Create no images of God. Accept the images that God has provided. They are everywhere, in everything. God is Change — Seed to tree, tree to forest; Rain to river, river to sea; Grubs to bees, bees to swarm. From one, many; from many, one; Forever uniting, growing, dissolving — forever Changing. The universe is God’s self-portrait. | |
― Octavia E. Butler | |
From her book: “Parable of the Sower“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | An Honorable Preference |
2021 | Very Young Or Very New |
Feelin’ It | |
2020 | Or To Destroy Democracy |
2019 | A Defense Of Liberty |
2018 | And Blog To Word Up To The Universe |
The Irony Of Greed | |
2017 | Or Revisiting A Blog Site |
2016 | Alas, Too Often The Latter |
2015 | Either / Or |
2014 | Memorial Day – 2014 |
Perfection | |
2013 | Memorial Day Video |
Equal = Equal | |
2012 | Congrats, Nephew!! |
Doggie Vision Networks | |
The Flash: Omnibus | |
JLI: vol 1 | |
Flash: Rebirth | |
Burning Images | |
What Do You Believe? | |
2011 | Are We Still At War With The Poor? |
Posts Tagged ‘God’
Images Are Everywhere
Posted in Faith, Faith Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, God, Images, Octavia E. Butler, Parable Of The Sower, Philosophy, Quotes, Universe on May 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Too Small
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Carl Sagan, Galaxy, God, Philosophy, Problems, Quotes, Universe, Western Theology on May 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
A general problem with much of Western theology… is that the God portrayed is too small. It is a god of a tiny world and not a god of a galaxy, much less a universe. | |
— Carl Sagan | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | But Don’t Forget It Either |
2021 | Appreciating Intricacy |
I Read It In A Fairy Tale | |
2020 | Insensitive To Silence |
Weaker, Sicker And Poorer | |
2019 | Don’t Be Small |
2018 | Persistence |
2017 | Are You A Loser? |
2016 | Constitution And Conscience |
2015 | Separate, Fearful And Imprisoned |
2014 | Something Worth Making |
2013 | Absolutely |
2012 | Can Do |
2011 | Wise Criticism |
So Close To The Gift Of Wisdom
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Awareness, Benjamin Franklin, Contemplation, Doors, Failure, God, Our Contingent Reality, Philosophy, Quotes, Success, Thomas Alva Edison, Thomas Edison, Thomas Merton, Wisdom on April 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. | |
— Thomas Alva Edison | |
Contemplation is a sudden gift of awareness, an awakening to the Real within all that is real. A vivid awareness of infinite Being at the roots of our own limited being. An awareness of our contingent reality as received, as a present from God, as a free gift of love. | |
— Thomas Merton | |
The doors of wisdom are never shut. | |
— Benjamin Franklin | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Just The Same |
2021 | Starting Young |
I Hear It, Too | |
2020 | My Thoughts On #LyingDonald’s Corona Briefings |
2019 | As I Recall |
2018 | Effective Violence And A Government At Risk |
2017 | Playing The Same Music |
2016 | Survival Instinct |
2015 | Tears |
2014 | Bourne Again (4) |
2013 | God’s Protection |
2012 | Happy Easter!! |
Edge, Class, Clash, And Flight | |
The Value Of Bureaucracies | |
2011 | Logic Cuts |
Be Glorious
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Alive, Faith, Glory, God, Philosophy, Quotes, St. Irenaeus on December 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The glory of God is a human being fully alive. | |
— St. Irenaeus | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Our Common Humanity |
A History Story | |
2020 | At The Very Least Smile More |
Your Touch | |
2019 | Still Working On Both |
2018 | Two Jordans To Heaven |
Speaking Of #45 | |
2017 | All Greek To Me |
2016 | Judgment |
2015 | I Love Bacon, Too |
2014 | The Wee Bit |
2013 | Reading Rules |
2012 | Cadet Prayer |
2011 | Easy To Tell |
2010 | A NEW Lion In The Senate (Channeling Mr. Smith) |
Inception Redux | |
A Quick Hit Of Stats | |
Sits Loose
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anarchy, Chance, God, Gradation, Philosophy, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Satchel Paige, Systems, Universe on December 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »
There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
[“When I works, I works hard. | |
When I sits, I sits loose. | |
And when I thinks, I falls asleep.“ | |
… I always thought this was a Satchel Paige quote, but I’ve not been able to find any direct attribution. I welcome any reader’s input. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | My Fear Is She Loses This Bet |
Gotta Stay Hungry | |
