October 31, 2023 – A

Cullasaja Falls 10/19/2010 — Cullasaja River Gorge, Nantahala National Forest, U.S. Highway 64, Highlands-Franklin,
North Carolina
We know more than we know we know.
Let's spend the rest of our life
discovering what that is!

Curiosity leads the way!

Being curious about our nighttime dreams.

About the things that spontaneously occur to us,
or call us to action,
out of nowhere, for no apparent reason.

About questions that arise unbidden,
books that pique our interest,
movies and songs and photographs 
that draw our attention...

About our motives and incentives
and why we do what we do,
think what we think,
believe what we believe,
see the way we see,
say what we say...

About why we cry when we cry,
laugh when we laugh,
become angry when we become angry,
become sad when we are sad,
and happy when we are happy...

About what guides our boat 
on its path through the sea.

About how we know what to do when,
and why we care about what we care about
and don't care about what we don't care about...

About what we always say,
and never say,
and what we always do 
and never do...

About what we pay attention to,
and dismiss,
discount,
ignore...

Despise,
denounce,
detest...

Revere,
honor,
admire...

Get it?
Get with it!
And remain there,
curious,
inquisitive,
intrigued
with/about YOU!

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

4 thoughts on “October 31, 2023 – A

  1. I hope this book by Randy S. Woolley will be of some interest to you:

    https://a.co/d/dxqosMZ (Amazon)

    “Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology): A Decolonized Approach to Christian Doctrine”

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