One day while hiking I came across a path I had never seen before. Now, I had hiked these woods many times, had taken the path I was on many times and I had never seen this new path before. But looking at the path I could tell that it had been there for awhile. There were signs that many had walked on this path before, many times. I stood and looked down the path I was on. I had walked that path many times. I knew what was down that path…the colors, the flower, the trees, even the people I would pass…but here was this new path calling to me. It was a little dark right at the beginning but I could see there was some Light as it went on. It looked interesting; I thought, why not…I had time. So I started walking down a new path.
This path was dense, the vines and bushes were over grown and the path was narrow in some place but there was an order to it all, a knowing, a voice that kept calling. All the different colors and smells, I had never seen all this before…or had I. I was getting excited, Light was streaming in from every direction and as I walked this path I came across many other paths that I’d never seen but they felted so familiar. I was tempted to just sit or try other paths but I knew I would walk this path again, I had time. I kept walking, even though at times this path became hilly and bumpy. Climbing over fallen trees, walking through tiny streams….”where does all this come from and where the hell am I headed?”
Finally I reached a clearing, bright, colorful, full…flowers everywhere; green, green grass; cool and comfortable. It was something I had never seen but it felt soooo familiar. I figure there was time, so I took a seat…how quiet…peaceful…calm…Loving…but there was so much going on. Aniamls running around, the wind in and through the trees, water running, I think I could hear the butterfly wings. I never realize that there was so much Life in these woods.
As I looked around I could see that several paths ended and started in this clearing. How relax I felt; How safe I felt. I thought I should get up and take another path and as I was trying to figure out which one to take, a lady walk out one of the path. She looked at me and smile, then she say; “Hey baby, it’s good to see you. I knew would see You here one day.”
Wait a minute, do I know you? What’s going on here? She laughed, “You have been here many times. You come off on path and down another, then you got stuck on that one path solong but I knew, one day you would see the clearing, the Light, you would open your heart and your eyes and accept what you see…you would believe in You again.”
I took a deep breathe and set down. I started listening to what she was saying, Truth, feeling, Love and knowing how Great Life is. She told me I was the Light of this clearing, that I Light the paths I walk when I believe in Me. The tears rolled down my face; But I wasn’t sad….I was warm, full, excited, Happy…Free! I knew what she was saying was True…My Truth.
I just set and took the time in the moment, in my clearing, in the Light. After, what felt like hours, I turn to her and finally asked…”Who Are You?”
A Big smile came across her face. I had never seen anyone smile that Big before and then she laughed, so loud I felt it down to my toes….finally she stopped laughing and she looked into my eyes. No one had ever looked so deep into my eyes before…deep into me. She took a deep breathe and the words that came from her lips where like a song I had never heard before…..
“I Am Love! I Am Spirit! I Am Your Unconditional Love….
That Spirit that has always been with you and will always be with You.
Because now you Trust Spirit, You know and accept Truth,
You Trust Yourself and Me!
So, No matter what path you take, I will be there with you
And I will be here in your clearing, your heart.
I Am and Will always be Your Song of Freedom,
Your dance of Love,
Your Music of Joy,
Your days of Great…ful
Your Love of All!!”
With those words she left…. but did she? I became full and I knew I was never and would never be alone. That I was One with All and there is an Energy that is Powerful and Limitless within me and It’s All Love…..I Am so Thankful, Great…ful and Blessed. I took a deep breathe, wiped away the tears and……
I began to walk again….knowing……
I AM LOVE AND I WILL ALWAYS BE LOVE…..