In the end the only thing that counts is the relationship you have with your self. Everyone who is close to you now may or may not be close to you again. But, there is someone who you will always have to be accountable to and for, and that is your soul. Regardless of where you go and what pursuits you may engage in, your soul will be the one you answer to. That means at the end of the day when you face your self in the mirror there is no room for pretending, your soul knows exactly what you did, how you did it and wether or not you would like to admit it.

There is much to be said about saying nothing. I often wonder if I were to not speak at all would I in fact be saying more. Who we are while we are ‘doing’ our lives is what is in the end expressed. I can talk about peace, preach about love and rant about equality for everyone yet if I am not being that which is peace, that which is love, that which is equal to all then I am not saying anything am I?

What I am saying is I like to hear my self saying all these admirable notions and concepts and inspirational thoughts of greatness. I like to hear those words being regurgitated out of my mouth and feel the sense of nobility that comes with such grand ideas. I like to feel the greatness that comes from saying great things.

However, there is no greatness in empty words expressed for the purpose of temporarily stroking the ego’s need for admiration and respect from others. There is no greatness is shouting out to the heavens how great you are. There is only greatness in being that which knows greatness exists within everything.

Reverend Cherise Thorne

Are we enjoying our existence? Are we living in the abundance and tranquility that our soul deserves to experience? Are we fulfilling our soul's purpose? Every one is unique but we are all consciousness evolving and expanding and experiencing ourselves. We are all inter-connected, there is no separation. In order for us to truly know ourselves we have created this illusion of disconnection from each other and even our own self. Evolution is a process and part of that process is the experience of unconsciousness. We must first be that which we are not, in order to know that which we are. We entertain thoughts of separation so that we will fully realize the infinite wisdom that lies within us. In other words, I believe we are here to recognize ourselves. We are trying to recognize our soul hidden among the forms that masquerade in front of us. Every moment we are tempted into believing that we are the physical form and not just using it as a vehicle of self-awareness and expression. That temptation is even stronger when all we can see is the physical.