Holiday of the slowed down Sun.

by Rev. Doc Lowrey

Ok, the Sun likely has not slowed, just our perceptions of it.

We could blame the Earth, I suppose, or we could just be amazed that the planets can affect our attitudes and behavior as much as they do.

Regardless of what holiday you are celebrating this season, it is good to recognize the general mood of goodwill and hopefulness that the holidays engender.

Even if people disagree about what to celebrate or whether to celebrate at all, one thing is clear - at this time of year, people feel nicer and more concerned about their neighbors. I think that is a good thing and worth celebrating on it's own.

This is a time for change and renewal for the earth and all the things that live on it (even humans).

Perhaps we can take some time to reflect on our gratitude for what and who we do have in our lives and renew our determination to make life better for ourselves and our neighbors.

Love is the answer. Who and What do you love? How do you show it?

Water which is too pure has no fish.

People used to jokingly say "The Devil made me do it!". Though the saying has lost it's popularity the concept behind it lives on in most of American culture. In almost every church on every Sunday you hear someone preach about how weak humans are tempted by Satan and how they can avoid the consequences of going to Hell by giving their "sins" to Jesus. I suspect, the Sin and Repentance cycle is the main reason churches are still financially profitable. Sin is unavoidable. The main message of religion seems to be to avoid all experience. This is impossible, unless one is willing to still alone in a cave. Blaming someone else, especially some unseen supernatural being for your mess and then expecting another supernatural being to get you out of the consequences is foolish and spiritually dangerous. The cycle of making mistakes and then correcting or living with them is how people grow spiritually. Spiritually passing the buck is ...

Witches and Spells Rock!

Witches are a very powerful feminine archetype. A force to be dealt with and not a powerless victim. Witches are self actuated beings. Personally, I have found spells to be much more affective than prayer. Which in my opinion are almost the same thing. The difference being that with prayer you are relying on some greater being to grant your wish instead of using the "powers" god created within yourself. More often than not, with prayer, you are counting on god to reverse the results of your behavior, knowing you do not deserve it. It is this spiritual uncertainty that corrupts the spiritual energy you project when you are trying to receive a blessing. When the prayer is unanswered most people tell themselves it just isn't the time to receive the blessing or that it wasn't god's will for them. For instance a smoker who prays to be healed of lung cancer is actually asking for the consequences of their physical action to be reversed by their god for no real re...

42 Lessons Life Taught Me

by Rev. Doc Lowrey My daughter Jamie sent this post out on Facebook today. I was very impressed with it and wanted to share it's sage counsel. Written by Regina Brett, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 42 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more: 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short – enjoy it.. 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself. 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 8. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check. 9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 10. Make peace with your past so it won't s...

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