The Exit

A friend told me she would like to know all the ripples she's made in life, the effects, hopefully good, she has sent out. She would like to see them all before she dies.

I thought—contrarian— "that's not me." I thought about gradually lessing the disturbance I made until exiting the pool. To pull oneself out graciously, withdrawing from the water trunk, leg, foot, toe... as the toe tip leaves—you see the dented surface restore.

The Qur'an

It was refreshing reading The Five Gospels—that they, the scholars, allowed themselves to say something to the effect of "this strange phrase makes no sense and it's meaning and context are lost," rather then working up a recovery plan. My current reading of Michael Sell's commentary on the Qur'an... well, he doesn't allow that. Every odd word is given its couch and solemnity.

The Physics Creation Story

In the beginning, there was nothing; then, it exploded.

People want a good story. We live by stories. Make it a story.

I have found god

Over the last few months, I've had revelations.

1. One was on Jesus's word that the kingdom of God is here with us now, inside each, and not some cinematic miracle.
2. Another on the meaning of the resurrection: of sin, fault, misdeed, death, forgiveness and rebirth.
3. A third on being saved, with a personal relationship to God, that clears the way of doubt and obviates atonement.
4. A fourth on deferring the source of one's gifts and productions to God.

It is a mint, my understanding, and from the phantasmagoria of experiences, comes happiness, peace, and an apprehension of what has been going on. I am not forming a reasoned position, nor do I feel a need to defend it. As any good religious moments, these were experienced.

Unfortunately, I cannot remember what they were.

I am using this tool as a journal to enable me to articulate my thoughts and build upon them. Each entry will be a thought; comments will be used to add to that thought.

That's it.