November 12, 2008 – Wednesday
Written on the morning of November 5, 2008 The sound of hope rang. The darkness seemed to be getting darker.Weariness lay heavy upon my shoulders.The future was hanging in the balance. But then a sound arose; at first it was just a whisper.The sound got louder and louder upon request.Then the sound broke through. The sound of hope sounded, it rang through the world.Like a light breaking the darkness.Like a friend who came to help carry the load; hope rang loud and clear. And others accompany hope as well.Where hope is; faith and love come along side it.They help guide hope on its mission. And as faith and love are requested, they too will get louder and louder.Until we hear the sound of them clearly as well. Then the sound that breaks all barriers will move through woman and men.Bringing peace within their hands.To heal and bring together their wounded and broken land. These men and women will see the evidence of their belief.For once they sound together they will drown out un-belief. Once they sound together; love and unity they will bring.
The sound of hope rang.
The darkness seemed to be getting darker.
Weariness lay heavy upon my shoulders.
The future was hanging in the balance.
But then a sound arose; at first it was just a whisper.
The sound got louder and louder upon request.
Then the sound broke through.
The sound of hope sounded, it rang through the world.
Like a light breaking the darkness.
Like a friend who came to help carry the load; hope rang loud and clear.
And others accompany hope as well.Where hope is; faith and love come along side it.
They help guide hope on its mission.
And as faith and love are requested, they too will get louder and louder.
Until we hear the sound of them clearly as well.
Then the sound that breaks all barriers will move through woman and men.
Bringing peace within their hands.
To heal and bring together their wounded and broken land.
These men and women will see the evidence of their belief.
For once they sound together they will drown out un-belief.
Once they sound together; love and unity they will bring.
There were many realizations that I needed to come to. I did not want to live in denial , I wanted awareness.
I also did not want to be blinded by lies, I wanted the truth...at all costs. I was hungry, you could say, for it. A hunger that had to be satisfied.
Many times I looked at these circumstances brought forth and ask " why ". I could not at the time see the reason or purpose. Sometimes all I could see was the pain it brought and the fear it produced.
Both lies and fear will blind you from seeing beyond them to where the reasons are found along with the realizations and truth.
Sometimes though when we get these realizations and the truth finally finds us, or we find it , it can be a bit to digest. Sometimes even to accept.
At times we can find ourselves looking at something we never knew existed, this itself can be frightening
A whole new world you could say. A whole new perception. A whole new you.
I realize now, that ever since I was young, I have asked why.
I wanted reasons, to help live in this world and reasons to help me forgive.
Though, on my search for reasons and purposes for things, at times I wanted to blame and fault find instead.
Sometimes mistaking one for the other.
I am not here to try to cast blame or fault in any direction. To do that , we would be going back , generations upon generations.
For all of us are connected and every action is " unto " another and has always been.
I believe forgiveness can truly be manifested when we lay fault and blame down.
I also believe no peace will ever be found within ourselves, our home and our land until we let go of these things.
Sometimes what we are really looking for are reasons. So that we can have understanding , resolve and hopefully love.
Sometimes we are not even seeing this, we are simply trying to find a place where pain will subside and the emotions will find peace.
A position where we can remain happy as much as possible.
I believe we can never truly find happiness unless we are free of accusation, judgment, guilt, shame and so on. These things can not come forth and be at the same time as the opposite.
All things must exist within it's proper place and alignment for true peace, love joy, or one could even say " heaven " can exist.
In order for heaven to come forth, hell must be held back.
Through this winter season (I spoke of in my last blog,) I was put in situations where I had to take a look, a repeated look and even deeper look at; death, hell, separation and punishment.
I now believe that death and separation to many are seen one in the same as well as hell and punishment.
When looking at one, it will many times lead you to look at another.
All of these leading to emotions that can seem at times too much to process, handle or bear.
There were things I had to learn to move forward. There were perceptions that need changing for me to truly see the truth.
To bring it into focus and bring resolution, resolve and response that was needed.
I have learned that I am forever connected to I am. Nothing can separate me , this is impossible...not even death.
I learned that I am in the ancient of days and forever will be.