2020 | Still On The Obstacle Course? |
Thunder | |
2019 | Expecting A December Correction |
2018 | Dominoes II (Update From Last Year’s Post) |
2017 | Dominoes |
2016 | Itchin’ |
2015 | In The Not So Distant Future |
2014 | Sources |
2013 | Three Essentials |
2012 | Just Looking |
2011 | Religious Lessons |
2010 | View From Under The Bus… (A mid-term report card on the Obama Administration. Long, but still worth reading for historical perspective.) |
Nothing Left
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged God, Judgment, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Talent on November 20, 2022| 2 Comments »
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’. | |
— Erma Bombeck | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Curves |
One For Me | |
2020 | Like Belief In Truth And Facts |
Hey #45, Are You Tired Of LOSING Law Suits Too? | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
Or At Least Nod In That Direction
Posted in Faith, Humor, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Atheism, Faith, George Bernard Shaw, God, Humor, Philosophy, Quotes, Thankfulness on November 1, 2022| 2 Comments »
I’m an atheist and I thank God for it. | |
― George Bernard Shaw | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Learning And Teaching |
Two Loves | |
2020 | Does Anyone Else Look Forward To The Last Lawn Mowing ‘Til Spring? |
Only For You | |
2019 | 10,000 Tries |
2018 | Keep America Great – Vote This Tuesday |
2017 | Old Style Ear Candy |
2016 | Next Tuesday |
2015 | Wanna Trade? |
2014 | Brothers And Friends |
2013 | So Suddenly |
2012 | At The Center |
2011 | Live Long And Thinner |
Got Health? | |
2010 | SF Giants – 2010 World Series Champions!!! |
52 – 54 – 56 – 58 | |
2009 | Diet Update |
Pictures from Chicago Trip… | |
Seeking The Same Thing
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Conscience, Faith, God, Inner Voice, Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth, Voice of God on September 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
For me the Voice of God, of Conscience, of Truth, or the Inner Voice or “the Still Small Voice” mean one and the same thing. | |
— Mahatma Gandhi | |
Live seeking God, then you will not live without God. | |
— Leo Tolstoy | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Climate Change Deniers |
We Don’t Listen Anyway | |
2020 | Nothing New Here |
Talk To Me | |
Register And Vote | |
2019 | Love And Leave |
2018 | Smiling If Not Laughing |
2017 | Chilled And Smooth |
2016 | But Sometimes You Have To Stand In Front |
2015 | The Key Shift |
2014 | Remember ISIS / ISIL? |
2013 | What Have You Done Lately? |
2012 | B8 |
2011 | I’m Definitely Not In Control |
“Real” Americans Believe In The Separation Of Church And State
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged American Taliban, Faith, God, Philosophy, Quotes, Rumi, Separation of Church and State, Silence, Translation on August 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Silence is the only language God speaks. Everything else is a bad translation. | |
— Rumi | |
[My message to the members of the “Christian / American Taliban”… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | It Cannot Be A Science |
Fallin’ And Callin’ | |
2020 | What’s Inside You? |
Think Of Me And Smile | |
2019 | Impeaching The Idiot In The Oval Office |
2018 | My Religion |
Day 22: Step And Hang | |
2017 | Adrift In The Oval Office |
Regrets – The Donald Failed The Test | |
2016 | Just Ask “The Donald” |
2015 | Did You Pass On It? |
2014 | Even When It Ain’t, It Is |
2013 | Still Happens |
2012 | Possessing Eternity |
2011 | I Thought We Were Talking About Afghanistan |
Natural Remedy
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anne Frank, Faith, God, Nature, Philosophy, Quotes, Remedies on July 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be. | |
— Anne Frank | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Or Internet Access To My Blog |
Jumpin’ Sticks | |
2020 | The Spirit Of A Fighter, The Heart Of A Saint |
Corporate Cults | |
2019 | Most Hire |
Just The Three Of Us | |
2018 | Sounds Like #45’s White House |
2017 | Have We Started Winning Yet? |
2016 | Still Springy |
2015 | Well Concealed |
2014 | The History Of Warriors |
2013 | A Cult Of Ignorance |
2012 | Counting Valor |
Understanding Faith | |
2011 | I Can Hear You Now |
2010 | Inception |
A Little More Each Day
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Fyodor Dostoyevsky, God, Immortality, Love, Philosophy, Quotes, Reality, Soul, The Brothers Karamazov on May 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
As we advance in love, we grow surer of the reality of God and of the immortality of the soul. | |
