About My Spiritual Life

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 I am unable to explain much about my Spiritual life, but let me touch on a few things.  First of all, I'm not fond of politicians from school boards to presidents.  I'm registered with a party here in Florida, but most likely won't vote.  This comes, once again, knowing politicians from an early age.  Ministry is a lot like playing politics, because people often tell preachers what they want to hear.  

But then too, I kind of feel as though my thinking is different from most and as a Spiritual person I feel as though I am guided by the Spirit and often it means for me to just listen.  My cardiologist at the time of my heart attack advised me to shut out all news after 5:00pm and just relax before going to bed, but in my own way, I am a news junkie.  I still try to live his advice.

I try to avoid all the news when I go to YouTube after dinner.  I watch old TV shows like excerpts from game shows and something like Highway Patrol from the late fifties.  One thing I probably enjoy most are car chases from LA, but don't ask me why.  Some can be as short at ten minutes and be longer than two hours.  Some vids are so boring to watch I actually drift off to a light evening nap.  

The latter might explain why I sometimes wake up in the spiritual hour between three and four in the morning.  But I always drift off to sleep, sometimes with my computer on my lap.  I've decided I sleep when I need to sleep.  Stress never bothers me, but I have things on my mind.  I see a lot of meditation type videos that I sometimes watch with some promising fame and money.  Of course I don't believe them, but I enjoy the music and graphics of those vids. 

I take my cardiologist's advice to heart, literally.  I know that smoking my pipe could be hazardous to my health, but when I haven't smoked my pipe for a few days my BP goes up.  I think of my pipe as part of my Spirituality, but I can't explain this.  I know my pipes won't do me harm, but I can't explain this either.  

There is a lot about my Spirituality I can explain to no one.  But at least a few understand in their own way.  Let me say I have my connections and leave it at that.  I have a very active mind during the day and have learned to shut down by evening.  If I don't I could do more harm to my heart than good.  I usually put my pipe away after four or so in the afternoon and I don't smoke it all day long.  I enjoy just sitting on the lanai with a cup of coffee and a cold bottled water.  My pipe is never far from me.

My best friends are my wife, family, and others, but so are my pipes.  Today it is my Nording Number 2 handcrafted  pipe with some of my Autumn Evening.  I ordered a pound of Autumn Evening at the beginning of this month and I have a lot of it left.  A pipe isn't a pipe without tobacco.  I thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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