Our understanding of this life colors the reality we experience.
Most of humanity binds itself into the drudgery of an isolated, perilous existence; an existence grounded in the known - an existence of sight and sound and feeling.
We believe we have limits.
We believe we are powerless.
The often-misunderstood truth is that our boundaries are not static or fixed; home is not here, and we can go home.
Something outside physical reality exists.
A power, beyond our own, organizes and animates what we experience.
When we limit ourselves we follow a script of scarcity, a script of sacrifice, a script of desperation.
Conflict, challenge, and effort are component parts of the drama lending depth, texture, and context, a credibility the ego demands.
But we need not revel in the drama; we have a choice, and we can choose another way.
Life is infinitely more than the limited physical reality we readily accept.
Understanding that another reality exists is beyond intellect, in the realm of faith.
Faith in an ultimate truth requires a willingness to move beyond intellect to be open to a truth that seeks to reveal itself to us.
Our very existence, our awareness of life and this physical reality, is like a dream.
Yet buried in the dream is a gift, a promise granted us.
The promise is one of opportunity and adventure, risk nestled in security.
We are like children learning to ride a bike.
We are scared and exhilarated at the same time, but still under the guiding hand of a loving parent.
The power that animates and energizes this physical reality offers alternatives.
We have unlimited resources and vast potential to draw on to discover and create in this playground.
We have the power to choose.
To discover the truth you must choose to follow the guide leading you home: that still small voice that whispers to you in times of trouble, that implores you to turn at times of decision, that seeks your happiness.
That force, bringing joy to a sometimes sullen world, shows you the way.
Sages and saints guide us to doorways of spirit.
We can choose to be open to the promise and potential of an unlimited life of peace, love, and joy, or we can succumb to the weight of the drama.
The promise is a life of unlimited potential.
We need only orient on the promise and potential of each life to have life and have it more abundantly.
Copyright (c) 2010 Scott F Paradis
Most of humanity binds itself into the drudgery of an isolated, perilous existence; an existence grounded in the known - an existence of sight and sound and feeling.
We believe we have limits.
We believe we are powerless.
The often-misunderstood truth is that our boundaries are not static or fixed; home is not here, and we can go home.
Something outside physical reality exists.
A power, beyond our own, organizes and animates what we experience.
When we limit ourselves we follow a script of scarcity, a script of sacrifice, a script of desperation.
Conflict, challenge, and effort are component parts of the drama lending depth, texture, and context, a credibility the ego demands.
But we need not revel in the drama; we have a choice, and we can choose another way.
Life is infinitely more than the limited physical reality we readily accept.
Understanding that another reality exists is beyond intellect, in the realm of faith.
Faith in an ultimate truth requires a willingness to move beyond intellect to be open to a truth that seeks to reveal itself to us.
Our very existence, our awareness of life and this physical reality, is like a dream.
Yet buried in the dream is a gift, a promise granted us.
The promise is one of opportunity and adventure, risk nestled in security.
We are like children learning to ride a bike.
We are scared and exhilarated at the same time, but still under the guiding hand of a loving parent.
The power that animates and energizes this physical reality offers alternatives.
We have unlimited resources and vast potential to draw on to discover and create in this playground.
We have the power to choose.
To discover the truth you must choose to follow the guide leading you home: that still small voice that whispers to you in times of trouble, that implores you to turn at times of decision, that seeks your happiness.
That force, bringing joy to a sometimes sullen world, shows you the way.
Sages and saints guide us to doorways of spirit.
We can choose to be open to the promise and potential of an unlimited life of peace, love, and joy, or we can succumb to the weight of the drama.
The promise is a life of unlimited potential.
We need only orient on the promise and potential of each life to have life and have it more abundantly.
Copyright (c) 2010 Scott F Paradis
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