You Are What You Think You Are - There's No Escaping That Reality...

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Facing one's self can be a daunting task, but if we are to understand others we must first endeavor to understand ourselves. This a thought provoking post, thanks.

Thank you Charity (which is the word translated from agape - love) in the Bible.

Thanks also Candy.

Wise words Barry.

Well said. We should all lead lives of self examination, listening to our hearts AND to the clues God gives us about the paths we travel.

Just now I'm a calzone...with extra cheese..

Sounds tasty - but... As a man thinks in his heart - not the surface is the key here. Unless of course you have a calzone in your heart... (Man I miss New Jersey...)

I have met, and opposed, a man who thinks he is the smartest one of all. He happens to be good looking and women and men are drawn to his well crafted facade. I know he is comfortable with lies in order to get his own way; he has had much practice because he remembers to whom he tells his false facts. He truely beleives he is wonderful: thank goodness he isn't running for president of USA.

Christie - of whom do you speak?

I live by this rule. It's really a matter of intent.

Which rule Joe?

"As man thinketh in is heart: so is he"

Oops - ok thanks...

Hi Tony, as it happens in my specific case of observation, it was a neighbor of mine. A friend and neighbor called him "Hitler", I saw parallels of "MO" (mode of operation) with leaders in history who want their own way. If one is with them, you are a friend; If one opposes them, you become the enemy. They use rumor and invented motivations to destroy their opposition.
Such enemies of Truth and fair-play can make up facts that support their positions in an instant, and it is left to others to do the research to seek the truth.
Has anyone else run into this type of person? Certainly, Jesus faced this kind of evil in the world, too.

Christie - I have been accused of being this type of person, but I don't think I fit that mold. I'm sure the Lord faced this, but he was very sharp. He always quoted the word in response to error and thus applied God's flawless logic instead of inserting any human logic...

Me too LRS, me too..

I apollogize to you, Tony, because i didn't think that my words did apply to you. I really appreciate the depth of your learning and gentle way to engage in discussion to encourage non-believers to participate.
Pres. Clinton had some of this MO, but I thank God that he worked for good. Even so, history teaches that the "ends do not justify the means". And Jesus sent out his disciples warning of wolves in sheeps clothing. Truth shall prevail!

Amen Christie - no apology needed. I think I was a little sensitive from another post of mine and the comments. ;-)

Tony - all my best wishes to you.
The Heart is not the property of the ego - ego rules intellect, which is a brain function, and is separative.
The Heart is a collective "Home" space for joining with the Creator and All Beings. The Heart is a place some healers use in order to transform evil back into Original Source, or LOVE [healing power].
"Thinking in the Heart", then, is accessing the vision of what you came to do for the highest good of all in this incarnation = and allowing yourself to be shown-the-Way by your "still small voice".
At the highest levels, then, "thinking in the Heart" is One-ness thinking, done in concert with all-that-is for the highest good of all. It is Compassionate Service using our unique individual and group Gifts. It is being the "good and faithful servant" Jesus spoke of, the "good steward", the "good shepherd."

Thoughts have wings.

Tony, I'm with you here all the way. There's nothing sacred about the "heart", or deeply held convictions in a human. That's just a nonsensical myth to justify hangin on to what we want to be true. Those that have long been seeking truth, and freedom, may feel this is incorrect. But then, they would not really have much to work with to realize how wrong the myth is. To them, it might seem quite true that the heart was full of wonderful things. But if they look real slow and careful, they'll see there's other stuff in there too.