like A LIGHT BEAM FROM an alien Space ship, the Light draws a human’s “being” (essence) to it – there is a “natural” longing stirred within for this Light with no defined understanding of it and a feeling of something missing when it is not present — it is beyond human understanding and, as humans, we do NOT tend to like NOT understanding – we insist on defining everything according to our limited heart/mind and declare our definition is “truth” . . . this blocks our heart/mind from receiving TRUTH which, when received as a child, simply requires acceptance without definition, “faith”- belief in what I cannot see is “faith”- and relying only on what I can define is indeed human arrogance, a remarkable, overwhelmingly blind arrogance – a path I have confidently walked often . . . maybe even now . . .
a work in progress . . . with many traumas of varying intensities and life experiences revealing a Power beyond explanation, I am more open and less defined than in years past - raised in a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian home, I spent my young adult years searching for “truth” in many places and “unlearning” much of what I “knew” and that has drawn me to explore many other paths and gain from the journeys of others.
My childhood was spent living in many places in the United States due to my family's music or ministry—The Hicks Family, made up of Olan and Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint and Chuck and me, sang in different combos (put out an album) - we do so no longer professionally . . . but, until my parents’ passing, a visit to a family gathering in Searcy would bring you to hear some harmonizing and foot-tapping sounds!
Music still speaks to my heart. Photography and graphic design are primary aspects of the path God has me walking - new lessons come often as I observe and ponder the world around me and learn from creation—so exciting!
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