Steadygain's Groove and Trip Pad

[Steadygain]

...I quickly went over, knelt down, put my arm around him and said, "It's okay my friend. You did nothing wrong. Just make sure that nobody knows Birch was down here."
...TSPtalk raced towards the monitors and shouted excitedly, "You have my word". The news of Birch being underground was the biggest event in their history and only because of The Magnet did it remain a secret forever. Rod, Show-me, ChemEng, Spaf, EW_ret, Griffin, James48843 and others took turns showing us through the tunnels until we walked out to the walled circle.
...Amber clouds swirled over the circle and rose in the shape and form of a man. He had a Panda's face, head and neck. The black suit and white shirt went perfect with his features. With wire rimmed glasses and a touch of gray he looked distinguished and dignified. As the dust fell and his image was clear he introduced himself as Squalebear and began walking out from the circle. He was very friendly and full of joy and life. Happiness beamed from him. As he approached us his eyes fell on me and he froze. His mouth dropped, his eyes got big and then he looked to the sky raising his hands in praise and worship and said with a loud strong voice, "Heavenly father the time has come for you to acknowledge The Magnet. All praise, honor, and glory are lifted to you – for you are God and there is no other".

This fulfilled the prophecy of the 67th dimension which states: In that glorious day Squalebear will step from the circle and immediately know The Magnet has come. Then he will lift his hands in praise to God and lift her high to His honor and glory.

Then he came over to me and lifted me up by my waist, put his large hands under my feet and raised me up in the air with his arms stretched high. I forgot the prayer he said but it sounded like something that had been written many years before. At the end of his prayer the sky opened up and we saw the Glory of God shining through. It was like nothing we'd ever felt before and it drew us up though the sky and immediately we entered the next dimension; arriving in a clearing with a walled circle.

 

[Steadygain]

...Yellowish brown clouds began to swirl inside the walled circle and the shape and form of a woman began to emerge. She was different from the others as she didn't have a dress and as she came into being we didn't know what to expect. As the image became clearer we saw a brown transparent precious gem - and realized she was a pure topaz. That was transformed into the beautiful woman in tight blue jeans, with a tee shirt and an unbuttoned long sleeve shirt. Her face, head, and neck were that of a red fox. She was absolutely beautiful and very attractive.
...She seemed way to real to be a goddess and was by far the most natural and down to earth. Amazingly cleaver, witty, and full of life and energy; she walked with a spring in her step, jumped off the wall and said, "Hey everyone, welcome to the scene."
...My dress stuck out to her and she said, "Whoa I bet you're either super Amish or Daniel Boone's wife. So what do I say: Passin the peas if you'd kindly please OR Darn that raccoon I'll shoot em' and make another hat for my husband". Then she spun around and winked at Steady, "No offense".
...Only years after I returned to our world did I understand what she was saying. When Steady shined the light and put me in a frozen state it blocked all previous memories so I had no idea the dress I wore was a re-enactment of Abraham Lincoln's New Salem Village. Over the years I reflected on the experiences that occured and wrote them in a journal which became the book you're reading. It wasn't until my early 50's it finally dawned on me what she was saying. At that time I just looked at her with a blank stare. She probably wondered about me but never let on.
..."Well I'm Luv2read; so who are you guys".
...Buster did a few cartwheels and walked up swaying his hips in rhythm and style. "I'm Buster and I'm training these 3 to become warriors" he said pointing at Steady, CB, and Birch. "The other 2 are fighting to be my girl but one is way too young and the other is a little spacey" he said raising his eye brows while shaking his hand back and forth.
..."Whoa - be still my heart, lover boy" she said with her right hand over her heart. Then she had Buster hold her left hand and leaned back acting like she was fainting and fanned herself with an open hand. That pretty well describes her character throughout. Never a dull moment with Luv2read.

