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The guide for the journey Into the Wilderness.
- Nov 14, 2008 at 4:45 PM
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First, I have to say I wrote this long before my most recent tragedy. I geuss it is good I have this to fall back on, this and the underlying beliefs which gave rise to this writing. Second, I have to say that today I have to deal with this tragedy stuff again. I had a really hard time over the last week with symptoms AND just waiting it out. I am worried about this afternoon. I decided to take this morning to just infuse as much positive energy in myself as I could in preparation. I hope you enjoy it.
"INTO the WILDERNESS"
The journey of the soul means something, but its purpose rests solely in the hands of the one on the adventure. If we chose this life then it should be marked clearlyfor us. Maybe we were given a manual so we could know the hidden rules, so we can find our way more easily if we can only remember everything it said.. and where the heck we put it . I know it was somewhere safe so I wouldn't lose it.....if only I could remember.
Let's imagine for a moment that the first part in our manual read :
" You've left home to go out into the wilderness. You've left home not just for your end goal but for what lies between Hither and Yon. Your journey required but ONE sacrifice; to take the first step of choosing to leave in order to begin.
So, here you are, step one has been taken. We wanted to give you as much help as we could, so try to remember as much as you can of this as you travel. If you forget, just seek and you shall find.
You have the ability to choose what you will do with what you find along the road but, you are not in charge of what you will stumble onto. There will be a handful of things you may choose: your road signs, maps, travel companions, and two things you want to discover/experience on the journey. Unfortunately you will have to remember what these are. Our advice is follow your heart, follow your bliss, follow the whisper of your soul. You asked us to promise not tell you, something about taking all the fun out of it.
After those few choices, you can expect to have everything and nothing to do what happens next.
It is up to you to choose to take with you what you have chosen (if you look within your self I am sure you'll find it) and it is your choice to use or not use the gifts we will be giving you along the way. (Our advice is to always expect a gift, we promise we have left them.) It is also up to you to decide to ask for help should you need it. We can not interfere in your journey, you made us promise not to... after all you're not a kid anymore.
You may feel at some point that you are alone but will never be, we are always hoping to hear from you. Or you may feel that you are lost, you just need to find the light we left with you so you can see the path.
It is up to you whether you love or hate, sing/scream/ or become silent, rejoice or ravage, give gratitude for or ignore your gifts that we have left for you along your chosen path. Again, you made us promise because you are old enough to make your own decisions now not to tell you what to do.
The final treasure at the end of your journey shall forever remain a secret until found, and when found may be of no real use to you in this wilderness you have traveled. We promised to not give it away either, you love surprises and wanted to be able to do it your self.
Everyone is required to follow the rules. One cannot cheat because so choosing would mean you would never find the final treasure - in which case cheating doesn't count. The rules are basic... you are on a journey, we are waiting to help you, the journey eventually ends, and nothing is what is seems to be at first. You love adventure so we made the rules simple but exciting and mysterious.. oooh fun!
You may choose to believe you are engaged in a race, and that there is only one chest of gold at the finish line. And, that your path is the shortest/best route to this secret treasure. If you choose to believe this please be advised we have created this journey so that there is the road which belongs to each person - ignorance of this fact does not negate its existence. As for time limits, you may take as long as you find you need or would like to take. And, you may begin at the beginning as often as needed. Feel free to go off of the beaten path - which is thus your path. We have tried to take into account your adventurous nature and limit you as little as possible. But, please rest when you need to.
There will be infinite variations of people (your fellow travelers) please conduct yourself with honor, grace and wisdom. You are all actually relying on each other to finish this journey and are under the same management. Should you find you can not avoid conflict please try to remember to argue with yourself first and the other second, and that you never know who is someone you've chosen to walk with or if they are a something placed there for you. (Remember: Our advice is to always expect a gift, we promise we have left them.)
Fulfill your soul's curiosity over what is in the secret golden chest,
(we love to see you happy)
Find your road signs,
(follow your heart, follow your bliss, follow the whisper of your soul)
Open your map,
(look within your self I am sure you'll find it)
Engage everything,
(travel companions; you never know who is someone you've chosen to walk with or if they are a something placed there for you and, Our advice is to always expect a gift, we promise we have left them.)
and please ask for help when you need it.
(just seek and you shall find) "
" . . . the management . . . "
by c.e. freeman
copyright 2005
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That was truly awesome girl. You need to have this published that so it can touch many more as it has touched me.
- scarrymama
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