seek

286_Seek

I have been long in living the way of a traveler. I pray father that soon I shall begin to live more as your servant. I have learned more patience than I had begun with but still have far to go for eternal gentle patience. If it be your will father to give me strength,

when

285_When

Instead of moving to the other hostel where I would be surrounded by people from the west, I have decided to stay here in a place where I am surrounded by foreign tongues. With that decision I dusted the place down and will go in search of candles today to have more of a pleasant

before

284_Before

I slept well last night but now that my thoughts of carnal desire are back, i am dreaming of women in their sexuality. I am also having dreams on the vision of the christ and am slowly making my way back to my father. As each day passes, my mind, body, soul, and spirit are

hellas

283_Hellas

I awoke this morning to the sound of three oriental women checking into the hostel. I got up and scrubbed myself with a luffa sponge I bought yesterday, brushed my teeth and went for a walk to see all the mad people roaming the streets, yelling at something or someone not visible; at least not

remove

282_Remove

I have arrived in Athens and am waiting on the ferry, that will carry me to Israel, to depart. I will wait in this place for six nights before leaving. I spent today reading in my book on Israel and, I must say that, once again, I am not interested in the sights. I know

the new millennium

281_The_New_Millennium

FIGHT Millennium, Changing of the Guards The new millennium has arrived and with it has brought Sevgilim. The last journal ended in Istanbul on a full moon and since I have been to Olympus in Turkey where I spent the holiday season and on New Year’s Day, I was with the woman of my dreams.

rest

280_Sixth_Full_Moon

Today I bought a book for my travel that has places to stay and things to do in the Middle East. It is a far departure from the relying upon my Father that I have been doing in the month’s past. I know not how long I shall keep it, maybe till India, maybe less,

discount

279_Discount

Do not discount you dreams if you are living a life of service to your God, but if you are not living that life you may discount them as you should a fortune cookie, for it means something only if you are on the life of the right path, which is the path of service.

dream

278_Dream

As I walk around the city, I remembered a dream I had some time ago. In the dream, I was also walking and everyone was looking at my feet laughing. I asked, a friend in my dream what they were laughing at because I did not think the sandals on my feet were funny. Yet

deja vu

277_Déjà_Vu

I meet two New Zealanders on the bus from Thessaloniki that showed me the way to a hostel.  I have been talking with one about my faith and I am also having a tiny bit of déjà vu. His name is Ichabod and although he may think a little bit like me, his life is