Well said, LightR_on, and I completely agree with you 100 percent.  

Life is what it is. Today is the day that matters.

We make a difference, each of us, by what we do and say each day, for ourselves and others, and we each have a new opportunity every time we open our eyes in the morning.

When I listen to others bemoan this or that, the state of the world, the tragedies to come, the "futility" of it all, it is in my nature to sometimes automatically follow those thoughts into a downward spiral. But then I realize that "I" am not the downward spiral unless I choose to be.

And when I fall unconsciously into a downward spiral myself, in my thoughts or words, I depend on others to help lift me up. All that matters is that we be there for each other, live and learn...we'll find our way.

In my opinion, love, blink

I think your perspective is right on, Newwayknight, and your summaries are accurate. Therefore, definitely, social justice continues to be worth striving for, in all arenas which any of us can influence. We all have a part to play in our world, but no one is truly powerless.  I believe that.  

Even at times or in places in which there seems little reason for optimism, I think we each need to do our part, as often as we can. Simple tolerance when that is beneficial, and activism where it is appropriate, if we are able and if we are ready. Spiritually, I think that every voice is heard, no matter what.

To be willing to sacrifice to help another can be as simple as valuing that voice and using it wisely at the right time, in the right place. Many people have shown us that one small voice is a powerful thing.  

That will never change, I suspect.

love, blink

The love in my heart tells me that end time theories are a misrepresentation and misinterpretation of what is in store with God's divine plan.

The love in my heart tells me that God and the beings of love and light who work with him are loving, wise and certainly capable enough to not set things up so that millions, perhaps billions of God's children don't end up in hell for all of eternity.

My common sense and research have shown me that some people have misrepresented what God and beings of love and light say about things such as end times, in order to further their political objectives.

My common sense and research tell me that a lot of people buy into such a way of thinking, because they are afraid that they will end up on the wrong side of the fence if they don't.

I believe that a person would be hard pressed to find even one being of love and light who believes in the doomsday perspective.

I do believe it is possible that there will be some changes. But going by the messages I've received from my guidance they "aren't" going to take place in a doomsday kind of a way. In various ways more love is going to come into the World. When more love comes into the World it will be impossible for the doomsday perspective to continue to a significant extent, because when one is moved by love they'll understand that no way God and his helpers would set things up so that millions/billions of souls end up in hell for all of eternity.

The doomsday way of thinking is so opposite of what actually goes on. Considering how light beings work so hard to help spirits who are stuck in various dark realms, why would they set things up so doomsday has to happen.

It is really sad that people get inspired when they watch the news, because they believe that it is proof that something such as the rapture is going to happen. It is really self centered and selfish to feel estatic about something such as the rapture, when it implies that millions/billions of souls are going to end up suffering in hell for all of eternity. This way of viewing things is so lacking in love.

You can't judge what is going on in the World by the news alone.  They don't tend to tell you about all of the people who know how to live according to love. 

I love what you have said here, Recoverer....I, too, find no logic in the idea that a universe designed by a loving Creator would allow any beings to suffer infinite punishment for mistaken beliefs as fallible humans.  By interacting with each other and correcting our mistakes we become beings of greater depth and understanding, and...when you think about it, is a lifetime of an average of 70 years enough for any of us to develop to our greatest potential? For many people it is simply not enough time. I would have to say, for all of us...for is there a man or woman among us who has nothing left to learn in life?

Logically, there simply must be more to this story if we believe in a love that is infinite, and a greater power which creates all that is.

love, blink

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I agree. I've read that such a statement that non believers of Christianity for example, would go to hell for all eternity has no basis. Even in the Bible it is a mis-translation of an old text that really says 'eon' or an age, but not eternal. Atleast that's what I've seen in my afterlife research on the WWW

Are animals in the afterlife? What about animals such as cows, chickens, turkeys, fish, etc.? What about our pets? Where do they go when their bodies die?

sure, theres animals there, but no cockroaches unless you like them and no militant flies either.