A Special Thanks and Blessings for All

So, what inspired this is, I got a response to a request on Linkedin for a connection from, yes, a SATAN boss.  Yeah, I have had issues with him in the past and thankfully I have left that employment and have felt soooo much better because of it.  But, through it still, I have felt bitterness towards the whole situation and mostly to him.  But, I saw him and decided to reach out as a form of apology, what I got in return was an email saying these two words: "No Thank You!"  So, as you can imagine, I was a little upset and I thought, "Well, I am just reporting this (pardon the french) fucker to the BBB!"  But, then I started praying, breathing, and trying to let it go...when I decided not to do that, but in fact, call his boss and talk it through, and also that at some point I would like to talk to him, apologize, etc.  Mainly, I just need my files back, which is another story.

But, what made me change my mind?  Because, I was thinking of all of my friends.  Yes, I loathe and have issues with the massive domination of Facebook in our society, blah, blah, blah, but lately I have been entirely blessed by how much love and support and encouragement I find from my facebook friends, the hangers on (the Franks, we shall say!),  the old ones who have come back into my life and who have never forgot me, and the new ones (Work it, baby!).  I am blessed to have you in my life and to be able to reach out and pray for you and offer you whatever I can give and know that, in some way, you would do the same for me, that you love me.

I thank so many of you (Frank, Corky, Michelle, to name a few) for your encouragement over the years, to seek my own health and wellness and to follow my dreams.

I have learned that I am special because all of you are special.  I have learned that I am funny because, dammit, you are hilarious!!! I have learned about love because of your love for God, for me, for others, for the world.  And so much more!!  I am so thankful for your presence in my life and love all of you uniquely and with my whole heart.

Because of your love and friendship, I have learned about the power of love and faithfulness in my relationship towards God, my husband, and my future children.  As I receive your love, I give back to you the love I have, and realize the picture it is of God's love for me.   In my marriage to Billiam, I see how that relationship mirrors the love, communion, and faithfulness of my Lord.  True love is real and forever.

Honestly, these past few months, I have developed, shall we say, crushes on individuals outside of the marriage.  But, never fear, I am true to my vows in that of, forsaking all others for the Billiam!!!  This has showed me the reality of true love and the difference of lust.  Love is forever and is a choice, a commitment.  Lust is temporal.

But, what it shows me once again, is that ultimate desire I have to be loved, cherished, sought after?  And who better to have that from but from God!!

In a sense, all of you, dear friends, I am infatuated and captivated by your love, your beauty, your talents; and I want to share that with others and the world.  Because of how God loves me and how he wants me to reach others and make a difference, I want you to shine, to go forth and make that difference.  Because, you are special and have a purpose!!!  Once again, you would do the same for me.  You make me special; you make me a rainbow!

So, yes, most of you are far, far away (my FB friends) or even if you are close, our time together is drawing to a close, so I leave you with this prayer:

"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face.

And until we meet again,  may God hold you in the palm of His hand."

"there is a friend that is closer than a brother..."

Love God, Love Others, Love Self?

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" Proverbs 9ish

Where is here?  Well, the "here" referred to is our spiritual sense, the Spirit, God, Jesus, Higher Power, in however, that relates to you.  In my own experience, I seem to not be able to find wisdom in following my own understanding; as Marvin the Paranoid Android says (in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), "this will all end in tears, I know it."  And, yes, I have found that following my own will, it does.  So, yes, the moral of the story, is to seek guidance from above.  I am speaking personally here, yet "he who has ears to hear, let him hear."

I also find wisdom in "whoever is simple" as we are told to be "as little children" in our spiritual paths.  In truth, I have found that in moments of pride, I seem to be farthest from the path of the Spirit.

Randomly, I have been thinking of the idea behind the spiritual "scripture" from a different spiritual background than my own (yet they seem to be more related than otherwise believed):

"Do what thy will shall be the whole of the law.  Love is the law; Love under will."

Which, if you connect it with the greatest commandments in the Bible, you find a deeper understanding and connection and acceptance of this quotation (ha ha, meme, j/k):

"Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, mind, and spirit.  Love your neighbor as yourself."

Basically, if love is the law and we are told to Love God and others, than it follows that that should be the focus of our said religious preferences and truly the message of Jesus, simply put, to love.

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