Amusings by Amber

From "Third Wish" by Robert Fulghum "When you find yourself in a fine place having a fine time, you might remember a time when your life was awful, and how back then you would have wished you were here. But you are here now. Look around you. It's a wonderful place to be. What you have is exactly what you would have wished for, if you had known. A retroactive wish come true." This last week was definitely one of those times!

I used to ride the roller coaster. I wasn't afraid of the unknown. I would dive into life with no regard for possible failure or disappointment, that was something that happened to other people. But one day, my roller coaster crashed. I lived to tell the tale, but never jumped back in the saddle. I thought I would ride it again, I would purchase my ticket, put in my time in line, sometimes even crawl into the seat, grabbing the safety rail, white knuckled, but still there! Every time, however, just as the cars began to move, I would leap out, leaving behind everything I had invested to get there. But..... I never crashed. Looking back now, I see the trail of self destruction & wonder what my life would be like if I had stayed in that car, white knuckles and all, and rode the roller coaster to the finish. Sure, it might be scary, it might even crash, but what if it was ok? What if it was even fun? Would it have been worth it? I think so. Today I am back at the roller coast...

I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Mooreheads Musings , and he mentioned an article on the website Witchvox.com by Jedi Gordy titled "The Future of Paganism". He writes in part - "This article is on something most of us dislike: Christianity. But it is more on how modern Paganism is BECOMING much like Fundamentalist Christianity. We claim to be enlightened (which we should be to become the third degree) . We claim to be tolerant. We claim to be righteous and pure. Then tell me this: Why do I hear so many of us slamming the “big three” (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and calling those who call us out on our hate-speak “Christians” or other names? I know many people of the “enlightened” path that know not where their religion was founded (for all religions are made by man, this coming from a Pagan) . Example: many people will fight hard and long to prove that Wicca is THE OLDEST religion when there is not a hint of archeological evidence to show that it was arou...

Hugh Halter brings up the concept of Whimsical Holiness in his book "The Tangible Kingdom" and I love it! Jesus told us that there were some things that we should not do and we (most of us) agree that doing these things is sinning. But there were a lot of things that Jesus told us we should do, and by the same logic, isn't not doing these things also sinning? Things like loving your neighbor, loving your enemies, helping the poor and treating your spouse with respect. Whimsical Holiness is simply being like Jesus. It takes into account both sides of this equation. This radically changes the way that we view the people around us and the way we live our lives. Whimsey in this case is the ability to laugh, make light of or downplay the words, behavior and worldviews of those around us, but definitely not in a condescending manner. Whimsey allows you to spend time and life with people regardless of thier beliefs without casting judgement. It allows us to all feel comfortable...

Koi in the Sky

I believe in the Sun Even when it does not shine I believe in Love Even when it is not shown I believe in God Even When he does not speak