Day 10

It was a perfect day. Everything fit in time and space. The shopping and the lunch were just as we wanted and Hollie was back with time to spare for her retirement appointment. All’s well with us. I am grateful to have Hollie and Megan close geographically and emotionally. Rob Breszny’s timely message was about finding a personal religion by choosing a name for “God” and extracting meaningful rituals and beliefs from all religions. Mine is Divine Spark.

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If I were called to construct a religion, I would not force an old man to climb a mountain in a storm and come back with a bunch of negatively worded laws on super heavy stones. I would choose the commandments given to Zipporah, the wife of Moses, by the Goddess, the Divine Spark, during a quiet visit by a serene pond while both sipped fragrant tea from eggshell thin china cups.

1 – Thou shalt revere all life from the tiniest spider to the most magificent tree.

2 – Thou shalt create at least one random act of kindness each day.

3 – Thou shalt use these words each day: I love you, Thank you, I’m sorry.

4 – Thou shalt see through human facades with compassion.

5 – Thou shalt grow or visit a garden whenever possible and breathe deeply

6 - Thou shalt support and encourage all you meet and leave them feeling better than when you met.

7 – Thou shalt think with your own mind and hold your integrity.

8 – Thou shalt sing and dance with or without a partner or music.

9 – Thou shalt recycle everything.

10-Thou shalt find some bit of humor in every situation and smile often.
11-Thou shalt enjoy silence each day.

And the Goddess would instruct Zipporah to ask for directions so the sojourn in the wilderness would last only a few days.