Mind tattoos: (unedited): 03 Jan 2015:

The errors, sins and wrong doings of your life are like tattoos upon your mind and spirit. You may forgive yourself and God may even forgive you. But those tattoos will always remain on your memory.

C.J.MacKechnie

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The representation of the tattoo can be anything. It can be that permanent disease. It can be loss of limbs. It can be brain damage. It can be that unfortunate birth of a child who has to start life addicted to your drugs. It can be that child born as a FAS baby. http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/fas.html

Your tattoos of mind or even spirit can be those bad awful things you have done and are not those tattoos which burn your mind and soul. This can happen after you have that wide awakened feeling that good is necessary and badness should be avoided.
Have you ever seen the meanest of the mean or baddest of the bad. Just cry after having been spiritually awakened? Well, It's a sight. The life change is instantaneous. For those types of persons. The spiritual and mental tattoos cannot be bleached away or covered up.

God can wash away all of your sins which burdens your spirit. It seems like in every case God leaves the memory alone as well as any physical ailments which resulted from your poor choices. As that reminder, to you, for you. Possibly enabling you to become that real life teacher as to why other people should not ever do as you have done. Yes, You may suffer and endure daily. You have that choice to internalize it all daily in a very dark and negative way. OR you can be positive and be a teacher to those young ones. Sure it is most likely very embarrassing for you to go out in public and reveal all of your deep dark secrets. In doing so. You may find that unexpected healing or even a spiritual awakening. That is between you and God.

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Passions Feel: (Unedited): 15 April 2010:

Intense passion is the reaction from the love you feel. C.J.MacKechnie 

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From the love you feel. Causes any good person to give it back. Through outward expressions of compassion and passion. Passion is not just intimacy. It is the passion you have in your own daily work and duties.
To take this a step forward. To unconditionally give your love, your compassion and your passion without any expectation of it's return is the Christ's level of love giving. Just by giving your love away, does indeed open up that person who receives it. No matter their internal intent of how and why they receive your free gift of love. The change to them shall come. In the time of their destined awakening.
Even if you receive rudeness, anger, claims of your foolishness or other accusations in return. just know that by them simply receiving your gift of love. Is like a seed placed within them to grow in it's own time.  Eventually, that one seed of love you have given freely, may spring forth in a lovely outward expression.

Expectant Reply: (Unedited): 29 Dec 2012:

Your spiritual awakening begins. When you take the time to simply greet GOD and wait for an expectant reply. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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 It is not enough to only pray. To only say what you want to say to GOD and then end your communication with Amen Amen. I have met many Christians who have had no direct contact with GOD or any real knowing of any communication from GOD in any manor, for decades of being in the faith. Even with faithful daily prayers, meal prayers and group prayers.
 I ask you this and it is this simple. How do you greet your parent, sibling and/or friend? Assuming your relationships are healthy, with honor and with mutual respect. This is the same way you begin to speak with GOD. Just say hello and wait. Actively listen with a quiet mind. This is respect. The same kind of respect you give to your family member or friend when they are speaking to you. You don't think of other more important things like the sporting event or shopping or getting a hair cut or shoveling snow in Florida. OR DO YOU? (I'm still working on that one). If you disrespect your own family and friends in favor of the big game or any other trivial reason. Then you may already have your answer as to why you have had no real contact with GOD, No real direction from GOD, No real signs from GOD and no real miracles from GOD.
Prayer is you speaking to GOD.
Meditation is you listening to GOD.
This is critically important to understand. The entire Christian faith must fundamentally change in this regard. Because, Prayer without meditation is disrespectful just as you talking to your spouse and then refusing to take the time to listen to their response. Even if it is only a hello. 
A Christian is supposed to be like Jesus, walk like Jesus and perform miracles like Jesus. In today's world there is virtually none of it. Why? Well, It is the very first thing we all have been taught and it is prayer. But, We have only been taught a part of the communication process with GOD. Just as Jesus spoke directly with GOD. So can you when you become the son or daughter of GOD and brother or sister to Jesus. You do not need an intermediary. 
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:WARNING: If you begin a complete prayer life. You begin to learn how to silence your mind and patiently wait. You will have a knowing of GOD and everything else (scary part). Then the sins you enjoy in secret will become realized by you and that they were never ever secret. Including the sins of your own thinking.
:WARNING2: The gifts of Jesus will begin to manifest in you as intended by GOD and without warning. If you do not learn the disciplines necessary to work the gifts chosen for you. Then they will become like curses to you. Because, In the truth of the gifts. They are not meant for you. They are meant for those who are in need. You are just the holder of the gifts and are responsible for them, even though those gifts are NOT YOURS.
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