He wears an unbleached tunic and trousers.
The powdery road dust poofs
between his toes.
He sings harmony with the bluebirds.
Morning sun warms and the scent
field grass floats on a breeze.
He carries no map.
He's exactly where he needs to be.

Lightkeeper 3/3/08

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Welcome Nicole!

Art

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"it benefits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God."
- Johannes Kepler

Hello Nicole. I'm so happy you decided to post a message here. Let me share with you that a few years ago, I too had never posted on a forum. And I was quite nervous when I finally did so. After a while, I wasn't nervous anymore, although it did take some time. And now my posts are well over a thousand in various places online. I have found that all it takes is to be yourself, simple as that. That's what is so wonderful about discussion forums. We can share who we are with one another.

I think each of us has been in a state of confusion during the course of our journeys. I feel I have come quite a long way, yet even now, I have days when I feel confused too. And would it make you feel better to know that precisely today I was practically pleading with the Universe to help me to feel the Love more intensely? I have felt that Love very powerfully a few times, and once you feel it, you want to feel it AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN. But most days, I feel rather distanced from it, and that frustrates me.

Do you know what the Universe replied? "Be still dear one" I spend far too much time going going going, either posting online or working or taking care of my child or doing other day to day tasks, and I hardly ever stop to be still, even for a moment. I live with my fiance Rastus (who also posts here), and do you know what Rastus does EVERY night before he goes to sleep, without fail? He meditates. Sometimes when I come upon him meditating, tears are streaming down his face. It's quite a sight to see, and it touches me every time, so see this giant of a man sitting in silence with tears streaming down his face. And they are not tears of pain. They are tears of JOY. That's because in that moment, he is experiencing the LOVE. Yet what do I do? I never stop going. My mind never stops working. I am never still. So although I may get brief glimpses here and there of that LOVE that binds us all together, I don't give myself much of a chance to fully experience it. I guess I have a few lessons to learn from my dear Rastus.

By the way, not long ago, I witnessed my own almost 87-year-old father praying intently one morning, and tears were streaming down his face too. He is a devout Fundamentalist Christian. And he was obviously feeling the same LOVE that day too. Isn't it beautiful that this LOVE reaches out to all who seek? Maybe we share more than we realize sometimes, those of us on diverse paths...

And yes Nicole, you ARE doing something, simply by setting your intent to connect with the Universe, and clearly you want to raise the consciousness of the planet. I can tell you are already awake, and that's a wonderful thing. I would love to hear more about your journey, but I know it is indeed a big step to begin posting online, and I'm very sympathetic to that. If you would rather contact me via Private Message, please feel free to do so. But I would also encourage you to consider posting in this Introduction forum, as you will find the people here are very welcoming and understanding. This is a very special place Lightkeeper has created.

Peace and Love,
BridgeBuilder

P.S. Do you know what happened the first time I posted on a forum of any size whatsoever? My dear Rastus was one of the first people to see my post, and he responded and cross-posted it. Eventually I emailed him, and we began to correspond. That was the beginning of a beautiful relationship. Hmmm, 11:25 PM and I'm STILL not still...and I have ONE more post yet to make tonight...sigh...(Rastus isn't meditating either tonight - he is actually sitting here reading a book )

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To build a bridge, it is not enough just to have an understanding of both sides of the river, although that is a challenge indeed. Only with the guidance of Love can one master the chasm in between.