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I arrived clothed in sheer veil from whence I came I soon forgot It’s a girl… they cheered! I was surrounded by smiling faces of loved ones waiting to unteach all I already knew. My eyes opened to beauty and my ears to unfamiliar sounds all around from left, to right, backwards and frontwards my heart filled with desire to discern what has already been predetermined I sought to unfold meaning of all things seen and unseen a discovery with every glance the journey self driven to expand and find purpose. Everything a wonder as I touched, smelled and felt my way into existence seeking the depth of self I sensed LOVE at its utmost level through every pore of my being the warmth of which flowed through arteries and capillaries that I may survive this LIFE I claimed. My awakening sprung in the silence. I sprouted roots and my soul grew taller I saw myself moving amidst tubers with large heart shaped leaves reaching upward toward the light always expanding and magnifying self. Transfixed by nature’s beauty I encountered peace and oneness watching things grow I admired the silvery moon sometimes full, sometimes new I watched it work at night awestruck to see how it gave light to brighten our dark streets and how it beamed so nocturnals could scavenge the night In my curiosity I looked for the man who they said lived there. Armed with such the difference between right and wrong good and evil that’s written in the GOOD book and etched in stone rules they told me to follow and the Church says in Latin have faith and trust the Divine a lesson to prepare for my human experience On Becoming a beacon of light for others to follow. And when I rested weary from play I sowed dreams in the realm of darkness and around galaxies. I starred in unfamiliar dimensions with underground aliens who knew my name. Here In my dreams I recognized my personal reality I was connected with all things and everything was miraculous sunlight beamed brighter than bright and I soared with butterflies as they flew around and above me the souls of my ancestors perched with pride upon their wings watching me grow my reality is yet to come as life unfolds in different stages with different experiences.

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Date: 10/10/2021 12:03:00 PM
People continue searching for a reliable god though none has yet been found. The best way to honour one's ancestors is to make the most of the gift of life by being all you can be. Aloha!
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Sheila Henry
Date: 10/10/2021 5:38:00 PM
Hi Rico, Thank you for reading!

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