The Lumberjack's Seeds

NOTE: I really rode my ATV/Quad up into the woods and wrote this on top of a hill, it wasn't began as a religious writing, but it ended that way. Religious or not, I think it's educational and phillosophical in some way.

I’m not sure what’s so appealing about being alone. Is it the thought that no one is around to know what you’re doing or the idea that no one can judge you or class you? Maybe it’s just the idea that you are alone to think. You’re thoughts are alone; you are one, one singular being.

Imagine that you take your ATV or quad cycle, you put on your helmet and you bring a pen and a note book. You ride off into the woods on a familiar trail. You stop at the top of a hill, you turn off the quad, take off the helmet and you just stop everything for a moment. You clear your mind and just look around. Then, you take out your pen and notebook and you write. What would you write about?

As I sit here on my quad, the first thing I notice is…I am not alone. There is nobody around to talk to, to ask me meaningless questions, no TV, no video games, and no electric noise. Then what is there to make it so I am not alone?

The first things I see are the trees, old, young, thick, thin, tall, short, leafy, bare, lush, starved, dark, and light. I hear the wind blow through their leaves and hear each of them singing a soft song, I hear the birds chirping in their branches telling them secrets and sharing the gossip and I hear the squeak of two limbs fighting for space. I even hear a branch finally give in to the weight of the world and fall down. Amazing how one little breeze can finally make a branch that has been holding on for years through the snow, rain, sleet, hail, ice and strong winds, fall to the ground.

I start to think how similar the trees are to people. Like people trees come in a variety of shapes and sizes, different colors and looks and they grow around other trees, some of them in close groups and others farther apart. They live under branches and some hide below other trees while some reach up high towards the clouds. Some are forced into different shapes and others are left to do as they please with the space they occupy. And, when gravity is pulling down too hard, some of them break under pressure. The only difference I can see is… when a tree falls down, no matter who’s around to hear it, no one can help it back up.

So, you’re still alone on your quad. Are you thinking about the times you’ve fallen? The times you had help back up? Remember when you helped yourself up? Were you really alone?

Have you ever seen a Lumberjack who carried around a seed pouch in one hand and an axe in the other? He never cuts down the trees He’s planted in His orchard, even though He has all the power to do so. He just Loves them too much to cut them down.

Do you know what time it is?

There are other trees that need a Hand…

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Why the Raven is like a writing Desk: A personal view on everything and nothing

Why do you suppose a Raven is like a writing desk?

Isn't it obvious, Poe (Edgar Allen Poe -click here-) wrote on them both.

Like Poe, there are many people out there with similar thoughts, fears, challenges as this famous writer. I'm here to talk about my opinion on why.

It is inevitable that a person os to come across a "dark path" in there life at one point, but it is even more common for the person to find many more dark holes, the idea is to not dig those holes deeper, but to build a sturdy bridge over them.

The idea is that everyone has problems and everyone has there own ways of getting over each problem. Some people have social difficulties/disabilities and other people have seclusion issues (they don't like being alone). Theropy may be the best solution for some people, but a good friend can be just as helpful.

Advice from family can sometimesbe very bias in what they want of you. Parents, for example, may give you advie that will lead you down the path hat they want you to persue and they may give you faulty direction in doing so. Friends may also provide a person with bias advice, because of jealousy or other problems/opinions that they may have. If you find yourself in a situation where you need good avice, the best way to get it is to gather it from many people, build your own opinion and provide yourself with the best solution.

Simply put, if you want help, the best person to ask is yourself.

It's actually quite amazing how much a person can help themselves if they are really looking for answers. One must first seek information, form a theory, seek opinion, form and opinion, tie the opinion to the theory and come to a conclusion. This does not mean that every conclusion is correct. Trial and error are also a part of the learning process. Learn from your past do not run from it.

NOTE: I wrote this in the dead of the night, without spell check or grammar correction (can't you tell). plz respond with opinions and corrections.

"Until Death Do Us Part" Making a Good Marriage

“A portion of your soul has been entwined with mine. A gentle kind of togetherness, while separate we stand. As two trees deeply rooted in separate plots of ground, while their topmost branches come together, forming a miracle of lace against the heavens.” Janet Miles

Today, I’m going to discuss the topic of Marriage. *Sees people run in fear* Don’t be afraid. I’ve seen some fantastic couples who are married and I think they get the idea of what it means. It’s not as scary as you think, but it’s beautiful. Look at the people you think have a good stable marriage and ask them “How do you two work so well?”

First, what is the definition of a marriage?

a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage <same-sex marriage> b : the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage

2

: an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities

3

: an intimate or close union <the marriage of painting and poetry — J. T. Shawcross>

This is where the Deffinition came from.

