My sister

My sister has had problems for years. She started having problems in middle school with drinking and smoking. As she got older, she began to have more and more problems. The only problem she had with the law was shoplifting once. She hadn't had any more problems with the law until she was 28 years old. With this age came her biggest run in with the law yet. She spent 24 hours in county jail for attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud. She was put on probation and ordered to pay a rather large fine. She is now 30 and is getting ready to face the law again and she won't be able to escape this time. She has attempted and succeeded in getting controlled substances through fraud many, many times now. She will soon have to learn a big lesson that will hopefully teach her and help her to overcome her addiction to pain pills. As the saying goes, "You can run, but you can't hide."

Making mistakes

We all make mistakes. Let's face it. None of us are perfect and there is no way that any of us can claim that we are. I recently made a mistake. I broke the trust that was given to me. I betrayed some people that I considered friends. This was the first time that this happened. I, now, realize that I shouldn't have done this, but I can't take it back. Is 'once bitten, twice shy' the way we should live or should we give people second chances? I try to give people second chances, if they are are truly sorry for making a mistake. Don't we all make mistakes?

New experiences

Well, I have been a Wiccan only a few days and I have already had some really cool experiences. The most awesome experience I had was having a vision of a missing girl. I don't know all the particulars and I sure don't know where she is. I had a lot of things come into my head that I couldn't possibly have known without researching it. I had no knowledge of this girl missing until I had the visions. A lot of the things that were in my vision did lead me to some possibilities, but nothing that would give me enough to contact authorities with the information. I can already tell that it is going to be an interesting journey.

Life is changing

I have been a Christian for many years and I feel that the time for that journey is over. I have now decided to follow another path. I have chosen to follow the ways of Wicca. I will still let myself use what I have learned from my other journey to guide me on this new one. The things that Christianity teaches are great and I see no need to let those things go. I will still love others as I love myself and treat others as I choose to be treated. Life is a journey and I am still fumbling my way through, as are all of us. May your journey be as wonderful as mine has been so far.

Blessed be.

God is my crutch? Good thing or bad thing?

Years ago, I used to think having God as my crutch was a good thing. "Good ole God, He'll handle everything. God will take care of everything." Well, as I have gotten older, I have started realizing that I can't rely on God for everything. It's alright to have faith that your higher being will help you in some situations, but not ALL situations. We were put here for a reason, but I don't think it was to be mindless robots that rely on a higher power to do everything for us. Is God your crutch? Do you rely on your higher being for everything or do you trust yourself enough to rely on yourself sometimes?

If I only had a brain...

Oh wait, I do and you do too. Well, how come when it comes to controversial issues like abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty...to name a few...why do so many turn to god/s and say, "well, whatever God wants"? This is the argument that Christian Scientists make. They don't require you to agree to not receive medical care, but many choose it because of faith that God will save them if God chooses. I'm not trying to bash Christian Scientists, but this is what they believe. So, did God not give us a brain to make certain decisions? Did God not allow medical science to progress to the stage that lives can be saved by medical practicioners intervening? If you believe that God is in charge of everything, why would God not want us to see that God has allowed technology and society to progress and that we as a people need to use our minds instead of turning to God for every little thing. We are intelligent beings and when we put aside our mind for faith, we are not relying on the most powerful tool our God gave us.

Going diving

Do you remember the first time you were on a diving board? I remember the first time I got on one. I was a little boy and I climbed the ladder that seemed to touch the sky. When I finally got to the top, I looked at the board and I wondered what I was doing up there. As I mustered the nerve to walk out there, I wondered what fate awaited me. I approached the edge of the board and looked down. I said to myself, "I am up way too high!" I had to muster up some more courage for the journey I was about to undertake. The journey through the air and into the water. I jumped off, into the air and saw the water approaching me faster than I expected. I landed in the water a lot deeper down than I really wanted to be, but I eventually surfaced and went to the edge of the pool. I climbed up the ladder and decided..."I"M GONNA DO IT AGAIN!!!!!"