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Frog Spirit

by Sequoia Elisabeth

A reposting of the following article:

Frog Spirit Animal

By Elena Harris, SpiritAnimal.info Editor

frog totem

The frog as spirit animal or totem reminds us of the transient nature of our lives. As symbol of transition and transformation, this spirit animal supports us in times of change. Strongly associated with the water element, it connects us with the world of emotions and feminine energies, as well as the process of cleansing, whether it’s physical, emotional, or more spiritual or energetic.

Frog Symbolism

The symbolism of the frog appears in many traditions around the globe. This animal is generally associated with the water element and its cleansing attributes. The frog is symbolic of:

Cleansing
Renewal, rebirth
Fertility, abundance
Transformation, metamorphosis
Life mysteries and ancient wisdom

The frog totem, symbolic of cleansing

It is said that the frog is symbolic of the cleansing. You can call on the frog spirit to support you in clearing negativity and “toxic” energies. The frog being associated with water, it may be a good spirit animal to call for emotional release.

Perhaps it indicates you need to “detoxify and take care of your health differently. Or it encourages you to release your emotions or carefully at how you spend your energy in relationship to others or some matters of concern in your life.

Cleansing might also mean that the frog spirit animal inspires you to renew your perspective or vision. If the frog shows up in your life as a spirit guide, it may encourage you to clear old opinions and beliefs to adopt a new stance or perspective.

The frog spirit animal and rebirth

The frog totem symbolizes the cycles of life, in particular the rebirth stage. Its own journey through life, from tadpole to the adult state, reminds us of the many cycles of transformation and rebirth in our lives.

The symbolism of the frog as animal associated with birth and rebirth can be traced in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and other cultures from antiquity. The frog was a popular symbol for fertility, as well as rebirth or resurrection. For example, in the Ancient Egypt mythology, the frog was associated with resurrection; the Roman Venus, goddess of Love, was often depicted with a frog.

The frog, symbol of transformation

The frog is an amphibian and goes easily from water to earth during its life. By extension, it has been often revered as a symbol of transition. If you see the frog as your animal totem or spirit guide, you may be called to experience change in your life. Those changes might be with regards to how you lead your life and can also be of spiritual nature.

Call on the frog spirit animal to guide you through times of transition and help you smoothly go from one state to the next. It will support your transformation or metamorphosis in a subtle yet powerful way.

The frog spirit, mystery and magic

The ability to go from water to earth is characteristic of the frog. Those who have the frog as a spirit animal or totem might be inclined to walk between planes, whether they are physical, spiritual or emotional, and enjoy playing with the magic of life and nature.

This animal being active at night, it is often seen as the favorite animal of the arts of the dark and witchcraft. By extension, this totem animal is associated with life mysteries and familiarity with the unknown.

The frog totem and the affinity with the water element

In the Native American tradition, the frog is often seen as a rain maker. Many shamanic traditions call the frog in connection to the rain and to control the weather patterns.

Since the frog is strongly associated with the water where she spend a lot of her life, this spirit animal is also connected to moon energy and the moon goddess. The fact that it’s active at night reinforces this association. For those who feel an affinity with the frog as personal totem, you may be at ease with the world of intuition, feminine energies, and the magic of nature and the elements.

Credit: http://www.spiritanimal.info/frog-spirit-animal/

Blessings on your Journey of Love,

Sequoia Elisabeth

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Spiritual Movies

by Sequoia Elisabeth

It has been several weeks since I blogged. Mostly because I took a holiday, but also because I didn’t have anything I have not already blogged about. Today I read someone else’s blog on movies and was inspired to share an aspect of life which brings Joy to my life. I love a good movie and if it has a positive uplifting message all the better. I was struck by the list provided titled, “Movies With Truth or Consciousness”. The list included many movies I have already seen, but also many which I deemed too dark or negative. Truth and Consciousness is such a relative and individual concept. So at the risk of totally missing our Truth and Consciousness I will share mine.

