{"id":1991,"date":"2022-08-03T12:05:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2022-08-03T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:59:37","slug":"you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2022\/08\/03\/you\/","title":{"rendered":"You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sid-leigh-YxqLwUeS0Bs-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sid-leigh-YxqLwUeS0Bs-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sid-leigh-YxqLwUeS0Bs-unsplash.jpg 550w, https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sid-leigh-YxqLwUeS0Bs-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">If you knew<br \/>\nthe You that is You<br \/>\nis all the You<br \/>\nYou will ever be,<br \/>\nalways has been,<br \/>\nand always will be:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Would it make a difference?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">By \u201calways has been\u201d<br \/>\nI mean<br \/>\nalways,<br \/>\nas in there was<br \/>\nno beginning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">By \u201calways will be\u201d<br \/>\nI mean<br \/>\nthere will be<br \/>\nno ending.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">By \u201cYou,\u201d<br \/>\nI mean<br \/>\nthe Loving Consciousness<br \/>\nthat formed You \u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Wait . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">There was no beginning . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">That Loving Consciousness &#8211;<br \/>\nlet\u2019s just call it Love &#8211;<br \/>\nforms You.<br \/>\nNow.<br \/>\nThere\u2019s no<br \/>\npast tense<br \/>\nwhen that<br \/>\nwasn\u2019t so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">If that\u2019s true:<br \/>\nDoes it make<br \/>\na difference to<br \/>\nYou?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Is there anything<br \/>\nYou still need<br \/>\nto be,<br \/>\nanything<br \/>\nYou still need<br \/>\nto have,<br \/>\nthat isn\u2019t already<br \/>\nYou?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Now . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Is there something<br \/>\nYou want to<br \/>\ncreate?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Perhaps a<br \/>\ncharacter<br \/>\nYou\u2019d like to<br \/>\nplay<br \/>\nfor awhile?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">A dramedy<br \/>\nYou\u2019d like to<br \/>\nperform?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">A hero You\u2019d<br \/>\nlike to<br \/>\ninhabit?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">To demonstrate<br \/>\nhow far You can<br \/>\nexpand<br \/>\nthe boundary of<br \/>\nLove?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Go for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>(Photo by Sid Leigh; UnSplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; You If you knew the You that is You is all the You You will ever be, always has been, and always will be: Would it make a difference? By \u201calways has been\u201d I mean always, as in there was no beginning. By \u201calways will be\u201d I mean there will be no ending. 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