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Since childhood, I can remember being spiritual, it was likened unto having an imaginary friend. As I got older I began to share with others what I saw, heard, or dreamed of, and most thought I was "crazy". I became silent. Finally, I graduated from elementary school. It was a new era. High school was the best time ever! The music was popping, and dancing became my favorite pastime. I hid my spirituality within and continued on living. I remember hearing a voice from the deep recesses of my soul, "don't but your trust in man, trust in God." I refused to hear the voice of my old friend. Eventually my life became one bad decision after another. It wasn't until the year that my father died, I realized that the glitter of the world was just an illusion. Daddy was real, He was love. Likened unto an olive, I went through the process of cleaning, and the removal of the stems, leaves, twigs and other debris that had attached to me. I found myself in Torah, "dancing" in Sara's tent.
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