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Daniel:
I have forgotten who said this, but I believe it was an adult film director. In any case, it's a beautiful concept and one I fully adhere to.
"Gay, Bi, Straight - these are just titles.
If you're going to love someone, love them."
Daniel:
Ennis: "Where's the powdered milk 'n' the spuds?"
Enchanted Love: The Mystic Power of Intimate Relationships
"In the end, the struggle of mind and heart comes down to a small margin of choice. If the truth be told, we don't really govern many of the forces which shape our existence [....] We don't pick our parents. We don't choose our bodies, our talents, our temperament, or most of the other seminal elements that determine our fates."
The Five Stages of the Soul
"In both men and women, the separation of essential aspects of our humanity is the cornerstone of the fallen self."
The shortest distance in the world is the one between you and yourself. The space in question is tiny. Yet what goes on in this little space determines nearly everything about the kind of person you are and the kind of life you are living. Normally the priority in our culture is to function and do what is expected of us. So many people feel deep dissatisfaction and an acute longing for a more real life, a life that allows their souls to come to expression and to awaken; a life where they could discover a different resonance, one which echoses their heartfelt dreams and longing.
So much of the pain that is experienced seems to be self-inflicted. Ennis yearns for a dream-life, a wonderful relationship, opportunities to truly pursue happiness. The happiness which has already been denied to him so many times. Death relieves us of happiness, perhaps because it is misunderstood or improperly defined. With Ennis, his romance begins because of the death of his parents. He encounters death high on the mountain. And the romance ends with death - the death of a loved one whose momentary presence miraculously lifted spirits and drove away most of his fears and worries. In the end, though, Ennis realizes that the fluency of life - its continual flow, balance, and flight required a spiritual honoring and a mental and emotional release. Death is a transitory state and it opens doors wherever it occurs for human love to ascend and divine love to descend.
Rayn:
--- Quote from: Daniel on June 27, 2006, 03:13:50 am ---I am not certain if I should go into more detail here, as I am unaware if this is the correct forum for a Statement of Belief or Testament.
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There is a thread that you also may be interested in, Daniel. It's "What Religion are you..." It's interesting to me to see where each person's background has formed and where they may be going. I thought that might interest you if you haven't seen it yet.
I want to read all the writing here, but I must sleep now, but say before I do, I find nothing harmful or offensive here at all. I send you en-courage-ment.... courage... from the French "corage", meaning heart.
Peace,
Rayn
PS: I haven't reached the sea in this life yet, but I've a good, strong boat and the wind is in my sails. Enjoying the journey... R
Daniel:
Sorry I have not had time to do or post any more meditations lately... I am eventually going to get 365 of them for you... lol. I've been working on my book, recently, and it is actually more than 90% done now (at least the first draft, pre content-editing).
Rayn:
I thought this appropriate for this thread here.... I wrote it for another topic, but it's general enough to go anywhere, especially here.
Quote from: Tristann on July 23, 2006, 10:57:10 am
"Someone once said, "who said that the great love of your life has to last?". How true. Hollywood tends to make us believe in the 'happily forever after', but no one made that rule."
Yes, right on Tristann, love comes in many forms to many couples and while it's different for each, it 's also the same in many ways too. Anyone who has loved, can understand others who have too. Anyone who has known love is lucky to have experienced the abiding joy, unforgetable bliss and the sorrow when, like all things in life, it comes to a physical end. But while it ends, it is not destroyed. It lives on within us, in memory, in personal history, in stories and poems, in paintings and sculpture, in music and much more, in our cells, in our genes: though all this, we give it to the next generation to continue the great adventure. Love is a mystery and a great adventure into the heart of humanity where we find both the destructive and creative forces within the Mind and what we do with those forces defines who we are.
Peace,
Rayn
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