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the trail was like foreplay....the sun warmed my skin...the breeze caressed my arms and legs....butterflies everywhere leading me on...tiny insects sing in my ears....awed by the towering rocks all around...i'm fevered with each step i take.... gently stepping over rocks which become pebbles which become sand...softly building momentum....stopping for moments to let all of it in....listening to birds with so many songs...squirrels jumping through the oaks....pathways lined in manzanita... my breath quickens....never seeing another person...no sound but that of nature....and my own breathing....the trail becomes much steeper....my thighs begin to burn....i feel my heart start pounding...knowing i am almost there... sweat running down my neck...each step each breath becomes labored...don't stop don't stop...until you reach the top....and when i can't take one more step....i'm there! Oh Yes...i scream to the canyon....oh yes....i lay down on a ledge overlooking the world ...feeling the bliss of afterglow....slowly calming my breath....with each rise and fall of my breast.. i breathe life for the ones still alive and not found...i breathe light for the souls that don't know they are dead....i breathe love to the war worshipers that don't know what they do...i breathe life to the planet to feel what i feel.....i look at the sky...i watch the clouds...breathing themselves...in and out...i feel like we are one...as we breathe in time together.... at some point i took a nap....not sure how long...i woke up to a butterfly sitting on my knee...gentle wings tickling me...two little lizards near my hand...and an army of red ants all around.... i think to myself this is peace...i feel so comfortable laying here....perfect balance....the sky acknowledged me with a boom of thunder that echoed the entire canyon and echoed through my skin....my hands feel the electricity...nearly shaking with its pulse....the clouds have blocked the sun....creating colors on the walls only imagined.... and at that moment�i said outloud�.how do i understand�.what has happened to my country�what is happening in the world�..the reply came swift�.with simple form�.�everything is not what you see��.then feelings and thoughts began to download�until i felt i knew�a bigger picture�a different view�compassion would grow.. consciousness would raise�more would join hands�hearts would open�light would awaken�.and life would continue on�

written 9/13/01 - Sedona, Arizona overwhelmed with media, and panicking people - i drove to Arizona...looking for answers...what could i do...what did it mean...this is what i found. and yes, i took the picture debby

Reviewed by Dens Dreamweaver (Reader)

Reviewed on September 11, 2002

An excellent write my friend.. Almost felt as if I was there with you.

Love and Light
Dreamweaver

Reviewed by Chilly Willie

Reviewed on September 10, 2002

Wonderful wright, 2 the most beauiful Girl on the PLANET!!!

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Debby this write is masterful! It is so perfect for the occasion, and the picture too, Bravo! You received an excellent message that day, thanks for sharing it!