My resolution:
To begin speaking... to end my silence...
To love and learn... to teach and inspire...
And for all of You, my Hope and Love.
P.S. That's my Grandmother with her first car at 18. She hopes to be enjoying many more New Years'... I hope so too!
P.P.S. That goes for you too Mom & Dad!
From my Heart to you All...
Peace...
And my Love....

If it can be said that humans have a Soul, then indeed that is a quality which ALL living things possess.
It is simply not true that having a Soul in some way requires "intelligence" (however that may be measured or defined) or some other uniquely "human" factor. Perhaps people can not accept that other life forms, be they bugs or our next meal, might also have that thing which we call a "Soul".
Fact of the matter is that All living things have "it". We All "look out" through the eyes of the physical form we have and perceive the world to the best of our physical abilities. That some life forms may have limited ability to perceive their existence, much less understand it, does not mean they have no Soul. Nor does that necessarily imply you should not eat other living things... but it Does deserve more thought and even "thanks" to those that perish before us... or For us.
We are the Eyes of God.
It is through us All (all living things) that God perceives the Universe.
This is the "point" of "Life" existing at all.
Life is not a random chance event. Life is planned. Deliberate.
We are not unique in the universe (Earth is not the only "living" planet). Rather, the "status quo".
And we "humans" are just a stepping stone in Life's evolution.
Comments like this always make me cringe, wince and swear... at the unbelievable ignorance and stupidity of those people who claim they speak for God these days. From Time Magazine, November 21st 2005, page 23 under "Much Ado About Evolution", in response to Dover, PA's voting out of their school board members for mandating that Intelligent Design must be mentioned in biology class (groan of despair that they were allowed to in the first place), Pat Robertson said, "you just voted God out of your city." What an ass.
Sometimes I am flabbergasted by such statements. They SCREAM of the severe lack of growth in the spiritual community of man. That we have people in the media who believe such insanity is barely overshadowed by the fact that they have people who LISTEN and believe them!
I pray for you all.
For those who have the presence of mind actually USE their brains, here is a good discussion of the issue and why it should not be in schools in the first place.
God didn't give people minds so they could be stagnant and blind.
You scored as Xena, Warrior Princess. I am Xena, Warrior Princess. I have done some bad things in my life, but I am committed to helping other people. I like to laugh, though my sense of humor can be rather sarcastic. I have several close friends, including Gabrielle.
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I have always tried to BE a "Good" person. Indeed, I have always strived to be the "best" person one could be.
Seriously.
In that pursuit I have constantly searched for the wisdom to "do the right thing" in everything I do, all things considered. And I mean ALL things and not just those personal conundrums found in everyone's day to day life complexities. It may be my most important task.
Thank You God, Goddess, Creator of All, Is that IS, Essence of Us All...
Thank you for all that you have given me of Life.
Thank you for having any Life at all.
Thank you for all that I have seen, done, met, shared, experienced.
Thank you for the beings that surround me, that I love.
Thank you for this Day.
Thank You.
I am you all.
You all, are all that I am.