Where I am !

I am, of course, in Alaska, where I came for a brief interlude ten and a half years ago and remain. Alaska is on the planet Earth, the Earth in in the physical universe and the physical universe is in the void which is absolute, infinite and eternal and cannot be sensually apprehended or even intellectually apprehended other than following a movement of conscious faith. This void is also, I believe, present at the core of my being, a spiritual presence which renders my being an absolute, infinite and eternal being. The universe is not so. Everything within it is relative, finite and temporary. My being transcends the universe and places me in the void. I am in the void!

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Why am I doing this?

One could, of course, or should ask this question of every action one undertakes. To understand one's own intentions might be a sign of improvement in the world and an intent to improve the world might, in itself be considered a good thing, a positive thing to do. Such is my intent with my blogs, to present a positive space where the weary soul can spend a little time catching up with its own being, leaving, temporarily, its actuality for the reality of simply being.
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What am I doing here?

This question has, I suppose, many different levels of answer depending both upon the moment and the actuality in which it is asked and the depth of consciousness of reality of the one who asks the question. To my experience a majority of the people I meet live in an infinite universe which is different from mine, which is finite. I will probably hack into this later but here and now I am asking the question about this blog, which I set up several years ago but for which I have not yet defined a purpose other than echoing the content of my other blog https:\\michaelsidneywelch.com 

I don't want this blog to contain content irrelevant to my main concern which is my personal growth in understanding and wisdom and my desire to communicate the same to any interested fellow human and will therefore use it to ask questions and formulate answers as I go along.
Please come along for the ride!

the following day

Clear and cold. if I remember but not too cold so I worked for two and a half hours and made four or five calls. Maija was not feeling well and did not go to the Sunday gathering. When I came home we lit a fire and watched a couple of movies, 'Elza' from French Guadaloupe and 'The Cut' from Armenia, both of which I highly recommend. Watched the latest adventure of 'the Trump' on the news and went to bed. michaelsidneywelch.com

Yesterday I took the bull by the horns and drove 60 miles north to Wasilla (from where you can see Russia according to MS. Palin) to interview a fellow about his interactions with wildlife last year. The weather was quite breezy and I counted six cars off the road, one upside down and one on its side and the others just stuck in snow. The conditions called for careful driving so I obliged. Arriving back in Anchorage in the late afternoon I ate a burrito, took a nap and spent the evening sitting with Maija by the fire. We watched Saura's 'El Amor Brujo" again, always a treat.

All is well!!

Hello - I'm considering using this blog for more personal input although, being unused as I am to public display I do not yet know what the content may be. A short journal perhaps of some of my daily doings, a light-hearted summary of daily activities in Anchorage, AK or wherever the future may find me. Although I am in one place my mind carries me to many places held in memory and to the company of the many people I associate with those place. You can always get there from here!

Infinite possibilities

The idea is not infinite. If it were infinite it would not be possible. There are no infinite possibilities. The possibilities imaged in the idea are finite and cannot grasp what is real or distinguish between the real and the actual. Existence, the actualized possibility, is only an image of reality, which cannot be known by those reflective processes of rational thought that discover the idea, the ground of possibility. The actualities in which we each exist, the actualized possibilities, are only related coincidentally and impartially to the reality of being.