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rohn bayes's avatar

no solution but maybe there is no conundrum / maybe we just need to communicate with ourselves and we'll understand everything we need to know / 'spirit' comes from the latin 'spiritus' which means to breathe / that is communicating with the divine

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Jessica Rath's avatar

It's a feeling kind of thing for me, and that's a double-edged sword. When I was a volunteer firefighter I wanted to be an EMT but I couldn't. When somebody had a broken leg I almost fainted, I soaked up the person's pain. Dead bodies -- no problem. But pain -- I couldn't function. I know it's wrong but...

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rohn bayes's avatar

the black leopard story / i love that / i've seen it before / thank you for reprising it

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Jessica Rath's avatar

Yes, I loved it too.

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rohn bayes's avatar

haha penelope smith in the seventies !! people have been communicating with animals for thousands of years

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Jessica Rath's avatar

But to turn it into a profession -- that's fairly recent 😉

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rohn bayes's avatar

so interesting / i was just having a conversation with another friend at the cafe and she figured it out when she was 9 sitting in sunday school / it took me until i was 20 / back to your post / well written

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Jessica Rath's avatar

You mean the religious stuff? I also was about 9. But better late than never!

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