I have learned that a person lives on even after their " physical self" is gone and that the " effect " of their existence will echo on and on through generations after generation.
That we all, know it or not bring about something with our existence that affects all those we encounter as does their existence affects ours.
As I said before every action is " unto another. You could also say, all that we do, or don't do will bring about some sort of " action, or " reaction " of another.
It is impossible to exist in this world without leaving some trace of ourselves or evidence of our existence .
Sometimes there are those who as they lived had no idea at that time what effect their life would have to generations to come.
I have learned that I had way more within me then I ever knew was possible.
I became very aware of the choice we are all given. In everyone I have come to find that both the ability to produce " heaven " and " hell " exist. Their is an IF that lies with all those we meet and of course within ourselves.
All those we encounter have the ability to be both " Jesus " or " Satan " you could say. The choice of both is at their disposal. What one brings forth and who they choose to be it up to them.
We do not always know what choices they will make.
We can not go against another's free will , sometimes all we can do is respond to the choice they make.
I have seen my best friend also be my worst enemy. Yet all the time I continued to love .
Through this I also learned that when you love another that whether they are your " Judas " or your
" Jesus " forgiveness and love can still be found.
I have found that life is something you must choose over death and forgiveness over punishment , judgment and blame.
If you want to be free of hell, heaven must come.
And I have also found that in no time, at no place, in no situation can you be " alone " the connection to the one who made you to be , can never be broken under any circumstance.
It's funny I suppose. Sometimes when we look at things through the "spectacles" of plain common sense suddenly things become simpler. Also when we are finally able to truly view something in hindsight we can also see a greater picture.
I told a friend once it is like trying to judge a song before it is really completed or to use another example , like trying to judge a painting before the artist is done. You have to wait till the finished product.
Different seasons of our life I believe are much like that as well.
I suppose part of the irony is that; to have the ability to see what we do in hindsight , would come in quite handy in the present.
I wanted to state as well before I go into part three, these are all " stages " you could say of this process.
We are all on this journey. We are defining " Our Oneness " . Oneness with
Creator , Creation, with ourselves, and with each other.
( part 3 )
When this season of " winter " seemed to hit, the knowledge I now know, would of come quite in handy during that time.
Yet, now I realized that during this point in my life many things that I learned, had to come in lessons through the circumstances that they did for reason.
I needed and asked to see that which these storms brought in. Ultimately I wanted what they had inside but I did not at the time like the package these gifts came in.
In nature the storms serve quite useful. They nourish the ground with water but also winds serve to prune that which is weak and dead.
Pruning is necessary.
It was also a time in my life that I had ask for certain things from God. I asked for the lies that I had learned to be " separated " from the truth.
That I would know the difference between them.
I had asked for God to make me fearless and not doubt and to help me walk courageous.
I also wanted to know that I would never be " separated "from Creator, no way, no how.
In many ways I wanted to know what I was " made " of . I was also asking to "see" myself like I can " see " others.
In all these beliefs I began to weave through I wanted to know which ones to make mine.
I also ask for God to do this as " quickly " and " painlessly " as possible.
Now, don't get me wrong, I know the old saying " no pain , no gain " . I was willing to endure pain if that meant I would become stronger because of it, but if there was some way to " escape " it, I would.
I suppose that is a natural instant.
I have seen and endured much pain in my life, learning through it was not uncommon to me. Yet, there was pain, at times, I feared would get the better of me.
One of my greatest lessons came by merely doing what " felt right " at the time.
I decided at one point in my life that I should probably go to a gym.
I was not really out of shape, I suppose in all honesty I just wanted to see what was " in me " . When I was young I was very muscular and wanted to see if I could do it again.
With the membership came two free sessions with a personal trainer ,one of those sales tactics (it worked ) I ended up with a personal trainer.
After the first session I thought that there was no way that I could possibly lift the amounts he was asking.
He would push me far beyond that which I would ever push myself .
Over time I became much stronger and he did not have to push as hard, or teach as much he would watch to make sure my " position " was correct.
Sometimes we want a final product but we are unaware of how much work and sweat and possibly pain that it is going to take, to get us there.
The " pain " over time changed. Through the pain, a new strength was being found and I was beginning to see this body I had " imagined " to be.
