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		<title>The Spark of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the beginning, there was nothing. There was no life, only just inorganic material. From this material, there was a spark, and from this spark life was created. That spark was the Spark of Life. This is just one theory out of many on how life on Earth started. This is the theory that I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2629" title="Spark of Life - Creation of the Universe" src="http://claytonjohnston.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Spark-of-Life-Creation-of-the-Universe.jpg" alt="Spark of Life - Creation of the Universe" width="280" height="257" />In the beginning, there was nothing. There was no life, only just inorganic material. From this material, there was a spark, and from this spark life was created. That spark was the Spark of Life.</p>
<p>This is just one theory out of many on how life on Earth started. This is the theory that I believe in. Some people think it funny and quite illogical of a theory. For others, like myself, it is the most logical answer to a question that will never be answered. People tend to jump to conclusions quickly and just shrug other beliefs off. Mind you, it is hard to always take other things seriously when one doesn&#8217;t believe in them, but hopefully those that read this article might have a better understanding of why people believe in this theory about creation.</p>
<p>First, why do people even worry about how we were created? The answer is as unclear as it is varied. Curiosity is probably the best reason. Curiosity is the reason why many things in the past get studied and debated. Curiosity and hunger for information to be exact. To some, having beliefs about the world are very important. They take comfort in feeling secure in believing in answers to certain questions. There is nothing wrong with that, of course. It&#8217;s nice to have hopes and a kind of mental comfort in believing in certain things and finding answers to age old questions.</p>
<p>What does the Spark of Life theory mean exactly? Let&#8217;s take a deeper look at it. It is the belief that life was created by a single spark of energy. It does not necessarily provide a reason or purpose for the spark, but merely just states that there was one. The importance is not in why but rather just the fact that it happened.</p>
<p>Some people consider it a pessimistic view on life. Many of these are religious members who find it counterproductive to their creationistic theories. Creationism generally suggests that there was a reason to why life was created, while the Spark of Life theory leaves such a question and answer untouched. Many, like myself, don&#8217;t believe there is a reason to why the spark occurred and therefore, to put it bluntly, there is no reason to life or why humans exist. Therefore, the only reason to exist is just to exist.</p>
<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean that life is without purpose. It just means that life is a kind of accident and there was no purpose behind its creation. But purpose doesn&#8217;t need to have original identity to exist. In other words, just because a purpose isn&#8217;t inherently within something doesn&#8217;t mean a purpose can&#8217;t be given to it. Even if humankind, or all life for that matter, was created by accident, people and animals still can find a reason to live. We make our own this way and don&#8217;t have to worry about fulfilling the obligations and rules of higher beings or following a fate for our creation.</p>
<p>Many times it is labeled illogical. It is said to be this because some people can&#8217;t understand how something can come from nothing. It defies the very laws of physics in truth, or at least the laws that we can comprehend and understand. There still is much to science that seems to defy everything we already know. It is ironic though that such a theory can be called illogical when many of the accusers suggest in return that the existence of a higher being as the creator is the reason for life. Why is this ironic? What makes the idea that a powerful, omnipotent being has existed since the dawn of time and will continue to exist until its end a more reasonable belief than the idea that life originated from nothing. Both are fine beliefs to have, but neither is more logical than the other in any way. There is no proof to currently make them logical, and all people can go on is their belief challenged against another.</p>
<p>The Spark of Life theory really isn&#8217;t &#8220;out there&#8221; if people would just give it a chance. This doesn&#8217;t mean they have to believe in it. Believing in something takes a deeper feeling. It&#8217;s not something one can truly just wake up and decide to do. But people assume that it&#8217;s a negative theory that doesn&#8217;t promote anything. They think that being assigned a purpose is the only way to get one. It has nothing to do with how we are created. People can find their own just by living. That is what believing in the Spark of Life means.</p>
<p><em>by Jake Rose</em></p>
<p><em>Jake Rose is an artist and an author on <a href="http://www.writing.com/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.Writing.Com/</a> which is a site for <a href="http://www.writing.com/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">Writers</a>.<br />
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		<title>My Passion, My Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every morning I excitedly get out of bed.  Just a few minutes of goals and visions for the day swirl in my head. No lingering for me, no alarm, no wishful notes too.  Just me in my night gown with no hat. I sit down to enter my dreams and what can notes.  In my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-710" title="bubbles" src="http://claytonjohnston.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bubbles-300x300.jpg" alt="bubbles" width="300" height="300" />Every morning I excitedly get out of bed.  Just a few minutes of goals and visions for the day swirl in my head. No lingering for me, no alarm, no wishful notes too.  Just me in my night gown with no hat.<br />
