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The Fear Of God
Feb 25th
First of all.. the fear of God is ridiculously funny to me… If you “fear” God than what kind of God is that?
And I don’t buy into the whole… it means respect for God… if you mean respect than say respect… don’t say fear. Fear and Respect are two totally different things.
Perfect Love casts out fear… so if you Love God than by definition, you can’t fear Him. And by extension, if you fear God than you don’t love Him, or rather you can’t love Him.
This picture of God that we have been given is pretty ridiculous. If we took just a few seconds to actually think about the logic of some of the things we have been led to believe are Truths about God, we’d be surprised with what we’d find.
For instance, in the New Testament, we read that God is Love, we read that Jesus is the Prince of Peace… in the Old Testament, we read that God wants us to slaughter innocent animals, but then we read that He commands us Thou Shalt Not Kill… Hmmm…. seems like either God is a psychopath or something just doesn’t add up… Either God is a liar, or one of these beings isn’t God.
Now, maybe the God of the New Testament had a change of heart, or evolved or I don’t know… but something definitely seems to be different about Him… Maybe He got over His Jealousy issues. But any God that I can imagine would be Perfect and Complete from the Start, neh? Jealousy is a petty emotion, one that any Perfected Being (God) would never have… after all isn’t Love never jealous? And if God is Love than He can’t be Jealous too, by definition!
Which leads me to believe that a God that calls for the murder of animals and the shedding of blood is no god at all, but a devil.
The fact that somehow (well I can probably guess how) we have accepted the notion that God is Male and only Male is absolute lunacy!
Every kind of creation that we know, and manifest is male/female… yin/yang… whatever you want to call it… meaning that anything that “works” from a car engine to a dove joint is male/female (insert rod A into slot B) But somehow a purely male Creator manifested everything that is, without any female counterpart?
And so, we are led to believe that man is superior to woman. (of course we wouldn’t say this in this day and age… but we act like this and our scriptures preach this)
Woman was created from Man’s rib? Ha! Children could better explain the creation of woman!
Women submit to your husbands? Are we not equals? Do we not exist in Balance and Harmony? Are our kids (whether male or female) not half the product of man and half the product of woman?
Why then do we believe in a Heavenly Father, but not a Heavenly Mother?
I don’t see a logical reason… and oddly enough, I don’t hear many women preaching this either (because of course, it’s not of “God” for a woman to be in the priesthood).
Men and Women, we are different to be sure, but difference doesn’t equal superiority. Rather we should celebrate our differences, for the other is strong where we are weak and weak where we are strong.
To have a really bad reference right now, “you complete me”… Our opposite completes us. And if we truly believe that we are created in God’s image… than there must also be a Goddess, yes? Regardless of how you choose to refer to that Godhead… some might say it is a Trinity, with All, being composed of God and Goddess, forming a Triangle.
Just like in the triangle of you and your parents, you can’t separate yourself or your mother or father without breaking the triangle (each of you representing a point on the triangle)… than the Godhead is also inter-related as well.
And here we end tonight’s thoughts, it is an abrupt ending, but there is much to consider… I wish you Peace,
Think about it…
Life Is Too Short
Feb 20th
Whilst making coffee this morning, (I threw that whilst in for you Krista), I was reminded of the fact that life is too short for a lot of things. Here are some of them, in my humble opinion of course.
Life is too short, to half-ass things.
If you’re going to do something, go all out. Whether it’s making coffee, or exercising, or preparing a meal for family, or working, do it up as much as it can be done.
Life is too short, to do things that you hate.
I first came across this gem in a saying from the Gospel of Thomas. The Christ said, “Don’t do what you hate to do.” You have to appreciate the eloquence 
It’s true though. And notice how it doesn’t say, if you have to do something you hate to do, don’t do it. It says, don’t do what you hate to do. Sometimes the lesson is in learning to love the things that you hate.
Life is too short, to be sick.
One of the most important things you can do in life, whether it be spiritually, physically, or mentally, is to be healthy and radiant. You are of no good to anyone, yourself included, if you feel like crap all the time.
What are some easy tips to vibrant, radiant, health?
Eat a natural vegetarian diet. Meaning, if you can’t pronounce what the ingredient is, then it’s not natural. Eat as close to nature as you can. Oh, and killing creatures and eating their flesh, isn’t natural. There is no humane way to kill something. It’s all a lie, and we’ve been swallowing it for far too long. No True God would want you to kill anything. (Sermon over )
You are what you eat, and having eaten death for so long, human’s are more dis-eased than ever before, in every way.
