Invitation for Reverence

     Our dude was inspired to visit a Roman Catholic Church for a daily mass.  The dude’s inspiration came when the priest to the church came to visit the dude’s domain.  The domain of the dude was not his own but a shared space where coffee is sold.  The priest walked to sit nearby our dude.  Having never seen this man before, our dude asked the man in black with a white collar if he was Lutheran, so as not to be tricked.

     The man said, “No, Catholic at the church down the street.”

     The two talked and our dude shared a yet to be published blog post.

     The conversation with the Catholic priest came at a time when the dude was considering a very strong and hard right turn towards Jesus after spending just over a year reading Chabad-Lubavitch.  Our dude was reading Chabad-Lubavitch inspired by recent world events.  He recalled a lesson from the Warner Bros Bugs Bunny, “If you can’t beat ‘em — join ‘em.”

     Our dude felt like Jesus made a very loud call to him by sending a priest to his domain.  He was inspired to observe a weekday mass.

     The dude set his intention to be resolute and observe the mass objectively by not participating in showing reverence during the service.

     Despite his intention to be irreverent, a spec entered the dude’s eye sometime between entering the sanctuary and sitting in a back pew.

     The spec irritated our dude - distracting him from being able to objectively observe the practice and ceremony.  He thought of how he could find relief.  Shaking his head in amazement and smiling, he bowed his head.  He allowed his eyes to water to flush the spec, the smoke from the incense helped the process.

     As he sat there recovering, he noticed everyone else still sitting in the church after the priest walked away from the altar.  So, our dude continued to sit.  Some time would pass, a person or two would leave.  More time passed and another person or two left.  Then, after however long a period, the priest re-appeard, put something away, said more things and again walked away from the altar.  Then the people began to leave.

     Our dude was very intrigued.  He did not know Catholics sit in meditation together, a practice our dude experienced with the Religious Society of Friends.

     The dude had more to experience and learn at a place that can mystically cause our dude to be reverent.

A Dawning Star Rises

     There was once a day of magic and joy.  The events of that day were on God’s schedule.  The intuition to contact a Kayak man.  The dance of stars prancing on the Earth.

     Our dude arrived early to the beach.  In his morning before the dance of stars, he took a stroll along the beach contemplating the schedule of events yet to unfold for him.  He noticed the Gulf of America was particularly calm, great conditions for a beginner.  Filled with urgency, our dude immediately made an about face to contact Captain Kayak.

     Thankfully Captain Kayak was responsive and affirming to a Kayak tour of bay to sea.

     One of the events for the dude that day was to dance with Kindred Star.  The dance was a special dance of exploring a healthy distance for Kindred Star and our dude to orbit one another.  At the conclusion of their special dance, the two departed on their separate trajectories.

     Upon finding his trajectory our dude saw Dawning Star coming to cross his path.  They began to dance.  Their dance continued into the bay to sea kayak tour.  Dolphins came to greet the fleet of three at the inlet.  The voyage beached themselves and enjoyed a break from the water.

     After spending enough time to refresh and prepare for the circular dance of stars the group returned to the waters edge to fetch the vessels.  A tortoise had come close.  Captain Kayak and the dude paid no mind except for the honor to have the reptile’s presence.

     Dawning Star, however, interfered with the tortoise’s freedom by bringing the creature back beach.  She was correct to identify the creature as not sea worthy, and it’s presence close to shore might be dangerous for it.

     Observing Dawning Star interfere in the freedom of a spirit animal of our dude, he empathically felt interfered.  Also, seeing the packing of gear was taking longer than expected, he chose to ride out his emotion in the ocean and wondered what creature might show itself for his experience.

     Our dude paddled out from shore until forgiveness returned to his heart.  He turned toward shore and saw Dawning Star launch her kayak into the water.  Our dude waited for her to come near before returning to shore.

     They danced back to shore.  As they danced, a noise caused our dude’s head to turn by his curiosity.  A sting-ray leaped out of the water and fell back into the molten crystal.  Dawning Star did not continue her focus on the dude and his attention and therefore missed seeing the airborne sting-ray.

     When they returned again to shore, the tortoise too returned to the area.  The turtle was enjoying an apple.  Our dude saw Dawning Star struggling to rationalize the tortoise and it’s successful apple conquest.

     The dude explained the tortoise follows the people.  People leave food and also provide safety.  Just the other week he helped escort a tortoise across the street - the creature was using the crosswalk!

     The dude continued his teaching opportunity to share how to decide if one should interfere.  Before taking interfering action one should yield, remain silent, observe and learn.

     Our dude could see the Dawning Star begin to rise above the horizon at this truth revealed by our wise dude.  So he continued, this truth applies for women to men and his freedom in his kingdom and domain. 

Free Like Me

     One day after vigorously dancing with the drum circle our dude went to shower off the beach on the boardwalk.

     As the dude approached the shower, a man, woman and two young children were finishing up washing the beach off themselves.  The man said to the dude, “I wish I was free like you.”

     Having an opportunity to teach, the dude shared his prophetic wisdom, “You have a woman, have her encourage you.”

     An aspect of the dude’s confidence for his freedom was awoken by Lady Heather.  She validated him, “You look good in the thong!”

     He asked if she was okay with him in the thong at the community pool.

     She said, “Yes!  I’ll see you there!!”

     Empowering!!!

     Much of the dude's freedom comes from the encouragement of women who embolden his resolve.

     Before he began to vigorously dance at the circle, he sat near the edge bopping to the beat.  A woman invited him to join the circle in dance, encouraging his freedom.

     Women play a vital role in the freedom of a man, the community, and nation.  If a woman suppresses the freedom of man, so too, will the freedom of the community and nation be suppressed.

     Our culture is in desperate need of women to encourage the freedom of their men.  Women can learn to either fully encourage his freedom; or, if she, in her heart, is not yet ready to encourage a freedom of his, she has two choices.  She can either remain silent, yield, observe, and heal; or leave.

Raise Up Our People

     Our people have been programmed into self-destructive self-beliefs.

     My messages have always been programmed for self-constructive self-beliefs.

     I understand re-programming self-constructive individual beliefs en masse will take an institutional shift in programming.  Certain fundamental principles will need to be adopted and incorporated by the gatekeepers of the various institutions of society.