All movies have an important message for you or you would not have been presented with the opportunity to experience it. You have a choice! Sometimes negative stories provide an insight which is valuable without you actually having to experience it directly. Perhaps this is why movies about death, murder, war, violence etc. are so popular. The option of seeing it on the big screen vs. in your own personal life is quite attractive. Of course there is no reason you must know of these things either, unless you say there is!

The following movies I have personally seen and found value in relation to my Spiritual Journey of Discovery, the purpose being to expand my own personal understanding and conception of consciousness. The list is incomplete! But then the journey never ends either.

First let us start with a movie service called “Spiritual Cinema Circle”. There are plenty of spiritual movies of inspiration and motivation being made – movies with thought-provoking, uplifting stories – but they almost never make their way to your local theater. Spiritual Cinema Circle monthly DVD club gives these unique spiritual movies a “theater”… right in your own home.

GaiamTV.com also is a service which you subscribe to and offers many of the movies I will list here today. For those seeking lasting change in their life’s path and identity, Gaiam TV is the world’s largest source of transformational media. Their exclusive videos go beyond the boundaries of mainstream media to reveal new and enlightening perspectives to help you thrive in our changing world.

This list of movies comes in no particular order and has links to more info:

The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions – Gives a great representation of exactly what we are to the Elite of the world –batteries. We fuel their entire matrix and designed system. Perhaps even more profound is how this film reveals what it is like to awaken and step out of The Matrix into the real world. Only the mind’s stories and your ego are what limit you.

Avatar – A film involving consciousness and how we are all connected as one to each other, the planet, and the animal kingdom.

Cloud Atlas – An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present, and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Life of Pi – Life of Pi, according to Yann Martel, can be summarized in three statements- “Life is a story… You can choose your story… A story with God is the better story.” A reoccurring theme throughout the novel seems to be believability. Pi at the end of the book asks the two investigators “If you stumble about believability, what are you living for?” According to Gordon Houser there are two main themes of the book: “that all life is interdependent, and that we live and breathe via belief.” (wikipedia.org)

What Dreams May Come – Sheds light on the fact that we can sometimes create what appears as a periodic afterlife for ourselves based on what we believed while living. We remain in this afterlife until we figure out how to move beyond it and reincarnate again.

Defending Your Life – A comical view of life and death, with a wonderful love story to boot!

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (Nosso Lar) – The life of the doctor André Luiz in the spiritual city of Nosso Lar. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

K-Pax – The Story is presented in two perspectives and gives the viewer the choice of which is “true”. It also offers some wonderful insight into extraterrestrial technology and society i.e. other ways of living.

Celestine Prophecy – A spiritual method of living by example.

Conversations with God – We all talk to God every day, are you listening?

Peaceful Warrior – Eastern teachings brought to life!

La Belle Vert (The Green Beautiful) – Shows the interconnectedness we all share, and how far off the human experience on earth has drifted from that. Focuses on the simplicity and peace that inherently comes from a planet based on love and oneness. French with English subtitles.

Mr. Destiny – A comedic and light-hearted film that introduces the idea of timelines, ultimately showing that as unpleasant as one’s current reality may seem, it is always that which is best for soul growth and experience.

Ambition to Meaning – This is a film made by Dr. Wayne Dyer and is based on some of his books. It is a great depiction of 3 different stories that all intertwine with one another. This film is geared towards spreading the message of shifting ones consciousness to create a new and more expanded life. All his materials are uplifting.

You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hay offers a fresh perspective on healing and healthy living thru the story of a young ladies life.

Waking Life – Are dreams as real as reality? The film looks at dreams and how they can be as real and full of growth as “real life” is.

The Thirteenth Floor – Question Reality movie

The Truman Show – Question Reality movie

Yes Man – The power of YES! What if you said Yes to everything?

The Game – Perhaps life is a Game? This movie explores the possibility indirectly.

Battle for Terra – Great message about Humanity and Heroism.

