Starting Points

Starting points are crucial! They define us, determine what we see and who we choose to believe. In our culture, far to often the starting point is "I". (the I in iTunes, iPod, iPhone is not a coincidence but rather a deliberate marketing ploy to the narcissistic nature of our culture) This determines how creative, diverse and expansive we will live. The starting point of "I" will create a small world according to "me, myself and I" (often referred to as an unholy trinity) and we will be very limited in what we see and experience. Genesis states: "In the beginning God created". Having the universe evolve around God instead of us opens the door to possibilities beyond our wildest imaginations. I find it interesting that every time we build a bigger telescope that peers into the vast universe, we always end up saying; "wow, we never knew that". Funny how the conversation always comes back to us.