 

[Steadygain]

...Luv2read then backed up and told us what she knew about each of us. She went over Birch's military history and the various events that transpired while he was in TSP. She reflected on Steady's childhood and his first real love - she said pointing to Sunshine - and how he became a raccoon and his ultimate goal in life. Then she told us about CB, how he met his wife and about his family and why he chose the Coyboy as the ultimate since of justice to carry out his warrior role. Somehow she knew all about Sunshine's father and the enormous impact he had throughout the universe, how she traveled through various dimensions and ended up staying in the magical world until she found Steady. She went on and on about Buster's gymnastic skills, his years of acting and dancing - and how he was able to blend all these together to be the street fighting warrior. Lastly she waltzed up to me and said, "You are The Magnet taking the vial to XL-entLady, as soon as you pass to the next dimension".
..."Really!"?, I said in great surprise.
..."You mean you don't know who you are, or what you're doing."?
She must have seen the blood rush to my face. "I'm just kidding Carrie. But yes, this is your last stop before XL-entLady."
..."Wow, how do you know so much about us"?
..."As the clouds began to swirl I could see you guys and did a little background check as the body was forming. Then I cross referenced the information to various other sources and by the time the dust had settled had the information summed up as I told everyone."
...I could hardly believe it. "You got all that information in just a minute or two and was able to summarize it all. That is just amazing".
..."Thanks Carrie, I'm very resourceful. That's the main reason why you're here. You got the other stuff down; now it's time to learn the nuts and bolts of what makes a woman tick."

 

[Steadygain]

...With the wave of her hand the others were turned to a frozen state. "Carrie, I'm here to show you how to think like a woman. How to drive down a bargin, streamline hours of research into minutes, multitask on higher levels, and instantly improve any given situation. Muddy waters will cease to exist when you're around because I'll teach you to see through everything. While others are looking at the murky water trying to figure out what's going on - you will already have all the answers and be moving on to other things. Now it's time to show them what you have and prove you'd got more than enough to get the job done; no matter what that job may be. A lot of it is being organized, using your time and energy efficiently, and taking time to smell the roses."
...As we entered the next clearing you could see the stage with amplifiers scattered around the grounds and guitars, drums, organ, and other instruments up on the stage. 2 microphones were standing in the middle. Luv2read made you feel so full of life when you were with her and she always walked with such a confident demeanor. As we walked up on the stage she asked if I liked to sing and said this was one of her favorite hobbies. After pointing out several lights she explained they read the patterns of your brain and are able to replicate any song in your head exactly as you want it.
...I was floored and just stood there in amazement as she grabbed the microphone and suddenly the drums and guitars and everything start playing the coolest beat ever. Luv2read danced around the stage and sang so wonderfully with the music. She was really good and the song had the best beat ever. Then she threw the microphone to me and said, "Your turn Carrie".
...No idea how these lights could know the music in my head and be able to bring it out in real life but I started dancing as the music played and sang my heart out. I would stretch various parts and somehow the music was able to blend perfectly. I didn't want to be selfish but it was my first time ever doing this and as one song ends you've got another on the way so I just kept singing at least 3 songs in a row. The whole time Luv2read is dancing and looking like she was having the time of her life, which made me really let everything fly and maximize every moment to the highest degree.

 

[Steadygain]

