Pharoah Inhotep … fascinating history
At brucepoinsette.wordpress.com, Bruce was talking about Pharoah Inhotep. Since I love reading about historical people that contributed so much to our world of knowledge, I thought I would start studying him. About ten years ago, I painted this image that so many people interpreted as Egyptian. So, I thought I would use it for this post! So far, my first stop is Wikipedia. For those that know me, I refuse to put a fence around my world or my God. Maybe as a result of this, my mind is more open to possibilities of life. The thing that struck me immediately about this Pharoah – he was deified through the claim his mother was the goddess of the sky and his father the earth god, and he was their first common mortal human. He personally contributed knowledge to...
The private side of life …
I thought when I was young, I could be such a good little girl that everyone would love me and life would be peaceful and secure. Over the years I discovered that love does not work that way. The wide variance of capacity to love resides in the heart and mind of each individual, and is not reliably foreseen. The only emotion that has guaranteed impact is the propensity to hate. We see, we learn, we live, and see again – only to discover another revelation that not all see in the same way. Therefore, I choose … I choose to accept the feeling of love when and where it happens, as a gift to me. It is rarely predictable – I cannot make it happen, nor earn or demand it. Because of that, the emotion of love is the ultimate personal experience within me....
August Drought Sunrise
We had a few minutes of a fast-moving rain storm before sunrise. When the sun came up, everything was wet and we saw real clouds for the first time in weeks. The air was muggy and still, filled with the odors of cattle and dust. It still felt good to me, as I walked around barefoot enjoying every drop of rain water I could touch. I imagined I heard the sighs of thousands of trees as they stood motionless. The cedars and junipers give a facade of green to hide the stressed hardwoods. Maybe when the drought breaks we’ll get enough rain to assure our treasured crop of bluebonnets in the spring. I hope so … it could happen! ShareEmailFacebook
Thoughts on religion, belief, and “way of life”
If you missed Mike’s post today … just go to my Blogroll and enter on Mike’s Passing Thoughts. It’s worth the visit. His insight is always fascinating. ShareEmailFacebook
Influence vs Free Will …
I would recommend that one be comfortable in his/her decision of what they believe they need. I respect their choice of how they claim their freedom. It’s obvious to most adults that all choices have consequences. This is not a negative thing. It’s a simple understanding of the processes of life that, by default, we cannot have everything during one lifetime – so that fact leaves us with freedom of choice. I believe we are here to live and learn. Others might not believe that. Past that, the details are up to us, and their implications will prove to each of us how difficult, painful, or simple, our life will or could be. It would not be beneficial for us to be given instructions at birth of how we should think and live. What would we learn? How could we...
Life goes on …
My dearest friend’s husband passed away, after they were together for almost forty years. She is exhausted from more than two years of being his caregiver day and night. She gave up her job, her activities with friends, basically her whole life to care for him. Now, he’s gone. What now? Dealing with the mourning of losing a loved one is difficult enough. The extreme dedication and concentrated effort of a caregiver shrinks their world to providing focused care, with few breaks. Relearning how to be comfortable again without that focus, and regaining the strength from unrelenting responsibility takes time. I am asking for words of wisdom on how a person starts over to rebuild their life, if anyone cares to share. ShareEmailFacebook
