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Take it in and Hold Your Breath.....

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Hello and welcome. They say home is where the heart is- well I discovered that some of my heart remains here. This land has been in my maternal grandfather's family for, well back to my great-great grandfather's time. In fact, this house sat at the back of the acres that I spent an amazing day exploring. My grandfather is one of the lads on the front porch of this house, which sat above the creek and the family mill. HIS grandfather is the oldest man in the black suit and hat. His father is somewhere in the porch shadows. Not sure if the house was crooked or the photographer was drunk, but a very cool picture indeed. Zooming in when I scanned it at high resolution affords many heart warming details of the life they lived. The land remains with a very special couple who have made the place a country paradise. I call her Aunt Mary George. Technically, she is not my aunt. But in the South, does that matter? She is a cousin to my grandfather, I believe, but they all grew up to

The Journey

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Like the moon is an imperceptible force Drawing the tides to and fro Creating harmony in the world My soul is drawn Constantly Steadily To the shore Driven by the orbit of You Searching for balance Like the wanderer searching for Home A heart is traveling to an unknown destination Which, when found, Becomes clearly the Arrival it was looking for. Many unknowns exist in the heavens, which are driving the tides And many paths are crossed by the wanderer, which He does not choose But all things come together At a given time And place Creating harmony in the universe Balance in the world A peaceful, complete destination that was ordained Forseen somehow- to be from the Journey’s Beginning-- Controlled by something imperceptible But constantly working... For Perfection. ~cj