Dare to be DifferentWritten by Joyce C. Lock
The more we discover who God is, more we come to realize there is no opinion of value, apart from God, in even simplest of matters. For example: How many times have we had a profound thought, considering it of no importance to write it down; keeping it until its divine purpose is revealed? There is many a poet, song writer, or author whose gift God is trying to awaken, to use for Him; God's effort being cheapened due to low opinions of ourselves. I don't know of anyone who respects a writer, thinking him a loafer, except he has actually been published. Try to get a loan, or a common job, listing occupation as ‘writer’. Apply for a writing position and most likely question will be, "Where did you get your education, or training?" People snub male writers, thinking it a sick excuse to avoid society or work (unless they are, already, bringing in big bucks). If one keeps a diary, television tells us it will be full of dark secrets that will only come back to haunt us. When a child finds pleasure in recording their thoughts, we, sometimes, impatiently await them outgrowing it. Knowing one who keeps meticulous books, records, and ledgers (except it be their job or it directly benefits us); we tend to think them a neat freak, obsessive, or weird. Where do we get these ideas of what is important, or acceptable, and what is not? How do we get gall to look down on people different from us? When did we start thinking God could not use people, without degrees, or that money is proof of God's calling? And, who made our opinion authority, anyway?
| | Why is this Happening to Me Again? An Interview with Dr. Michael RyceWritten by C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot
Would you like to learn how you can live forever...and find peace and well-being too? Dr. Michael Ryce has answers... On first impression, Dr. Michael Ryce left an indelible mark on my perception of both metaphysical and physiological ideologies. Enamored by his overall intelligence, I found myself wrapped in a superimposed philosophy about life, death and overall spirituality. A pioneer and driving force behind Heartland, a self-healing sanctuary in Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Dr. Ryce explained what drove him to convey his methodologies of spiritual mentorship and teaching. Born to his mother who had toxemia, Dr. Ryce suffered for over 20 years with debilitating physical problems. It was at one point in his life that he 'took a look around world' and knew he had to do something about it. Attaining doctorates in Naturopathic Medicine, Holistic Philosophy and a background in electronics, business and theology, Dr. Ryce became a 'teachers' teacher and a healers' healer.' A professional and dynamic speaker, Dr. Ryce not only holds positive workshops and seminars around country, he has been featured on both television and radio as well. When I asked him about his journey in life, he responded, '...the Journey has been eclectic....' But what makes Dr. Michael Ryce so special, one might ask. Dr. Ryce is on mission of a lifetime to lend tools to self-healing in all aspects of individual lives. What tools? He elaborated on panoramic perception of masses and precisely explained physiological dynamics and differences between religion and spirituality; and reality versus actuality. To better comprehend his philosophical and proven theories, Dr. Ryce concluded, Reality is 'real' world within ourselves. Actuality is 'insane' world around us. When we are able to perceptually define difference, it is then that we begin to have an understanding of how to achieve better overall health and well-being through forgiveness to self - in reality. In further paralleled explanation, Dr. Ryce elaborated on how 'Passion of Christ' has been misconstrued over time. By all accounts, most individuals would see Passion as one of sacrifice and promotion of suffering. But before he told me this, he asked me, 'How do you define passion?' Of course, off plane of consistency, I responded that Passion to me is my life's fulfillment, to be able to write and convey poignancy to those around me, to find purpose in my life... thus is my passion. And then as I finished my sentence, Dr. Ryce said, '...exactly, Passion was meant to show end of suffering, and that Jesus came to put an end to suffering...' When He (Christ) emerged from tomb, he was unscathed and alive. He came back to show that no matter what amount of 'actuality' occurred, that reality was that He had overcome it. Energy Systems are eternal, he told me. Based on scientific research, energy systems do not die. They continue to live. What allows human beings to physically die is fact that we have become bound to sin. But what exactly is sin? According to Dr. Ryce, sin is an acronym for Self Inflicted Nonsense. So what do energy systems, Passion of Christ and SIN have to do with living an eternal, healthy, happy life? In society, we accept learned conditioning that has been handed down from generation to generation. We have accepted that we must suffer, sacrifice and avoid sin to make it into Heaven. Not exactly.
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