwhelming as the square. Look at a family photo, the television itself, a window, a door, a house, a building, the room your in, in class, at work. Why hasn't the circle really stuck in? you would think people would get the hint with invention of the wheel. But they just use it to carry squares. So if you were confused by the phrase " Think outside the box?", i hope this might provide some insight.
Kightzeareau <Kightzeareau@hotmail.com>
Vancouver, canada - Sunday, June 04, 2006 at 15:33:24 (CDT)
There is too much to be said, or too little. Escaping to poetry seems cowardly, although it might be the wisest to do, in view of the overwhelming difficulty to express my insight. But I won't do that. For what it's worth, in a few words then: life is personal, in the sense that it is shaping itself through the structure of who we are, who I am, and what we do. Once I was in Costa Rica (I am originally from the Netherlands), working for some time at the university of Costa Rica in San Jose, when fate intervened in weird ways to prevent me from doing something stupid. With this my life took a turn that was in a way conservative, protective, shielding myself (and another person) from being hurt. I won't go into details, you wouldn't believe them. My insight: every act creates its own legacy, in terms of fateful implications. We have a wider public for our life actions than we are normally aware of. This public will start to participate in our life, when it is called for. I learned from observation of peculiar events who this public is and how it manifests itself: transcending conventional insights about the workings of reality. What we call reality. I'm sure I won't make any sense, except to those for whom these words are known already. Maybe it draws something recognizable in the misty corridors of our often over-occupied minds. For you who has taken the trouble and patience to read this, thanks. I hope I may share one day the crowd that moves out, slowly but definitely, towards the light at the horizon. Maybe you will be there too.
heleen <heleenbom@hotmail.com>
deventer, netherlands - Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 06:04:00 (CST)
Life is not the way it's meant to be it's just the way it is
Janey
Liverpool, UK - Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 14:30:06 (CST)
The meaning of life is to live. Death is inevitable, the prospects of an afterlife uncertain. Therefore, do what you can to savour your existence. Learn, travel, meet people, try new things. Above all, live.
Opifex the Singer
- Friday, November 04, 2005 at 23:37:13 (CST)
The human mind works in parallels and paradoxes.
Life works in parallels in paradoxes.
Everything is a branch of philosophy.
Chris <Kriskedzior@hotmail.com>
Toronto, Ontario Canada - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 14:12:36 (CDT)
Values and Beliefs are no more then opinions.
So change.
Chris <Kriskedzior@hotmail.com>
Toronto, Ontario Canada - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 14:11:16 (CDT)
The meaning of life is to maximize positive self-affect!
It's all about the positive emotions baby. Think about how it relates
to the existance/lack of/God.
Chris <Kriskedzior@hotmail.com>
Toronto, Ontario Canada - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 14:08:54 (CDT)
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that you're not being followed.
Jeff
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 11:53:02 (CDT)
seek love during your life and you can never go wrong
The Guardian
- Monday, July 25, 2005 at 23:18:25 (CDT)
human reasoning isn't always reasoned
The Guardian
- Monday, July 25, 2005 at 23:16:30 (CDT)
friendship is for a lifetime, but love is for eternity
The Guardian
- Monday, July 25, 2005 at 23:15:06 (CDT)
Remember, in life, two wrongs don't make a right. But three lefts do.
Catie Bajczyk
- Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 10:17:16 (CDT)
amagine the stream @the beginning of this page,the sound you heard are people. now,find your voice in the flowing stream.when you find your voice you will find your self. the calm you insperience in seeking your voice is to be maintained through out life.just like the river,life moves on ... SO SHOULD WE.
Bernard Travick <N/a>
cleveland , Ohio U.S.A. - Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 09:59:54 (CDT)
A man that gains faith today is born tommorrow, and a man that gains knowledge today is holy tommorrow.
Jeffrey The Guardian <faol988@yahoo.com>
LA U.S. - Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 00:14:54 (CDT)
I am ACCOUNTABLE and RESPONSIBLE for my life!
