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3 Things … May 21st, 2020
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That Are Nearly the Same
1. Doubt
“I am not sure I believe.”
2. Fear
“I am afraid to believe.”
3. Rage
“Why should I have to believe?”
Jonathots … January 29th, 2019
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It’s touching.
I’m touched.
Touch me.
From the minute we plop out of the womb, we scream—not for food, not sight, or to hear comforting words—and not to smell chocolate chip cookies.
We scream for connection.
Goddamn it—put me back against my mother’s skin. Let me feel some touch.
Then society, our educational system, religious training and our entertainment industry attempt to make us overly dependent on what we merely see and hear.
Touch is removed except for obvious situations, when we require intimacy.
We are told that touch is dangerous. You can contract diseases. You can over-commit your emotions.
Therefore, we reserve touch and withhold it. Matter of fact, when we even hear the word touch, we associate it with sexuality instead of humanity.
Some ideas persist:
Shaking hands, for instance. But we’re changing that to a fast fist-bump.
Holding hands. Isn’t a high-five enough?
A pat on the back. “Come on! You know I support you.”
There’s a national pastime to make things that draw us closer together seem unnatural. As a result, we cloister into smaller and smaller units, only allowing for fellowship in the catacombs of our own understanding.
I see you. I see what you’re doing. I want to let you know I appreciate it. I touch you.
I hear you. I love the sound. It makes me what to touch you.
I smell your human odor—your fragrance. Yes, I wouldn’t mind being close.
And certainly, I taste you. We are intimate. It makes me yearn to caress you.
It is impossible to foster human progress without touch.
Even as we argue about people coming to our country from other nations, is it not possible for us to honor those who emigrate while still being careful about their immigration? Can’t we be touched by their journey, and still ask them to stand in line and fill out an application? Why must we portray them as evil, nasty, rotten and devious?
When you remove touch, you hamper the hands, and when the hands retreat, the ability to assist evaporates.
Being touched is not a feminine thing, nor is it a masculine no-no. It is the only way that we’re sure we’re alive…and it means something.
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Jonathots … January 22nd, 2019
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Thinking that something which is not real is going to happen is called crazy.
Believing that something that is not real is going to happen is called faith.
Faith and crazy have a lot in common.
This is why, over the centuries, many who thought they were moving in faith ended up looking crazy—and there were those deemed crazy who historically are proclaimed people of faith.
The difference between faith and crazy is what energizes them.
Crazy is energized by fear—fear of rejection, fear of the future, fear of other human beings, or fear of responsibility.
Faith works by love—an appreciation for opportunity, a deep respect for other humans, and a desire to take what is given and work with it.
So how do I know I have the hands of faith instead of the mitts of crazy?
It’s the energy that comes off me, which will tell you whether I’m being controlled by fear or motivated by love.
There’s a story in the Good Book which says a woman touched the hem of Jesus’ garment and was healed because “virtue came forth from him.” There was so much energy of love, hope and faith that it literally radiated from him into her body.
Sounds a little weird, doesn’t it? But we actually refer to it all the time:
- “I pick up a good vibe from you.”
- “You have a great aura.”
- “When you’re in the room, I feel like everything is possible.”
- “You make things pleasant.”
- “You make things work.”
- “You help me believe.”
The power of touch includes the ability to generate the energy of love, which is able to be transferred from one person to another.
Yes—we can infuse our authority and power into another human being.
Yes—faith and love can be passed along, just as we know that craziness and fear can ricochet through mob, turning them into killers.
I’m on a journey to make sure that my faith is not crazy by confirming every day that it is fed by love instead of fear.
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G-Poppers … June 30th, 2017
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May G-Pop make a suggestion to his children? How about:
Hello.
How are you?
Are you well?
What can I do to help?
You can go first.
Are you okay?
Where’d you get the outfit?
I was thinking of you.
You can do better.
I believe in you.
Don’t give up.
You don’t have to agree.
I wish you well.
I’m listening.
I see what you’re trying to do.
I appreciate you.
Thank you.
Try one of these. See if it works. Share with another human being an expression of possibility. If it’s successful, next time you might want to try two.
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Dear Man/Dear Woman: A Noteworthy Conversation … November 26th, 2016
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Woman: I’m pregnant.
Man: What do you mean?
Woman: You don’t know what pregnant is?
Man: Yes, I know what pregnant is, I just don’t know why you would think you’re pregnant.
Woman: I was told I was.
Man: It’s not possible.
Woman: What do you mean, it’s not possible?
Man: I mean, I’m engaged to you and I know that I haven’t had sex with you, so the possibility of you being pregnant is zilch.
Woman: Listen, and listen carefully. I would like you to listen even if you don’t believe what I’m saying. And listen with the mind that the last thing in the world I would want to do is lie to you.
Man: You’re creeping me out. What are you trying to say?
Woman: I’m trying to say that I have been visited.
Man: You’ve had another man?
Woman: No, of course not. We’re going to be married. I… Well, I don’t know. Do you believe in angels?
