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Sunday, August 17th 2008

12:36 PM

SUNday



i love the sea
because it is constant
it is always there
sometimes loud and full of spray
other times calm and whispering
but unceasing and perpetual



the stars in the sky
are timeless to me
to see a shooting star
and know that although i
just witnessed its demise
it has really been gone for
a very long time
astounds me

making me ponder
the life long riddle
how we of a finite world
can even begin to understand the infinite
how can a God have no beginning and no end
just always was

the whole quantum physics
math thing just boggles my mind
i try to wrap my teensy brain
around it but like a rubber band that is too small
it always gives and smacks me in the face

religion just confuses me
i can understand this:

The principle of reciprocity: This is the "Golden Rule" in
Christianity -- to do onto others as you would wish them do
onto you. It is found in all major religions

that is why Indian religions appeal to me
i can understand karma :
Spirituality or a belief that virtue is rewarded and sin creates suffering.
and the Buddhist four noble truths
make sense to me

i say i am a recovering catholic
my children have been raised in that church
i figured {long ago} that it is better to have a set of beliefs
to question and perhaps even rebel against
than to flounder around trying to formulate your own
understanding of the world at such a young age

i struggle with my own disbeliefs
i dissent from Catholic moral teaching on issues such as abortion, contraception, premarital sex, and homosexuality.
my children tell me i am a heretic
and yet
i find comfort in the rituals of this church
i believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ
but i have real issues with organized religion

i feel like i am on the pendulum
swinging from one side to the other
I know there's a balance I see it when I swing past
mellencamp speaks to me

Between a laugh and a tear
And that's as good as it can get for us
And there ain't no reason to stop tryin'

When paradise is no longer fit for you to live in
And your adolescent dreams are gone
Through the days you feel a little used up
And you don't know where your energy's gone wrong
It's just your soul feelin' a little downhearted
Sometimes life is too ridiculous to live
You count your friends all on one finger
I know it sounds crazy just the way that we live

hope your day is bright
(¯`v´¯)
`*.¸.*´
¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.
Splendid


Neither fire nor wind,
birth nor death
can erase our good deeds.

Buddha



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