SNOW SHIZZLE

This entry was written on 12-23-08

Have you ever gone snow-shoeing??

Well today I tried it for the first time

and I absolutely loved it!

I am at Cindy's parents home in Wausau, Wi

for the holiday. Gary, Cindy's dad, let me use

all of his gear and I got all bundled up for

snow-shoein' adventures and off we went!!

I really loved the time we had...

I had been working so much this

last week, I forgot I hadn't taken

any time for myself lately... woah.

Good thing to do!!

It

has

been

really

nice to

see Cindy...

what a blessing she is to my life.

I have been thinking a lot lately about how much she supports my sustained increase in faith (and I her, hopefully). It is lovely to have someone to bounce thing off of and see how your own thoughts sound. Some time we don't take the time we should to figure out how we are going to approach an idea or thought. I is nice to have someone there to be able to trust to talk too things about and see how they sound... Trust. I love that word. The funny thing is for me that word really means “someone who I can talk to as a total equal and doesn't see themselves as above my thought processes”. Of course the key there is “doesn't see themselves” even though they may be. Cindy often times really surprises me with the things she comes up with. Often times I find myself, cause most of our conversations are pretty free of ego, mesmerized at how she sees something and it helps me to gain a new perspective. Is that how my conversations should be with anyone?

The answer: YES!

And with

Baha'u'llah's

help I am striving

to work on that. So

all of you who have

normal interactions

with me, try to pick up

on it in our next conversation...

never know, I might just trust you

enough to let go and listen.............. :-)

I really love you all. Thanks for reading my thoughts.

Benjamin H.

Justice... ( This is from 4-23-08 I just didn't finish it till now...)

"...verily justice is my gift to thee and the sign of my loving kindness..."

-Baha'u'llah

There are so many times we see inJustice throughout our days.

One could get wrapped up in

their love for Justice that they

could begin to hate inJustice to

the point that they become angry

from its presence, because they don't

know how to deal with it, or they may

just flee not wanting the fear, anger, or

anxiety that can come from it's presence

in our lives.

I have seen people do this.

 I have done this.

I am learning to love inJustice.

Loving it the same way I love the dark.

Without knowing of its existence, I would never appreciate light to the same depth...

Baha'u'llah says to see the good in ALL things.

Wouldn't that include the negative?

And to simply agknowlage injustice

and mildly "appreciate" it's existence

may not be enough. It is a funny

relationship, cause although we

should work for it's abolishment

we can still love it for the perspective

that it offers.

Any thoughts on this anyone?

Service...

I love serving my family...

Today my brother and I went

and picked up some salt for my

Grandmothers water softener.

Also brought her a new chair my mom bought for her. Then

we helped her string up some christmas lights out side.

These simple acts of service I am called on to do for my family are like spiritual food for me. I wonder if they know that...

I

am

so

happy

that

God

made

us

to

feel

good,

no,

great

after

we

serve

others.

It's like a big fat spiritual sandwich.

I love it.

Oh, oh, oh--> THE BEST PART-

I said to my Grandmother

when leaving her house "now

come here and pay me for what

I've done for you with a big hug!"

And she just got all smiley and

happy and gave me a great hug!

I was so happy about that... It

made me feel so

c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d

to my family in a way that I

really

appreciated at that moment.

Peace.

NOW GO SERVE YOUR FAMILY AND SEE IF YOU FEEL IT TOO!!