I have learned emotional pain is like that as well.
The pain can not kill you ( unless you let it ) , though, it is always an " indicator " of something.
Through it though, I believe you can become stronger and better and hopefully wiser.If you maintain the correct position.
There are though, other paths we can choose to let pain take us to, such as; bitterness, anger and withdrawal. These paths will not produce the same results.
Yet , this I believe is only if we choose it to be.
I speak of pain in part three for many realizations were birthed through it and the "winter" brought much in.
I had many things occur, too many to name , all seemed to come at once, or , one right after the other.
In many ways I had asked God to be my person trainer, I had asked him to " transform " me. I suppose that is exactly what I got.
The only way I can think to explain is through the movie V for Vendetta .
I had watched this movie a few times but did not " get it " completely until this storm was done.
What I had asked to know, see, and understand God brought me through some
" elaborate" means to do so.
All seemingly coming quicker than I could process at the time.
I did ask for quick :)...be aware of what you ask for.
I also like how the movie Evan Almighty states , " you ask...and God answers with the opportunity."
For you see, In all this I wanted to know " where I was at ", with God, and the world and everything I suppose.
Yet when you want to know where your knowledge or wisdom sits, when you want to know where your beliefs and ability stand , when you want to know that status of something...you put it to the test.
Pruned, educated , made aware and tested I was.
But when the dust finally settled , things had changed and I knew after I had been " shaken " what remained would change me forever.
For this season of "winter " ( which lasted far longer than the winter outside ) , though it seemed very harsh at times, did bring what was necessary to be birthed in the " Spring".
My journey did not end when I left the " Church " .
The building itself was not what held me captive, it was the " mind-sets " .
This was by no means an " instant ", Ah-ha, moment where all chains fell and I was instantaneously set free.
My freedom came through a process. It was spontaneous, but it was not instantaneous.
I had referred to this whole process as my " Spiritual Mid-Life Crisis " .
When I left the " Church " , I did not give up on it or all those within it.
I remember telling a friend, " I am sorry, but I feel I can better fight outside these doors , then in them . "
I told him I saw myself more like a spiritual " sharp-shooter ".
I have a different position to hold in this " Fight" .
Many did not understand or agree.
When I left, many things stayed with me. For instance, one was an incredible amount of guilt. I felt guilty about everything. I even felt guilty for feeling guilty. I couldn't shake it ( some may find it ironic that the church did not free me from such feelings of guilt ).
I felt guilty for what I did, I felt guilty for what I wasn't doing...the guilt wouldn't leave.
I knew I could not live like this, so I really took a hard look.
At the same time, I felt I needed assurance that by leaving the "Church " , that God had not left me.
I also began to look at this " separation " between me and God and what causes such feelings.
All of these thoughts, mind-sets, and feelings came wrapped and delivered in fear.
I now realize that if you look at anything through the " spectacles ' of fear, it will be very blurry and you will not get a clear picture.
I knew within my mind that God has never been " separated " from me, I knew that God would never leave me. I also knew God loved me but I wanted " affirmed " .
When I left the church, I remember a few thoughts I could not erase.
I remember concluding that I could not " convince " anyone of anything, unless I myself was convinced.
I wanted the " truth " and I was prepared to find it, at all costs..
I wanted evidence.
Not really for myself, but also for myself.
At that time, I had someone I love, look into my eyes and tell me he would believe in God , if, I could provide the evidence.
This was a major moment.
I began to weep. So badly, that this man that I love ( and now married to ) had called a friend from the church to see if he could help.
My friend from the church came over and I told him, " He said, he wants evidence, where in the hell am I supposed to come up with that?"
I knew it was no where, where I had yet been , to be found.Not the amount of evidence that was needed here.So did he.
He had no answer, there is none for a statement like this.
At this time, this was much bigger to me than just one person. I felt as if I had to answer " the world " as well.
Thus, began a whole new journey, one out of the church and another, into a whole new way of thinking.
A friend and I once sat at a park discussing our " Spiritual mid-life crisis " .
I remember both of us expressing that we knew we could not go " back " , but there seemed no place to go " to " .
