02 Getting Your Bearings

This section is about orientation—not to your ideal life, but to reality itself. To the wild tension of living in a world that’s both unpredictable and governed by laws.

    The Clearing

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    Can I re-write my history?Can I reclaim my mostprecious self?I am betrayed, slain,breathless and weakened. My faith has been laid wasteby expectations of kindnessblown to bits.Inside and outlandmines, aerial assaultsand repetitive, relentless enemy fire is crushing. My innocence is ruined.My grace covered over,stifled and ignored.My intuitionsmothered, chokedand beaten down. The virtueor corruptionof the adversaryis no…

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    Stand Back

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    Watch out!Stand BackAllow that crackHey – You!Yeah, I’m talking to you!Stand back, friendallow the crack This is the energy gamehere on earthCover with illusionGuile – Fear – ShameDefending – Reacting Universal life providesrelief thru fissures of light No one is unbrokenthen repairedNo one – it is lifes’ wayNo one “escapes”truly “numbs”finally knows.Until latermuch later,like, I’m…

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