A Wrinkle in Time – Maturation story with wonderful insights on time and the nature of reality.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Your experience in Heaven is based on your beliefs. The message is specific for you, so mistakes are not possible.

Dinotopia – Life is a journey and this story makes it fun and fanciful!

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – A comical view of life which questions reality.

Baraka & Samsara – A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion, directed by Ron Fricke

Spirituality is found everywhere you look so be aware of the Spiritual aspects as you go through your life and you will find guidance everywhere! Please share your favorite Spiritual Movies or movies in which you found Divine Guidance and we can grow together.

🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth

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Nothing Is True

by Sequoia Elisabeth

Nothing is true…. At least not in the traditional way we think of truth. Not even God’s or Universal Truth is true. Only what you give power to by both your innately and adopted beliefs has any truth to it whatsoever! I am not trying to discourage you here, nor am I raining on your parade. My intention is to shine some light on your illusions, or should I say our illusions. You see the entire world – all that you think you know is a hologram, a fabrication of powers we do not understand. It would be like a television set understanding the programs it broadcasts. It is not possible for humans to understand any Truth, if it even exists. I challenge all your beliefs as you hold them right now!

Why would I do such a thing, which many would feel as an assault on their very soul? Because sometimes we need a slap in the face to wake up, and perhaps some cold water will shock your awareness into focus. All you thought was true is not. Take this literally. The only truth is nothing…. or to say this another way, whatever is is not and whatever is not is. Pause for a moment, let this fully sink in. The reality you are experiencing now as you sit with your computer or tablet and read this blog; all that surrounds you is a fabrication or a projected hologram from the All That Is. Even “you” do not exist!

We all love to watch movies because we experience things we would not otherwise experience, but the real gift is realizing you are a movie within a movie and frankly there could be infinite layers to this scenario, like two mirrors facing each other. The image/realities go on and on for as far as the eye can see. In fact as far as our most powerful telescopes can see, reality appears as soon as we look. (Works with microscopes too) So there can be no limit to the worlds which lay awaiting discovery. The simple act of looking creates them! (The Heisenberg principle) This is what discovery is, the act of looking at the hologram and seeing it for the first time. What if every experience was perceived as the first one no matter how many times it had happened before?

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms. And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lined, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut, full of wise saws and modern instances; and so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side, his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, turning again toward childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” (Wikipedia.org)

“Who are you without your story?” (Byron Katie, 2008)

🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth

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Ownership Revisited Part II

by Sequoia Elisabeth

So you think you own something, such as a gold watch. You wear it proudly and use it every day. One day it disappears, you have no idea what happened to it. Did you really own it? Do you still own it? As the definition reads from yesterday’s blog you did own it, but now you do not. Possession is 9/10th of the law, or so it would seem. I would say that it is 100% the law of ownership.

Say you met with a friend and notice they are wearing the watch you once owned. Whose watch is it? Does it matter that your friend found the watch in the company bathroom? Do you automatically assume they stole the watch from you? I hope not. If you still wish to enjoy the watch, you could explain what happened and ask them politely to give the watch to you. Since they are in possession of the watch, they own it. If you are compassionate and caring you may get the watch back. It is like the watch is making the decisions and choosing the person to be with. And in a way this is exactly what is happening. Remember like energy attracts like energy and if you are resonating a match to the watch it will come back into your life. I once lost and found a ring over three times before it decided I did not want it. I never found the ring again. It is not about owning certain objects; it is about enjoying the use of them and then gratefully passing them along when you are done with them.

I used to have a camera that I was getting tired of and wished to get a better one, but I would not spend the money. A few days later someone stole my camera and my prayers were answered! I now had the excuse I needed to go buy a new camera and I did. I owned the camera while it was in my possession and then I did not. The important point here is that I always have what I need. The resources present themselves as the need arises!

It is also important to know that ownership as most people understand it today is an illusion. You do not own the land, your car, or anything really. But you do have the use of anything you desire to claim in a way that honors the Best Interests of all concerned.