...After leaving the stage we walked down a path to a clearing filled with huge flowers. The field was surrounded by bright blue lights covering the ground and strung up high. A path weaved throughout the flowers with several spots scattered here and there to sit, stand, or just visit. Each visiting area had several large paddles that looked like giant tennis rackets.
...Luv2read grabbed a big racket and said it was time to send some new members over to TSP. She pointed to the other racket and told me to help her. "Okay Carrie, I'm going to show you how to do it. Every once in awhile you can tell it's a pest and pests only get worse and worse so when you see a pest you have to hit it as far as the lights surrounding this place. They instantly disappear and it doesn't hurt them at all. If you miss they get bigger and are much harder to knock out. They are made to pester and the more they succeed the more powerful they get. So they start off small and that's the best time to hit them out. The others are simply adorable and we enjoy watching them grow and journey off to TSP. If a pest gets big and you see it expanding hit it fast - trust me on that."
...She pulled off one of the large flowers and blew across it. As she blew the flower the pedals came to life and what appeared to be little ground hogs with wings began flying off. Most of them had the cutest expressions and it was wonderful watching them come to life. The pests stood out, however, having black masks and black and yellow stripes across their body. They looked for every opportunity to bother us or one of the little ground hogs and the more they succeeded the bigger they got. The first one barely made it off the flower when Luv2read smacked him with the racket and then it zapped into thin air. But some of them fought with all their might to avoid getting zapped and came back with a vengence. Anytime a pest gets by with something they double in size. This one kept getting bigger by pestering the little ground hogs on his way back to us. By the time he got near us he was already 3 feet long and then puffed himself us like a big ballon. I was too caught up watching everything to hit him and then he shriveled down to nothing leaving such a strong odor it was like we got pelted by several shunks. He immediately grew to 6 feet and, after pointing at us and laughing ,puffed up into a giant ballon. Luv2read swung her racket with such a force that the ballon flew out like a meteor and disappeared.
...The longer we'd played this game the more we got into it and I got to be really good. So I told Luv2read that I'd go to another place and we could hit the pests to each other until one of us decided to smack it out. We would shout each other's name and as the pest came flying in our direction we'd knock it out to the lights. The terrible odor disappeared after several minutes and we must have spent an hour or two knocking pests back and forth to each other and sending them out of the field. TSP probably got at least another 200 members by the time we were done. That was probably the most fun I've ever had. I quickly realized as a pest was puffing himself up like a ballon - he was most vulneralbe to being hit and would often tell them, "Don't you dare make me stink". Then it looked like a tennis ball going out of the field and made a pop sound as it disappeared.

 

[Steadygain]

...Then we walked off to the next clearing which was about the size of a football field. It was covered with rippling thick foam like material that was a soft deep blue. Luv2read said it was a great place for gymnastics and just having a lot of fun. "This is the antigravity field, so it's like you're on the moon. Doing cartwheels and lots of other things are much harder with normal gravity, but here you can easily bounce around on one hand and it doesn't bother your arm at all." Then she walked out on the foam and jumped up in the air about 10 feet and came slowly down upside down and used one hand to bounce around. "It takes a little getting use to but once you've done it a little while you can do all kinds of things."
...I must have taken a leaping step forward in my excitement to get on and immediately bounced way up in the air. It was like being weightless, you bounce with what feels like zero gravity and then softly land back on the foam. I let both feet hit the ground and bent my knees to help my weight settle softly and then pushed down as hard as I could and sprung up with all my might. This time I went up at least 15 feet and each time I landed I tried to use that momentum to bounce even higher. I found 25 to 30 feet was the highest you could go and then decided to try a bunch of other things. We must have spent several hours on that field and both of us laughed and enjoyed each other more and more. I spent most of the time doing cartwheels and springing on my hands, doing back flips, and everything I could think to do. One would stand still as the other bounced up and we would land on each others heads and just hold each other up. Playing on an antigravity field is something I wish everyone could experience.

 

[Steadygain]

