Today is Good Friday - why do we call the day that we commemorate the death of our Master and Lord, good? Because without the sacrifice of his body on that cross we would never know how much God loves us - all of us, even those who do not recognise Him or His love.
Peace today, dear friends. Let us never forget that one man out of all of humanity gave his life to rescue the rest of us from alienation, materialism and ignorance. He loved us and still loves us. Jesus did not die on the cross - He lives, still, our good, dear friend and companion, in our hearts if we but welcome Him ...
IN. He does not need to 'come again' - he, dear friend that he already is, will always be with us - for this life, for all our lives, until we are with him forever in that place of Light we call Heaven. There is no up or down, no there or here ... there is only one reality - His presence in our lives, in the world, in eternity, forever.
For us, he did all this. He is our Bridge to the Father of Lights. He is the great bridegroom that desires unity with those souls who desire his love. He is the savior, he is the best example of what a man can become if he has a brave heart and willingness to give everything he is to the cause of human spiritual evolution. He is our proof that God never abandons one of His own, not even when they are on a cross. The emptiness of death is an illusion. There is only Life. Life in and out of bodies, life as energy, life as matter, but always life.
There is only Law in God's realm - the law of Love. Love and Mercy. All else is man's laws and mean nothing. If you love you will keep the 10 commandments, if you love you will do God's will in all things, if you love you will serve mankind and do your best to be a good person. That is what Jesus Christ proved to us that day nearly 2000 years ago. Love. Mercy & Sacrifice.
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Leon has bought me a new video card that is very friendly to Ubunto Linux. I am finally playing games and learning how to tweak the card, too, to get the most from it. That is one thing you must do with Ubuntu Linux... always check for compatibility... that means all hardware. We just bought a new printer/fax/copier/scanner (HP J5780) works great with Ubuntu Gutsy and I suggest it for anyone who wants to operate a printer in Linux. Came right up, no fights, no debates. I am going to write a letter to HP and thank them for making decent drivers for Ubuntu.
I am serious about two very different things right now :Learning Programming-Learning Ubuntu Linux operating systems (I see it as one thing - a unified project.) and getting back to writing my novel. I have been struggling with Insomnia for a long time and I am trying to find what combination of herbs and mild drugs work best to get me to sleep when I lay down so I will have a good chunk of time in the very early morning in which to do both projects. It seems to me it is also, somehow, a matter of will - though, that also seems impossible, doesn't it?
There has been a lot of coincidences or serendipity after I chose to return to writing. A laptop computer fell into my lap, almost literally - a friend gave it back to us, he was using it to work for one of our old employers. Originally it was Leon's computer at the original company (and yes, it is convoluted.) It is mine now. I will be able to take it into the garden in the summer and write ... Lovely? oh, yes. Not a fast machine but it will be fine as a Typewriter. I already told you about the printer - it is also smaller than our old HP and it gives me space to spread out my note books as I type. Lovely? oh, yes.
And yes, I am still losing weight but rather slower than I was. I need to keep the discipline from lagging or growing stale ... well, we all know its easy to grow distracted and careless - I am about 160 - 161(?) - I've lost nearly 50 lbs if I am doing my math correctly.
I am also working to put my 'back room/library/sewing room/computer room/craft room, storage room in some kind of order. I am considering it a possibility that I will sew clothes for the summer and I need to get my sewing machine out and running, though I am realistic with my expectations it is another reason to have more time to myself in the early morning... that means order or something very close to order... or maybe just orderly chaos? God, I've a lot of paper hiding in weird places... advertisements never opened, appeals for contributions from the Republican Party, Salvation Army, etc... the usual drift wood that comes from living in this decade- so I am working on that this week. I also need to get my recipes in order. (What a project!) Not to mention my file cabinet which is slowly going into something like the twilight zone of disorder. What about the paperless society that they talked about ..? I don't remember my parents getting tons of mail, do you remember anything like today's flood of snail mail advertisements?
