SENSITIZE 108
You really have a wonderful family
An elder step-brother can be very helpful
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Sensitize … September 13th, 2020
SENSITIZE 107
Father God, Mother Nature and 8 Billion Cousins
Same thing as science, the natural order and humanity
Every morning, Mr. Cring takes a personal moment with his friends
1 Thing You Can Do This Week That Will Always Make You Seem More Successful
Stop Announcing
Put down your trumpet.
Cease clapping your hands to your own beat.
Let the braggart be silent.
Don’t share your plans
Why?
Your plans are susceptible to chaos, the natural order or the fact that you may sleep through your alarm clock.
Hush. Please don’t tout your prowess.
There’s always someone better than you.
There’s always someone more talented.
Endurance and Humility
What makes quality rise to the top is its endurance and the blessing of humility, which allows other people to lift it up instead of needing to put it down because it’s pompous and arrogant.
And please, for the love of God:
Stop proclaiming your purpose
Your purpose should be obvious as the fruit of your work. Telling people what you intended to do does not qualify for actually doing it.
If you simply stop announcing your great battleplan for your life, then you will be able to acknowledge the small victories instead of having to win every single conflict to prove your point.
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The L Word … April 23rd, 2019
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THE
WORD
Well, I was having a devil of a time deciding between two different words that I wanted to select as the nasty one that should never be spoken aloud.
It had to be an “L word,” of course, and a pair came to my mind. After thinking about it for a few minutes, I realized the reason I was having such a hard time figuring out which one to choose is that the two are brothers. Maybe even twins.
So if I can break my own rule, I will tell you that I have decided to bring this duo of damnation to the forefront together for public incrimination.
So the L Word, or in this case, words, that should never be spoken again are:
Luck and Loser
I am a firm believer that anything that makes anyone believe that he or she is destined by the stars, the heavens or hell itself to be a certain way—well, that thing, or in this case, these words need to be attacked.
We are free-will creatures. We are not born, trapped in a body, a mind, a heart or even a soul. We have the freedom to reject all insinuations or even genetic leanings.
When you remove free will from people you start talking about two other diabolical ideas:
Blessing and Cursing
Here you go—I am not blessed, because I’m not cursed. And I’m not cursed sitting around waiting for approval to receive blessing. I am an independent agent, working on Planet Earth, trying to understand its science, its natural order and its humanity.
Once I believe that I am waiting for good luck to imbue me with blessing, or bad luck to curse me to become a loser, I actually at the beckoning of indifference, apathy and laziness.
There are three lies that make us feel as if we are controlled by luck, causing us to believe that some people are born losers.
Lie #1: You are not in control
Yes, you are. And if you aren’t, the whole idea of Earth, living, and even spirituality falls apart as a house of cards of hypocrisy. You are in control of your life, so start acting like it.
No one’s going to come and “take your wheel” nor is anyone going to come and steal your thunder. This is your life. Using words like “luck and loser” cast people into deep, dark shadows, making it difficult for them to feel their way through the bleak surroundings to discover purpose. How about another lie?
Lie #2: You are cursed or blessed.
Since God is no respecter of persons, He can neither curse you nor bless you. In both cases, He would be showing favoritism. He won’t.
It is possible to obtain mercy and it is certainly in the realm of consideration to be given grace. But to get mercy you have to give mercy and for grace to kick into your life, you have to remain humble.
I am grateful for mercy and grace. But it still is in my hands and my actions to receive them. After all, amazing grace is not so amazing if you’re not amazed.
And the final lie that traps people into thinking about luck and calling one another “loser” is:
Lie #3: God has a wonderful plan for your life.
There is an independence in the human spirit that was placed there by the Creator. Adam had no problem telling God, in Eden, that having thousands of animals around was insufficient for fellowship, but that he required someone more personal. Each one of us has a voice.
The truth: God has given you a wonderful life for your plan.
For He will never give you free will and then renege on the deal.
Here’s my version of luck—I live my life like I’m expecting opportunity, and when it dribbles in, I use it and expand it the best I possibly can.
I find that I only become a loser when I believe I don’t have enough to do something that would start me in the right direction.
Luck and loser—words born of darkness
You don’t need luck.
What you need is to take an inventory of what you truly have and find a way to win just a few more than you lose.
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Good News and Better News … February 26th, 2018
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I dig faith.