Right now this means paying for certain items so that you have permission to use them. Of course you are not paying for the item, but the honor of using it! If someone gives you a gift card, they are transferring their honor to you, thus making it a gift!

Ownership then is really a Spiritual Agreement made energetically between two individuals or Great Spirit herself. Whether energy is exchanged in the form of money, labor, barter, or Love does not matter. The water you drink, the land you walk on and the trees you sleep under were given to you as a gift from Great Spirit. Are you using them with honor?

Ask not – what do I own, but do I have what I need? I bet the answer is Yes, because Great Spirit is a wonderful provider (as long as you allow it).

The etiquette of ownership is another topic so please do not assume from this blog that I condone taking anything without asking first! Get permission, either verbally, in writing, or by (sales) contract. Even in a cashless society, the rules of etiquette still apply. Stay tuned! Ownership concludes in the next blog.

🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth

For more info on a cashless society please read the free ebook linked above. Also visit http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com to see the resource based economy advocated by Peter Joseph. Our greatest resource is Love 😉

Integration Is Key

by Sequoia Elisabeth

Imagine the front of a train falling apart literally and the back of the train is reassembled shiny and new. This is precisely the world we are living in today! As our world falls apart we are instantly recreating it all in one swift motion. This is not happening without warning though and the more fore thought we put into this creation the happier we will be with the results.

Integration is the organization of constituent elements into a coordinated, harmonious whole. It is not like this era has come as a big surprise. It has been predicted by many civilizations for thousands of years. And now we are in the midst of a transformation! As each element comes apart it is coordinated back into a harmonious whole. The end result is different and so much better than what existed before.

The difficult part is this is happening on a fundamental level all the way down to sub-atomic particles, it affects every aspect of our lives including our physical bodies, social systems, thought processes, and the matrix within which we live. The shifts are occurring right in front of our eyes, so we have the choice to be upset or go with the flow. Frankly, I see no reason to be upset because the change is all for the better, so row, row, row your boat and let’s get on with this.

The integration of which I speak is the process of accepting that things are changing and to focus on just how you desire that to occur. Not for your personal gain, but for societies advancement. As society grows so will you and each person on earth will benefit from the transformation currently underway. You are providing energy toward this evolution, unless you are resisting in which case you will be destroyed in the process. Remember the train that is falling apart. This is you and there is no way to put it back together the same way it was. Accept this and visualize your ideal world. Give your fuel to a positive dynamic for change. This is what John Lennon did when he wrote the song Imagine.

🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth

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Who are you?

by Sequoia Elisabeth

Who are you? Are you sure about that? How you see yourself and feel about yourself is very important, however it is our actions that truly define us. Our thoughts and prayers are simply one step on the path to discovering who you are. The creation process works like this, thoughts, words, and action. Each cycle of this process further defines who we are. Being true to our word and staying focused on our desire is one way to hasten the process. When we send out consistent messages combined with actions to back them up then the Universe has no choice but to manifest our dreams!

Consistency is the problem that most people face and this simply comes from discipline and focus. Always do what you say you will do, be honest with yourself first and then others, and make no promises you cannot keep.

Be easy on yourself too. We all slip up from time to time, so try not to beat yourself up. It is very true that we are our own worst enemies, so make peace now. Begin by looking yourself in the eye (mirrors make this very easy) and saying “I love you”, feel it deep within. Do this every day and see how you feel in a week. I do this on a regular basis, as often as I remember to. This may seem egotistical but it is not, because you are not speaking to the image in the mirror, but the Spirit that makes up the image. “To thine own self be true”.

So this brings us full circle to, who are you? For me there is no set answer, only the feeling at the moment. Sometimes I am Peace, sometimes Love, sometimes Divine Feminine, and sometimes I am simply me with no identity at all.

