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I'm so sorry for the pain that you must be feeling right now and for the loss of such a wonderful man. One point that you made in this post really hit home for me:
"A big change is coming in my life soon, and I feel that his sudden departure is like the spirits beyond the veil calling me to remember who I really am and rapidly catapult the trajectory of why I am here.
What am I waiting for?"
because I feel the same way about my boyfriend that passed on a couple of months ago. I feel like he gave me the next piece of my journey and now it's up to me to use what he gave me to create something wonderful that is soulful while keeping in line with my true purpose on this Earth.
Sending you love and light while you mourn your friend and enjoy the precious memories.
hugs
Ivy

Thanks so much Ivy.
It's been an interesting death for me to process. I haven't really felt pain for Dan's departure. I know that sounds cold, but on the contrary, it's liberating. I have felt pain with the death of other loved ones, but with Dan I feel inspired and reignited. It could be that we have had only sporadic connections throughout the years that has allowed me to have enough of a gap to process this in a different way. I mean, there's moments of feeling surreality that I'll never have another face to face conversation with him again, but I have enough memories to satisfy the hole left.
So, rather than mourning death, I feel like I'm celebrating his life.

I'm sorry for your loss. It's so fresh for you so it must be an intense thing to deal with.
But we can get a positive out of this, in that life is to be lived fully now.
Blessings and love 🙏🏽

Ah, I am inspired by your wonderful sentiments, memorializing your friend. And I greatly appreciate your call to action for all of us:

Why are you taking so long wasting time with trivialities and distractions instead of shining that radiant heart of yours with the gifts you requested from Great Spirit before entering this world?

Thanks so much @cabelindsay.
That's the takeaway for me from this experience and I just wanted to share how positively this has affected me in the hope others get inspired to live in presence.
Blessings
🙏🏽

You are very blessed to have known such a beautiful soul personally and that you could learn from each other. I feel with you for your loss....may he have a good journey ...I will watch his Ted talk later and send him all my love while listening to his words...

Thanks so much @psionic-tremors. Yes. Dan's TedX talk is worth watching.
Blessings
🙏🏽

This is a beautiful tribute, Nathan.

Having read all of it, I'm left with a feeling of gratitude for your having known him. A year is actually quite a good chunk of time. Even if your paths diverged, he clearly had a deep impact on your spirit.

I do believe we come into each other's lives just long enough to teach and be taught by. Once we've exchanged those gifts, we move on. The same could be said for how long we remain in these bodies. When our work is done here...we graduate. <3

Sending heaps of love and warm hugs to you, dear.

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Very true indeed, Zippy.
That was my intention - to transmit his wisdom and the reignition caused by his passing.
ANd you're right, a year is a decent enough chunk of time to have been deeply affected. Heck! I have had connections with certain beings that only lasted a matter of days that last with me for my whole life.
Blessings and love 🙏🏽

Dan seems to be a great person, just like you are, and the friendship between the two of you seems undying...

I'm so sorry for your loss, @nathankaye... <3

Thank you kindly, Whinston. I appreciate that immensely. Blessings 🙏🏽

Im sorry for you loss brother... he will always live on in your memories mate and in that sense he will never be completely gone.

Indeed this is true, my friend. Thanks so much. 🙏🏽

Sorry for your loss brother. Sending you our condolences.

Thanks so much, you two lovelies! 🙏🏽

Sorry for the loss man, hurts.

Thank you mate... 🙏🏽

I am deeply sorry for your loss Nathan

Thank you, Pris. 🙏🏽

Sorry to hear mate. Sounds like a character. Was just chattimg to someone about Wade Davis book ONE RIVER .. have you read it? Ethnobotany is an incredible subject. Never done Ayahuasca though have read alot about it and mates are into it.

Warm hugs to yiu. X

Thanks @riverflows.
I don't know Wade Davis' book. Is it about ethnobotany?
Ayahuasca isn't for everybody, but it's powerful medicine.
Blessings 🙏🏽

Yes, it's all about ethnobotany in the Amazon. I loved it! Highly recommended.

Ok, kewl! I'll have to seek that one out... Have you seen the documentary SHamans of the Amazon by Dean Jefferys? First doco of it's kind... Unfortunately it got aired on national TV here in Australia and then the next day it got banned and the federal police raided homes of friends making Aya...
Dean's one of my close friends..

Sounds like a special bond - Love the message though

Thanks so much @bec-on-the-block! 🙏🏽

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Thanks so much @clayboyn for sharing the inspiration further afield. I look forward to our radio chat. Blessings mate 🙏🏽