<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Just wanna shout a guttural "HALLELUJAH" to this piece (peace), Riantee. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Holding Santosha in my heart...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">~ Ed</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto" id="composer_signature"><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12px;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto" align="left"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 10/31/22 10:11 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org </div><div>Subject: [Thespiritexpress] The Pain of Separation </div><div><br></div></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">The pain of
Separation<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">I am always
discovering myself<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">in the little corners<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that had been left in
the dark for so long.<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">I have felt the pain
of separation<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">from the very
beginning<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">but didn’t know I was
born with it.<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It became this
underlying sadness<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that ran like a
gentle stream<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">over the bed of the
multi-colored pebbles<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">from all the events
of my life.<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">I didn’t know the
name of so old a presence,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">but it became a melancholy,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">affectionate friend<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">enveloping me through
the stages of life.<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It’s only when I stop
re acting<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the suffering of the
world<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that I find contentment
hidden behind it.<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It’s only when I am
totally empty of myself<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that I find the truth
of Self.<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It’s only when I stop
resisting the original pain<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that Sin dissipates
out of existence.<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It’s only when I acknowledge
the state of bliss<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">always existing<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that an inexhaustible
source of strength<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">is activated within.<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">I find myself to be<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">a resourceful being I
can count on<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to lead me to safety
every step of the way,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">opening the joyful
path for me to step on<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and keeping me inspired,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">breathed in spirit,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">pregnant with the love<span class=""></span></div> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">of all I encounter.</span>
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