Fluid Beliefs

Today I thought I would make a list of things that I believe to be true.  This is not to be confused with things I know to be true.  For example, I know that 2+2=4 and I know the Earth is round.

For me, beliefs are different.  It's not that I am less certain.  It's more like, I can't punch the data into a calculator and have the truth pop out.  Science is not mandatory. 

First, some small print.  I reserve the right to change my mind with regards to any of these at any time for any reason.

Here we go...

I believe in God but I don't think he/she/it is anything like we imagine he/she/it to be.
I believe power corrupts.
I believe most politicians are self serving first and cannot be trusted to govern fairly.
I believe most organized religions spend a lot of time convincing themselves they are doing the right thing.
I believe all organized religions are wrong about nearly everything although they still provide value.
I believe we underestimate the value of relationships; of our value to each other.
I believe most of my taxes are wasted.
I believe the Democrats are typically wrong but think they are right.
I believe the Republicans are typically wrong and know it, but think we are too stupid to notice.
I believe that financial reform is way past due.
I believe that man's social evolution lags far behind his scientific and physical evolution.
I believe happiness is as readily available to someone sleeping in a puddle as it is to a millionaire.
I believe in UFOs but I have no idea what they are about.
I believe in ghosts but not in the way they are portrayed on television
I believe that Hell is a state of mind that you need not die to attain.
I believe in life after death.
I believe in miracles but I don't think religion has anything to do with it.
I believe I create my own reality but am unable to fully grasp the implications.
I believe George W. Bush is the worst president of my lifetime. 
I believe the bible has truths as well as factual accounts dispersed amongst fables.

Well, that is a pretty short list. Gives me something to think about.

What are your beliefs?


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Dream Lalapalluza

I love to sleep.  I am not sure why this is but I have a working theory.  It has to do with my dreams.  I have a lot of them.  Most are way better than real life.

That's quite a statement considering I have a pretty good "real" life.

In most of my dreams, I am a reluctant or dark hero.  I fight the bad guys and I like it because, inside, I am a bad guy as well.  In these "conflict" dreams, I always win.  I guess that's to be expected since I am writing the script.

I sometimes have this dream where I can't find the right uniform to wear.  I went to Annapolis for college and having the right uniform seemed to be important back then.  The dream is always the same.  I have an inspection and when I open my closet, there is nothing there.  I am not sure if this is a dream or a real memory that I am having trouble putting into the recycling bin.

Last week, after having this dream, I went to www.worldgratitudelist.com.  There is a place there where you can write down things you want to let go.  I wrote that I am letting go of this uniform dream.  The next night, I had the dream again.  This time, I opened the closet and guess what...it was still empty.  However, when I turned around, there was a laundry lady there with all of my uniforms freshly pressed and hanging in nice plastic coverings.

Funny how that worked out.

Today, I was at Costco trying to decide if I could eat a lifetime supply of tomatoes before they went bad.  That was the smallest package I could buy.  This reminded me of a dream I had a few years ago.  In this dream, I wanted a pet monkey so I went to Costco.  Made perfect sense at the time.  When I got to Costco, they didn't have any monkeys.  But they did have gorillas for sale over by the dog food section.  They were very affordable.  The only downside was that you had to buy a minimum of three.  

Right now, I am working on my Lucid Dreaming.  This is a dream state where you realize you are dreaming and take control of the wheel.  Once I master this, I may choose to never wake up again.


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