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Brettnik -
It's a goal for me too. I wake up every morning full of intentions. Sometimes I follow through, sometimes I don't. I'd like to think that I follow through more times than not, though. Thanks for stopping by and reading.
posted by
sannhet
on March 24, 2006 at 12:08 PM
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Elysia -
I think that there are levels of serenity that we all reach, depending on what we are trying to do. And each level reached is so much better than the level before. If you are still experiencing fear, like I am, then we haven't reached that final level yet, where we are nothing but a vessel full of unconditional love. Personally, I've got a long way to go to get to that state - probably not in this lifetime. Thanks for stopping by and reading.
posted by
sannhet
on March 24, 2006 at 12:07 PM
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David1 -
I read some of his stuff a while back. Haven't in a few years, so I'll have to pick up his latest book. Thanks for the tip and thanks for reading.
posted by
sannhet
on March 24, 2006 at 12:05 PM
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Avant -
You're right. You've got to go through it first to appreciate the "unconditionalism" of "God's" love.
posted by
sannhet
on March 24, 2006 at 12:04 PM
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Very good post...
I think you're on to something with the anything other than unconditional love is fear thread. My life has been touched by my own fear and other people's fear in so many ways. If there was unconditional love in the world, between all men, there wouldn't be nearly the difficulty we experience now. It's a goal. I try to reach it. I don't always make it.
posted by
brettnik
on March 24, 2006 at 11:00 AM
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sannhet
I just don't know. I believe that I've arrived at a place of serenity, but there is still fear here.
I wonder if fear is really the enemy. What if fear is an aspect of unconditional love? What if it isn't fear itself that's so bad, but our reaction to fear?
Like the reaction of paralysis, as I so often struggle with? But every time I push through an area in my life, where I feel paralyzed, I feel both the terror, and the thrill of rising to that challange and getting past it.
It excites me beyond belief - like nothing ever has, or ever will.
I still say fear is good!
posted by
astromuffy
on March 24, 2006 at 9:49 AM
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Sannhet
I really like this post a lot. It looks as though as if it was written by my favorite spiritual writer, Dr. Wayne Dyer. I have read just about every book he has written, and the thoughts you conveyed in this post are exactly the kinds of words he writes. If you haven't checked him out, please do. Because what you write and he writes are totally on the same wavelength.
Great Job! 
posted by
David1Spirit
on March 24, 2006 at 6:51 AM
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sannhet
Great job. I would say that one's personal decision to break the mind down into its fundamental parts is itself a frightening prospect. Yet, it is a win/win situation.
It is hard to imagine an unconditionally loving God without having trod this sacred ground oneself.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 23, 2006 at 4:11 PM
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Right...
Thanks for the clarification.
DM
posted by
Dennison..Mann
on March 23, 2006 at 9:45 AM
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DM -
Oh, I consider myself a Christian, though there are those who do not. I don't believe that JC is the only path one can take to reunite with the Divine. But I do believe in his ultimate message - love.
posted by
sannhet
on March 23, 2006 at 9:40 AM
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Are You Saying That You Are Not A Christian?
You haven't accepted Jesus Christ as the only path to salvation?
I'm only asking in the interest of accuracy.
DM
posted by
Dennison..Mann
on March 23, 2006 at 8:48 AM
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DM -
The "God" I believe in does not require me to believe in Jesus Christ, nor will "God" judge me. "God" loves, and by that love, I learn to love. Thanks for stopping by and reading.
posted by
sannhet
on March 23, 2006 at 8:46 AM
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Rafika -
I agree! Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on March 23, 2006 at 8:42 AM
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Coincidentally...
God's love for us is conditional--based on our acceptance of Christ as our salvation. Otherwise, God plans on judging us and then casting the unworthy souls into the Lake of Fire where He'll let them suffer for eternity. Not just for a few days, weeks, months or years...but for an eternity!
How fearful is God? Or is He just showing us how much He "unconditionally" loves us by shoving unoworthy souls into His cosmic furnace?
DM
posted by
Dennison..Mann
on March 23, 2006 at 8:03 AM
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ACIM
Fear destroys, and ACIM totally rules. Awesome post. Thanks for sharing.
posted by
rafika
on March 23, 2006 at 8:01 AM
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