Katie Wierman <KindAngel1957@hotmail.com>
Lansdale, PA USA - Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 09:57:26 (CDT)
everyday we are faced with difficult situations... no matter how hard it is, it will be easier if we had a bright disposition and if we view it in a different angle.
naj <simplenaj@yahoo.com>
Philippines - Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 03:52:38 (CST)
Love many, trust few-but always paddle your own canoe...
Lisa
Seattle , WA USA - Monday, February 14, 2005 at 01:26:14 (CST)
Joyness and our Evolution
"Happiness and joy are the biggest state of evolution, therefore when we smile we are also helping our own evolution as well as the one of our Great Mother Earth", Flora Rocha.
Flora Rocha/Wisdom of the Heart Foundation <florarocha@wisdomoftheheartfound.org>
Mexico, BC Mexico - Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 23:42:51 (CST)
What is the purpose of life. Is it different from person to person? I would assume so. I find that the most important meaning of my life is helping people. Putting a smile on down face, getting through to someone in need.
The hard path of darkness leads to a beautiful heart of gold. So go into life not afraid of failure, but excited to learn what life has instore, and remember the harder the road gets, the less it may feel like going. But the advandage of early struggles is early wisdom, and a smoother ride later.
Eric Palach <ericpalach@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, November 06, 2004 at 01:37:18 (CST)
TO THE WORLD YOU ARE ONLY ONE PERSON, BUT TO ONE PERSON YOU JUST MIGHT BE THE WORLD, FOSTER THE FUTURE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CARES
JENNIFER HARRIS <brighter2morrows@YAHOO.COM>
ferrum, va franklin - Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 19:01:16 (CDT)
When you think about someone, think about things they did that made you feel good, rather than things that made you angry.
sunshine
- Thursday, October 07, 2004 at 21:43:51 (CDT)
Spirit not diamonds you take to your grave
Eva Ladyhawk Wright-Reiki Master Teacher <Hausevz@aeneas.net>
Brownsville, TN USA - Tuesday, October 05, 2004 at 07:57:18 (CDT)
One single moment of understanding can flood an entire life with deeper
meaning.
A Dearie
- Saturday, September 25, 2004 at 10:04:48 (CDT)
ACCEPTANCE, Peace comes thru Acceptance. And to have peace one must first accept theirselves.
CarlaK <carlak216@yahoo.com>
TX USA - Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 13:14:54 (CDT)
don't be ashamed of who you are, only of the person that you don't become.
The Guardian <Faol988@yahoo.com>
- Friday, August 06, 2004 at 23:26:58 (CDT)
If you feel u must have regret then don't regret what you did only that u chose to do it.
The Guardian
- Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at 20:19:37 (CDT)
To understand an answer is to understand the question.
The Guardian
- Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at 20:16:41 (CDT)
As I sit here and try to figure out Life, I have come to the conclusion that we are all living an illusion and that Life is looking for us, the same way a mother would look for her lost child. Why do we hide from Her?
Amy K. Brown <katstar3@hotmail.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Saturday, July 24, 2004 at 14:57:29 (CDT)
Human evolution has been a progressive growth of independence from the constraints of orthodox religious structure, to a time of individual communion with the divine. We still have a long way to go, and we can expect struggle as people cling to ancient revelation, but revelation of the divine is available to all and everyone of us, as time unfolds like a flower.
Adam Sargant
- Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 14:47:42 (CDT)
Sometimes it not what we do in life it's how we do it. Our own decisions very well make up own own being and the person we are, not our actions or reactions. Our actions and reactions are merely the results of our own decisions. Every day we face a decision and each decision reflects who we are and effects the people around us.
The Guardian
- Sunday, July 04, 2004 at 21:14:39 (CDT)
Dream of a better life , world and then make it real !
