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Subject:   my spiritual ideas
Name:   grenspirit
Date Posted:   Feb 15, 08 - 9:26 PM
Email:   Moonhaze112696@gmail.com
Message:   I believe that all beliefs are right, as long as they do not encourage killing, discrimination, ect., Everyone has a different perspective on the world, so they all have different beliefs, and my beliefs are posted below. I have made this site, so that people can think about what they want to believe in. Please do not post your ideas here, but rather post them on the discussion forum.

A Simple Pleasure
I threw open the door and walked outside. The morning air swept over me in a torrent. The day was young, the sun was brilliant, and earth and sky had awakened anew. I enjoyed the chorus of magnificent birdsong as I relaxed into a chair. The birdsong was sweet and pure, a sign of vibrant life. Looking up into the leafy boughs, I observed the playful squirrels, as they lept from limb to limb, and chased each other merrily. Peering further up, I saw a small, dark silhouette hop onto a branch. Suddenly, it swooped earthward, in a graceful dive. The bird spiraled out of view, but I knew that the beautiful image would stay in my head all day. Such things as seeing the graceful swoop of a blackbird may seem marginal, but these beautiful glimpses of nature can really change our day. I believe people should spend more time outside; and help protect the last bits of nature that are left.

Nature’s DNA
Can you hear the beat of the drum?
Can you feel nature’s beat?
Can you hear the music trickling through the air? C
an you feel nature’s song?
Can you hear the mighty booms and crashes?
Can you feel nature’s grandeur?
Can you hear the soft murmur?
Can you feel nature’s emotion?
Can you feel the flow of life?

How the Modern World Can Affect Our Beliefs

Why is it that there is a ratio of at least four celebrity magazines to one other magazine on the shelf at the average grocery store? Why is it that most children would choose a rock advertised by a cartoon character, rather than a plain old box of cereal? These days, people, especially children, emulate what they see on T.V., You-tube, and what celebrities do. Everyone has the freedom to choose what they want to believe in, without being influenced by You-tube, celebrities, or television. There are many reasons why we shouldn’t be mindlessly influenced. For instance, we shouldn’t believe in celebrities, because celebrities can make bad choices that can affect our choices. These choices (such as drugs) often have horrible results. Also, videos on You-tube can be violent, and might encourage drugs or gangs. Television and You-tube can destroy a child’s beliefs, and the beliefs of children are often precious and wise, because children are very open-minded, and can think of things that an adult cannot. We don’t have to believe in the phony worlds on television and the computer. We don’t have to believe entirely in celebrities. Let’s follow our hearts, and choose what we want to believe in.

Animals in Our Lives
Scorching flames of rage encased me, and I stomped upstairs in a fury. Slamming the door violently, I collapsed upon the floor, and ground my teeth maliciously. Suddenly, a soft sound split the air, and Ginger, my cat crept delicately out from under my bed. She stared towards me, and gently cocked her head at me. She didn’t dare go further, but instead looked at me. Her eyes were soulful. She waited, but I averted my gaze. Suddenly, I realized that she was there for me. I reached out a tentative hand and began to stroke her. Her soft rumble seemed to ease my anger into the warm rhythm of her purr. Do you have an animal friend? If you don’t you cannot imagine how human animals can be in their relationships. Getting an animal friend will change your life for the better.

Moods
Dark moods are shadowy pits that open up beneath our feet, ready to swallow us whole. However, we must remember the shafts of light above us that glint cheerily. We might be in turmoil as we attempt to struggle up into a good mood, but we will find that our mental energy can blossom upward, if we try our might against bad moods. I believe that every morning we should wake up, and firmly decide to stay up in the brilliant shafts of light of a good mood. Promise yourself that. Then, whenever you think something has gone wrong, wield that promise against the darkness of a bad mood.

Eclipsing Perspectives
Oh, once upon an era, we sat a-chuckling,
despite the hour, late.
And, thus, time passed eternally,
and darkness cloaked the land.
Things slowed to murky silence.
Apprehension clogged the air.
The firelight flickered nervously.
The trees whispered uncertainly.
And, above us all the moon stared down,
ever silent, its face blank and desolate.
No more did the fire warm us.
A distant coyote wailed.
Could we not face it?
Because it was also…
The indigo sky, its eyes of stars sparkling,
The moon watching over us, T
he coyote, a distant ally,
and the darkness, a blanket for the sleeping night.

Kindnes
   


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