br. patrick and his near-death experiences...

[David In Indy]

Happy Birthday Brother Patrick!!!!

I realize I'm a few days late, but my wish is heartfelt!!

I always enjoy reading your blog. You inspire so many people here!


So, I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday! I hope all is well for you!




xx

David.

[Br. Patrick]

Happy Birthday Brother Patrick!!!!

I realize I'm a few days late, but my wish is heartfelt!!

I always enjoy reading your blog. You inspire so many people here!


So, I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday! I hope all is well for you!




xx

David.

You were one of the first posters in this thread.  Thank you for keeping up with it since 2007!

{{{Cyberhugs}}}

br. p

[David In Indy]

You were one of the first posters in this thread.  Thank you for keeping up with it since 2007!

{{{Cyberhugs}}}

br. p

Thank you for keeping up with your blog! You have NO idea how much it has helped me over the past year or so. And so many others too!

I look forward to many more posts from you in the future! Your blog has changed me in more ways than one.

[Br. Patrick]

Thank you for keeping up with your blog! You have NO idea how much it has helped me over the past year or so. And so many others too!

I look forward to many more posts from you in the future! Your blog has changed me in more ways than one.

I have to give all the credit to the One Who Is for Engineering all of our Circumstances and helping us stay 'in the moment.'

{{{Cyberhugs}}}

br. p

[ifyoucantfixit]

   I am so glad to see you are doing so well these days.  I am sorry that I have been MIA for quite a while.  I am feeling
some better now, so maybe I will be able to come back and say hi more often..   (((((((Patrick))))))))

[Artiste]

Frère Patrick !

Merci pour tes beaux mots! (Thanks for you nice words!)

Here is maybe another that you will like!

Since I believe that God and others talk to us through flowers:

http://www.jacquielawson.com/preview.asp?cont=1&hdn=1&pv=3139986

Au revoir,
hugs1

[Br. Patrick]

   I am so glad to see you are doing so well these days.  I am sorry that I have been MIA for quite a while.  I am feeling
some better now, so maybe I will be able to come back and say hi more often..   (((((((Patrick))))))))

You may have been MIA around here but you are present and accounted for in my daily prayers, my butterfly..

{{{{{{    Janice    }}}}}   

br. p

[Br. Patrick]

Since I believe that God and others talk to us through flowers

When I see a flower, I think of SEX.   That is the purpose of these beautiful plants our Creator gave us.  And their design is to attract pollenators.   That is one of the reasons that I don't think SEX is such a Big Deal with the One Who Is.   It's everywhere around us and is one of humanities strongest drives.  These facts take much of the 'guilt' about SEX away for me.

{{{Cyberhugs}}}

br. p

[Artiste]

Merci Br. Patrick !


Likewise, I have seen flowers also as a sex symbol, a delightful one !!

To me sex is natural as well as spiritual,
and I wonder why some of the bible(s) parts do not consider that for all humans?
Do you too?


Au revoir,
hugs!

[Br. Patrick]

To me sex is natural as well as spiritual,
and I wonder why some of the bible(s) parts do not consider that for all humans?
Do you too?

Religious leaders have always used SEX as a guilt trip (notice that I did not say Spiritual Leaders).  Having power over people is not an easy thing to do.  We all tend toward Controlling something or other.  But when that Control is combined with Religion.. POW!  Some people just can't handle it and wind up being 'teachers' or 'leaders' of things that BIND people, not FREEING them.

I know this from experience.  Just because I'm a Benedictine Monk, that makes some people immediately put me on a pedestal.  When I sense that happening, I will do something very human because I'm just the same as everybody else, I just have this wonderful calling.  But that's the same with everyone.

Being on a Pedestal is a nasty thing.  The only way you can go is DOWN.   

{{{Cyberhugs}}}

br. p