Blog 145 – 10.22.15

Being Thought Provoking is the second of my three main goals of each of my blogs. To be Entertaining is goal number one. And goal number three is to be Encouraging. Sometimes I miss the mark entirely but hopefully more times than not I hit at least one of those three target aims. People’s taste do differ so being entertaining is always a challenge. People are quite invested in their own thoughts and sometimes have quite a bit of trouble even entertaining different or opposing views. This is where I seem to spend most of my words trying to get people to at least look at the other side of any given issue. We are over concerned about being right or wrong. The real issue is “being in the moment” and experiencing the fullness of life. An old Native American saying goes, “Do not judge another till you walk a mile in his moccasins.” I think it means if you saw his side of it you would not judge him at all. I have lived long enough to have found myself on most sides of many of the arguments people have with one another. I have come to believe that is okay to have strong opinions or beliefs but that life is bigger than my opinions or beliefs and that love, peace, and joy are way more important than being “right.”

Let’s get away from the shallow water and plunge out into the deep. If you were drowning and had but moments to live what thoughts do you suppose would be going through your head? Another business deal to shave a little more profit, buying a new “toy”, making a new “conquest” or would those final thoughts be about “regrets”, missed opportunities. We ought to live with our eyes wide open seizing the opportunities as they come. A thinking man or woman decides what they want in life and is always aware of taking steps in that direction. Non thinkers or shallow thinkers let others tell them what to think and how to live. It is, of course, your choice how you spend your time here. All I’m saying is make your own choices consciously don’t allow anyone else, even me, to do your thinking for you.

I have heard the most deep and profound thoughts come out of the mouths of babes.
You have a fine mind and access to the One Mind that is the Universe or God. And if you can’t get your head around that just think of it as your highest best and deepest thinking mind. I heard a man say recently that he believed the world had changed so much that he thought he had outlived his stay here. That he just couldn’t change. I said, “Just change your mind.” I hear some of you quoting Bible at me (be careful I probably know that book better than most.) “Be not conformed to this world but be transformed be the renewing of your mind.”

Conservatives/Sadducees believe there was a Golden Time in the past, a sacred book or document that we need to follow to the letter or get back to. Progressives (Liberals)Pharisees think there is a Golden Age in the future or a heaven to be sought, to strive for. But I believe that all of eternity is Today and that living today to the fullest is The Golden Age, is heaven if you will. I heard a fellow say a couple of years ago when asked, “How are you doing?” He replied, “I am living the dream.” I believe we are each of us living the dream of our own design. If you don’t like what’s playing remember you have the remote – change the channel. “As a man thinks in his heart so is he (or she).” Think deep, think wide, but by all means think fun. It is your dream. Make it a sweet one.

Your friend and fellow traveler – dreamer,
David White