FAITH

When you trust in the force that moves the universe, that is Faith. Faith is not blind; it is visionary. Faith believes that the universe is on our side and knows what it is doing. When you believe in_ and trust God_ you have the assurance that you and the universe work together for the good of all.

What energy are you sending into the universe when life returns obstacles, roadblocks, or hardships? Is your spirit filled with 'I' ‘ME?'

Are you stuck_ blaming others for blocking your blessings, or are you a regular complainer? The energy you send out invites what comes back.

 Some cultures believe they can alter the laws of the universe and God's will and change life's course. Some of these cultures use non-Christian religion, Santeria, voodoo, witchcraft, and other methods to interfere with the natural order As God intended.

 The day you were born, your pathway_ is all assigned at birth. We have no power to change it. If you deviate from your path_ you will be facing denial. You are one dot on a global map_ thus the need for a universal law that governs all.

Ain't God Something?

CHANGE REQUIRES ACTION

--From Living life Fully- 2018

I want to see lots of change in the world.  I want to see people get along together better, I want to see more economic opportunities for people with fewer means, I want to see less war and more meaningful diplomacy, I want to see higher levels of education for our young. . . there's a whole lot of change that I think would be good.  The question that I have to ask myself, though, based on what Mohandas has said here, is "just how can I be that change?

I suppose that the first thing I have to do is ask myself if any of my regular actions run counter to anything that I really want to see.  Do I want to see more kindness, yet regularly perform unkind deeds, or simply fail to perform kind ones?  Do I want to see more compassion, yet fail to show compassion when situations arise that demand it?  Do I want to see less violence and anger on TV, yet then turn around and support the advertisers that sponsor that violence and anger?

There's a huge difference between wanting something and taking action to bring about that something.  It's very frustrating at times because I don't often see direct results of what I do or what I am.  I try to teach students to have stronger self-esteem and to make positive decisions, but those are lessons that often don't come into practice until years later.  I don't support advertisers that support negative entertainment, but I'll literally never know if my small action will have any sort of effect on the advertiser.

And I think that Gandhi knows this--and I think that the important part isn't the effect that my action might have on others; rather, the most important thing is the effect that my actions have on me.  When I follow my principles and live my life aligned with those principals, then I'm doing something positive that can't help but have a positive effect on my life, my self-image, and the ways that I affect other people in my life.  If I am the change I want to see, then I can legitimately claim the need for that change.

From Hallstatt, Austria

Rome, Italy

Sydney, Australia

Paris, France

Five miles of road will take you five miles,

Five miles of run way will take you any where in the world