Jonathan Smith is a web designer, graphic designer, and photographer in Harrisburg, PA.

Continuing reading the book Conversations with God (book 1) by Neale Donald Walsch last night I came across the following paragraphs that I really enjoyed.

So long as you entertain the notion that there is something or someone else out there “doing it” to you, you disempower yourself to do anything about it. Only when you say “I did this” can you find the power to change it.

It is much easier to change what you are doing than change what another is doing.

The first step in changing anything is to know and accept that you have chosen it to be what it is. If you can’t accept this on a personal level, agree to it through your understanding that We are all One. Seek then to create change not because a thing is wrong, but because it no longer makes an accurate statement of Who You Are.

There is only one reason to do anything: as a statement to the universe of Who You Are.

Have you ever heard someone say “Stranger things have happened.”? Well, I would like to live my life getting to the point when I can’t actually say “Stranger things have happened.”. What I mean is, I want to experience strange things. As of this point, I am 33 years old and I can still say these words because strange things have happened in my life. For instance, I believe the strangest thing that has ever occurred to me involves a stuffed groundhog (named Chuckles) found in a garden, a tall television antenna, and a game of volleyball in a stranger’s yard in the middle of the night using their security lights for lighting.

At this point I anticipate something strange to happen in which case I can’t actually say “Stranger things have happened.” because at that exact moment, the strangest things that has ever happened actually just occurred! This would be absolutely amazing. But from that time forward the level will have been raised for strange things. And then the anticipation for the next strangest thing to happen will begin. Yes, I look forward to this very much.