Fatima <NJasmin8@netscape.net>
Surrey, BC Canada - Tuesday, May 04, 2004 at 01:34:05 (CDT)
Be Your Self
Michael Maardt <michael@bhagwan-shree-rajneesh.org>
bla bla, xx Denmark - Monday, April 19, 2004 at 02:10:24 (CDT)
Ooooh al ot of heavy stuff on this site. There are many roads leading to ones own personal happiness and when you each find your own way then you will realise that there is heaven on earth. Good luck just look it is out there somewhere
Oneat peace
- Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 18:19:45 (CDT)
The Four Square
Life, Mind, Truth, Love
Know Thyself and Thou Shalt Know All
digitallux
- Wednesday, April 07, 2004 at 15:48:46 (CDT)
Your vision is limited only by your perception.
Rhonda Dyer <rhondaarn@yahoo.com>
Mesquite, Texas usa - Friday, February 27, 2004 at 04:43:46 (CST)
HI, Purpose of life is to realise oneself! Realise oneself means to have self knowledge! Self knowledge means to know the permanent you. Well, we already have everything in us ! The need is to change our outlook towards life. Well, the reality of our permanence is already existing ,while the need is to realise and enjoy this peace ! Insecurity is the lack of knowledge! Fear is the lack of knowledge. All fear and insecurity is due to lack of self knowledge. Life, or for that sake,death is all about changing the outlook or gaining self knowledge.
Self knowledge is not something very difficult to gain. Philosophy or psychology , will not lead you there. It is not reasoning that leads you there too. It is just the love that leads you there. Love means being content with what we have ,what we are ,and what we can be! We cannot change or put a very deep difference on the external world ! All we can do is manipulate petty things and God gives results that may be tenfold. Good memories are very important. They have a deep impact on the amount of love you have within you . Love should be with a broad outlook ,or in other words , love is itself a broad outlook. You may think that clinging to memories is living in falsehood or that memories have to be forgotten ! But NO! You have to see the permanence of your role in the good memories ,and why was it good after all. Well God can remake the event or the life again . Remember , he is all powerfull! He can give you happiness forever and forever ! Well we will meet again in Happiness! Adieu!
Ajay <Ajay05@excite.com>
Bangalore, INDIA - Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at 07:44:58 (CST)
it's not the meaning of life; it's the feeling of life
Carla <cwesley2003@yahoo.com>
pa, - Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 19:44:02 (CST)
life is like a rollercoaster. you look foward to the first tall hill. you can fell the excitement of getting closer to your goal, what makes you happy the perfect out come. Only to be at the top, happy, full of joy for what seems like just seconds after it taking eons to get to the top. Then in a flash of an eye you are falling, knowing that the bottom is the destination. so all you can do sometimes is lift up your arms and catch some air time on the way down. Cause once you get there the only way to go is up. With all it's turns and dips that make up this ride called life. You better enjoy it cause the pattern won't stop till you get to the end of the ride.
sue martin,
middle of bf, ar usa - Friday, January 02, 2004 at 15:59:26 (CST)
I have been thinking a lot about the purpose of life and i have come up with this. I believe that we exist to enjoy ourselves. Life is not about working at a crappy job your whole life. It is about doing things that you enjoy. To rationlize this so people can understand what i mean better think of this scenario. Theoretically if you were to be put in a position where the only think you could do for the rest of your life is clean toilets, would life be still worth living. It may possibly be just my individual way of thinking but it's still somthing to think about. If nothing else then remember that if you get caught up in the drama of life to remove all stressful things from your life for a day free your mind and do somthing that you truely enjoy no matter the cost because in the end it will be worth it.
Tom <butterfingers2004@yahoo.com>
mi united states - Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 04:53:19 (CST)
Love yourself first.
