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Spiritual Journey Dilemma
Roy Coates:
--- Quote from: walt123 on January 28, 2011, 08:02:23 PM ---Hi,Joe
I agree what you said,and I would like to add a analogy,there is a movie called
"Ground hog day" starting Bill Murray;
we start off the same way when God starts working with us,
than as days go by, after day, after day, and so on ,we should be learning and fine tuning
our character.
Until a day we wake up and see who really was in control of our growth,and become thankful.
And It's easy to look to much on self and what the world has to offer.
But I wonder, if we would look and see what we do have now,it would be more than,well lets say
people from 2000 yrs ago,they would say we live like royalty, as kings and Queens,would they not?
So in closing,mediation, reflection, and humidity is the order a the day.
Philippians 4:11 (New Living Translation)
11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.
Walt
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yes indeed I can and do relate to this movie/analogy often
walt123:
Hi,grapehound
You got me. ;D ;D
I am hoping it gets warmer soon in us.pa.
Walt.
Stacey:
Hi Joe and welcome back to BTF, always did get some meat out of your input and its easy to see that you still have the fire within.
I've read what you said here a few times over last night and again this morning. I definitely relate to a lot of it as I have been in a spiritual slump for way too long now. It was good for my spirit (not just my eye's) to take in what you had to say and yes, I get the picture.
Then, on the other hand. Reality, which sucks some times, sets in and I struggle with things like the no free will thing, believing it but struggling with it sometimes. Reason I mention no free will is to me, it relates to everything you said here.
Yes we have been warned.
Then some like me, go and do the opposite anyway. Why? <- See there I went and done the Why? I know we have to actually do the doing part of our journey even though we are caused to do it but dang it, it surely ain't just that simple or is it. Sometimes I think, just live and everything will fall into place and other times its, no, I gotta do this thing or that, speaking of the learning process, but there is no drive or desire to do it. Why? Well, if I'm on the right track in my thinker, because I have been caused to not have the desire or want to! <- Is this right?
Yes we should know well that in order to get to a higher level of understanding, the level we are on must be mastered first. I totally agree but what part of that is under our control? None of it. So as much as I really appreciate what you said here and agree with it I'm still stuck in a dry place but I am thinking on it harder now and that is a good change that I know happened after reading your post here so, I really do thank you for your thread. I'm gonna read it again.
hillsbororiver:
Hi Walt,
One of my favorite Bill Murray movies, he has had quite a few good ones in my opinion. Caddy Shack is probably my #1 though, an all-star comedy lineup in that one!
Back to Groundhog Day, he had a big advantage in that every day was exactly the same in regard to the series of events he dealt with and overcame, we have to deal with unforeseen new issues, some from way out in left field, totally unanticipated. Imagine the "perfect" day any of us could eventually have if we had unlimited do overs.
Hey, maybe that will be what the LOF is like! Probably not...
Peace,
Joe
hillsbororiver:
--- Quote from: grapehound on January 28, 2011, 08:14:56 PM ---I blame global warming for that humidity, Walt.
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Hi Grape,
Global warming is so 2001 Brother, don't you know it is "Climate Change" now? That term tends to cover everything. You know I must be way too young (56 y/o) to remember when the weather, every day of every year was exactly the same... Gee, kind of like Groundhog Day!
We have come full circle here. ;D
--- Quote from: walt123 on January 28, 2011, 09:31:45 PM ---Hi,grapehound
You got me. ;D ;D
I am hoping it gets warmer soon in us.pa.
Walt.
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Walt, if it makes you feel any better it is 70 degrees, nary a cloud and very sunny here in Florida!
Peace Brothers,
Joe
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