Man: Are you asking me if I believe in angels or if I think there really are angels? Because it’s a different answer.
Woman: Are you saying you believe in things you don’t think are real?
Man: Hell, yes. There are two kinds of belief. There’s the belief that if I put seed in the ground, it will grow and I’ve got a good chance of a harvest. Then there’s belief in angels, which I’ve never seen, have no evidence of and just decide to go along with because the God who makes the seed grow insists they are real.
Woman: That’s interesting. Because the God who makes that seed grow has placed a seed in me that’s growing.
Man: Woman, you’ve lost me.
Woman: I hope not. I hope you can just listen a little bit more and understand. Because even if I’m crazy and this is all in my brain and I am stark raving nuts, I’m going to need you to hang around and take care of me. But if what I’m telling you turns out to be real, I’m going to need you to hang around to be part of it.
Man: Cut to the chase. What are we talking about?
Woman: An angel has told me that God is placing a baby inside me who is going to be the Messiah.
Man: What? Why you?
Woman: Thank you very much for that vote of confidence. I don’t know why me. Maybe it’s because everybody else turned Him down. Or maybe He knew that I was willing to at least consider it was possible.
Man: Let me go over what I’m hearing. You’re telling me that an actual angel spoke to you, telling you that God was going to give you a baby even though you haven’t been with a man…
Woman: Apparently that’s important–the fact that it isn’t coming from one fellow. The baby isn’t coming from one nation, or this baby isn’t the actual “seed of David,” but instead is a child of all the Earth…
Man: But you see, that’s where you’re wrong. The prophecies say that the baby will come through the loins of the seed of David, birthed from a Jew. Why would God have all these men in the Old Testament and then suddenly turn to a woman to deliver His messenger?
Woman: Actually, he’s supposed to be called Jesus.
Man: I am so freaking disappointed in you. If you made a mistake and slept with someone…I don’t know. Maybe I could forgive you. But at least I would not feel insulted that you thought you could deceive me with this tale of angels.
Woman: I completely understand your point. I knew when I came to tell you the story, I had to be prepared for the fact that it’s so unbelievable that you would not be able to comprehend it. I don’t know why the angel didn’t tell us together… but I think God just got tired of men dominating women, and He decided to do something with a woman, minus the man.
Man: There’s no history of it.
Woman: There’s never been a Messiah before.
Man: So what am I supposed to do?
Woman: You’re supposed to listen to me–which you’ve done–and decide for yourself if I’m a cheater, a deceiver, crazy, or blessed.
Man: No man could do that. No man could sort through this mess.
Woman: Maybe you’ll need an angel, too…
Man: Well, until my angel shows up, let me tell you that loving someone is not something that comes quickly and goes away just as quickly. Standing here, I feel bruised, upset, cheated… but in love. I need my thoughts to myself. I don’t want to say something stupid and hurt you, but I also don’t want to say something silly and find out you’re laughing at me.
Woman: I understand all of that. Parts of it hurt. Parts of it are reassuring. But I know this–even if I’m crazy, it’s my crazy. And I can’t turn my back on it. I promised I would be willing to see it through.
Man: Maybe we should sleep on it.
Woman: Maybe we should.
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Ask Jonathots… August 25th, 2016
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I want my kids to have a spiritual upbringing but I don’t feel comfortable with a lot of the churches available to us. How do I ensure that I am instilling spirituality in their lives?
Your question is really in two parts.
First, what should I do about the church, and second, how do I instill spirituality in my kids?
Let me start with the second question. There are three steps to true spirituality:
1. What do I truly believe?
I will tell you something shocking. The less you believe in, the better the chance will be that you will follow it.
This is why, in the Good Book, the entire sixty-six units boil down to a single phrase: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
The truth is, when you love your neighbor as yourself, you’re already putting into practice at least fifty principles. But if you focus on loving your neighbor as yourself, you will be honoring a thousand ideas.
2. How does what I believe affect me?
The absence of an abundant life is the presence of a crappy belief system. It was Jesus who said that fruit would be borne in our lives through what we believe. If you are miserable, irritable, grouchy, complaining, bigoted, self-centered, short-sighted and selfish, you probably need to go shopping for a new belief.
3. How does my belief affect others?
Our belief was never intended to be a preachy condemnation of the lifestyle of our brother or sister. It is a light that shines in place, available for those who wish to emerge from their darkness.
In other words, if you’re teaching your children to love their neighbors as themselves, use their beliefs to progress them emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically, and allot mercy and tolerance to others while affording a helping hand, then you have spirituality.
Now, when it comes to the church, the spiritual representation of that idea has been lost in the implementation of the organization. But here’s the truth of the matter: if you have a good heart, a willing spirit, an open mind and an active desire, you can go into any church and affect the theology simply by being a worker instead of a critic.
There is no way that people with true spiritual insight can be ignored in a religious system that stumbles over its own clumsy rules.
So once you get your children in an attitude of understanding what true spirituality is, then go to church and let your light shine–because that beam of confidence will soon put you in a position to change the mediocre surroundings.
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