I felt like an orphan with no home.
I had allowed these, to be my family, my affirmation and my " body ", or place , that I considered home.
Even some of my own family members did not understand or agree.
Shortly after I left the church , I also left the state.I now know, this was all necessary.Yet, at the time, it seemed , in many ways to add salt on the wound.
So there I was, new state, new state of mind. I only knew my family.
I was pretty used to this by now, I had moved often in my life and I was determined to see it as a positive transition.
In many ways it was quite relieving.
There is something to " stepping back " and removing yourself from your situation.
I knew in the past , this serves to help me see things better.
In other ways this was a new season, a season that would bring more " realization " and "awareness" than I and my husband had ever had.
Yet with this incredible new knowledge that we held, there was much perplexing and at times much pain.
This new season seemed to be perfectly represented in the " winter " that brought it in.
I felt like a pioneer hoping to survive it, not sure what to expect.
All I could do was hang on, until spring and " Strengthen the things that remained. "
Losing my religion and finding God. ( a bit longer read ) Category: Religion and Philosophy
It's funny how things seem to work sometimes. My life has seemed to piece itself together as I have gone along.
As I have gained different beliefs and different perceptions how I have seen the world and those in it has also changed.
There were some things though, that always remained the same.
I have wondered for awhile now, why people stay silent, and what holds us back from truly coming into who we are?
I found many answers but I tried with each reason and conclusion to look at the " heart " of the matter. I always go for what lies at the core.
I suppose in many ways I want to get things as simple as possible in the midst of such chaos.
There are very few who really know who I am. In fact no one but me and the one who made me to be, knows who I am entirely..
Yet, we all have faced many judges who with little or no evidence, will stand and accuse us day and night.
The sadness of this is these accusers and judges many times are those closest to us...even as close, as from within.
We ourselves have accused ourselves falsely and we ourselves have judged our very self with out looking at enough evidence to make such a conclusion.
The number one person that I must be concerned with knowing the best that I can is myself.
Many who want to tell you who you are, do not know.
Some of these who want to tell you who you are, and how to find yourself have yet to themselves and do not know who they are.
I believe one thing that keeps people silent is fear of judgment and accusation.
I also believe when you are in confident in who you are and the truth that has found you to be so , this will not hold.
This is merely law, not the law fulfilled. ( The law and the spirit of the law working as one ).
The truth truly can set free if it is allowed to do so properly.
I suppose over all you could also say what keeps people silent is fear and doubt.
You would have to ask though, fear IN what exactly, and what are you doubting ?
Is all fear and doubt bad ?
Recently I feel I have turned into a skeptic of sorts :)
I truly want to receive all that I should but I am very, very cautious in what I take in completely.
Some could call this fear and doubt other's could call it wisdom.
I grew up in Christianity. I was raised Lutheran, baptized Episcopal and attended church at about every denomination possible.
Some of my earliest memories were discussing the trinity with my Uncle who was very upset I did not seem to be getting it,( I was about 3).
I also remember at a very, very young age ( about 2 and a half, three ) asking Jesus into my heart for salvation.
The next night I ask him back into my heart and my mom tried to tell me about forgiveness and how I do not have to " keep " asking.
I then asked her if Satan could be forgiven.
I suppose right then and there my mom knew she had her work cut out for her but my whole life, so did I.
With every teaching, every preaching every scripture I memorized, would lead to more questions and very few who could answer them.
My life pretty much revolved around church, Christianity and the Bible.
We went to Baptist churches, Methodist, Presbyterian...(and many more ).
I attended a Lutheran School, where I was confirmed then went on to a non- denomination Christian School, then went to another Christian school that is considered Pentecostal.
After all that we then went to " non - denominational " Christian churches.
Then moved to "non -denominational Charismatic " churches. ( They are supposed to have a lot of charisma ) they at least had better " worship " and music then most.
I will have to say that we did not attend Catholic masses, though I did go to a Catholic vacation bible school, I attended MANY vacation bible schools .
Not to mention the number of Christian camps, seminars, crusades, movements, and conferences.
We also did not attend Jehovah Witness or Mormon services, these were believed to be a "cult " within most Christian circles. Along with everything that is not " Christian " .
