| God is everything, the "All That Is" of existence. We | | | | home she will suddenly start thinking of one in |
| are all a part of God but He is greater than the sum | | | | particular and when she gets back home, sure |
| of all the parts. This is something that some spiritual | | | | enough that particular plant will be in need of some |
| "gurus" tend to overlook or misinterpret. We | | | | TLC. I think this is amazing as plants to me are just |
| ourselves are not God (although we possess some | | | | something pretty or a potential source of food. And |
| God-like abilities); we are not equal to God; we are "a | | | | she thinks it's amazing that I can "feel God" and |
| part" of God. Although we can manifest things we | | | | receive messages from Him. |
| want if we focus enough and have sufficient belief in | | | | In actual fact we are both connecting to God just as |
| the outcome, there is one thing we cannot do. God | | | | much but in different ways. I am connecting with the |
| can manifest souls; we can't do that. So this does | | | | mind of God (or universal consciousness) but she is |
| prove that God is greater than the sum of all His | | | | connecting with God's creations. In the end, it is all |
| parts. | | | | the same thing. There are others who I know that |
| I often find it easier to connect to God than to | | | | are so connected to every person who crosses their |
| people. I connect to some of the people some of | | | | path and they transmit God's love to all they |
| the time but certainly not all of the people all of the | | | | encounter. They might not specifically pray or even |
| time although I would like to. That's not to say that I | | | | profess to have a belief in God but in actual fact |
| don't feel love and compassion for others - I do - but | | | | they are believing because they believe in humanity. |
| it isn't as consistent and far reaching as my love for | | | | Their connection is every bit as strong as my direct |
| God. And as far as nature goes, I can look at a | | | | connection to God's mind. |
| scene and think that is nice but it doesn't "move me" | | | | We are all different and unique souls residing in our |
| the way it does some people. Likewise, I think of | | | | temporary human bodies. And of course one of our |
| animals as being cute and amusing, good companions | | | | "tasks" is to remember who we really are. There are |
| or useful in some way, but my connection to them is | | | | so many ways of remembering and connecting. No |
| less than to people and certainly much less than my | | | | way is better than another. We are unique and so |
| connection to God. | | | | are our pathways back to God. So don't ever think |
| I have a friend who does not think she is as | | | | that you are less advanced spiritually because you |
| connected to God as I am although she tries very | | | | aren't communicating directly with God. If you love |
| hard to be. She "thinks God" but has not as yet been | | | | God's creations then you are loving God Himself and |
| able to make the transition to "feeling God". But on | | | | communicating with Him through that love. And if you |
| the other hand, she is so connected to nature that | | | | are "moved" by nature then you are feeling God's |
| she can communicate with plants. She has an | | | | love by appreciating the beauty of His creations. |
| enormous collection of plants and if she is away from | | | | |