Conor's always singing to my soul :)

Every new day is a gift; it's a song of redemption
Any expression of love is a way to return
To that place that I think of so often but now never mention
The one the voice in the back of my head says that I don't deserve

Come fire, come water, come karma, we're all in transition
The Wheel of Becoming erases the physical mind
Till all the remains is a staircase of misinformation
And the code we inherit, the basis, the essence of life

So I go umbrella under my arm into the green of the radar
How did it get so dark in the day?
It's just so bizarre, is it true what we're made of?
Why do I hide from the rain?


Inside some cloudy nostalgia where there are no features
We look at ourselves through a porthole, the passage of time
See that sunny day that we snuck down, hid under the bleachers
Kissed as the band marched, everything fell into line

So I go umbrella under my arm into the green of the radar
How did I get so lost? I'm amazed
It's just so bizarre all the things I'm afraid of
Why do I hide from the rain?

Sure I had my doubts
But I know it now
We are jejune stars

So it starts again
At our childhood's end
I'll die young at heart

So I go umbrella under my arm into the green of the radar
How did it get so dark in the day?
It's just so bizarre, is it true what we're made of?
Why do I hide from the rain?

love thy neighbor AS thyself

not more than, not less than, but equally.

does scripture ever talk about self-care or self-love or sticking up for oneself?? all i can recall is turning the other cheek, and giving away your cloak. dividing up all your possessions, giving it all to the poor. i always thought self-love and self-focus of any kind was just selfish, basically sinful. are there any verses to the contrary?

All I have are Jesus' words to his disciples in Matthew 10:16
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

I always got the innocent part down, but never shrewd. We should've talked more about that in sunday school..

bought a mantra to concentrate

Flannery O'Connor from The Habit of Being

What people don't realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross. It is much harder to believe than not to believe. If you feel you can't believe, you must at least do this: keep an open mind. keep it open toward faith, keep wanting it, keep asking for it, and leave the rest to God.

St Augustine from Patches of Godlight

Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.