...We then walked to an overlook of beautiful mountains. Massive thick trees filled the mountains and it looked like a place no one had ever disturbed. At the base of the mountain was a fast flowing river and across the river the mountains stretched for miles. Luv2read said she wished they could build a bridge across the river but the water is so deep and the current is so strong we've not been able to come up with a good plan.
..."Frixxxx, where are you", Luv2read shouted.
..."Right down here" was heard from the woods below. Then what appeared to be a large groundhog began climbing up the hill. He wore gray pants with suspenders and a red shirt. The round wire rim glasses along with his facial features gave him a very intelligent appearance. When he got to the landing Luv2read told him I was The Magnet and he immediately fell on his knees and bowed to me.
...I squatted down and lightly rubbed his back. "Please Frixxxx, call me Carrie and think of me as just a regular girl. Don't be awkward with me or feel beneath me for in this place we should just be friends and enjoy each other.
...Frixxxx stood up and looked at me with the most delightful expression. "Thank you Carrie, I'm much obliged."
...Luv2read then went on to explain the entire situation. The river had once been shallow and barely flowed and the groundhogs went back and forth across the river and never had a care or concern. Then Viva La Migra took control of everything beyond the river and found a way to make the river flow increasingly more powerful. He didn't want anyone coming from our side over to his side and would not let anyone from his land come over here. As a result many of their families and friends have been separated and long to be together. There are several trees with large branches extending out over the river and occasionally they will climb up on the branches and be able to get to each other, but it is very dangerous. Viva La Migra seems to be everywhere and if he catches them he can send a jolt of electricity from his magic staff with the powerful orb. One jolt will knock them off the branch and into the river and they are never seen again.
...Frixxxx told us of the years he and kar crazy, Uptrend, Justbizness45 and many others had spent together. "We were more than friends, we were a family. I knew kar crazy's daughter like she was my own and we did everything together; always there for one another and life was really good. Kar crazy's wife was over here when the river was flooded and couldn't make it back. His daughters thought she'd abandoned them and it really hit them hard. She couldn't sleep and stopped eating and finally decided to risk her life climbing over on the branches but fell and disappeared."
..."That's terrible Frixxxx those poor kids must have really had it tough."
..."That's just part of the story Carrie, and all of us wished there was a way we could get across to each other but no one has been able to figure out a way to build a bridge. Malyla and nasa1974 have been working on some plans and may be close to having the right design." Then Frixxxx took out a small object that looked like a 2" straw and blew on it. "We're right down here" was heard below and then 2 more groundhogs emerged.

 

[Steadygain]

...Malyla was cute and adorable. She was also incredibly smart and her thoughts and ideas flowed so fast it was hard to keep up. She was very strong willed and independent and wanted to make sure that everyone knew she was more than capable of standing her own ground. Yet she had that soft side that could not be hidden and her eyes sparkled and she was incredibly charming and beautiful. When the real inner feminine side came through she would turn into a light blue sapphire, and as a gem she was captivating. She quickly pulled out her plans and showed us the bridge. "We'll need 280 cubic yards of hardwood with a tensile strength of at least 300 pounds per square inch. If we make it 70 yards long we could set one end on that large rock, lift it up and it would fall to the other side and land on the other side."
...Nasa1974 rolled his eyes and said, "It will weight more than 92 tons Malyla, how many times do I have to tell you that".
..."Oh be quiet, you're just jealous because you can't come up with a better design".
...Nasa1974 then took out his designs and showed that making the bridge in smaller sections would make it easier to maneuver the sections until it's assembled.
...Malyla stood clinching her fists and said in a flustered expression, "As soon as the first section hits the water it will instantly float down the river. How in the world do you expect these sections to stay in the water"?
..."Calm down everyone", Frixxxx said, "There has to be some way of doing it."
...After scanning over the area I noticed a large bolder on the edge of a high cliff. A smaller rock was near it. "That bolder looks like it has a mass of 1,000 cubic feet." Using my thumb I measured the cliff and determined it was 270 feet high. I explained that the velocity of the bolder would create an impact equal to at least 480,000 tons of force and since it would land on the rocky surface below it would bounce on impact and knock over several of the larger trees near the river creating at least one or two bridges across.
...Everyone looked at me in shock and could hardly believe it could have been that easy. "But how will be push the bolder over," Nasa1974 asked.
..."By using a large branch about 10 feet long as a lever over the smaller rock next to it all you have to do is push down with about 30 pounds of pressure".

 

[Steadygain]

...Malyla ran through the woods in the direction of the cliff and after nasa1974 realized where she was heading he took off too. Once in a while you caught a glimpse of one or the other but as time went on Malyla got an increasingly bigger lead. It was a good distance off but within a half hour Malyla walked out on the cliff with a large stick in her hands. She jammed it under the huge bolder and by using the smaller rock as a lever was able to push the bolder over on her first try.
...The bolder crashed with such a force is sounded like an explosion went off and you felt the ground tremble. Then it bounced up way over the trees and came crashing down near the edge of the river. It hit the trees with such tremendous force they snapped at the base and spun way up in the air as the bolder rolled and landed in the middle of the river. Two enormous trees landed right next to each other on top of the bolder and stretched from one side to the other. Immediately after this groundhogs on both sides appeared by the hundreds and build stairways up to the trees and quickly pruned off the branches to make a smooth crossing.

