Monday, January 28, 2008

ol' time religion

Every religion on the planet, and there are so many more than you are even aware of, has the potential of absolute thriving. But when you think that you must prove that you have the only one that is right—and you use your condemnation to push against the others—your condemnation separates you from your own Connection that, before your condemnation, you were finding in your own religion.

-- Abraham

Jan 28, 2008 8:35:48 AM | ear candy

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ain't that a kick in the pants Every thought, word and deed leads you to either richer wholeness or greater fragmentation. -- Alan Cohen ************ Oy. That greater fragmentation thing, that just hits home for some reason. A shattered windshield or window pane is such a great representation of how it feels to be so disconnected from yourself. So watch those thoughts. I'm going to be with my next 30-day intention ride. Those thoughts lead to words and deeds. And we all know where they lead. A life.
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