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Blanche
You have touched upon a great point. Truth means something different to everyone. Reality is specific only as it is seen. I just love these topics!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 1:38 PM
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Bhaskar
Thanks!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 1:37 PM
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Avant-Garde, reality is an agreed-upon convention
I didn't make that up, I read it somewhere, but I believe it fits. There are grand, abstract ideas of reality like "patriotism, honor, duty, liberal and conservative, American, etc", and there are other, smaller realities, the same word "blue" describes the sky, a dark navy blue, a whole gamut of shades, but it's all the same word, blue, so that even the people using that word, aren't sure if it means the same to the person listening as to the person speaking.
posted by
Blanche.
on September 6, 2006 at 10:48 AM
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Avant
A great treasure trove to be preserved, always !
!!
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on September 6, 2006 at 5:56 AM
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Blanche
I think you are right. I honestly do not know what normal is. It certainly isn't what we witness each day that causes one to question sanity.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:18 AM
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I try, Avant-Garde, I feel I could be more honest
In some sense, I feel I owe it to people who can't speak for themselves, to try to describe what it feels like to be completely lost in that other realm. What many people mock, deride and revile as lunacy and insanity is often, I believe, a state of becoming closer to God, a stripping away of mundane reality.
posted by
Blanche.
on September 6, 2006 at 3:05 AM
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TAPS
Why, thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:03 AM
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Blanche
I think we all feel that we swing between the material and spiritual. I think you're more open and honest about it than most.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:02 AM
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Tanga
Thanks!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:02 AM
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avant-garde, beautiful writing.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 6, 2006 at 3:02 AM
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YPunday
Thanks. I felt as though I had channeled him.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:01 AM
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Mason
Thank you, my friend.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:01 AM
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Rumored Intelligence
Thank you for the visit.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 3:00 AM
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Whacky
Well said!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 2:59 AM
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Troosha
Very true.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 2:59 AM
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SYMPHONY
I think I have read a couple of your posts recently about him. Kids and animals are a soft spot in me.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 6, 2006 at 2:58 AM
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Avant-Garde,
I've vacillated between an automaton and becoming conscious, running from consciousness back into the shell of unthinking denial. Then, when denial is too deep, and the shell cracks, shivering in reality until I felt the warmth of the Spirit of God, always there. No one knows where it comes from or where it goes, but without it life is ashes, and with it, poverty is immeasurable wealth.
Great post, Avant, the spirit is in the wind and in the leaves.
posted by
Blanche.
on September 6, 2006 at 2:34 AM
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Very good post
Thanks
posted by
Tanga
on September 6, 2006 at 12:23 AM
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LOVE-ly, like agape. Jesus Himself could speak thus & did."I am" the door
left ajar each night, in the twilight of your days of sorrow. Come unto me.........very Rumi- like too, Friend
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on September 5, 2006 at 6:36 PM
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posted by
MasonGarrett
on September 5, 2006 at 6:12 PM
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avant-...short but sweet, and right on....:)
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posted by
Rumor
on September 5, 2006 at 3:48 PM
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God is here and there you have to look with your heart.
posted by
Whacky
on September 5, 2006 at 3:18 PM
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We can’t wait around for God to enter our lives or pray that he change it in some capacity. We can, however, see his presence in everything around us and celebrate those subtle yet soulful reminders.
posted by
Troosha
on September 5, 2006 at 12:59 PM
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avant-garde
He is fine...thank you so much for asking....do you ever check your name in the search bar for the comments part?...(you click search at the top of the screen, then click comments, then write your name) I only ask as I wrote to you ...telling you all about him...it's ok if you don't check as...I will copy and paste it here for you...just let me know if you want me to.
posted by
_Symphony_
on September 5, 2006 at 12:50 PM
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Justi
You are very gracious. Thank you. I'm just having fun now.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 12:24 PM
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You Are the best writer.
I am looking for that book!!!!!!!!
posted by
Justi
on September 5, 2006 at 12:07 PM
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Julia
Me, too. They are powerful words. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:51 AM
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clearly perceived
Indeed. The greatest of all is what happens when these words trail off into eternity, leaving only eternity in its wake.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:50 AM
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Cee
Thanks!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:49 AM
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Dancer Bee
Well said.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:49 AM
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sannhet
Thank you, my friend!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:48 AM
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Wiley
Thank you for the compliment and encouragement, though!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:46 AM
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Wiley
Oh, I don't know. My writing is like your renovating. It's theraputic and I like to just enjoy it.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:46 AM
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Mari-am
Thanks!
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:45 AM
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SYMPHONY
Thank you very much. How's your boy?
posted by
avant-garde
on September 5, 2006 at 11:45 AM
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Beautiful, Avant!
I like to use the "I AM" in affirmations, there is no limit to what one can be...
posted by
Julia.
on September 5, 2006 at 11:35 AM
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A great write. A greater expression. The greatest of all would be the communing.
posted by
clearlyperceived
on September 5, 2006 at 10:48 AM
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Avant -
A beautiful explanation of God's enduring patience and love. He is waiting. All we need to do is ask. Wonderful message, my friend!
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on September 5, 2006 at 9:08 AM
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Positive Energy
Opposites attract covering defects for each other's glory- if this is what unity is then we may consider it a promise, supported that we align not towards one but a union of goals.
posted by
DancerBee
on September 5, 2006 at 9:07 AM
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Avant -
Simply beautiful . . .
posted by
sannhet
on September 5, 2006 at 8:55 AM
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avant-garde
I've said it before, I want to buy your book, so, when can I do that hmm??
mm?
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 5, 2006 at 8:04 AM
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nice post
posted by
Rosetree
on September 5, 2006 at 8:03 AM
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I love the way - you always make me think...your posts do it everytime..
posted by
_Symphony_
on September 5, 2006 at 8:02 AM
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