Father Aylon's Spiritual Reflections , written by Alan Ewing

FATHER AYLON'S

 SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

written by Alan Ewing

Don't look back. Unless you want to become a pillar of salt, that is. [Genesis 19]. Looking back destroys the present. Now, I don't mean that we don't cherish happy times ... that would be emotionally ruthless. I'm writing from faith: that forward looking from the present brings our loved ones back into view; rather than them being simply memories. In this way we can leave the pain of the past, while wearing our scars as a reminder of where we are now, and what is to come ... the place to where Our Lord is taking us.

I'm not perfect, though not totally imperfect: somewhere in the middle. I swear when I get frustrated. Do you? Maybe you have achieved perfection and are the perfect human being. I wish that I was. Then God's Grace would not be necessary through The Cross. No self-justification exists whether through faith or works. The Unmerited Favour (Grace) is for everybody. All consciousness has to be brought back into the fold. One way or another. The Universe cannot exist without consciousness. We all die. The human race will die in its current form. Consciousness will remain, and all, even Christ, will become part of that consciousness [Revelation 22-23]

 Jesus. For whom? Church-goers meeting the ritual every week? Some maybe. Depends what is in their hearts and who their loyalties are with. An examination of Jesus' life shows that he loved the church (synagogue) though chose to be with the people outside of it. Contacts like Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathia remained. Though essentially, Jesus was an anti-organised religion figure. Jesus was always for the people ... that was his church. Bricks and mortar are a club. The Bride of Christ is the people ... fail to see this and populist political figures will continue to rise for the anti-christ - Father Aylon

BOOK OF EVE: When a man does not love a woman (pun) then it can only mean living in a cave on rice and water; a complete ascetic. Or alternatively swilling it up at the bar and not caring about life. [Book Of Eve Book 7713, Chapter 73, verse 894] 

BOOK OF EVE: When a man does not love a woman (pun) then it can only mean living in a cave on rice and water; a complete ascetic. Or alternatively swilling it up at the bar and not caring about life. [Book Of Eve Book 7713, Chapter 73, verse 894] - 

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Black Dog: A personal perspective on Mental Health, by Alan Ewing BA Hons, MSc, Cert HE

BLACK DOG

A personal perspective on Mental Health

by Alan Ewing, BA Hons, MSc, Cert HE

Mental Health has been in the news over the past week with the annual awareness campaign. My own experience of living with “The Black Dog” has spanned fifteen years now and has, as for many, been an up and down experience, with a diagnosis relating to anxiety, relative OCD and self-destructive episodes.  I feel that many GPs see “depression” as a term of generic reference. A passing phase that can be cured by getting out more.

Artistic depression gives another angle on the experience. There are times when you want to write till the cows come home. You want to act, dance, sing and create. When the darkness descends you feel as though nothing is worth doing. To comprehend this is difficult. It is like sinking into the void. All is empty and hopelessness surrounds you in every area of life.

Medication can be a bane. Anti-depressants are now acknowledged by medical research to have severe withdrawal symptoms, including electric dreams caused by chemical withdrawal on brain inhibitors, together with feelings of illness. In my own experience these experiences are akin to a form of cold turkey, or at least what I imagine what heroin users describe. Attitudes from medical administration staff are usually abysmal.

There are various therapies such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, which can help with aims, goals and self-esteem, thought it is important to remember that depression is an illness caused by physical functions within the brain. What it is not is an emotional or psychological frame of mind. Relationships, alcohol, a depressant, have to be under self-management. It is a day-to-day experience which has to be taken in all seriousness. 

Alan Ewing BA Hons, MSc, Cert HE

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