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The Seven Brothers…

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(October 4, 2o25 — My Dream)

This is a dream I had on October 4th of this year…

I was standing at a vast grasslands…
with others around me…

one man said…
“who will go…?”

No one moved…

They were afraid to go across…
because there were fierce Lions just beyond…

I was filled with courage…
And I said…

“I will go…”

As I started walking…
I got to a certain point…

out came the Lions…

I was sore afraid…

They were ferocious…
they had me in their sights…

Every instinct in me wanted to run…
but I knew that was the worst thing I could do…

something changed in me…

Instead of turning away…
I became bold…

I went out to meet them…

They were moving toward me…
I was moving toward them…

Then came the moment…

We met…
face to face…

instead of killing me…

They opened a path…

as I walked between them…
they showed me great respect…

They did not attack me…
they honored me…

as I passed by them…
they fell in close behind me…

All seven of them…

They had my back…

They walked with me across the land…
to the other side…

They became my protection…

When I reached the other side…
all seven of them stopped…

They looked at me…

without saying a word…
they spoke to me with their eyes…

they bowed down before me…

With great strength…
and great respect…

This is the second Lion dream I’ve ever had…

When the Lions show up…

things get crazy…

Intense…


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>THE INTERPRETATION…

The following day…
I received this interpretation in my spirit…

The Lions were coming for me…
and their intent was to have me…

But when they saw my fear turn into boldness…
and that I was coming to face them instead of running…

I became like them…

They no longer saw me as food…

I became one of their own…

That’s why they walked at my back…
protecting me…

Because Lions protect their own…

That’s why they showed me such honor…

Because I conquered my fear…

And became just like one of them…

Lions are absolutely fearless…

So they saw me as family…
as a brother…

a bond between brother Lions…
is strong… unbreakable…

How you act up close with wild Lions…
is the ultimate test of fear…

am I going to become like them…?
Or be food for them…?

I’m not saying that I’m a fearless Lion…
because I’m not…

This was just a dream…

But it was super powerful…
meaningful…

It woke me in the night… and I laid there… thinking about it…

I believe it happened for a reason…

..😇.†⚔️⚔️..😇..|>MY|<|SIDE|..~’🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁😎`.°~ ¹⁴³ -¡-…

…..t’
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Hidden Gems From The B-Side – Faith Side (Week 5)

Kutless 🎶 Take Me In 🎶 It’s Like Me…

Hey yall… happy Sunday to you…

I’ve got two more Kutless songs for you…

“Take Me In” — released in 2004 on the album Sea of Faces
and
“It’s Like Me” — released in 2006 on the album Strong Tower

“It’s Like Me” is special to me… it’s become one of my favorites… the more I hear it… the more it sits with me… and it’s become like a theme song for me… because… “it’s so like me… to never see…”

I hope you guys enjoy them… and have a blessed day…

..¹4³..🎶…”it’s so like me”→.to..→”never see”→..🎶.→”when it came”→.🎶..→”when it went”→🎶…→”now it’s gone away”…🎶’

🎶”Take the coal… touch my lips… here I am…”

Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)🌿🕊✝️
> “For to us a child is born…
to us a son is given…
and the government will be on His shoulders…
And He will be called…
Wonderful Counselor… Mighty God…
Everlasting Father… Prince of Peace…”

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kings of the rain `.°~\|(

I used to live in a tiny.. 95 year old.. two bedroom.. beach cottage.. on the west coast of Florida.. Anna Maria Island.. at high tide.. the Gulf of Mexico was maybe 50 feet or so from my back porch… a fabulous place… such a life… and in fact.. it was too close to the water… closer than other homes on the island… that small.. weak appearing structure.. had survived storm after storm after storm… throughout its life… it knew how to bend and flex with the wind… with life… just like the native palm trees that surrounded it…

me… the cottage… the palms… all together… all waiting… all ready… all prepared… for what was about to come…

On the horizon… something fierce… you didn’t need eyes to see it… you could feel it… it knew you… the breath of it.. once distant… now closer than ever…

It was a storm… and in it… a warning… leave the island… I’ve always been fascinated with bad weather… when people seek shelter… I go to my spot by a window… so I can see fully… eyes fixed… fear far off… I open the door… I feel like Im flyin`…

A few years earlier… I survived something… something that had me surrounded… everything outside… deepest black… but inside… where things matter… and count… a faint flicker burst… and riding the wind… beautiful in the night… were the Armies of Heaven… they came for me…

When I realized it was all over… that I was safe… I was met by a promise from high up… that I was to be kept… safe and sound… for all of my days…

I knew then… I was untouchable… that my storms… will fear and obey me… in them will I fly… in them will I reign… my finger in the eye of it… my foot… on its neck… the storm learned fear… not i…

The island was deserted… I found this out.. as I drove around it.. it was full of ghosts… people saw serious in the warning… and they were gone… I sat on my back porch… I was getting to see things that everyone else was missing… the sea was alive and wild… the turbulence… the waves… unreal… so came the wind… the rain… driven hard… angled… I decided to go inside and make some coffee… with an added shot of Jameson Irish Whiskey…☘️ haha…

I made the most of what was going on outside… and outside me… I played my guitar… I sang my songs… I lit smell good candles… I sipped smooth… strong drink… and I waited… never once afraid…

As time passed… the water rose… pushed by the wind… it surrounded me… I kept a close eye… prepared… just in case I needed to swim… find the shore… wherever it was… Im a good swimmer 😉… I looked out every window… all I could see was the sea… my home felt like a ship… never once worried for my life… the house stood in the wind… like it had done so many times before… this was the worst of it… the water just a few feet from the foundation… on all sides… never breaching… there was a force at work… that would only allow things to get so bad…