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky | |
From: “The Brothers Karamazov“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | A Little More Each Day |
Zappa-ed!! | |
2021 | Every Time It Gets Better |
Distant! | |
2020 | I’m Persuaded |
2019 | Hungry For Trust |
2018 | Mutual Assistance |
2017 | The Toughest Job |
2016 | Congratulations!! |
Better Yet, Read! | |
2015 | Even If It Kills Us Slowly |
2014 | Fun To Play God |
Of Anything | |
2013 | Legal (Almost) |
2012 | Great Scots! |
2011 | The GI Bill – A Simple History Lesson |
Breaking Even | |
Do Good Works
Posted in Faith, Faith Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Briers, Christian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Faith, Figs, God, Good News Translation, Grapes, Matthew 7:16, Philosophy, Quotes, The Bible, Thorn Bushes on May 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God. | |
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer | |
You will know them by what they do. Thorn bushes do not bear grapes, and briers do not bear figs. | |
— Matthew 7:16 | |
From: “The Bible” (Good News Translation) | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Do Good Works |
2021 | We Like To Believe So, Anyway |
More SoCal Sounds | |
2020 | I’m Older Now |
2019 | Why #45 (#LazyDonald) Was Destined To Be A Failed Presidency |
2018 | Easter In Liverpool |
Star Guides To Destiny | |
Growl | |
2017 | Decisions |
2016 | Along The Path |
2015 | Make Mine Rare, Please |
2014 | Passion Flooding |
2013 | On Purpose |
2012 | Sans Gall Bladder, Day 4 |
How Did You Spend Your Day? | |
2011 | It’s Hammerin’ Time!! |
Convenient Auxiliaries | |
Might I Have A Little More, Please
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Drinking, Eating, François-Marie Arouet, God, Necessity, Philosophy, Pleasure, Quotes, Voltaire on April 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. | |
— Voltaire | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | 40Hrs |
Might I Have A Little More, Please | |
2021 | All I See Are Nails |
More Money | |
2020 | We Will Get Through This |
2019 | I Asked My Family Doctor Just What I Had |
2018 | You Have Just Begun To Climb |
2017 | Equal Protection Under Law |
2016 | A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion |
2015 | Or You Don’t |
2014 | If You Ever Fall… |
2013 | Glory Days (part 2) |
2012 | They Follow A Pattern – If You Know What I Mean |
What I Live For (Precis) | |
2011 | Giving |
If That’s What You Mean
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer, Bertrand Russell, Faith, Frank Sinatra, God, Inshallah, Life, Nature, No Comfort, Philosophy, Quotes, Roll The Dice on April 4, 2022| 2 Comments »
I believe in you and me. I’m like Albert Schweitzer and Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein in that I have a respect for life – in any form. I believe in nature, in the birds, the sea, the sky, in everything I can see or that there is real evidence for. If these things are what you mean by God, then I believe in God. But I don’t believe in a personal God to whom I look for comfort or for a natural on the next roll of the dice. | |
–– Frank Sinatra | |
[Can one draw comfort from believing in “God” without looking directly for it (God’s comfort)? I seem to be able to. Inshallah… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | If That’s What You Mean |
2021 | Awakening The Glow |
I Remember | |
2020 | Golden Eagle |
Like #45: Incompetent Donald | |
2019 | #45: Who Lost By Three Million Votes |
2018 | Torn Between Two Loves |
A Girl And A Boy | |
2017 | I Think They Are Starting To… |
2016 | Living There |
2015 | Bookin’ West |
Beyond My Reach | |
You Never Call Anymore… | |
2014 | Winning? |
2013 | Still Inventing |
2012 | Motivated |
2011 | Waiting In Line At Starbuck’s |
A Happy Realization
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Chief White Eagle, Faith, God, Happiness, Philosophy, Quotes, Thanksgiving on January 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Happiness is the realization of God in the heart. Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith and acceptance; a quiet, tranquil realization of the love of God. | |
— Chief White Eagle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | A Happy Realization |
2021 | Is Science Cumulative? |
We’re Aging With Time | |
2020 | Where #45 Is Leading The Republican Party |
2019 | Your Own Blog Posts |
The Man With A Code | |
2018 | Choose Goodness |
2017 | Developing Translations |
2016 | Think Like A Hero |
2015 | Reductionism |
2014 | Gravitation, n. |
2013 | Ups And Downs |
2012 | Nerd Heard – And Good-Bye |
Your Continuum | |
2011 | Career Tips (Part 2) |