Shannon
- Thursday, October 30, 2003 at 01:41:27 (CST)
It's not the meaning of life, It's the feeling of life
Live life one day at a time, taking in each moment
Never let a day pass where don't learn something new or meet someone new
Colby Huenink <Cougrrr2k2@aol.com>
Panama , NE USA - Monday, October 06, 2003 at 13:38:58 (CDT)
What does the word right mean? I think I may only consider the word right as a direction, because as an emotional quality I really do not understand it. As I pass into the adult world of truth (whatever that may be) and decisions, I've discovered that the right thing to do is not always an option, because there are good and bad things to every decision we make. Perhaps the best thing one could do is decide what is the best result in the long run, however that is not always so obvious. The word right is a double-edged sword, whatever direction you turn you will have had to eliminate another direction, which down which may lay a greater destiny. I hope, however, that fate exists and the decisions i make will make sense at one points, and that I made the appropriate choice
Corrie Honeyman
- Friday, August 08, 2003 at 06:32:24 (CDT)
"Once you become aware of this force for unity in life, you can't ever forget it.
It becomes part of everything you do. My goal in meditating on this through music is to uplift people, as much as I can. To inspire them to realize more and more of their capacities for living meaningful lives. Because there certainly is meaning to life." -- John Coltrane --
Evantder Paldountoap
- Wednesday, August 06, 2003 at 15:36:31 (CDT)
I've learned that nothing worthwhile comes easily... that great love, great acheivements, great lives.... all include great risks. That loving someone so much that you feel like you can't live without them... and then finding yourself doing exactly that, is sooo worth it. Loving, losing, letting go... it happens. It makes you stronger, and it makes you a better person. You grow. And whether you think you can or not, whether you think you WILL or not... you'll love again. That having a friend, being a friend, and being there for someone who needs you, is one of the greatest things that you can offer in your life. Have courage, have faith, have hope... and no matter how many times your heart breaks, no matter how many times you get knocked down... pick up the peices, and pull yourself up, and go on living. You only get one chance. Be everything that you can... live so that you can leave your mark on the world, and know that you left it if not completely changed... a little better than when you came in.
Amanda <ajmiller2003@hotmail.com>
Phoenix, AZ USA - Tuesday, July 08, 2003 at 20:30:49 (CDT)
If a big person starts chasing you, RUN! You'll live longer.
Emily
- Sunday, June 22, 2003 at 11:10:19 (CDT)
The way to hold on is to let go... Many times we feel the need to protect or shield another from life's little setbacks... We wish to help them on their way... The rebellion that followed is the same rebellion that has gone on for centuries between parents and children... One wishes to guide and protect and one wishes to be set free... to make their own way ion the world... The way to keep them close is to let them go... to give them the freedom to be their own person... To encourage them to be creative... to balance their life with focus, inspiration and delight...
Bill <Teaeyegagaerr@aol.com>
NJ - Friday, June 20, 2003 at 06:01:55 (CDT)
There are far, far greater worlds than this my friends
But let us not pass through this one to hastily
Let us learn the lessons that it shall teach
So with wisdom we may pass to the next
A then on through infinity
Terence McGovern
Somewhereinthehillsville, MA USA - Sunday, June 15, 2003 at 14:20:41 (CDT)
Be a critical thinker, yet trust your intuition too. Experience life to its fullest. Show love to others. Surround yourself with good, positive, intelligent people. Help those who are less fortunate. Be a member of the Catholic Church. Beware of false prophets. Honor the 10 commandments. Develop both sides of your brain. Have balance in your life: mental, physical, emotional/ social, spiritual. Have faith in Jesus Christ.
Deborah Berry
- Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 21:09:25 (CDT)
Make peace, not war.
Make love, not hate.
Make freedom, not control.
Make happiness, not suffering.
Self-government is the antidote to chaos.
Helping instead of hurting is the antidote to hate.
Don't play the people, play the system (the antidote to bad politics).
Don't use people, use the system.
Religion, like driving, is a privilege, not a birthright.
Cherish the life we have (Kook & the Gang).
Bonnie Mc Donald
- Monday, June 02, 2003 at 20:14:18 (CDT)
VibElations 1:1
As Long As da VIBES
That Bind Us Together
Are Stronger than those
who would tear Us apart
Infininte Doors
Will Always Be Open
As Long As da VIBE
Comes Straight From da HEART!!!
