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All through my life I have read or heard things that have impacted my life. I remember reading in the Bible..."we are created in the image and likeness of God." Now does that mean God is a female and 4'6" tall, gray haired and round? I think not. I think "created in the image and likeness of God" means my soul is "in the image and likeness of God." Which leads me to think about my soul. When was my soul created...was it when I was born and breathed in my first breath? Or was it at the moment of my conception? Another big question...one that has been argued, by scholars, for years.

Now the question...what is my soul? Is it the essence of who I am or is it the intellect that leads me to reason right from wrong? Is it the part of me that enjoys chocolate sundaes or is it the part of me that loves the smell of roses? Does my soul exist? Is my soul what separates me from the animals?

I think my soul is what makes children smile at me...what makes dogs lick my hand...what made John fall in love with me...I think my soul is every iota of me...the part of me that exists and will exist for all eternity. Another question might arise from that statement...if the soul will live for all eternity...has it been around before the moment of my conception?

What does my soul look like? How do I know it exists? I feel that my soul has eyes of it's own. It falls in love with another soul...not the outer body that my eyes see, but the inner soul that my "soul eyes" see. "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" ....so can't blind people experience beauty?

"What you do to the least of my brothers, you do to me"...."love one another as I have loved you"...it seems that love is of primary importance in our lives. "I love Paris in the spring time"..."love makes the world go round"..."love is a many splendor thing."

What is love...is it breathing heavy while having sex?... Is it cuddling up to a sweet smelling baby?...Is it sucking down a strawberry soda?...Is it giving of oneself to another without expecting compensation? Can I love the homeless person standing by the roadside holding a sign that says "will work for food?" If love is so important...why are there so many unloved people. Are we unloved because we have no one to say they love us? "God loves you"...do we believe it? Is God's love all we need?

One question leads to another question all my life. I have asked questions and tried to find answers. My reasoning isn't always channeled down a direct road...once in awhile it waivers in reaching a conclusion that I am satisfied with...at least for the moment...cause sometimes I change my mind. Sometimes I change my mind within an instant.

For me...it's okay to keep looking and learning. Everything and every person have directed me on my path of life. God has always been "the source from Whom all things flow."