I know this is not my regular day
for blogging, I publish new articles every Monday so a Thursday edition must be
something, if not special, then it’s unique…I want to ask first, Do YOU pray to
God?
I do, at least twice a day, in
the morning when I journal, I close the journal with a written prayer for the
day. I again say a little prayer every night, before I sleep. The morning
prayer ritual, for me, is about an intellectual encounter with the universal
forces of nature, I cannot think of “God” in any kind of human like form
whatsoever, for me, in my own spiritual experiences during the last ½ century,
this “God” is an energy, it’s not male, nor female, it’s all around us all the
time, throughout the universe…it is everything and even much more than we can
imagine and, it’s you and me too! I think we are a form of god energy.
In the mornings I contemplate,
sometimes I might ask for guidance or clues and typically offer my appreciation
when I’m done with my morning prayers. In the evening, before I sleep, it’s a
very quick and silent prayer, more of a “thank goodness, I made it through
another day, here’s to tomorrow” feeling than any actual words. It’s a psychic
prayer, that’s what I call it, it’s like tapping into the whole mass of energy
that is all things and saying “Whew! Hell yeah!” with a whisper.
I also
meditate three or four times a day, my morning meditation being the most crucial
for me and I might be in communication with higher forces, but truthfully, in
meditation, my mind is blank and I don’t even feel like I’m inside my body. All
the other meditations of the day, they are short and simply help me keep
balance throughout the day. The last ritual that’s a component in this little
spiritual ritual of mine is the morning strolls I take daily.
Today, this is what I wrote in my
journal, I cut and pasted it verbatim, but many of my morning prayers are
something like this…and it’s a private thing, not everyone shares their
personal relationship with God, so I’m taking a risk and, honestly, feel a bit
vulnerable in the process.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Hello God…yesterday, while on-line and reading about various issues
that were “breaking news” on FOX news feed, I poked at a few people who were
either condemning people for expressing their views or spewing hateful
damnation towards others, me included, when we didn’t agree with their version
of you…The god, the cosmos, the universal forces, mother nature…I got rather
upset with one person in particular, I think his name was John, but I’m not
sure…he was really going off and, although I will freely admit to enjoying
pricking at him, I also feel sort of bad because I was a bit mean and condescending
towards his beliefs, I called his Bible “a magical book” and then tried to poke
at his belief in you, God, by having him somehow prove your existence, as if
anyone could, but I used my belief in the power of mother nature an told this
man that is who I pray to, that nature is what I worship because I know it’s
real, I can see it…I can feel it…without it all life would cease…I tried to
cite the natural realm as my god. It backfired when he started laughing at me
and asked me if the trees talked to me, did I speak to the wind and mocked me
by saying all nature was create by you, which I know is true as well, but in
the end, I felt bad for doing this to this poor soul. I know some people need
to use the religious realms to understand the unknown and even in those
passages of many “magical books” it always echoes the tone of forgive those,
they do not know and only the infinite can truly pass judgment, if any judgment
is to be made…and I do certainly honor your existence, you know I do…but I
forgot to be tolerant ad I was entirely wrong for picking a debate with this
guy, it made both of us look like fools and in truth, I would bet that he and I
are more alike than different in the sum of all things. So please, help remind
me to be kinder and stay away from confronting people like that…I will work
hard to avoid any dialogue that might lead to such poppycock. The same is true
of patriotic issues, so many people just don’t see what’s happening lord, and
today I’ll specifically ask for a special prayer for them; may more and more
people awaken and become aware to what is going on around us, we are stuck in a
mass psychosis, a perpetual collective fugue state of mind that is clearly disconnected
to the actual realities around us…dear God, help people open their eyes so we
can band together, united in an effort to emancipate this country from the evil
and corrupt body of corporate controlled government that now controls our lives
with terror and fear. Likewise, I am very Grateful for the good health, the
ability to enjoy Life and a jolly sense of humor for all my loved ones, my
family, my friends, my associates, my neighbors, my communities, my planet and
myself…this day, like all my days, is again devoted to setting the example of
Peace Love Bliss to All…Amen!
As always, I'm very Grateful for your comments and time in reading my blog...feel free to re-share it, It's getting busy here, the mid-day rush of responsibilities is about to crash on my desk...so until another time, please take very good care, be kind and stay safe!
Peace,
d'Philip
12 March 2015
The San Joaquin Valley
Republic of California
Earth