 

[Steadygain]

...After this Luv2read came up with hundreds of scenarios to see how I'd handle it. It was amazing how she could come up with so many different things off the top of her head but as we went from one to the other they seemed easier to me (yet she kept saying okay now I'm going to make it even harder). Some of them dealt with time schedules and she kept reminding me that I need to be able to condense a 20 hour time table into 8 hours to get everything accomplished. So I'd think of 10 things I could do while the dishwasher was running; how I could make several calls while doing this or that and soon it all just fell in place.
...Just as Luv2read had given me a hug and told me how thrilled she was with the way I could make even the most complex situations turn into easily manageable ones nasa1974 came up with several of his friends.
..."What brings you guys over here", asked Luv2read.
..."We were wondering if we could take Carrie and the others to the next dimension", nasa1974 said bashfully.
..."Why that's a wonderful idea. Who are your friends"?
..."This is charmed855 and this is Christopher" he said pointing at one and the other.
..."Well I think we're ready to go". Then we all walked back to the group. As we joined the others the 3 took off their shirts and started flapping the wings on their back.
...Luv2read said we were ready to move on to the last dimension and that each of them would take 2 to help us enter. Almost immediately they took Birch and Buster, CB and Steady, and Sunshine and I way up in the sky until we hit a barrier. Then pushed each of us through but Birch could not get through. So I looked back through the barrier and realized Birch couldn't make it over and went back after him.
...When I went back to the other side I took the necklace with the vial and put it around his neck. "What are you doing?" Birch asked in frustration and shock.
..."Birch, if you're not coming then I don't want to go any further and I don't want that because it will only make me susceptible to attacks and get me killed. You would have a way better chance of keeping it safe. I guess I'll just go back to Luv2read and stay there".
..."But you are The Magnet and this is the end. As soon as you meet XL-entLady then you'll bring the ultimate harmony to the universe and all forms of evil will immediately vanish".
...I tried holding back the tears but couldn't stop them. "Birch you are the strongest man I've ever known and I understand you not wanting to feel like you have to submit to anything. You can wash yourself clean and don't need the cleansing breeze. You have more than shown you have the strength and power to stand on your own. But Birch God does not want to take those features and turn you into a wimp. He simply wants you to acknowledge that everything is His, including you and to grow in that knowledge and acceptance. Please Birch soften your heart and let God be God and shower you with His love and power. You will still be the mightiest warrior alive and then I'll know I can do what I need to do with XL-entLady".
...I could tell Birch understood everything I was telling him and I put my arms around his neck and just stayed there hugging him. Birch put his arms around me and said the most beautiful prayer I'd heard in my life. Immediately following this he glowed with such a beautiful radiance and pushed me through the barrier and then came up and stood next to me.

 

[Steadygain]

...The others immediately gathered around Birch and gave him hugs and expressed their sincerest delight in him making things right.
..."You look stronger than ever Birch", CB said. "It's like you just added another 20 years of powerful youth to your makeup".
...Buster told him the glow he had was even more beautiful than what Steady, Sunshine, and I had. Everyone took turns sharing various things and when we were done and had a moment of silence we expected Birch to say something glorious and heart warming but he was a warrior and nothing was going to change that.
..."Thank you everyone, there is nothing that could compare to being right with God and knowing I'm exactly where He wants me. For now the Mission has to come first and we need to get Carrie to XL-entLady. Then he took the necklace from around his neck and put it on me. As the necklace was lying around my neck he leaned down and said, "Thank you Carrie I've resisted His Love throughout my life and would never be here without you". Then all of us flew through the air.
...This dimension was like no other. It was filled with large swirling clouds of various colors and in the middle of each was a beautiful gem. As we went from one to another we could see the gems were various people such as Mamikin, Luv2read, and others. Birch was also a gem. The clouds started off as black or dark grey but with his new found life in God that transformed his existence the clouds turned to bright vivid shades of purple, white, and blue with spots of green and amber. In the end he became a blue white diamond that stood out among the rest.
...We didn't know where to go but finally began hearing the muffled cries of someone's pain. As we followed the sounds we finally came upon XL-entLady. She had the bluest eyes and despite the obvious pain she endured her expression was dignified and glorious. The strand of pearls hanging down her neck matched the glistening skirt that looked like a highly polished pearl. Her blue silk blouse matched her eyes and the gold threads flowing throughout made her look like the most beautiful queen.
...XL-entLady walked gracefully over to greet us and extended her arm out to shake our hands but experienced so much pain when she lifted her arm that tears began to drip down her cheek. She was flustered and shook her head slightly, "I'm so sorry, please forgive me".
...Steady knelt before her and then stood straight and looked in her eyes. "This is the most wonderful moment of my life. You have always been known as 'The Gem of Gems'. You alone can be in the dimension next to heaven itself for no one else has the depth and pureness of your love, the deep and penetrating insights, and the ability to spread such beauty and charm wherever you go or who ever you're with".