Now, let’s look at some stats
Stats

This Stats chart shows that the wealthier families are more apt to get married.  I think this is because the process of a wedding is so expensive. Wealthier families take pride in having big, glorious weddings for their families to enjoy and share together. Families with less money tend to take pride in simply being able to enjoy life to the best of their abilities. Personally, I think marriage is more than the ceremony but the act of sex and the understanding from both families that these people want to marry under the eye of God, with or without a paper that says they are. No one needs a paper to say that they love someone “until death do us part”

Between 1960 and 2009 the number of marriages decreased by 10%

I think this may be because there are more people who feel marriage is not necessary to show their love to someone.

Stats show that if you have a good income, graduated college, have not had a child previous to marriage, you’re over 25, your parents are together, and you’re religious in some way, then your chance of a good marriage is high.

 Income: a good income means you can support a family as well as yourself. If you are unable to support yourself then you are not able to support a marriage. A person who is independent and educated will be more able to take care of themselves and their spouse as well as a family.

“The more you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.” Amy Grant

Education: a better education means you’re going to be more mature and you will be able to think more logically. A good education supplies a person not only with job skills but also relationship skills.

Baby baggage: having a child before marriage can be hard for couples. Taking care of the infant causes stress and makes education hard to handle as well as getting a job. The stress causes a lot of couples to break apart because they are not mature enough to handle the situation. Mature couples have waited to get to know each other and because they know each other better (their likes, dislikes, stressors, relaxers, frustrations, etc.) then their spouse will be more able to take care of the child as well as their husband/wife.

Age: younger people(under the age of 25) who get married often get divorced. I think this is because they have not gotten the chance to mature and become independent. Older couples who get married know about their partners boundaries and how not to cross them and, if they are crossed, they know how to heal them. Older couples act more like adults and less like children.

“The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.” Peter De Vries

Parents: the first people to influence you. If the parents are divorced then later on when the child marries, he/she will see it as more acceptable to get a divorce instead of being committed to their partner and staying in the relationship “until death do us part”

“In marriage, each partner is to be an encourager rather than a critic, a forgiver rather than a collector of hurts, an enabler rather than a reformer.” H. Norman Wright and Gary J. Oliver

Religion: knowing how to love God and knowing how He loves you. If someone accepts God’s Love then they will be more able to accept someone else’s love and build that relationship while giving their love back to that person. God is the super glue for many marriages, while other factors help hold a marriage together.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband; and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
--I Corinthians 7:2-4

And some more stats:

In 1960 there were .42 million people living together unmarried

In 2009 there were 6.61 million people living together unmarried

It’s become more acceptable to live with someone unmarried and “begin a life” with them.

Personally, I think marriage is one of the more important bonding experiences for a couple. They have to plan together, pay together, see both families together, share the experience together, etc. The wedding experience alone provide all this in one day, which helps a couple prepare for the future they are about to have together.

Living together before Marriage:

Although it is a good way to get to know each other better before marriage, it also allows for temptation. Personally, I think people should wait to have sex until they are married. This way is guaranteed that the couple is STD free, the chances of pregnancy are 0, and they can build their self control and sustain from sex and will be less likely to have an affair because they see sex as a holy binding between themselves and their spouse.

I think marriage (as in the certificate, ceremony, etc.) is not necessary for a serious couple who have been together for more than 3 or 4 years. If they want to get married, but do not have the money for all the wedding things and certificate and license, then they should announce that they are engaged (engaged does not mean they have a ring, a ring is not needed) and make it public that they will get married. The couple can “marry” in their house and constellate the marriage (I highly suggest writing your own vows, if you plan on this; and making the vows to each other). Later, when you save enough money, you can have a real wedding.

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Thirteen Reasons Why (my thoughts on the book)

Very recently, I finished a book called Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

This book is about a girl named Hanna Baker, who has commited suicide, but before going through with it, she recorded her final thoughts on audio tapes and sent them to people on her list. The list is composed of people who need to know what they did in her life, one of them is a boy named Clay, but he is on the list for a different reason and the only way to find out is to "press play". Clay had a crush on Hanna in school and just as he got the courage to talk to her, she kills her self. What luck that is.

Anyway, I think this book produces the frightening view of a common high school. Drama, cheating, rape, parties, rumors, lots of rumors and how one action can cause a "snowball effect" and ruin the life of someone else. Hanna was trapped in this kind of environment like many young adults and teens today are.
I believe it put across a strong message to think about how you effect a person or people when you do something.
I highly recomend this book, because it presents an important window into the life of many teens and young adults, it's easy to read even though the topic is very difficult, and it's a total page turner. I didn't know how to put it down. (5/5 stars)

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