softsilk
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My Tagline:
Hunh?
My Interests:
Prayer, Meditation, Worship, God, Interfaith issues, Books, Gardening, Politics, Holistic living,
blog: Marginal Views
My Favorite Books, Authors, Musicians, Movies, Preachers, TV shows, etc:
Life of Pi; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle;
Who Inspires Me:
Jesus, Gandhi, MLK Jr., Mohammed Ali, Desmond Tutu, Jean Vanier, Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, the man in Tiananmen Square Bejing who stood resolute before on-coming tanks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Gore, Aung San Suu Kyi, Mother Teresa
My organizations and affiliations:
not a joiner
My favorite spiritual activities:
praying, sitting in silence and thinking about God, reading spiritual texts and doctrinal texts, reading the bible very very slowly as in lectio divina
What is your current spiritual mood?:
Mellow
About Me
We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs in a heart that is in love with God. --Mother Teresa
Whereas I strive toward being gentle and smooth as silk, I do have two alter-egos: Maxine and Jeanne D'Arc.
What this mixture indicates is that
1. I do believe that gentleness is most decidedly NOT weakness because it takes great strength to be gentle with others while holding to well-thought out principles.
2. On *itchy days*, count on me reacting in a sardonic Maxine-manner.
3. If push comes to shove, I will mount my high-horse and ride off to the (word) wars in defense of truth and right as I best understand them.
*fair warning* some days I'm itching for a fight. oops. maybe I should log out on those days. ;-)
One big item that I am still trying to learn, however, is how to choose my battles wisely. All assistance appreciated.
My Basics
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Gender: Female
Occupation: retired
Relationship Status: Married
Faiths:
Catholic
Faith Description: catholic, christian, religious, spiritual, sacred text, angels, community, God, mother nature, my good name, power of love, the golden rule, roman catholic
softsilk's Journal
Posted: May 29, 2008 6:37 AM
What is the difference between Tradition and Traditionalism? Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead... (more)
Posted: May 29, 2008 3:25 AM
benevolence and freedom , two aspects of post-modern life which are unquestionably assumed and accepted to be correct. sounds like... (more)
Posted: Apr 24, 2008 5:14 AM
For we must remember that the materialist philosophy (whether true or not) is certainly much more limiting than any religion. In one... (more)
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Looks like photo bucket wanted that other one back a little sooner than I expected, here's one looking towards the fall season, although it is really warm here today! Hugs to you dear Maggie.
I think you know why is is one of my favorite paintings *smile*
Hugs to my friend Maggie! Love and prayers, Pat
That time of year again
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day dreaming
No clowning around
have a gentle weekend
Hi! - September 5, 2008 - 07:52 AM
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