02-03-24: it's bright and sunny in Rockingham county, almost 40f too, it's a pretty day... had a busy first-half of it, now i'm reading, writing, and maybe a little bit of thinking in between, that's right, i'm about neck-deep in my happy-place... reading, writing, and thinking... you know what that means? It means i may have finally become a simple-man, on my path to be a most boring man, think i'm pretty darn close to reaching that goal too... maybe that sounds odd to you, but i'm the type of introvert where quiet and boring rule the day, and when they don't, i'm probably overwhelmed, and/or, exhausted, so boring is awesome... my life’s not really all boring, there's plenty of narrative going on in the noggin to keep me entertained when all is quiet in the house, plenty of questions for God, plenty of interests to ponder, plenty of melodies to hum, plenty of things to think and do when there really is nothing to do... nothing but time and space to occupy the thoughts... the thoughts are mere signals, one's which communicate to God all that i think... and see, and smell, and taste, and hear, and feel... what i think of it all... God knows i'm a world-class complainer, maybe a faulty sensor/controller, a noisy opinionated over-sensitive one at that...
… God knows whats going on around us, as He experiences the world through us, through thoughts, through senses, through our souls, while we experience all that God shows us, as we are literally encapsulated/surrounded by our Creator... God had a thought, an idea, and created that idea, and that idea still exists in the cosmos, in the mind of God... God called the fruition of that idea 'good', and so it continues on... though fallen angels taunt, and interfere with God's good idea, by confusing the thoughts of the inhabitants, to worship creation over Creator, God still thinks his idea is 'good'... a good idea, a work of art, a beautiful creation, maybe even a master-piece... a good idea that remains in the mind of God, spinning and rotating and alive...
Though the enemy roams creation looking for souls to devour, and art to destroy, The Creator has left the inhabitants with protection, He has given them intelligence, minds of their own, minds to learn, understand, and interact with the rest of creation... The Creator spoke to his people, and given us words of logical sustainability, even demonstrated those words during the Jesus-years, literally showed us what He meant...
Those Words, and Example never died, They provide protection, protection to understand Reality when confronted with the enemy, the enemy who interferes with God's good idea, always distracting and interfering with the signals between Creator and creation, always disrupting communion/conversation/thoughts, always trying to distort reality to manipulate man to worship creation, and not The Creator… A most patient God, who still thinks His idea is good... maybe you can thank God for that... anyway, here's to good ideas, cheers. -- ct
… if you didn’t hate this post, check this one out too, it’ a pretty quick read:
It's Why, Not How
Just some Friday stuff from the blog 01-19-24: one of my daughters gave me a thoughtful Christmas-present, a paper-back authored by Luc Ferry, titled 'A Brief History of Thought'... it's sort of like a philosophy primer/101/intro... i haven't even finished his introduction yet, and i've got some stuff high-lighted... this one part speaks to me, it's hi…
Reminds me of the Tao Te Ching.