I sit down to enter my dreams and what can notes.  In my journal entries that began long ago with a tiny book and its lock and key.  I used to dwell on all the icky things back then but now I write God with my cheers and glees instead.<br />
I remember the days I knew not whether I was going to live or die.  I also never thought I&#8217;d see why cancer came by. I&#8217;m glad I had cancer because today I like the who I&#8217;ve become.  Which would have never occurred had it not appeared.<br />
If I dwell, I can remember the day of an accident that left me in a wheel chair for years.  Because I know if I do, today there will be a lot of have nots and heart of tears too.<br />
As a coach I&#8217;ve been trained to be in the present moment with me.  Thank goodness for apple trees.  For if it had not been for growing things fresh air would not have been.  And I would not be able to enjoy breathing it all in.<br />
Next I write wisdom, only wisdom that I can share.  I know that someone will be here and be inspired because I&#8217;d cared. I travel through my day with a soul of glee.  Knowing, really knowing, this is the right place for me to be.  The excitement occurs when I pick up my pen and get the surprise of how far its all come.<br />
I know there were days long ago when I dreaded my day.  I&#8217;m glad, I&#8217;m glad, there aren&#8217;t none of them anymore.  For when their inklings first appear, I now have the training and support to make them disappear.  Coaching made me work so that I can appear.<br />
When I crawl under the covers at night, I smile with prayer at the difference I made in everyone&#8217;s life this day.  Just because I was there.  Before I drift off to sleep my sugar plums swirl with what next I can do with my pen.  I nod off to sleep, gracefully and slow, lingering on the stories yet to be told.<br />
Occasionally there is a 2 am up.  Just because what was swirling before needs to be said.  So I honor the time with my pen and then its back to la-la-land I go.  I&#8217;m so glad of my passion, my life.  Its allows everything to be said. After my last eye lid shutter, my last thought is tomorrow&#8217;s putter.</p>
<p>Catherine Franz, a Business Coach, specializes in writing, marketing and product development.  Newsletters and  additional articles:  <a style="color: #1900ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.abundancecenter.com/" target="_new">http://www.abundancecenter.com</a> blog: <a style="color: #1900ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://abundance.blogs.com/" target="_new">http://abundance.blogs.com</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Life is beautiful. You are unique. Our world is wonderful because there is just ONE and only one YOU. You are a co-creator of our world! Therefore, even though they may never in this world meet with you, let your thoughts, words and actions motivate and inspire many to be a maven that lives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-562" title="life" src="http://claytonjohnston.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/life-300x200.jpg" alt="life" width="300" height="200" />Your Life is beautiful. You are unique. Our world is wonderful because there is just ONE and only one YOU. You are a co-creator of our world! Therefore, even though they may never in this world meet with you, let your thoughts, words and actions motivate and inspire many to be a maven that lives in haven.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Let your sagacity be seen by all and sundry. Call-into-being, a city that is as peaceful as haven and as impressive as the <em>Sagacity of Sage</em>.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">In my head, I clearly see you inscribing your name boldly on that beautiful glass of glory with that shinning golden pen of prestige, distinction and eminence!</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">My heart is full of Love and my mind is full of Faith &#8212; and all, just for you. I see you manifesting God&#8217;s purpose through your Life on planet earth &#8212; as you live ultimately in that divine <em>phonesis</em> and <em>epignosis</em> that is <em>sophic</em> and <em>esoteric</em> by all rule of thumb.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Congratulations! I wish you Joy. I wish you Peace. And I wish you well. I wish you the wisdom of knowing the importance of empowering people and impacting lives down pat. I have in mind to pat you on the back, ultimately.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">For now, I admonish you to live with strength of character and of mind realization, and be part of the performing generation. Go ahead and write your victory song, and get others singing with joy! We all can sing, but not we all can write a victory song.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Remember that the authority, the audacity, the nobility, the probity and the reputability abaft and aft a name, does not just pin a <em>moniker</em> on it. No, it defines and distinguishes that Name for admiration, adulation, devotion, veneration, recognition and decoration.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Now is your time to pin a <em>moniker</em> to your Name. Now is your time to step-up and leave a lasting legacy. Now is your time to stand up, not just to be counted, but to make yourself count. You cannot afford to be a wasted generation. No, God forbid!</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://claytonjohnston.com/how-to-make-your-life-truly-beautiful"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p></p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Finally, make your Life simple. Have no fears, whether of tomorrow or of death. But strive to know the truth about Life, and get to appreciate that death is just another phase of Life!</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">For me, I <em>know</em> my Life (and your Life) is a <em>dream</em>. And I look forward to waking-up one day, on the other side of the great divide, the great beyond, and looking back to say, <em>&#8220;Wha-o! What a beautiful dream!&#8221;</em></p>
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<p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Copyright 2010 by Jay Onwukwe and Sam Chiyson.</p>
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