ignorance breeds fear
fear destroys trust
trust strengthens faith
faith nourishes peace
peace builds wisdom
wisdom never ignores
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Ignorance breeds fear</center>
When we are ignorant of things, ignorant of happenings, of circumstances.. when we disallow the new to enter into our lives it creates a sense of fear within us. How far we let this fear take over us is dependent upon us. Initial levels of fear are survival instincts - we run from the falling rock above us, we paddle madly to avoid drowning, we run for cover from a violent storm, but if we can't confront our fears, when we will not accept differences that may make us uncomfortably fearful, this level of fear can become destructive - killing that which we don't understand, destroying that which somehow threatens our indoctrinations - these types of fear can destroy our trust towards others.
<center>Fear destroys trust </center>
When fear destroys our trust we have lost a great deal. Without a feeling of trust we don't feel safe. Vulnerable to both reality and the imagined, the loss of trust weakens us. We put up higher and thicker walls to isolate us. But this isolation is really 'ice-o-lation' - turning us into cold beings that have no warmth for others.
<center>Trust strengthens faith</center>
If we allow our trust to guide us this requires listening to our instinctual nature over our mental imaginings. Our instinct, that little voice within us... our Jiminy Cricket, our guardian angel, whatever we name it, is always there to protect and guide us, if we have trust. This trust, in turn, strengthens our faith which is genrally defined as, "Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. A belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence," versus a theological defined faith.
<center>Faith nourishes peace</center>
With our sense of trust regained we notice a feeling of peacefulness comes over us. No longer are there the annoying contradictions... the constant questions of our mind judging everything we do or think. Our clarity is not dependent upon mind, but rather with 'empty mind' we find the inner peace that dwells within us at all times. It is up to us to accept it.
<center>Peace builds wisdom</center>
Peace, the more of it we have, the more wisdom we attain. Each thread of peace weaves the blanket of wisdom to give us "the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight."
<center> Wisdom never ignores</center>
When we achieve full insight of life we no longer ignore. It's impossible. Ignorance evaporates into the ethers. We are attuned to all. Everything is important, everything is necessary, everything is as it should be - our being becomes one with all life.
<center>(The cycle completes itself...)</center>
[quotes used are from the dictionary]
Cecil
23 Octubre 2005
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Anniversary Thanks</center>
On October 3, 2004, I posted my first Sunday Stream on Studio 8.
This is my 52nd Sunday Stream (two Sundays off) and I'd like to thank Doreen for giving me a space to do my thing. As some of you know, I posted Sunday Streams for a long time over on the 'old litkicks', and when his format changed I had no place to continue streaming until Dor' invited me to have my own column.
I don't know for certain how many Sunday Streams I have cyber-published, but I can safely say it would be well-over 200 - a lot of streaming that wouldn't have been written if it weren't for the encouragement of visits and responses from so many wonderful people like youselves. Thanks to youse guys!
And thank you kindly, Ms. Peri, for the super gift you've given me. Please accept this -
<center>Lantana Flowers for Doreen
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With love...
) But I do consider myself 'spiritual'... 
