Ash's First Blog- ¡Bienvenidos!

First of all, I second Nick's welcome post because I am pretty sure that I understand the description of what we both understand about our world. =)

I want to add that "My New Mind's Eye" has another meaning (to me, not to Nick) beyond the ones that Nick mentioned. In Africa, I heard a Christian song with the lyrics "Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. Open the eyes of my heart. I want to see you. I want to see you" and since then I have started using that first line in my prayer (and since that trip I have started to pray too). To me "My new mind's eye" and "the eyes of my heart" are very similar phrases that mean to learn about something not just intellectually but really internalize it and live it out.

And just now, I read that the line "in my mind's eye" is said by Shakespeare's Hamlet; he vividly recalls the image of his father as if he were there in person. So I think that what you believe deep in your heart or your mind is what you see as reality.

The best thing that Nick and I have been doing as a couple is sharing our intellectual explorations. With the feedback of anyone else reading this blog, we hope to delve more into the great sea of information and to see the world through "my new mind's eye" or through my developed heart instead of through my impulsive and shallow mind.

Ash