HOLY LORD...

From my spiritual advisor:

First, be quiet…give away your ideas…your self certainty…your judgments and your opinions…let go of defenses and offenses….face your critics...they will always outnumber you…lose all wars….all wars are lost to begin with.

Abandon your authority and entitlements.
Release your self image,
status, power, whatever you think gives you clout.
It doesn’t, not really.
That was a lie you never believed.
Give up your seat, see what you are;
unguarded,
unprepared, unequipped,
surrounded on all sides.
Alone…a prisoner of no one and nothing.
And now that you are free,
see where you are. Observe what is needed.
Do good, quietly…
if it’s not done quietly, it’s not good.
 Start over…always start over…

by...karen maezen miller

---There are two unrelated topics I want to discuss in this post, neither of which is about MS...but both worthy of a Holy Lord! The first is the Casey Anthony trial. The second is my perspective on spirituality and religion. It's important to discuss this because some of the things I post on my Facebook page could easily be seen as obnoxious digs against Christianity. That's not really my purpose but the anti-Gay "Christian" thing does tend to raise up my neck hairs. So, please let me explain...

The more I think about it the less I want to say about the Anthony trial. It is done...over. I did experience the same shock and dismay as I did in the OJ Simpson trial...but again, it is over. So, why go on and on about it. I won't.

The next  issue I want to discuss is my belief system. I don't consider myself a Christian, a Buddhist, a Pagan, a Warlock, or any "thing" in particular. To be honest I'm really not sure if I "believe" any of it. That does not mean, however, that I don't have a strong philosophy of living my life that is based on parts of the bible and buddhism. Actually, I do...I consider myself to be one of the most moral people I know to be perfectly honest. My lack of belief in a religion does not change this and I would never want to denigrate anyone's belief system...ever...just because I don't "believe".