it is a frightening thing to open oneself to this strange and dark side of the divine; it means letting go our sane self-control, that control which gives us the illusion of safety. But safety is only an illusion, and letting it go is part of listening to the silence, and to the Spirit....Madeline L'Engle (woman who wrote a wrinkle in time ... my first venture into science fiction as a kid)
I realized the very vehemence of my reaction meant perhaps i should in fact stop and listen. The Spirit does not hesitate to use any method at hand to make a point to us reluctant creatures...
Listen to the silence. Stay open to the voice of the Spirit...
When I am constantly running there is no time for being. when there is no time for being there is no time for listening...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
other peoples thoughts falling through my head
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"reluctant creature" sounds like the title of a future Kathyrn Kelley work.
I suspect that Descartes deconstruction of being is and was basically correct, that one can prove nothing. How one choose to interpret that (...but I think therefore I am...) and what actions that leads to is what we call "our Life". Adopting the illusion of safety consciously is one option. Unconsciously another. Not at all, yet a third.
Nice turn of phrase even if the starched sheets of comfort begin to chafe after a while.
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