I have heard preacher's preach with one interpretation and see another preach with another. All along neither understanding, believing or practicing that they were preaching about.
I have witnessed much.
I have seen deliverances, inner-healing, exorcisms, and ministries trying to heal all kinds of people yet all along, making it worse.
I have watched those stand in judgment , accusation, condemnation and fear. I have watched them use the very tools that are destroying these people. Bringing more of the very thing they seek elimination from.
God is love, not fear.
I stayed silent for a long time , then I left.
I did not leave " Jesus " or " The way ". I did not leave God or even the
"Church " .
The church is within me , that would be impossible to do so.
I left Christianity, the religion as it has come in to being. How it has chosen to evolve.
I left it to truly " represent " the name of " Christ " , that which Christianity is all about.
The word " Christian " means " Christ like " .
One could even say " like God " .
I mean, what IS " Christianity " ?
Many Christians are absolutely offended when I tell then Christianity did not even exist when Christ was here.
His religion was not " Christian. " .
It was about the message he brought, the way, the teaching, what his name represented.
Even for sake of argument I can say the " early church " of Christianity ( which came after Christ )would be a fine "way " of doing things and a fine way of being " Christ Like " but it is not the same today. What that was is not what is now.
In all this, I left " religion" and found God and who Jesus really is.
Usually I do not like to bring up things that cause arguments. I try to be ambiguous as possible. Religion and politics seem to be such argument starters. Yet , this is an argument that has gone on for centuries and is caused by the very things being argued upon.
I believe our position that we find ourselves in is formed from lies, deceit and false hood and the truth needs to be spoken. I have also learned that silence can be mistaken for agreement.
There is a reason that religion and politics feel so similar, they stem from the same tree.
I suppose anyone who has studied " religion " found themselves studying law.
You get an understanding of it , like it or not, or at least a really good fear of it.
In American I believe we have done the same thing to our Constitution as we have to the Bible ( and many other religious documents )... greatly falsely interpreted it and forced other's to believe our false interpretations.
You see, in law you can not just look at the " written " law you have to look at " the spirit of the law " as well. Without doing both at once you will never receive a proper interpretation.
One thing people always question me on is do I believe the Bible is 100% accurate.
I tell them IF, and this is a big IF , it is interpreted correctly and delivered in the correct manner.
Otherwise, it is like wielding a sword you are not capable of handling and someone is very likely to get hurt. The bible is not a book to " throw " at people.
Our laws are meant to help us, bring us more freedoms and to protect , not to enslave.
There are those who have forgotten that there job is to serve and watch over the people.
Not serve and protect the law.
There are also those who are so determined in " being right " , they have lost all effectiveness.
Yet, I have never seen ONCE a position of " US " vs. " THEM " produce any REAL solutions. Nothing is resolved here.
I am after solutions that do not lead to more problems, we have all kinds of solutions and resolutions that lead us into more and more chaos and confusion.
God is also not a God of confusion.
When all that is being produced is confusion, it is time to look for God.
You know who God is, just like you know who you are.
No one can tell you about who you are or who God is to you but you.
No one knows your intimacies but you and the one who created you to be,
That is the beauty of many things we hold deep within.
They are found only by a few, and known fully only to you.
I try to pull out the bible only when I feel it is appropriate.
I will leave you with these few verses.
The interpretation is yours
Zechariah 4:6
6 So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.
Matthew 23: 13-39
( Jesus' 7 Woes )
13"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.[c]
15"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
16"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' 17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? 18You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.' 19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it. 22And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
23"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
25"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' 31So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!
33"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? 34Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. 35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation.
37"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. 38Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'[d]"
It’s time to take the red pill....
Most of us are all familiar with the movie the Matrix. I was going through some old notes and found the transcript for the scene where Neo is brought to Morpheus for the first time. I was struck by how appropriate this scene seemed to be for this time right now.
I had to bring it once again to the forefront....
MORPHEUS: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you are here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain. You feel it. You've felt it your entire life. There's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is. But it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I am talking about?
NEO: The Matrix?
MORPHEUS: Do you want to know what it is?