It’s what I claim to believe. My belief, though, is constantly challenged by problems and fatigue. Truthfully, faith does not sustain me. Rather, it is there to energize my hope. It causes me to reach for more.
I live off perspective. I do not see faith. Perspective is what I do see, and how I process it.
It begins with tinglings and inklings in my being, whenever I hear the word “Earth.”
What is the Earth to me? Is it an accident? Is it a punishment? How about a planet that is damned?
The Garden of Eden–a hopeless experiment? An orb floating through space, in rebellion to the Force, waiting to be disintegrated if it doesn’t comply?
My perspective of Earth is also my passion for life. If I think that I’m stumbling–trembling my way through 70-plus years of sorrow, to finally be rewarded with a heavenly utopia, then I will claim to be a person of faith, while acting like a miserable son-of-a-bitch.
On the other hand, if I try to make the Earth the center of the Universe, the Great Mama to be worshipped and honored, I will soon become angry with all the Homo sapiens who infest my surroundings as they gradually destroy our Mother.
Now, this could make me nasty.
People often wonder why there is so much belligerence on Earth–why folks seem so cranked and ready to fight.
It’s because their faith is greater than their perspective.
It’s an easy thing to believe in God. It’s not so easy to find God in what surrounds us. To achieve this, we must gain the correct perspective:
- We must realize that the Natural Order is geared to rain on the just and the unjust without apology.
- We must understand that whatever we sow we will certainly reap, even if we just came back from a seminar on grace, informing us that we are free from responsibility for our actions.
What is your perspective?
To be a Jesonian person is to understand the heart of Jesus. Jesus was thoroughly committed to the notion that the Father’s will could be done on Earth as it is in heaven. He put it right in the middle of his favorite prayer.
If the Earth is cursed, then aren’t the inhabitants equally doomed?
Will there be only 144,000 people salvaged?
Is everything meaningless?
Are we just here to confirm our salvation, awaiting the gates of heaven?
The good news is, I have faith. It bolsters my hope.
The better news is, my perspective tells me to value this planet, with the understanding that my passion for my life and work here will be infused into Eternity.
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Jesonian: Lukey 13 … February 17th, 2018
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I gave this essay a title.
I don’t very often–but since I planned to refer to the Good Book in Luke the 13th Chapter, I decided to get cute: “Lukey 13.”
Very simply, this is where Jesus explains how the planet functions, progresses and purifies.
The explanation was required because the folks who surrounded Jesus of Nazareth were caught up in politics and blamed the government for all the ills that came their way. This spilled over into their conversation with the “carpenter-turned-preacher.”
They wanted to get his opinion on an event. Pontius Pilate, the governor, had killed a group of people who came to a religious service to offer sacrifice, and were brutally attacked by the Roman Legions–murdered during their ceremony.
The people dramatically cited to Jesus that “the blood of the victims was mingled with the sacrifices.”
They failed to say that the Romans knew these folks to be Zealots, viewing them as terrorists who raided the army and killed infantrymen.
(There are always two sides to a story, usually with neither one being the truth.)
The people wanted Jesus to be enraged. They wanted Jesus to be a nationalist. They wanted Jesus to be a Zionist. He astounds them.
He replies, If you won’t change, you’re next. (The actual wording was, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”)
He asked them if they thought the Galileans who were killed were bad people because it happened to them. He asked if a tower which had recently fallen on innocent folks was punishment for their sins, once again closing with, if you don’t change, you’re next.
What is his message? First, it is impossible to comprehend the ministry of Jesus without realizing that he came to bring understanding to the Natural Order instead of having people believe in mysterious protections from a Supernatural Border.
The Jews thought as long as they were Jews, God should take care of them. They felt no responsibility to the world around them, referring to people who were not Sons of Abraham as “heathens.” They became targets for cultures which were stronger in military might, and in no mood to be called “dogs.”
In a parable, Jesus explains the nature of Nature. He also outlines the nurture of the Father:
You cannot get God’s grace if you do not honor Nature’s place.
Jesus tells a story about a tree. It had leaves, bark and roots. No fruit. This tree was deemed by those in charge to be worthless, and was marked to be cut down.
Consider: although God loves me, He wants me to understand that since I live on Planet Earth, I have to follow the rules of the trees. I am not allowed to take up space, suck out nutrients and just sprout leaves. I am expected to bear fruit.
What is fruit? What defines fruit? “I am trying to improve my life, therefore understand why you are attempting to do the same.”
