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As Most know I have been fighting some off the wall addictions that I have noticed here of late, Another would be my Addiction to "Needing" others With Me... Sounds Crazy I know, but for me, about the only time I am TRULY alone, is when I go to the Market, or to the Local department store, & sometimes in the shower...lol.. all other times I am attached to Some one Or Some thing...
So in facing these crazy addictions/habits that have me bonkers, I decided the other day while my son was a soccer practice, to take my Camera and head up on the Bike Trail "ALONE" and see what transpires...
WOW... I remember 1st getting out of my Truck Thinking "How do I know which way to Go? How far should I go to be back in time?" so the Worries started right away... Well I made my choice and headed out, always feeling like someone was behind me (Never was) always feeling like I should "Hurry Up" but didn't really have too, and then I thought... "WHY Did I even want to come up here ? Then I remembered... "(Feel The Fear & Do It Anyway!)" 1) I am Powerless 2) Came to Believe in HP 3) Made a Decission to Turn it all over to Him
I got out my Camera, and started Speaking to HP... I Said.. OK..You Lead... I"ll Listen.. I need something differant here... I basically walked till something caught me eye, if it was something I could Photograph, I did, if it was something that had "Spiritual" Meaning to me, I collected my thoughts at the moment... Well it turned out being the best hour and half I have had in some time now... I go to this place often, just not Alone, and I love to Photograph Butterfly's/Birds/Flowers/Nature that kinda thing...
When I was up there the other day I had seen this Beautiful "Indigo Bunting bird" and I remember chatting with HP and saying.. If I could just see him again, and get a better snap shot of him, that would great... Well sure enough, within 10 steps of my thoughts, there it Was... Could barely see him sitting in the Green of the Tree, but for some reason, I could see him, I watched him for a while, waiting for the right shot, and then came his lt. women :) I got the shots... But got so much more from the walk... later I was thinking to myself... I have seen Hawks Up here but never seen them Perched.. Just flyin over head, so I thought on that for while, and out of the corner of my eye I seen what "I" Like to call... "My Grandma Butterfly"... So I Followed her away and was waiting for her to get comfortable enough for me to shot, and just as I lifted my Camera to catch her Beauty, I Beautiful Hawk, "Perched" 30 ft away, squaked and Flew Off... I didn't get the Shot, but HP Proved he was listening ...Even when I'm Talkin to Myself
So... To Shorten this a Touch, on this walk-adventure I learned some very valueable lessons, in just that short amount of time.. I learned "I Can" be Alone and be OK, I learned I'm Worth It to Make Time Alone, I learned that HP is always with me, even when I am overcome with Fear, Scared of Surroundings, Even when I'm Talkin to Myself :) I have also learned, that there is somemore "Detaching" I need to do, with carring others baggage...I learned that My Addictions are just that.. "There Mine" and I can Choose to keep goin in the same "No where" circle, or I can step outside the Circle and "Feel the Fear & Do it Anyway"... I am getting better thanks to this Journey, but I still have a LONG way to go...
I see more times like this in my Future... "Not that Im Projecting" Thank You all for being here, and helping me on my Journey that I have to look forward too, even if it is only "One Day At A Time"...
Boy has practice tonight, if rain dont come I may hit'r One More Time :)
(((((Jozie)))))....you've been listening and you've been practicing and as a result you've been growing. Actually you have never been alone and then you'll come to that Aha!! moment in time. Where can we see the pictures? My HP has always used birds to talk to my spirit and the talk has been so powerfully on the subject that I am not alone and I am blessed. Thanks for your ESH. (((hugs)))
I, too, wish I could be alone more. I have a vacation home at the beach about 3 hours from where I live. My husband does not like the beach and always says he has too much to do to just go there and sit around. Therefore, I don't go as much as I could. I really wish that I would go alone and really relax and enjoy myself.
Thank You all for being here, and helping me on my Journey that I have to look forward too, even if it is only "One Day At A Time"... 
Thanks for letting me Share...