SENSITIZE 93
“I viewed it, but I did not see it.”
I need my spirit to let me know what I, as a human being, can do.
Every morning, Mr. Cring takes a personal moment with his friends.
Every morning, Mr. Cring takes a personal moment with his friends.
Jonathots Daily Blog
(3095)
Man: I’ve been really looking forward to talking to you about all this craziness in the political scene.
Woman: It’s really wacky, isn’t it?
Man: Yes, but I get tired of evaluating other people’s actions. The whole discussion got me thinking about my own conversations, interactions and dialogue with women. Am I saying the right things?
Woman: Do you think there are right things to say?
Man: Yes, I do. Matter of fact, I would like you to explain how some of the common phrases exchanged between men and women–well, how do they sound to you?
Woman: Well, I wouldn’t exactly know because we’re not in the moment.
Man: I get that. But can we try to discuss it?
Woman: Sure. Give me an example.
Man: Let’s say I just met you for the first time, and I walked up and said, “You’re so beautiful.” What would you think of that?
Woman: I think I would giggle inside. I wouldn’t be offended. But I also would know that you were coming from a school of thought which taught you that women need compliments in order to be opened up.
Man: You see–that’s great! Thank you. How about this? “I find you attractive.”
Woman: Actually, what you’re saying is that you see me as attractive, but you have no idea if my whole being is attractive to you or not.
Man: A third one. “Do you find me interesting?”
Woman: You’re asking me if you pass the “eyeball test.” In other words, is your face, body and physical being acceptable enough to catch my attention?
Man: How about, “Can I buy you a drink?”
Woman: Kind of weird.
Man: “Are you alone?”
Woman: Kind of stalker-creepy.
Man: “Do you think we could get together?”
Woman: Sounds like you suffer from over-confidence and have spent too much time speed-dating.
Man: I’ve heard that women like a more direct approach. Like this; “I think we should have an affair.”
Woman: Maybe when women are sitting around a table having consumed some alcohol, they pretend to be brave enough to field such an inquiry, but if a guy actually did that, we probably would desperately need to laugh out loud.
Man: And I would assume that laughing at a man is not a good sign, right?
Woman: Not unless he’s telling a joke.
Man: So what if it was a thoughtful question, like, “Are you experienced?”
Woman: Are you trying to hire a plumber, or a prostitute?
Man: You see, this is a great discussion. And maybe you don’t have the answer to this, but what do you think would be good, as a way to opening the door of possibility to another person?
Woman: Forgive me, but I think corny works. And by corny, I mean just awkward enough to know that the line hasn’t been rehearsed a thousand times in the mirror. I would be interested in any person–male or female–who would simply ask me, “Would you like to talk?”
Man: I like that. Will women respond well to that?
Woman: Probably not. Because we females have become so jaded by the Neanderthal approach toward sexuality. I think it would be nice if a man would just say, “I’ve been observing your interactions with people of all ages and I find your approach interesting.”
Man: Doesn’t that sound a little bit like a stalker, too?
Woman: Maybe, but not stalking to kill. Just watching to learn.
Man: So as a woman, what do you want to receive in the initial encounter?
Woman: Equity. Equal footing. The realization that I have a life that is real and functioning, and that I’m not waiting for a man to come along and complete me. So I’ll tell you a great question. I would be really impressed if a man would ask me, “What is your calling?”
Man: That sounds too old-fashioned.
Woman: Good. Old-fashioned isn’t bad just because it comes from a different era. Old-fashioned is still around because it’s worked.
Man: What I got out of our conversation is that any inclination toward physicality, sex, romance or even hooking up needs to be removed from the tone of the words, or it’s too shallow to wade into.
Woman: Very good. And keep in mind, romance is the by-product of a mutual understanding.
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Jonathots Daily Blog
(2466)
I am the light.
You have a light.
God is our light.
I have a great family.
You have one, too.
God is no respecter of persons.
I am smart.
You are educated.
God has wisdom.
I am beautiful.
You are attractive.
God looks on the heart.
I am great.
You are good.
God is … God.
I make mistakes.
You have sins.
Grace covers us all.
I am busy.
You are involved.
God is available.
I have insight.
You have opinions.
God has experience.
I have faith.
You have hope.
God is love.
I am bound for heaven.
You can come, too.
God has brought it here.
I need some changes.
You need to repent.
God agrees.
I am listening.
You are listening.
God is listening.
An understanding that passes all peace.
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Jonathots Daily Blog
(2314)
“Knowledge is the doorway to understanding.”
It is a popular belief.
It moves on the premise that the more we know about any given subject, the better our chance of participating or being tolerant. Here’s another statement:
Pursuing knowledge is the way to achieve understanding.
It sounds right, doesn’t it? Matter of fact, might even sound the same. But it is a populie.
It’s based on the notion that human beings are mind and body creatures, and therefore, if we learn, we can do.
Truth is, if our race consisted of a brain that learns and a body that enacts the information acquired, then spreading the gospel of education would truly save the world.
Unfortunately, we aren’t just mind and body. We are heart, soul, mind and body. And if you’ll notice, the list begins with heart.
Yes, the human emotions are the doorway to our sanctuary and also the exit to the world around us. Everything comes through the emotions and everything departs the same way.
The question is, what do we do with the education, knowledge and discoveries which come our way when they try to gain entrance to the door of our emotions? For if I could actually hear something be convinced of its veracity, accept it without contradiction and apply it into my life in purity, then I would never need to consult my emotions and I could be Mr. Spock from Star Trek, floating on the peaceful Sea of Tranquility.
But I do have emotions and because they are often at war with my thinking, I require a Spirit–a soulful part of my being–to act as a buffer between my fluctuating feelings and my logical thinking.
What we want to do is renew the mind–update old-fashioned concepts with more enlightened and scientifically viable alternatives. The reason there is a reluctance with the ideas which come our way, desiring to take flight is that we’re often grounded by emotions which are uncertain, and we’ve deadened our spirits, thus generating a battle between heart and brain.
By no means am I suggesting that education is not important. I’m just saying that if you want education to be effective, you must plow the field, purify the emotions and use your spirit to soften the fear of transition, allowing the mind to be renewed.
Mind over matter not work. Likewise, mind over emotions is equally as futile.
So even though politics wants to pursue a path of promoting ideas, thinking that will be sufficient to overcome difficulty, and entertainment contends that the more variety of lifestyles they present to the human brain, the more open-minded we will become and even religion purports that “studying the Bible” makes good disciples, we must understand that as emotional creatures, if we do not learn to take what we feel, be truthful about it, allow our spirit to soften our hearts and then welcome the new information to change our minds, we will never be able to enact a plan that makes us more creative and gentle to each other.
Education is essential.
But we must allow people to purify their emotions by spiritually opening up to the possibility of newness of life.
As long as we contend that we are mind and body and have somehow or another overcome our emotions, and do not really have a soul, we will be conflicted in our decisions, overly cautious in our adventures and will end up with stalemate and gridlock.
Thus the American culture.
“Out of the abundance of the mind the mouth speaks?” Absolutely not.
Long before the brain has the chance to filter anything, the emotions are yapping away.
So it is a spiritual issue: the brain is transformed as the Spirit becomes the mediator with our emotions.
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