things i know that i havent been taught

Hello all. When I say "I", I mean we.
More on that later.
There are things that I have always known, even if I hadn't yet got "confirmation".
And there were things that I was told, but never really believed.
I was raised with religion, as many of us are. My brand of religion was Judaism. And I was told of a watchful, sometimes loving, sometimes angry, "father" in the sky called God, called Elohim, called many things. I SAID I understood, and I did understand what I was being told, but it never made sense. It didn't click. I didn't know WHY, but I felt no comfort with that explanation. Even as a child.
But I felt guilt. Oh did I feel guilt. Where was my faith?

But I felt there was MORE to the story.

And as a child, I was told that I was eternal, but I also learned of death. How could I die if I was eternal? Oh, heaven! I go to heaven! But how do I go to heaven if my body is dead? How can you understand this without comprehending it?

I have been having deep "philosophical" discussions with my exceptional seven year old daughter, and this morning we helped each other understand, no, comprehend these things and more. I will not complicated her life with my illusions, but I will share truth. Eternal truth beyond bills, jobs, friends, family, shopping, etc.

Truths such as this one, that I was never "taught": we are NOT our bodies. Our spirits, our souls, our Higher Selves, fall into consciousness. Our bodies are a vehicle for our life on earth. How could this be anything but true? We know our bodies get old, weak, sick, tired. And when they have ran their course, whether its a few months or 120 years, they die. Be WE do NOT. We just leave the broken vehicle behind, and perhaps find a new one. I'll skip the "real" world example, its already there.

Our bodies are ran by our brains. Ok, I guess I bring the example in. Like a car, its a shell without a motor. That is a body and a brain. But what will a car with a motor do without a driver? Nothing. It needs a driver. Same with bodies and brains. WE are the driver.

Recently, I began learning how to drive a manual. My "teacher" kept telling me that I should never let the motor have control. I must always maintain control, I am the driver. The motor and the vehicle are TOOLS to get me where I need to go. The vehicles only purpose is to get me there. The vehicle doesn't care where. The motor doesn't care.

But our brains and our bodies are much MUCH more complex than a car or truck. Our brains are wired for survival. Everything a brain does is to keep the body alive. That is its purpose.

But we must remain in control of our vehicle. We let our brains, our motors, have control. And look where it got us! War. Chaos. Greed. FEAR.

Do you think that is really the point of ALL this?

Use your brain, but do not let it control you. YOU control IT!

Its time to wake up, and take back control. Is your life really about facebook games, reality TV, or anything you watch? Those are to keep us occupied.

Life is best when LIVED :)

our differences ARE our strengths

Hi everyone. I was thinking today about perspective. Today, while driving around with Steve, it was clear that we saw many things differently, even though we saw much the same. It seems that we let our differences be a "bad" thing. A thing that separates us.

But really, we CAN learn from our differences. The different ways we SEE the world.

Have you ever been on your back, in the grass, looking up at the clouds? You see shapes, animals, patterns, etc. Have you done this with someone next to you? They tell you what THEY see, and point it out to you. Now you see it. You point out to them what YOU see, and then THEY can see it.

Isn't it nicer to see two things? See what your friend sees?

But aside from clouds, how often do we do this? Do we ever stop to ask in an argument, why do YOU think you are right, because you obviously believe you are. Who would argue if they thought they were wrong? Both argue because both think they are right. And from their perspective, they are.

So let's stop and ask that question. Why do you think you are right? And really LISTEN to their answer. Maybe, like with the clouds, you'll see a heart, where before you saw nothing.