That’s fruit.
Nature wants to get rid of anything that is not fruitful. Some people might even say that Nature is prepared to get rid of Earth, because its inhabitants are no longer respectful of the system.
Yet let’s talk about you and me. There is a Natural Order and a Supernatural Border. It is impossible to come under the grace of God if you’re not submissive to Earth. And on those occasions when you find yourself erring, and in danger of being eliminated because of your mistake, you will need the Supernatural Border.
There is only one way to get under the protection of God’s mercy: humility.
Yes. Be the first one on your block to know you’ve done something stupid. Repent of it before anyone else even knows you did it, and dip your head in respect to Mother Nature as a way of honoring Father God. When God sees this, He comes to Mother Nature and He says, “Dig and dung.” In other words, let’s not eliminate this person yet. Let’s give him or her a chance. Fertilize with dung.
To put this process in a lexicon we better understand: to gain God’s help, you must humbly admit your weakness and allow Him to send some shit your way so you can grow.
If you’re convinced it’s not your fault, and you reject the shit, get ready for the buzzsaw.
If you’re going to be oblivious, be prepared to be the next one eliminated. But if you honor Nature and the order of things and realize that it’s not the government’s fault–there is no massive plan against spirituality, but rather, misdirection on your own part, which needs to be humbly corrected–then God has the ability to extend His grace, to help you establish your change.
It is a powerful passage. It is our “Lukey 13.”
And if we comprehend its meaning, we have an earthly advantage over the religious fanatics who believe God owes them something, and also the secular world, which contends it can out-muscle the competition.
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Jesonian … September 16th, 2017
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I am despondent.
I feel violated.
Like millions of other souls in the Caribbean and the Southeast United States, I am insulted and slapped in the face by Mother Nature through her daughter, Irma.
It is a silly thing. After all, a hurricane doesn’t have a spirit or a grudge against anyone. It’s a part of the natural order which we should study, and learn its ways.
That being said, it doesn’t change my feelings. I am a human being, so naturally, I despise being inconvenienced. Irma disrupted my schedule.
So what’s next?
The secular answer is to show countless pictures of broken boats, torn-up homes, flood waters and weeping humans in an attempt to create empathy. But the problem is, America was already emotionally hurting before the storm came. Our country was reeling from not knowing where to put our feet on solid ground.
The storm has shaken an already unstable populace.
It reminds me of the story in Mark the 2nd Chapter. Jesus is teaching at Peter’s house. The crowd is good. Jesus had been away for a while, so people were glad to see him and came out to hear the latest “good thoughts.”
Four fellows showed up with a crippled friend, hoping to gain an audience with Jesus, thinking he might be able to do something to help their comrade. They can’t get into the house–it’s too crowded. They can’t get anywhere near the front door.
So they crawl on top of the house, lifting their friend, and they vandalize it. They tear a hole in the roof. Just like Irma.
They rip off the roof, creating devastation and a disaster.
They ease their friend down, into the house, in front of Jesus. Jesus does not comment on the destruction. Jesus does not apologize to Peter because a hole has been ripped in his roof. Jesus tells this man who’s been let down, humiliated and left vulnerable through the experience, that his sins are forgiven.
It’s what he needed to hear.
It’s what I need to hear.
It’s what everyone needs to hear: “Hey, it’s nothing personal. It’s a hole in the roof. You’re not a worse sinner because your roof got blown off and the one next door didn’t, and you’re certainly not more saintly because you escaped destruction. It’s going to be okay. You’re going to be all right.”
We are emotionally devastated while simultaneously trying to tally the total amount it will take to replace our goods. There needs to be a voice speaking to all of us, saying, “It’s okay. Irma was just doing a natural thing. God’s not out to get you, and it’s not all about climate change. It’s called ‘the weather.’ It happens. But you are loved. You are worth much more than a hole in the roof.”
After Jesus forgives the man, he says to him, “Get up.”
And that’s what I want to say to all my brothers and sisters, as I also proclaim it to myself: “Get up. We’re all right.”
Take a minute, though, and make sure you are emotionally stable before you start filing your insurance claims–because it was scary. It was painful. It was hot and sweaty. It was dark.
Enjoy some sunshine. Get in the light. Remember, you are worth many sparrows. God hasn’t stopped loving anyone. Nature and science have run their course.
Let’s get up now–go back to our homes, take what we’ve learned, and live even more meaningful and intense lives.
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