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I think that hell essentially is separation from God forever. And that is the worst hell I can think of. But I think people have a hard time believing God is going to allow people to burn in literal fire forever. I think the fire that is mentioned in the Bible is a burning thirst…
Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. – Marianne Williamson I have been there. Even if I had heard these words at the time, they would have fallen on deaf ears. I already was in the company of Anger, Ego, and Pride; there was no room for anyone else.…
It is a living death if one is obsessed by pride, ego and anger. – Sathya Sai Baba As can be seen in my memoir, my image of God has changed and matured from childhood to the present day. My personal understanding of the Almighty has grown into one of forgiveness and mercy but is…
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. – Proverbs, 9:10 For many years, the above quote was one of my favorites, but I never fully grasped its meaning until disability entered my life. Bipolar disorder and cerebellitis reintroduced me to myself; a new journey began. In previous blogs, I wrote about the…
Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before – it takes something from him. – Louis L’Amour Fear, I believe, is woven into the fabric of our being; there is no getting rid of him. I tried to defeat him, to…
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. -Baruch Spinoza Like so many others, my thoughts and prayers have been focused on the catastrophic destruction imposed by Hurricane Maria on our fellow human beings and Americans in Puerto Rico and throughout the Caribbean. After the initial shock and frantic efforts…
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. – H.P. Lovecraft Fear and I have been intimate friends since childhood. He rarely misses an opportunity to frighten, upset intimidate, or torture me; it appears to be his vocation in life. In…
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. – Baruch Spinoza Hope was the one who encouraged me to try new things, to let go of the past when it was holding me back, and to persevere in the face of adversity. Fear, on the other hand, advised me to resist…
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Disability: a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities – The New Oxford American Dictionary I believe that every…
Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You. – St. Brendan Thinking and writing about the ladder I envisioned encouraged me to set aside the familiar and take a step into the unknown, a realm in which…