tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post115482104059139019..comments2023-10-30T11:48:18.515-04:00Comments on MUSHY'S MOOCHINGS: ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBERfuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154971609968229072006-08-07T13:26:00.000-04:002006-08-07T13:26:00.000-04:00Thanks man, I appreciate it. It's these things I ...Thanks man, I appreciate it. <BR/><BR/>It's these things I like to discuss over beer - it frees the soul!fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154936494334950502006-08-07T03:41:00.000-04:002006-08-07T03:41:00.000-04:00Just went through your pictures. Very nice.Just went through your pictures. Very nice.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154935213219142062006-08-07T03:20:00.000-04:002006-08-07T03:20:00.000-04:00Found it (Gardens), and read it. Have to say, I us...Found it (Gardens), and read it. Have to say, I used to work with a few seminary students 23 years ago or so, when I lived in Ft. Worth, and I'd love to hear them get all worked up reading it. That would be a riot. Your picture of things sounds pretty nice to me. I like what I hear there. It's just not within me to be someone who overtly believes in these things. I acknowledge it, have nothing against it, but don't find a way to make a place for it in my life. I know I need it when the emotions come, but if I had to make a judgment, I'd have to say that religious faith is a testament to mans ability over the millennia to intellectually elaborate on a story, to create something that all people need to fill the psychic void created by self-awareness. We are the only critters we know about who wonder what is gonna happen next, after we die. Maybe that ancient question is evidence to some of a higher being. To me, it explains why we need religion, but it doesn't give me evidence of its reality. I mean, I'm not against the idea. I hope it's true. I know that if I do get to go up there and find out that they don't allow pets, I aint goin. My sister and I go around and around about these things. She has a hippy-like innocence about these things. Guess she was a bit more influenced than I was as a kid, but also augmented it with a lot of "new age" crud that just cracks me up. She's got a personal relationship with Jesus, but I don't think it's one you'd recognize. I guess I intellectualize everything. Have a hard time with the idea of having unquestioning faith in something that sounds made up to me. Anyway, enjoy. I hope it's true. We'll all find out one of these days. Gonna be a big surprise for somebody, one way or the other.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154904221833143852006-08-06T18:43:00.000-04:002006-08-06T18:43:00.000-04:00You are a hoot, my friend.You are a hoot, my friend.fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154885295111181462006-08-06T13:28:00.000-04:002006-08-06T13:28:00.000-04:00Didn't feel you were preachin too much. Points wel...Didn't feel you were preachin too much. Points well taken. Enjoy reading yer stuff. Thanks for visitin mine.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154870191825437642006-08-06T09:16:00.000-04:002006-08-06T09:16:00.000-04:00Wonderful open thoughts and I appreciate them. I ...Wonderful open thoughts and I appreciate them. I am no longer a Baptist or attend an organized church. I'm much more libeal (god I hated saying that) in religion today than I was then. If you have time, read "Gardens All Misty Wet With Dew" from Sept. 23, 2005.<BR/><BR/>My God is much more than today's religion makes him.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the read and I was not trying to force anything on anyone, just explaining how I've made as a lonely soul in this world.<BR/><BR/>However, we do need each other in this world as evidenced by reading blogs.fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-1154844897710637472006-08-06T02:14:00.000-04:002006-08-06T02:14:00.000-04:00I think I can relate to some of your story, but re...I think I can relate to some of your story, but religion has never been the answer for me. I was a service brat, and we moved around a lot, and I was the new kid over and over. I always had trouble making friends or relating to other people and so developed a handy capacity to stay to myself a great deal. I developed lots of trust issues, and still have very few deep connections with others to this very day. I was brought up with my families religious beliefs, which were taken for granted, like patriotism, in my household. But now, having grown up and seen a bit more of the world, I see most organized religions as frankly more trouble to mankind than they are worth. The opiate of the masses, as someone said. Too many ugly things done in their name. Outside the strict confines of a religion, spirituality is a completely different thing. What I hear in your story is a deep spirituality born out of suffering, which I can respect. Thing is, my ears start to shut down when anyone tells me I need to surrender myself to anything. Don't trust it, or the people who profess it. Too guarded of who I am to do that. I'll want to know who's idea God I should accept. I know that when I go through a deeply emotional time, like the death of someone close to me, I easily revert back to the old faith that I had for so long and never questioned. But it goes away, or back to the shadows, as soon as the emotions subside. Anyway, I guess everyone has to go through this spiritual journey. I'm glad you found a good place to be.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.com