[Hesitantly, Neo nods his assent]
MORPHEUS: The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us, even now in this very room. You can see it when you look out the window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
NEO: What truth?
MORPHEUS: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage, into a prison that you can not taste or smell or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You must see it for yourself. [ In each of his palms, held forth as an offering, the older man is holding two capsules, one red, the other blue. He is offering the younger man a chance at the truth ]
MORPHEUS: This is your chance, After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill- the story ends, you wake up and believe ...whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
One thing I have found to be true is that there is a message. Once you recognize this message, you realize it is everywhere. This message is ancient and is by no means new at all. Yet, through the years as our culture and language changed we also changed the form of how this message has been delivered.
The Morpheus's of the world might change, but we have always had the two choices at hand to make: To stay, or to go forward. I believe, because of our nature, we are made to evolve and progress. I believe when we do not allow this natural instinct to come forth and be, we suffer the consequences. One of those consequences being the very ache we all feel when we truly look at the world. We must "evolve". We must get better. The other choice is not acceptable. Someone once said; " In not making a decision you are making a decision " . When we do not rise we are choosing the status quo. When we do not raise our voices our silence will be mistaken as agreement. If we do not stand for change, for hope, for unity, then what are we standing for? We truly only have two choices. With that said....are you ready to take the red pill?
Now is the time to choose. Choose a better way.
" ATTENTION Pied Piper's for CHANGE "
I have created a myspace page where musicians and artists can stand together for Barack and stand for change.
I believe in the power of music and the influence it can hold. Now is the time to raise our voices TOGETHER.
So, if you are one of today's " Pied Pipers" or someone who believes in the power of music come join me. I believe together we can move people.
Sage
http://www.myspace.com/iam555
I have never once seen a single isseu solved or a true solution found in a position of " us against them ". I want what is effective, true and real. I want to move beyond " right or wrong" , " left or right" . If our energy and focus is this, we have no room for change. When are voices are calling out " I am right listen to me" they can not at the same time call out " unity". I believe we will never realize truly the time we are in and the change we can make when the pendulum is swinging from one side to the other. We need the true balance of unity to have it swing in the middle where the truth is really found. It is our time. Let us take it. Let us not focus on our differences building walls that separate as we go. Let us focus on the unity we desire and have if we aknowledge it. Let us get back to a place where it is truly " We " the people and not us against them.
I think it is important in a time where so many " issues " are being brought to the table that we do not stray from what lies at the core of them. I believe that these issues are just syptoms really and the solutions are found in finding the true reasoning for these syptoms ( issues ) so that we can find an actual cure ( solution ) . We live in a day and age that there are so many issues one may wonder if the possibility of finding solutions to them all could ever be obtained. Or simply finding an actual, real solution could be possible. We need to see solutions that do not lead to more problems. Our goverments solutions have paralled many of the so called cures the Pharmacudical companies hold. We think we have something that will work then we find out that the side-effects made our illness worse instead of better. There is no mistake that the name of Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King J.R. and what he has stood for has so many times come to the fore- front of this campain. I believe that when he spoke in his last speech " I have seen the Promise Land " that by some miraculous means he truly did, he saw the future. The future is here and now. Now is that time for that Promised land to be made manifest. he layed the foundation with stones of equality, freedom, peace, love and perserverance. He fought with his words, with his heart, with his spirit. He cried out to the people and they responded. He was their shepherd to lead them there, the chosen one for his time. Now is our time to finish his work. I believe if he was alive today he would remind us we are all here together. That it is WE the people. After all don't we all truly struggle with the same issues when we look at what lies at the heart of them all. I believe one of the greatest issues that plauges us is we have forgoton that it is united we stand. We have gotton so focused in our differences we have lost our similarities. Isn't our diversity what makes us great. Even though we do not always share the same notes I believe America can live in harmony. I have heard that the promise land is a place where harmony dwells and the lion can lay down with the lamb. Imagine that here. I believe that can happen. A place where we move beyond " left " and " right " , " right " and " wrong " and " black " and " white" . A place where either/or is not being argued and we move to even greater height. I believe we can get there and I believe Barack can lead the way. I want to see what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King J.R. did. I want to see the Promise land.