While I am not my body, my body is an expression of who I am in physical form. Yet when I look in the mirror I feel that I am more than this. I feel so limited in this body; like a prisoner of flesh. The Journey of Love that leads to discovery of our inner self can be a long and lonesome road, but it can also be fulfilling and joyful. What do you expect to find at the core of your being? The same thing that I find at the core of mine? Could be, we are one!

😉 Sequoia Elisabeth

Spiritually Evolved Beings

by Sequoia Elisabeth

Transitions come in many forms and take us in many directions. Ultimately transitions are about growth; Spiritual Growth. Each of us is on a journey here on earth to experience this Spiritual Growth in myriad ways. Our gifts are in that we each have our own view point or perspective on this journey. Some people are taking the scenic view so to speak and others are on the fast track!

Personally I feel like the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, or Transgender person is taking the fast track and let me share with you why I feel that way. Our physical body is simply an expression of our Spirit self and our Spirit has no gender or sex, so as we evolve toward our true being the sexual self or gender expression is moving beyond any limits we have set for ourselves. The message in this is one of great joy since we are growing as a race of humans into Spiritually Evolved Beings. As we let go of any limitations we may have surrounding how we can act, what we can do, or where we can express ourselves the Spirit is freed to reveal its true nature.

As a Spiritual leader I feel it is my responsibility to share with you where we are headed and to share my vision of that journey. It is up to you whether you are willing to walk the path to enlightenment. I am not saying that I am enlightened, only that I see a path and I am willing to walk it. This path involves letting go of any stereotypes, prejudices, or habits you may have and allowing your Spirit to completely express through you. The specifics do not matter to anyone but yourself, so enjoy them and be not concerned with what others might say, think or do.

I am seeing a world of infinite possibilities where we each live in our own personal paradise, while sharing with others and in others personal paradises at the same time. Call it duplicity, parallel universes or whatever you may wish to call it, but with no limits or time anything truly is possible.

Are you living in a loving world or a hostile one? Be careful what you say, as each word is a prayer which is being created as you speak. Take a minute to relax, don’t be in such a hurry to finish reading this so you can blast on to the next blog or get to work or whatever it is that you feel is so important. Nothing is more important than this!

Now, hold a vision of your perfect world in your mind’s eye. Feel the Joy of living in this world and being your true self whatever that may be. We have had many television programs and movies to offer visions, so if one of them suits you then think about that. Often these futuristic programs were merely mechanism to show us what is lacking in our own world, so let go of any judgment you may hold about any particular aspect and simply focus on the parts you desire to experience. Piece the picture together using elements of many different visions or images you have come across that resonate with you.

Sit with this image now and burn this into your memory. Think about it often, write about it, speak about it, share it with your friends over and over till they tire of it. Do not give it away, but share it and do not allow anyone to make judgments about it either. If someone says something in an effort to step on your dreams simply smile and say “you live your dreams and I will live mine”!

😉 Sequoia Elisabeth

A new consciousness

by Sequoia Elisabeth

One of the greatest Joys we share in this world is the feeling of connection. This feeling has many avenues to the experience. Love is the biggest one that comes to mind immediately, and it is expressed in many ways, compassion, empathy, caring, respect, and affectionate play are to name but a few. These are principles that Spiritual leaders have been teaching for centuries, so they are nothing new, but no less important. I would like to share with you today another way to connect with others that is purely Spiritual, and goes beyond human interaction. This is what I believe we are experiencing in this world wide transition we are experiencing right now and which culminates in 2012.

It is time to take this human experience to a new level! I will do my best to put this into words that convey my meaning, although please understand that the human languages are limited in what they convey. The way we will move beyond this misunderstanding that is so prevalent in society is to communicate more directly through thought. We are already doing this to some degree and some people are better at it than others. For instance two soul mates in a close relationship can sense what their partner is feeling and thinking. Some people can even pick up words from others. Simple mind reading is sort of what I am speaking of but it is more than that. Telepathy is the term we have given it and I feel like even that is too simplistic.

