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Intothewind · 12-16-2014, 06:27 PM

Freedom: So I am registered. Wee!

Reading numbly through a number of threads...this caught my attention

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For better or worse? Are you kidding me? I live comfortably a few blocks from the ocean, I have hiked the Inca trail and hiked down the Grand Canyon a few times, the White Mtns, Appalachian trail etc., caught salmon, rockfish, halibut etc in Alaska, kayaked and dug up claims in Alaska, witnessed the blue whale, sperm whales as far as the eye can see in the Sea of Cortez, swam with sea lions, dolphins, manatees, rented a 100 ft yacht where we were in the middle of a feeding frenzy of humpback whales in the inside passage in Alaska… Life is not just about saying Oh Lord Jesus but enjoying the journey of this life. Sure I have read extensively but I am also an activist for what I believe. I don’t just mouth the words but I do my best to live the life. My wife will be part of 100,000 marchers in September in NY in the People’s Climate March. Anyway, life for me is more than finding out the meaning of the greek word “love” but the experience of life itself.
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I feel like in many religious groups(the LC amongst them) enjoyment of this current life and the simple good things is really understated at best. Recently I had a talk with my sister about how Creation is apparently moaning and hoping for us to come together and bring the second coming about. I don't really get it to be honest. Holding a colored lens of this sort up to your eye will cause you to miss much of the joy and fascination of being alive and observing simple miracles.

12-16-2014, 06:27 PM	#35
Intothewind Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 243	*Re: Lurkers Only: Now's Your Chance* Freedom: So I am registered. Wee! Reading numbly through a number of threads...this caught my attention ------------------------------------------------------------------- For better or worse? Are you kidding me? I live comfortably a few blocks from the ocean, I have hiked the Inca trail and hiked down the Grand Canyon a few times, the White Mtns, Appalachian trail etc., caught salmon, rockfish, halibut etc in Alaska, kayaked and dug up claims in Alaska, witnessed the blue whale, sperm whales as far as the eye can see in the Sea of Cortez, swam with sea lions, dolphins, manatees, rented a 100 ft yacht where we were in the middle of a feeding frenzy of humpback whales in the inside passage in Alaska… Life is not just about saying Oh Lord Jesus but enjoying the journey of this life. Sure I have read extensively but I am also an activist for what I believe. I don’t just mouth the words but I do my best to live the life. My wife will be part of 100,000 marchers in September in NY in the People’s Climate March. Anyway, life for me is more than finding out the meaning of the greek word “love” but the experience of life itself. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I feel like in many religious groups(the LC amongst them) enjoyment of this current life and the simple good things is really understated at best. Recently I had a talk with my sister about how Creation is apparently moaning and hoping for us to come together and bring the second coming about. I don't really get it to be honest. Holding a colored lens of this sort up to your eye will cause you to miss much of the joy and fascination of being alive and observing simple miracles.