...And...UpLifts...our SOULS!!!
copyright2003ChiMoHe Muun
ChiMoHe Muun <chimohemuun@hotmail.com>
- Monday, June 02, 2003 at 02:03:42 (CDT)
Expand your world by sharing your knowledge.
<solicitor333@yahoo.com>
- Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 08:33:19 (CDT)
There are times in each of our lives that we feel as if all is lost. At
times, all of our hopes and dreams seem to end in disappointments, and we
wonder if things can get any worse.
The thing that bothers us the most, however, is that we have lived and done
our best and we still are in the midst of heartache and trouble.
It might be easier to take if we just knew "why" or if everyone was
sympathetic to our plight. But that is rarely the case. One cynical soul
remarked, "Don't bother telling people your troubles. Half of them don't
care, and the other half figure you probably had it coming."
A man confined to bed because of a lingering illness had on his sunlit
windowsill a cocoon of a beautiful species of butterfly. As nature took its
course, the butterfly began its struggle to emerge from the cocoon. But it
was a long, hard battle. As the hours went by, the struggling insect seemed
to make almost no progress. Finally, the human observer, thinking that "the
powers that be" had erred, took a pair of scissors and snipped the opening
larger. The butterfly crawled out, but that's all it ever did - crawl. The
pressure of the struggle was intended to push colourful, life-giving juices
back into the wings, but the man in his supposed mercy prevented this. The
insect never was anything but a stunted abortion, and instead of flying on
rainbow wings above the beautiful gardens, it was condemned to spend its
brief life crawling in the dust. That gives me the idea that God knows what
He is doing. It's a fact that you can depend on Him-even when it seems the
struggle is hard and meaningless.
Kiwi <kiwicool(at)coolkiwi(dot)co(dot)nz>
New Zealand - Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 03:56:21 (CDT)
Loneliness lies at the very centre of our lives. It's a fire that burns at
the heart. We are restless, hungry, longing creatures. We never fully
overcome this. We are lonely at levels that even sex cannot touch. Where we
are most alone is in the moral part of our souls. At that place where we
feel most strongly about things and where all that is most precious to us
is held, cherished and guarded. Only rarely does anyone else find this place
in us and we are very careful about who we admit to this place.
Since this is the place where we are most deeply vulnerable, it is also the
place where we are most protective of ourselves. So, most often, it is the
place we are alone.
We long for someone to be with us in that deep part of ourselves, in our
soul. Our deepest loneliness is for a kindred soul, a soulmate in the true
sense of the word.
Great friendships and great marriages always have this affinity as their
basis. Persons in these relationships are "lovers" in the true sense of the
word, they have the sense of "coming home". We feel what Adam felt when he
first saw Eve: "At last, flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone!"
Most of us spend our lives looking for this and we never quite find it.
Kiwi
- Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 03:52:39 (CDT)
I will give myself time to relax
I will first listen to all the facts
I will trust to a certain extent
I will not let my mind invent
I will achieve my own possible goals
I will not take on too many roles
I will love with complete passion
I will be open-minded with others fashion
I will not be jugdemental by any cause
I will know to respect certain laws
I will always comfort a friend in need
I will start taking more of a lead
I will take chances worth taking
I will sometimes be breathtaking
I will be beautiful inside
I will choose with whom i confide
I will be strong and independent
I will always be confident
I will cry when i need to be sad
I will every once in a while get mad
I will have have respect for everyone around me
I will choose who i am going to be
I will always open my eyes so i can see
I will not fail because i choose to succeed
Jamie McSweeny <jamiemcsweeny@hotmail.com>
Canada - Tuesday, May 06, 2003 at 01:42:25 (CDT)
Beyond a Golden Waterfall
In the Wisdom passing through
All the Beauty that is found
Is what you bring with you
Mystic Dreamer <arkenstone01@yahoo.com>
Columbus, Oh USA - Thursday, May 01, 2003 at 02:34:13 (CDT)
Winter sings.
