Not being able to have any contact with my wife, I've had to do a lot of things by myself lately. Last night at the laundromat, I had a lot of time to read while waiting for my clothes. I've been reading Friendship With God by Neale Donald Walsch. I don't think it's any accident that I'm reading these particular chapters at this particular time. Neale specifically asks God how you can find joy in situations where you find yourself alone. God tells him that you are never alone. You always have God with you.
Joy comes from being able to express your true inner being. He said that your heart is the bridge between your soul and your mind. When you, for whatever reason, keep from expressing yourself, you restrict the freedom of the soul to connect with others. It is connection that brings the highest joy to both parties involved. Fear, inhibition, shyness, self-loathing can all get in the way of connecting with others. When you're alone, you can just sit still and connect with God. Since we are all one, you are connecting with everyone when you connect with God.
That's where I'm at right now. I've found many opportunities lately to connect with God. My mantra is 'I am love'. This very blog is an expression of love from me to you, my readers. You see, when I hear a Garth Brooks song or a Hatebreed song, I hear love being expressed in different ways. I cry when I hear 'The Wolves' by Garth Brooks, but I also cry when I hear 'You're Never Alone' by Hatebreed.
I cried when Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone), Paul Gray (Slipknot) and Mr. Rogers died. And it wasn't because I want them back or can't live without them. It was because they each had found joy in expressing themselves to the world without shame, inhibition or selfish ambition. They loved what they did and it shows. I envy that pure joy of living that they each had.
I cried when Charlie Bucket gave Willy Wonka back the Everlasting Gobstopper, when Han Solo shot Darth Vader's TIE fighter out of the sky, when Ben Stiller lifted the headphone from Mary's brother's ear and when three of Charlotte's offspring stayed in the barn with Wilbur. All expressions of love.
Joy comes from being able to express your true inner being. He said that your heart is the bridge between your soul and your mind. When you, for whatever reason, keep from expressing yourself, you restrict the freedom of the soul to connect with others. It is connection that brings the highest joy to both parties involved. Fear, inhibition, shyness, self-loathing can all get in the way of connecting with others. When you're alone, you can just sit still and connect with God. Since we are all one, you are connecting with everyone when you connect with God.
That's where I'm at right now. I've found many opportunities lately to connect with God. My mantra is 'I am love'. This very blog is an expression of love from me to you, my readers. You see, when I hear a Garth Brooks song or a Hatebreed song, I hear love being expressed in different ways. I cry when I hear 'The Wolves' by Garth Brooks, but I also cry when I hear 'You're Never Alone' by Hatebreed.
I cried when Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone), Paul Gray (Slipknot) and Mr. Rogers died. And it wasn't because I want them back or can't live without them. It was because they each had found joy in expressing themselves to the world without shame, inhibition or selfish ambition. They loved what they did and it shows. I envy that pure joy of living that they each had.
I cried when Charlie Bucket gave Willy Wonka back the Everlasting Gobstopper, when Han Solo shot Darth Vader's TIE fighter out of the sky, when Ben Stiller lifted the headphone from Mary's brother's ear and when three of Charlotte's offspring stayed in the barn with Wilbur. All expressions of love.
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