Based on the philosophical belief that we are all of one mind, the mind of God (or whatever Deity you prefer) it is not hard to understand how we can communicate in this direct fashion. All of your thoughts come to you from Great Spirit, God, or Universal Mind, and they are not your own until you claim them. It is our ego’s that have us believing that we are brilliant and that no one else could have come up with that great invention you patented. Or that wonderful story you have copyrighted. When in fact the idea came from the “only” mind there is. This concept is as deep as our oceans so I don’t expect you to grasp it all from this short blog, however I do hope to get you thinking in a contemplative, open way.

The movie “Avatar” that just came out demonstrates this concept of one mind very well through the Na’vi and Pandora. The parallels between that world and our own are profound to those who chose to see them. Planet Earth is no less connected than Pandora and our bodies are simply our Avatars! The timing of this movie is perfect because consciousness has come to the tipping point of not only being self aware, but being aware that it is self aware. I find it increasingly easy to “see through the eyes of Great Spirit” which we can do since we are all using the same mind. Yes, we are separate, but in a fashion much like rain drops are separate, or maybe you prefer the image of snowflakes sense they seem more distinct. Either way we are all one, because we are not our bodies, we are of the one mind – Great Spirit, Universal Mind, or God. 😉 Sequoia Elisabeth

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What is Love?

by Sequoia Elisabeth

As I was sitting alone at the dinner table it struck me that this could be interpreted as uncaring or unloving to be sitting alone while my partner sits in the other room watching the boob tube. I could be watching the TV with them. So why wasn’t I and can Love still exist in this environment? What is the nature of Love anyway?

The nature of Spirit is unfeeling and matter of fact Universal Law. Spirit is also the embodiment of Love. Yes, Spirit is Love and Love is Spirit, so how can something that we think of as a caring feeling, Love, be unfeeling and matter of fact? I would venture to say that only those who have been or are in a relationship with someone they Love deeply can understand this.

For the longest time I tried to understand this feeling of Love. I did not understand it or even know what it is. Many people think they know what it is and many feel it and have no idea what they are feeling. The ego mind wants to divide Love into various parts making each part different, better or worse. It says that Love for a child is different from Love for a spouse or Love for a pet and on the level of ego they are, but when you are able to experience Love on a Spiritual level you realize that Love is Love, equal in measure and intensity for all beings and all things! Love is Spirit itself or if you prefer, Love is God. Each relationship we have exists on two levels either ego mind or Spirit/God. Be that relationship with our pet dog, loving spouse, or work supervisor.

So as we sit alone at the dinner table our ego is separating us from our Loved one for whatever reason it chooses (which will seem very valid at the time). The Spirit will not judge the circumstances at all and will simply observe the flavor of the food we eat, the smell of the fresh produce and notice the objects in the room never even questioning the Love that exists between you and your Loved one. Love is and cannot ever, not be! So the next time you question the Love you feel, fear not because Love will never abandon you! Although you may abandon Love…. Just so you are aware of what Love is I am including a poem I wrote a few years ago. This poem is in my eBook “Livin’ Large – A Journey of Love” which can be purchased at BlessedAwareness.org.

Love Is, a Poem

Love is not exclusive, but Inclusive

Love is not painful, but the Highest JOY

Love is never lost, but exists always

Love is not changing, but constant

Love is not different, but the same at all levels

Love is not wrong, but the answer

Love is Universal!

Love exists regardless of what is happening in your life, in fact

Love exists regardless of your life

Love is something you can share, but cannot prevent another from experiencing, only yourself

Love is the only thing you have more of when you give it away

Love is a feeling, an emotion, an experience, and so much more

Love is life itself

Love is a way of life

Love is an acceptance of all that comes your way

Love is an expression of WHO YOU ARE, who we all are

I AM THAT, I AM

😉 Sequoia Elisabeth

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Hello world!

by Sequoia Elisabeth

Welcome to WordPress.com. Transitions is an Awesome Blog! The journey of Love is indeed a fantastic experience with gifts around every corner and exciting new adventures on each horizon. Thanks for dropping by 🙂

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