In addition to being what you eat, exercise is a great way to bring more vibrancy to your life.
Both health and peace can be obtained through gardening. You get your exercise, the best food ever, and spiritual communion with the Creator’s creation. Chew on that one!
Life is too short, not to have a purpose and a mission.
Most of the problems people have stem from poor health or lack of purpose in life. Most people couldn’t even tell you what they want in life, let alone tell you what their reason for being is.
This one, you get no hints from other people on, it’s something you have to discover on your own. I will say this though, begin with getting healthy and feeling great, then as your mind clears from radiant health, contemplate your mission in life. Your true purpose will always be in Service. But to whom, and to what, and to where, and to how? These things you will find out as you seek them.
Life is too short, not to have fun.
Work (or your mission in life) is important, but just as important is Play. If you’re not enjoying the gift of Life you’ve been given, then you are wasting it. Indeed, the gift of Life is the only gift that we did nothing to deserve. Everything else is cause and effect or Karma, to a certain extent, but life, Existence, that was a gift we did not earn. Just that fact makes me so grateful and full of love and joy, that I just want to Bliss out.
Are you having fun in your life? Are you enjoying the gift of existence that has been given to you?
In light of the fact that we are immortal souls, and reading back over what I’ve written, this article would be better titled: Life Is Too Precious And indeed, it is too precious to waste on unwise choices. So seek out Wisdom as well. She is the most beautiful!
Who Settles For Bad Fruit?
Feb 16th
Who settles? What kind of person settles? Do you settle?
Be honest. Chances are that any area in your life that you are unhappy with, is an area where you have settled for less than what you believe you deserve. Or perhaps you may have settled for believing that you deserve less than what you do deserve.
That’s right, you get to choose what and how much you deserve in this life. And you definitely get to choose what you believe about what you deserve. Take a look at your beliefs. What do you settle for right now? In what area of your life do you deserve more? And why do you deserve more? Is it a right that you have as a human being, or have you done something to deserve it? Here’s a neat thought: We are all created equal, right? So then, we all deserve the same as everyone else, right?
So, Happiness? You deserve it. Love? You deserve it. Peace, and Joy, and Health, and Abundance? You deserve it.
Now that we’ve taken care of those limiting beliefs, by replacing them with beneficial beliefs, let’s take a look at why people don’t have what they deserve: It’s because people settle for less than they deserve.
Do you see a vicious cycle here? People don’t have, because they believe they don’t deserve to have, so they set up their lives in such a way as to keep them from getting the things that they don’t think they deserve to have.
First change your beliefs about what you deserve, and then stop settling for anything less than you deserve.
Want relationships that are drama free? Stop settling for those relationships. Be better than that. Persist until you find the relationships that you deserve.
Want more money in your bank account? Stop settling for the circumstances that keep you in your present condition.
Do you want to be healthy and vibrant and full of energy? Stop settling for feeling like a run down, overweight, flesh eater.
See the pattern emerging? In order to stop settling and achieve the results you want and deserve, a LifeStyle Change is required. If you want to be healthy, than going on a diet will never work. You have to live a healthy lifestyle. If you want abundance, you must live an abundant lifestyle. If you want loving relationships, you must live a loving lifestyle.
You can’t grow good fruit from a bad tree. You have to have a good tree to grow good fruit. The fruit comes from the tree, so if you don’t like the fruit of your life, heal the tree, don’t try to heal the fruit.
Stop settling for bad fruit.
How Was Your Day?
Feb 11th
How was your day? If the answer is “fine”, or anything similar then I doubt you are living your purpose in this life.
What is your purpose?
If you don’t already know the answer to this one, then I can’t tell you, but it’s something you definitely need to figure out… immediately!! Life is too short to waste time on things that don’t matter.
If you do know what it is, then why aren’t you living it? What’s holding you back?
Fear of?
Fear of?
Fear of?
Do you see the problem with this? This is why our days are filled with just fines, and it’s ok’s…
instead of the greats! and the best day evers!
Have the courage to follow your heart and do what you love… if you don’t know how to make a living from what you love yet, don’t worry about it. Start doing what you love anyway and the doors will be opened.
Paths are made by people who are walking, people who are in motion… if everyone waited for the path to appear we would never have any paths at all. So get walking!
