As this community grows, I am in wonder at the multitude of personalities and views that are emerging. This experience is like being present at the founding of a village, and then watching as it grows into a town. For a while I thought I was going to be left behind, as I am neither as smart nor as deep as many of the folks who post their wisdom. I became discouraged, for people have begun to talk of things I do not understand, or which I feel intuitively but cannot verbalize. Then I realized my voice is worthy, too - perhaps at times even as worthy as my silence. I remain on the ground while others soar, and it is the spirits of the earth that whisper to me.
It has been so all my life. At times it has bothered me, for I look into the heavens and wonder what holds my friends up there. I suppose it's natural for them to look down on me - literally - and congratulate themselves on their ability to fly. I would not trade places. Spirits come to me; my reports of some of those contacts are scattered throughout the various forums. In the last year or two I have learned that trees can speak and dream, that rocks can impart their stories to those whom they choose, and I feel honored when they tell me their secrets. I speak up less than I used to, for my thoughts seem primitive to me, and I can tell they do to others, too.
I am a man like any other, with no special resources and no more potential than anyone else. There has been much tragedy and pain in my life, though no more I'm sure than anyone else, and in looking back I'm grateful, for I have learned detachment. In the deep dungeons of the soul I've learned to see through walls. And in the trackless desolation of loneliness and betrayal I found my soulmate. It causes me grief no more to realize no one is listening from their lofty stations, because those who fly must come home, and I have soup waiting, my guitars are tuned up, and my flute lies ready for the evening's dance.
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Dave, You just outdid yourself. Your words need to be framed and hung on the wall. This post is beautifully stated; so encouraging and reassuring to us all. I noticed when you backed away for a while, but the earth spirits must have been conversing with you. When you returned to us, you carried a lovely message to share with us all, as only you can speak. Thank you for how you manifest All that Is.
JoyAnna
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...expected such an outpouring of kindness! I'm as close to speechless as I ever get.
...likely looking down on you in envy...
Haha Riversong! I'm a leprechaun you know. Everyone looks down on me literally...except the elves. Among them, I am a giant ;-)
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Hey Dave,
Great to see you have found your feet again and are back to your old self....I too noticed with the influx of some new people posting lots of stuff that you had backed off, wasn't sure but had a feeling. I felt, like I am guessing many others here that were watching, that you have proven yourself before and I never doubted you would be back into it in no time. The wheel goes round......this is how we grow....introspection...which is the place I imagined you have been is good...and very necessary from time to time....always know that you can come to people here privately if you ever feel the need, there is so much support here for those willing to ask for it.....I speak from personal experience....
I also felt that you were probably offering some support to that lovely wife of yours who has joined our community....
Too good Dude, another great and brave post under your belt!
Jez
Long life to you my friend.
A heartfelt thanks to your post that dips into that well that we all share. And it does "take a village" of voices to remind us of the primordial unity from which we all arise moment to moment.
Soup and music will work for me too.
respectfully,
Tricia
Dear Brother Dave,
Many, many thanks for your heartfelt post and lovely invitation. You are a treasure and we are fortunate indeed to have you here with us! Sign me up for the soup and music!
In gratitude, joy, and love,
Bodhi
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My friend Dave,
Thank you for that post. I vibrated in harmony with you, know intimately where you are coming from. I have often felt, like you, that my feet were rooted in the the earth and that I could reach only as high as my branches were growing and still are. Like you, it is often my experience to pose questions or comments of very earthy nature just to see it evolve quickly into the aetheric discussions which open up unseen vistas.
This wonderful group/community is beautifully composed of Earth children such as we are, and then there are those awesome Star Seed Children, the Crystals, and Indigos who are able to see beyond the limits of our physical illusory sight. Every day I am finding myself breathless as I read the blendings of wisdom arising in the submissions of this group. What a book this would make if all of our discourses could be compiled into an integrated text. Can you imagine?
Dave, as with any system, a balance of polarity is the optimum condition, What would those birds of the aether do if they did not have our branches to perch and nest in. They in turn cause us to reach that much higher.
In the love and light of the one infinite Creator.
Berry
Yes. ~~~~~~~~~~
I have often felt, like you, that my feet were rooted in the the earth
and that I could reach only as high as...
Me too...only to become aware in my quiet moments of the immense vitality of the rock beneath me and the joy and sheer art of everything around me. Not to mention the unending mysteries that lie both above and beneath...
Every day I am finding myself breathless as I read the blendings of
wisdom arising in the submissions of this group.
The synergy can only grow as the community becomes larger. As we've seen, there's as much of a random collection of energies here as on any city street, and there's some jostling. But I'm with you, dear brother: there's a synergy going on that is priceless. What this group of people has given to me is more than I can talk about at this time. Sure, there I things I don't understand. Maybe at times I sound like I'm making fun of them, but I'm not. I no longer scoff at anything even if I am frank about having no frame of reference for it. It's all part of a picture that is breathtaking.
What a book this
would make...
Booyeah.
8-D
Long life to you my friend.
You know Dave, your candor in all of your articulate posts has made me feel that you are someone I've shared a beer with at the Great Northern bar in Whitefish, Montana. I can't pay you a greater compliment to say you fit in this funky, eclectic little western ski town next to Glacier Nat'l Park.
People move here for this community of disenfranchised boomers retrieving the earthy life they forgot when they moved up the executive ladder or down the slide of addiction. Doesn't matter where you came from or what ya got...everyone knows your name and will share a beer on Friday night.
Glad to know you Dave,
Tricia
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