The Voice Within

The world was broken...

We don't have it all together. And it doesn't seem to help with just making the body strong by doing "exercise".

This would be a futile attempt at "righting our rudder."

We're not that simple. We have layers to our existence, as has been depicted of a Triune God in ancient tomes. We are body, will and spirit. We have eternity enthroned in our hearts. We are limitless in our deepest parts. We love like no other being. We sacrifice for the sake of loyalty. And yet, we find the most savage of destructive forces in the dark recesses of the human psyche. No other creature on earth can ever find the vilest of ways, sullying the image of the infinite reserves of goodness and mercy. What this means to the everyman is there are creative and destructive forces at work within us. We only need to choose what part of us we wish to express. Yes, there may be circumstances that will force a human soul to make some horrendous choices. Sometimes those choices only harm the person themselves. There's a very thin line to cross. But positioning oneself with the right choices- small, measurable choices- we can move our lives in the direction of life and life more abundant. This is the power that's available to all of us. It's often called the power of redemption, of making amends, of making things right. That's only the first few steps of it. The entirety of it is LOVE. And if you can't embody it, surround yourself with people that have love for you. That's a rare and precious find and requires a strong sense of self. It requires a determination to live and find good things for our lives.

It's all about allowing our loved ones to love us. There are people out there that love us- people who desire to see the best outcome for our lives. We just need to stay attuned to the Spirit of Love and He will lead us to those particular souls.

With reference to how we can navigate this life, love and be loved, and live a life so abundantly, we need to just do one thing.

We need to start with loving ourselves. The term is different from being lovers of selves. A lover of self says they don't need anyone else but them. That probably would be bordering on narcissism. But to love oneself so we can love others sees the need for others in our lives. To know that we need each other. That's the healthiest and most wholesome way of looking at our lives.

On one hand, we have a self-centered way of living- of making our way the only way. That's fine if you want to be alone.

But if you want to find the best life- to love and be loved, to be fulfilled and be free of the bitterness of our soul that leads to a rottenness that blinds us to hope for ourselves.

To find a way of life in which we actually love ourselves and also love others and others love us. And we're happy. And when we feel heavy-hearted, we still can find hope for the future. That's a resilient life. No amount of physical conditioning will ensure that. Only community and health can do that.

And that's what I stand for and it's also what I want for other people. It can be attained.

We don't always have it all together. And though "exercise" is only a part of the formula, there is a way that we can all do it together.

That's a process that we can definitely find in unison, as a people, and as a community.

Let's do it together!