But as the above picture illustrates… a lighted path may appear even in the darkest of shadowy times. And for most of my formative years, there wasn’t even a glimmer of light, at the “proverbial” end of the tunnel. As the website title suggests, I feel like I was… BORN INTO DARKNESS! Photo from Īlright, perhaps I’m being a bit dramatic, but I can honestly say that I feel like I was raised in darkness. Some Internal Feelings and InsightsĮver feel like your lost in the dark, with only vague and sometimes ominous images surrounding you? I know that I’ve felt that way for most of my life. I truly want to thank you for being there, and for all of your supportive comments! I truly appreciate them and my Best Wishes to each and Every One of You!!!Īnd with that, I’ll begin…. I have no doubt that if we seek… we shall find, “Because, the truth is in there. So, seek within, look within, and learn to listen to that Still Small Voice Within.Īnd now, with you’re permission, I’d like to share some of my life with you… and not only the painful experiences, but some of the answers that I have found along the way as well. In the X-Files, Agent Fox Mulder used to love saying, “The truth is out there.” And while there are certainly truths to be found in the external world, I would suggest to you that the real truth, the ultimate truth, lies within each and every one of us. Sometimes, I refer to God as Mom, simply because that’s what I needed the most… a loving, caring, and supportive Mother. We are on this journey together, and we can help each other with our individual quest to reach our Higher Self, the God Within, Enlightenment, or whatever term you prefer. I believe that whatever nationality, or race, or sex we are, that we are all more similar than dissimilar. I knew that I, this Glenn character, couldn’t heal me, but I sensed that there was something greater inside of me that could… and that’s what this blog is all about.
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But in spite of my challenged upbringing and often self-destructive behavior, or perhaps because of it, I was forced to search deeply inside myself for answers. You see, I was raised in an alcoholic home–talk about an oxymoron, and I also wasted a lot of years drinking (keeping up the family tradition), so I have a lot of catching up to do. And to face life fearlessly, knowing that I am always safe, always protected, always provided for… because I am connected to the very Source of Life Itself!īut the truth is that I still have a very long way to go before I know that kind of freedom. To be one with my True Self, the “SELF” within the self. Freedom to be secure in who I am and not wounded by the words or actions of others. And it isn’t so much about seeking the light at the end of the tunnel, as romantic as that may sound, but rather, it’s about seeking the True Light within us. And we must not only be willing to look within, but we must force ourselves to look deeper and deeper, even when we don’t like what we see–especially when we don’t like what we see! We cannot be honest with others, let alone with the Universal Spirit, if we cannot, or will not, be honest with ourselves first.Īnd that’s why I entitled this blog, “Alternative Ways to Enlightenment”, because there are many ways, many alternatives, that can lead one out of the pain and toward the light. But what it does require is that we take a good hard look inside ourselves.
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The seeking of enlightenment doesn’t necessarily mean that we must live in a cave, or climb a mountain top, or even don robes for that matter. In this way, we begin to use our painful experiences, as a catalyst for our spiritual growth and development–edging us towards enlightenment! Conversely, we may chose to justify our part in the play, if you will, and continue to wallow in our pain and self-pity… staying stuck at the level we’re at… the choice is always ours. By doing this, we begin to take a long hard look at ourselves, and admit the part we played in the mess, er… I mean scenario, and use it as a learning experience. There are usually multi-layers and multi-levels to any situation, condition, or problem that we are going through, and I believe that we must examine these “problem situations” through as many angles as we can. It’s an attempt to use the painful experiences of life to look deeper within–to look beyond the superficial circumstances and take a look at the bigger picture.
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For me, It’s about finding the way out of the pain. That’s a good question! Let me try to answer it. What is this blog about anyway… and what do you mean by Alternative Ways to Enlightenment?