HAPPY SPRING/EASTER!
Let Me Tell You About A Thing Called Heaven!
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
HAPPY SPRING/EASTER!
3/22/2018
Happy Spring, Everyone!
For what it's worth, I try to remind myself that Spring simply means "Life." I do believe that is why this soul came to Earth - simply to experience Life; and when I die, well, I think that there will be some interim wherever this soul goes, but after that interim, this one will be back at it - looking for Life - be it here on Earth or elsewhere.
So, that tells me I should spend this Spring - looking for Life and at Life while trying to accent that Life itself is the wonder all of us should be about. When I see myself, I should see Life. When I look at you, I should see Life. When I look at a wandering antelope pacing about as I just did 5 minutes ago in a neighbor's front yard, I should see Life. When I see the wonderful flower that was delivered by a friend, Shannon, yesterday, I should see Life. Thanks for that, Shannon! It was a thoughtful thing to do.
It was a nice surprise, but when Nancy and I returned home from some little trip out, there was an Easter Daffodil on our front door step. It had not flowered yet, but the buds were there ready to do so. And then this morning, our Easter Daffodil was in full bloom. How about that? We did not do a single thing other than water it, but Nature in all its Mysterious Glory did it all.
And amazingly, I think that is what this soul came to Earth to find - Life in all its mysterious forms and expressions; but that includes me and you and every living thing. We are all expressions of that wonderful thing called LIFE - and none of us have to go anywhere but where we are to find it. Do we?
What is the greatest virtue in Life? I think it is nothing more than to open our eyes and look out about us and see the Wonder that surrounds us - and BE GRATEFUL FOR IT ALL! If we do that, then more than likely we would not be allowing anytime to act as warriors in Life, seeking to destroy some of that precious thing that we consider unworthy of living. It is so simple to do what is right - just look to adore Life and find in that adoration the greatest love of God and the Divine possible.
Where is Heaven? Right Here - and right There. Heaven is Everywhere there is Life - and where there can be Life. I really believe that Now. This life is not a testing ground to find life elsewhere - or earn some reward for another life elsewhere. It is only an Opportunity to find the Life we might want elsewhere right here where we are - and to the degree that we find it here - and support it here - we find Heaven.
Or so, I Believe!
HAPPY SPRINGTIME, EVERYONE! I will leave you with a song about Heaven that I may sing at our CELEBRATE LIFE WEDDING on April 28th at 11 A.M. at the local Trinity Lutheran Church! Once again, Welcome Anyone who wants to come! If you need details, let us know!
Thanks!
Gently,
Francis William Bessler
& Nancy Shaw
www.una-bella-vita.com
Heaven
By
Francis William Bessler
Laramie, Wyoming
2/2014
REFRAIN:
Let me tell you about a place called Heaven,
a place called Heaven, a place called Heaven
where you can reside.
All you have to do to live in Heaven,
to live in Heaven, to live in Heaven,
is to know that - you are God's child.
Where is Heaven, my friend?
It's where you are.
Look up in the sky
and find a star.
Imagine you're there
and you can know
there's no more God there
than on the Earth below. Refrain.
What is Heaven, my friend?
It's knowing you belong.
Be proud of what you are
and sing your song.
There is no room in Heaven
for a thing called shame.
If you're ashamed of yourself,
you've got yourself to blame. Refrain.
Where is Heaven, my friend?
It's in your dreams.
It's up in the mountains
and down in the streams.
It's in the fish that swim
and in the squirrels that lurch;
and, yes, it's even in all
who praise in a church. Refrain.
What is Heaven, my friend?
It's having an open mind.
It's knowing all are worthy
and it's being kind.
It's believing Life is a miracle
that's full of majesty.
Each is part of that miracle
and is a king or a queen. Refrain.
Where is Heaven, my friend?
It's in yourself.
It's in all that you see,
all that you feel and smell.
It's in all the sounds you hear,
all that you love to taste.
It's knowing that all of this
is what makes Life great.
Refrain (2).
FINISH:
All you have to do to live in Heaven,
to live in Heaven, to live in Heaven,
is to know that - you are God's child -
is to know that - you are God's child -
to know that - you are God's child.