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- 0:27Speaker 1: Only on arrow.net. A-R-R-O-E dot net. Enjoy your exploration. Ernie
- 0:34Speaker 1: was my blue crown conure. For over 34 years, he
- 0:37Speaker 1: and I overlooked this beautiful forest right here in South Charlotte,
- 0:39Speaker 1: North Carolina. Every day, Ernie and I would sit in
- 0:43Speaker 1: this beautiful home overlooking the trees, the nearby lake, and
- 0:46Speaker 1: every bit the wildlife that was strolling ever so peacefully
- 0:49Speaker 1: on the land of Mother Earth. Ernie and I shared
- 0:53Speaker 1: the same vision. It was this forest. We both looked
- 0:57Speaker 1: into these trees and studied the earth below. I mean,
- 0:59Speaker 1: there's something very spiritual going on here. It is the
- 1:03Speaker 1: lyrics from Ernie's forest. We both received an amazing amount
- 1:07Speaker 1: of energy, and I put all my trust and skills
- 1:09Speaker 1: as a student into what he was willing to share
- 1:12Speaker 1: with me. These aren't my words. These are the lyrics
- 1:16Speaker 1: from Ernie's forest. Chapter number 456, November 16th, 2024. The
- 1:22Speaker 1: supermoon shines so brightly over the forest late into the night.
- 1:27Speaker 1: Having naked trees with no leaves, the forest floor could
- 1:30Speaker 1: easily be seen. As always, a very scary place to
- 1:34Speaker 1: be when there's little to no light. I became fearful
- 1:38Speaker 1: of the lay of land in the winter of 1997
- 1:40Speaker 1: while planting 1,700 trees inside this forest. I was walking
- 1:46Speaker 1: into areas I had never touched. It always looked smooth
- 1:51Speaker 1: and peacefully cared for. That's not how the forest floor
- 1:55Speaker 1: really works. So many times I kept falling to my
- 1:58Speaker 1: knees because the fallen leaves from several seasons before. were
- 2:01Speaker 1: covering holes caused by rotting roots and rainstorms. As beautiful
- 2:06Speaker 1: as the forest looked beneath that super moon, I still
- 2:10Speaker 1: had unbelievable memories of the injuries that I received while
- 2:14Speaker 1: replenishing the trees. The idea always felt right, but to
- 2:19Speaker 1: make it right meant knowing that forest floor beyond assumption.
- 2:23Speaker 1: Too often, we all get lost in the vision, never
- 2:27Speaker 1: knowing the physical source. I see it every day. People
- 2:32Speaker 1: with these dreams. I'm going to go get this job.
- 2:34Speaker 1: I want to do this career. I want to do
- 2:36Speaker 1: this and that. And if I don't do this and that,
- 2:39Speaker 1: I'm going to do this instead. It's like we have
- 2:41Speaker 1: this vision of how things are supposed to be. But
- 2:44Speaker 1: when we get to the forest floor, when we get
- 2:47Speaker 1: to the source, we see what's happening. I see that
- 2:51Speaker 1: a lot when it comes to educators, teachers. Those that
- 2:54Speaker 1: have this vision of working in a classroom with those
- 2:57Speaker 1: who will one day lead. And once you get inside
- 2:59Speaker 1: that classroom, oh my God, what did I just do
- 3:02Speaker 1: to myself? What is the commitment? This is not me.
- 3:06Speaker 1: I see it in broadcasting as well. They all want
- 3:08Speaker 1: to be superstars. They think that just because they have
- 3:11Speaker 1: a YouTube channel or maybe a podcast, they give some
- 3:14Speaker 1: love to once a month or even once a year.
- 3:16Speaker 1: And they think that, oh my God, this is it.
- 3:19Speaker 1: Until you step onto that forest floor. The government is
- 3:22Speaker 1: no different. Your local banking system is no different. Why
- 3:25Speaker 1: is it that we will not take the time to
- 3:28Speaker 1: look at the true surface of where we're trying to
- 3:32Speaker 1: plant our feet? And here's one of the reasons why
- 3:34Speaker 1: I think that is. Because preachers our entire life always
- 3:38Speaker 1: said that no matter how tough it is, you will
- 3:40Speaker 1: never see your footprints in the sand. And here's how
- 3:44Speaker 1: reality sets in. It is your footprint now. It was
- 3:49Speaker 1: your weight. It is you moving forward or leaving. That's
- 3:54Speaker 1: a pretty heavy choice. I'm Errol. These are not my words.
- 3:57Speaker 1: These are the lyrics from Ernie's Forest.