April 2011
...so what's the answer
When I said all that stuff yesterday about my infatuation with myself... that self-love issue I have... my obsession with myself... about living in my own little world of self-importance... I started musing about where to take all that today... where do I go with it... then this thought came through my brain... so what's the answer?.... why don't you simply talk about...
...the - I - Me - My -Mine - syndrome
I promised to say more about us humans and how we have this thing about ourselves... how important we are to us... how I am the center of my universe... I call it the - I-Me-My-Mine-Syndrome... it is built in... part of the original equipment... oh no... no, no, no... I say... not Philip...
...my biggest problem
It took me a very long time... to finally discover... that Philip's biggest problem... is Philip.... my biggest problem is... me! Not that that is such an unusual situation... it just kinda goes with the territory... the territory of being a human being... we humans really think the world should revolve around us.... that's why life gets so tough for us...
...many years ago
I think I have gone full circle back to 1969 when I first touched the "Deeper Life" authors... like Sparks, Grubb, Nee, Murray, Penn Lewis,, and all.....
This is from Grubb's daily morning reading... he is talking about
This is from Grubb's daily morning reading... he is talking about
...I am the greatest!
The big lie... I mean the really really big lie... is what I mentioned yesterday... that I am the greatest! Maybe I should rephrase that a little.... and say that it is the whole idea that I somehow should be...the greatest... or maybe at least a little bit greater than I am... followed by the thought that... you know ... I'll never be great....and then.... I don't have what it takes...
....but how do I do that?
I don't get it, Philip. I don't know where you live old fella... but.... I live in a real world.... not some ocean like you are talking about... I am clueless how this stuff you are saying would work out in real life here on good old planet earth... it seems to be real for you.... but how do I do that?
....how 'bout this?
If someone comes along and says or does something totally different from my norm... like really radical to my thinking... to my preconceptions of life ... how do I react to that? What is my response...? Am I threatened in some way? Like when a good friend of mine challenged me recently... with this statement....
