More Ramblings July 17,2024

 The night draws nigh and souls who are in transition mode whisper their last musings into their personal beings. Did I pre exist and if so, do I return? If  "I" didn't then do I dissolve at death. Where did that energy we call the soul go? And the void doesn't respond.

A man named Jesus spoke great words of comfort to His people. They had spoken of this mysterious power in their journey up from Egyptian slavery, "I AM" it spoke." MAKE NO LIKENESS OF ME" so they spun this story calling it shepherd leading sheep and other allegorical likenesses in words.Jesus called it something even more familiar, Father. And some of the Jews from ancient days believed they were "chosen" and had this Being calling them "My Chosen People" and Paul from visions enlargening that to include the rest of us as "adopted". We were admonished to love this Being with heart, soul, and mind and our neighbors as our selves.

Loren Eiseley, a favorite writer of mine runs the story of man backwards. His specialty is explaining how we became human. In stories from his book, "The Immense Journey " he runs through the skulls of sentient man. As we join the descent we watch the pitiful spectacle of man losing the ability to speak, where Nature is fearful and he has no guides to show him the way. In his small mind there is no past and no future, just the present. 

Eiseley gently guides us further down into the depths of the sea from whence all life emerged. But, Eiseley just leaves the enigma there. The clues stops there. Now after Eiseley's death, we the inheritors of this "life force" seem driven to create mechanical minds that behave like sentient humans with or without bodies. 

So,just as cosmic "beings" announced the birth of Jesus, there is renewed interest in His promise to return. It speaks to mankind's dream of living forever, to somehow make sense of the purpose of our existance here.

Well, it's getting late this middle of July evening and I'm about mused out. Had a good music session with my guitar buddy yesterday. Glad we can still make satisfying music together. Nitey nite 

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MY 87 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

 On my birthday our daughter, Cathy's family took us out for supper. It was a very happy occasion. The food and conversation were delicious and interesting. Top pic is Devin (grandson), and son in law, Jeff.Middle pic is my wife Lib and me, and  last pic is Lib, me, and our daughter, Cathy.This may be one of my last blogs. It's getting increasingly difficult to find and follow directions learning a new skill. I wanted to put these 3 on my blog and it took me some time to discover how do it. We used to be able to drag and drop, not any more.

So blessings to anyone who follows me here. I'm also on FaceBook. Bill Kinzie

July 2,2024 Feeling much better!

 Been icing my lower back and really being careful about walking and bending.Listening to my body and trying to be careful. Yesterday I drove 20 minutes round trip for pizza supper. No serious pangs. Slept well and again cautious about my walking style.No serious pangs, but it still lets me know to treat it with respect. This afternoon I drove to Publix about 4 miles one way and did a normal Tuesday grocery run. Arrived back home and stepped up leading with my left foot....it growled a little as if to say " don't you dare do that again!" Lib helped put the groceries away and I'll ice it again.

Beginning to feel much more normal again and less dubious about the near future. My birthday is on the 5th and my loving family is going to treat Lib and I to a supper! Yay! Stay tuned here for details as they develop.