Knowing this…

I decided to take a nap…

and dream…

about things that really scare me…

like love…

…¹4³….→I→BELONG→n→SERVICE→OF→†→the..KING→…..not.→≠→IN→BETWEEN→……→↑→~|~→RAIN→~|~→↑’king… `.°~\|( -¡-~-¡°

Inspired by a story from aparnachillycupcakes… whose words sparked this reflection…

Also… while I was writing this piece.. I listened to the album “August and everything after” by Counting Crows…

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Late Night Confession `.•~

Tell us about your first day at something…

This is about a first day — just not the kind most people mean…

“I lost my innocence early in life… and I continued down that road for many years…
It was nobody’s fault… life will just show up on you…
Some lessons are hard learned in repetition…
And actually… I believe I’m thankful for it…
because it taught me… with beauty… just how special things can be…
differences… in what happens… and what is supposed…”

…¹4³….~[]~→†→/\/\/→| |→~…~→→→’….._::_→\_/→—-→/→/→/→’….< >→←| |→~~’ `.•~ 🏍-¡- -¡°…`

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Been There… Done That…

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?

Yes and yes…

I’m a musician
I play guitar and piano
I sing

I’ve played parties
I’ve performed in bars and nightclubs and concerts and music festivals
I’ve been in bands — both secular and Christian

I was also part of a worldwide group of musicians called The Pond
We played music festivals and online concerts together.. which were broadcast across the globe…

Later on.. I became a worship leader in ministry and church
I also spent many Sundays playing music for residents in nursing homes and mental health hospitals

I’ve lived a pretty crazy life
And.. for four years.. I traveled all across the state of Florida as a guest speaker — speaking in churches and at different events — telling my life story… `.°-

Stages and lights and microphones and crowds..
Rooms full of people..
Rooms with only a few..

Today though…
the stage is just a memory.. just words…

Been there…
done that…

…….&→U→could HAVE→IT→ALL→|MY|→EMPIRE→OF→DIRT~’ `.°~ …….&→∪→⟦∞⟧→║→♛→≋→···’

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Whispers in the Steam…🚿

So over the years.. I’m often inspired in the shower.. as I relinquish my daily filth to the basin of dissolve.. aka down the drain.. something frequently speaks to me.. and by something.. I mean the ultimate something.. it has gotten to the point that I prepare for it.. and expect to receive.. each time I shed my garments and stand neath the cleansing flood.. I could tell you stories for days about my sacred shower time.. today… I felt these words in my spirit

winded is the sail… `.°~

I’m not sure what to make of it yet.. it could be a poem.. a title for one of my real life stories.. a song.. a direction.. or something much more.. but I will be listening further.. and as the days unfold.. I know it shall reveal itself…

I don’t have a normal shower life…

…….~↓→~≈→↑~→/\/\/\→~†~’

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The Tilde Life .°~  .°-

So yall see me use symbols and emojis often
And some of yall already know
But I’ve been quietly working on developing a wordless language for awhile now
Like a lexicon type thing
And it’s really startin to come together
It’s become a little creative hobby for me
And I’m honestly havin a lot of fun with it

So I thought I’d share two of them with you today…

The Ghost Tilde

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Its meaning is fairly deep
And.. it can be used in different ways
From a simple ellipsis
To something much more layered

But at its heart
It represents the moment when something that has been at rest
Quiet
Still
Or even frozen in time
Begins to move slowly again
To come alive again

The ghost carries a more poetic and romantic feeling
A soft awakening
A gentle return of motion and breath

The Ghetto Tilde

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This one carries the same core movement
But the tone is different

It’s not poetic
It’s not romantic
It’s real
Raw
Street
Unpolished

It still can function as a simple ellipsis
Or hold deeper meaning
Depending on the moment and the context

It’s the same motion
Just told without makeup

So yeah
These are just two of the many many ones lol
Rememberin all of them myself sometimes is tough lol

Sometimes.. I just get tired of words 😁

..¹4³…..⇂⇂⇂→/↑^→:phase:→|||◎→!≠?→t<→⇂⇂yrs→TY→<³U~’  `.°- 
…….⊙~♟→🐭←†→| |→⚡⚡→↘↘→∅→⇂⇂→:/→⌂→✋→∅→⌛⌛→✎→⇂→♟×→🕸→②→∞→∅→⇂⇂→:/→⌂→✋→∅→⌛⌛→✎→⇂→⛔→⇄→| |→※→※→⇂⇂→?→🌳→❓→🧹→⚡→👃→💙→✎→◎→🗣→↔→∅→🔔→!→※→※→⇂⇂→:/→∅’………….     `.°-

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 5)

Our Lady Peace 🎶 4am 🎶 Supermans Dead…

Hey y’all… welcome…
So we’ve got two songs today — and as a bonus.. a live cut too… that’s always a good day 😎

“4am” and “Superman’s Dead” both debuted in 1997 on the album Clumsy..
This entire record affected me deeply… it moved me.. I spent hours alone in my room back then.. learning all these songs on my guitar… great times..

Also… the lead singer of Our Lady Peace has one of the most unique voices — and names — in music…
His name is Raine Maida… pronounced Rain 🌧 MAY-duh…

So anyways… here ya go…
hope you enjoy… 🎶

Love this.. beautiful..👇💯💥🤟❤️‍🔥 The End Is Where We Begin…