SO many questions today! Loud voices telling me who and what I MUST believe and what I must NOT believe! and yet . . . I have SO many questions!
Mostly I do not ask my questions out loud – but they are there in my heart/mind making me feel uncertain and fearful and I feel lost, not in sync.
It is SO easy to look at others and see what is wrong with what they are saying and/or doing – BUT isn’t the more important question: what do I believe and say and do?
Perhaps this quote is worth considering: “We discover part of our true self only by conspicuous inspection of the depths of our conscience.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
who am I? that is where I need to “shine the light” and discover if I am on the path that shows who I am!
looking at the “age of enlightenment” might help . . .
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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