Linda
Warrenton, VA US - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 11:16:49 (CDT)
Live and let live. Don't let everyday troubles get you down..they will pass as will everything else.
Laura <lauralove1987@aol.com>
San Jose, CA US - Sunday, January 26, 2003 at 17:13:26 (CST)
The whole world doesn't revolve around the next dance or even about how much homework I always seem to have. or even about who I'm friends with or who I like or who likes me... Life's not about that. It's about being happy and loving everyone even if you don't like how they're acting...it's not about who dumped who, who's not talking to whom, or even about who's flirting with you. It's about enjoying life - every moment - even if at first glance things look sucky. So sucky that maybe you want to get away from it....
life's about getting along with your parents and being honest and being as great a friend and daughter (or son) as you can be. It's not about trying to change people, but it is about accepting them the way that they are. And being happy. Always being happy. Always feeling "fulfilled". No matter what "desperate" a situation your life might've become or how sad or depressing things may seem at first. No matter what happens, know you don't have it as bad compared to some other people. And also remember that there's always the choice of putting a little extra effort into life by being positive, it'll do wonders. As the saying goes, "it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
You may be poor, hungry, tired, sad, feeling unloved, up to your chin in work, or just feeling a little depressed. But always remember that life has its ups and downs and that things WILL be better. And remember that things really might be better than they seem. Those are important things to remember.
I know you might be thinking that since I'm "just" 14 years old, that was all just talk. But, a little while ago I was feeling depressed because I have a lot of physics homework, 2 days worth of other homework, and an unsure answer about whether I'm going to a big event my friends and I were planning. And then I thought about all that stuff. And I wrote it down. Originally just for me, then I thought how wonderful it would be if it could help lift other people's spirits like it did mine. So for all you people who are feeling sad, feel better and remember that life is great if you look at it in the right perspective. =)
Michelle Zaleski <michelle@calmness.com>
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 13:21:07 (CST)
I believe in many things from the life of christ, to UFO's, and even self-healing all things I learned from LIFE and the GREAT INSPIRATION.
Awareness brings all who seek PEACE closer to their destination of HAPPINESS and JOY
Ricardo
- Thursday, October 31, 2002 at 15:42:36 (CST)
"Life is like a bed of roses, full of thorns"
van <ibbillib@xtra.co.nz>
nz - Thursday, October 10, 2002 at 04:01:37 (CDT)
"Those who wear blinkers, are terrified of the world around them"
van <ibbillib@xtra.co.nz>
- Thursday, October 10, 2002 at 03:39:59 (CDT)
I heard recently that acting is quicker than reacting. So, sometimes it's better to act than react...
Joy
- Tuesday, October 08, 2002 at 12:07:02 (CDT)
evry thing you bileve can came true if you jest put yuor hart in to it and rimember thet you live only once so way not !!!
ziv <vova195@hotmail.co.il>
israel - Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 11:21:00 (CDT)
The Great Fallacy
Of our hour
Is not that we have not believed the truth
The Great Fallacy
Of our hour
Is that we have not lived what we have believed to be true.
Ron Gadawski <rgadawski@heffnerlexustoyota.com>
- Friday, September 27, 2002 at 14:30:30 (CDT)
Economic wellbeing is driven by scientiffic progress.
When we supress science, we kill all that makes us human.
A Techist
- Friday, August 16, 2002 at 17:38:51 (CDT)
Suffering is the result from resistence one inflicts upon natural events
alan
- Sunday, August 11, 2002 at 23:21:41 (CDT)
Love happens. Love WILL happen. Love cannot be stopped. You will fall in love with someone you hang out with. Someone you are around on a regular basis. Thus, be very careful who you hang with.
Jon Taylor <jtflyfisher@hotmail.com>
- Monday, July 22, 2002 at 15:13:09 (CDT)
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