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PERCEPTUAL CONSCIOUSNESS Is it a perceived danger in the scent of night air that triggers a message to my brain of reminiscent horrors or is there imminent danger? Is there an underlying reality perceived by itself or does the conscious mind first perceive itself or only a representation of the true reality? It is possible that consciousness is measured by specific reactions to inputs or are those reactions reproduced as we construct the required responses. Is consciousness our awareness of ourselves and our environment but more critically does it bring pertinent information, with enough time to reflect and plan. Is it incorrect to assume that the brain creates consciousness existing out in the world or are our brains tapping into perception rather than creating it? The problem of consciousness is unlike any other problem because it is not observable. We are unable to look inside someone's head to see their feelings or experiences. Is it the brain that produces consciousness; or only filters it? Consequently, does the brain make logic of these processes, and that’s why we perceive them as is? Why can’t all living beings perceive danger in time to protect themselves in a manner within which to experience the least amount of suffering? While I witnessed the pathetic animal lying dead I wonder why our consciousness does not prevent us from plunging head on into irreversible peril. Each person’s consciousness is unique. Is our consciousness what defines how we interact with the dimensions we maintain at present? Is the highest consciousness attained through the immutable laws of God by being of utmost personal service to others in our spiritual and moral growth. It is believed that basic kindness and positive energy raises your psyche. Is consciousness on some level about the emanation of love to others? Why is it so difficult to embody feelings affirmed by your personal power and the authenticity in helping others to complete their soul’s journey? Consequently, what is most complicated is the true healing essential to the soul’s passage raising you to the highest level which remains only with GOD! Why at different stages in life does our consciousness vary so greatly, so much so that we are unable to decipher an accurate or inaccurate counteraction? Can we ever attain the sincerity and goodness according to the Laws of GOD wherein it is no longer necessary to worry about our consciousness perceived or otherwise? Is perception a sympathetic understanding or insight and what exactly is the correct explanation of each, Will we leave this life ever knowing? When existential fear overcomes us, is it due to a past rooted in violence, verbal degradation, due to the crimes against us or just a conscious warning? Is our existence lost in the chaos of life? There so many questions, but insufficient time or freedom to discover the answers!

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Date: 7/20/2023 3:12:00 AM
A THOUGHTFUL POEM
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Date: 12/28/2022 6:45:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this. By God's grace, I greet you with the peace and joy of Christmas and prosperous New Year along this present: "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23 of the King James Bible). God bless you.
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Date: 12/13/2022 6:22:00 AM
Deep musings Diane. NDE experiences reveal that we are soul having a human experience ~ hence we are not this mind-body. Deep meditation reveals the same truth. What we are is living light and love, as God’s essence. Our sense of limited identity and veil of forgetting causes pain and suffering. If we say ‘I am Diane’, then drop Diane and say ‘I Am’ and then look for That wherefrom even ‘I Am’ arose … silence reveals the truth.
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