Happy Monday, Folks! Hope you had a great weekend.
Another week begins and already I’m tired. Unfortunately, my
weekend failed in the resting department because of work. I hope to get a
passing mark a la restoration tonight as I turn in early.
| Where's the human version of this basket? |
The last time I managed to squeeze in a post, I started the
story of my trip to an island in Korea. My parting words for that last post
were: expect the unexpected, which has now become my motto because you can
plan, schedule, create lists here and there until kingdom come but life has its
special way of moving the universe around to make things either more difficult
or more pleasant—whichever it pleases. Lately, I’ve been on the more difficult
end, but I’m pressing through. I basically tell God I don’t want to suffer. And
who am I to be pretentious or bold enough to demand such a thing? We all suffer
along a particular scale; it’s part of the human experience.
However, I want to capture each moment that induces suffering
and nullify it completely. Do I have the strength? I
do if I unleash my spirit. The body and mind suffer, but can the spirit suffer?
The spirit is separate from body and mind; it cannot suffer. Therefore, I want
to be more in rhythm with my spirit because the body's cravings for physical
desires make it weak and the mind experiences constant anguish as it conjures negative illusions
of past, present, and future and the material desires of this world. The spirit
moves past the suffering, transcends time, and rests in total peace and
security from all negative forces.
Although my body succumbs to physical fatigue and my mind
carries so much weight of an unpredictable, hazy future, my spirit unfurls its
wings and glides above in faith under God’s perfect protection. That’s why I
take good care of my spirit because I can either nurture its already great
power or put it under harm's way by burying it beneath the weaknesses and
instabilities of my body and mind. I want my spirit to shine more and more
each day until it outshines my body and mind because
they are the source of my suffering.
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| Captured while on a train ride from a ski resort in Korea |
So, I feel better already. I’m afraid the conclusion of my
Nami trip will have to come for the next post. I did not expect to write about
suffering, but here's to that one mark of life, the unexpected.
What are some ways that you eliminate suffering? Do you
believe it can be eliminated in this world of ours? I’d love to hear your
responses. Until next time, be at peace.
Thanks for reading,
Sammy :)