 

[Steadygain]

...Steady gently wiped a tear off her cheek and leaned in to softly tell her: "I have known from the very first day that God designed me with a powerful and thoroughly rich and penetrating energy. As soon as I became a raccoon I knew this. Over the years it became increasingly clear that all of this was meant for you. Everything was meant for your healing and upon your healing the boundaries of the 70 dimensions will disappear and the most perfect harmony will be established. It is your healing that will bring Sugar out of hiding and allow her to be transformed into the most beautiful blossom God ever made. To a large degree it is your pain that keeps the evil in existence and when your pain disappears then every form of evil will vanish from everywhere throughout the entire universe. Show me where to go and let us find our place to make you whole. Carrie has the vial and when the moment is right she will inject The Ultra Pure".
...XL-entLady leaned into Steady and put her head against his chest. "My whole life I've waited for this moment. Secretly I've longed to know the perfect energy and the love that penetrates everything. But I have resisted it and in fact I've refused to let anyone remotely offer it. I can tell this is for real and I'll do my best to let it happen but years and years of walls of protection have been formed and the pain I have has been ongoing since I was just an infant. So it will take time Steady, please be patient and take your time". Then she stepped back and led Steady and Carrie to another area where they could be alone.

 

[Steadygain]

...Whether it was hours or days, it's impossible to tell. The dimension next to heaven is much like heaven itself in that time no longer exists and therefore a moment or a year is all the same. The chemistry and atmosphere is also unlike anything the other dimensions had and the presence of God was everywhere. In her dimension it was felt and acknowledged as could never be known elsewhere. This is why Birch could not enter until he was right with God and came to understand his true identity.
...Steady's glow got brighter and his love and energy where felt everywhere. It the most beautiful moment of my life and I stayed back a little and simply watched her upper back. Eventually their form changed to clouds with vivid bright white clouds with beautiful specks of the blue white diamond mixing with all the other gems known throughout the universe. Electricity crackled as the clouds took on various colors and little pops of beautiful sparks were constantly scattered throughout the entire place. Once everything disappeared the 3 vertebrates remained and you could see the muscles began to soften. Steady shouted "number 2" and I injected the 2nd vertebrate. Then he shouted 1 and 3 and after several minutes everything happened. It was like a giant explosion and everything became a fiery white and all of us were transformed to another dimension but this was so far beyond anything we ever thought possible. We entered the first stage of heaven and were in such awe that all we could do is stand there and take it in.
We didn't know what to do but were so use to going from one dimension to the next that we sprang in the air and passed through the next stage of heaven. Each stage was lined with angels that guarded its entry. As we approached the angels parted and we went on through. We were able to do this until we got to the 4th stage and the angels blocked Steady from going through. Birch then came back and said Steady was with him and they let him through.
...After entering the next stage Birch asked Steady, "What do you call someone who lets the Enlightened One to the next stage of heaven". Steady looked at him with an admiring smile; "I call him Birchtree". Then they went on to the 2nd stage of heaven. As they passed to each higher stage their glow became increasingly magnified and a Holy Presence became increasingly stronger. Finally they reached the end and none except for Carrie were able to enter the 1st stage. Once in the Presence of God she stood before Jesus, who was more than any description could ever convey. He told her it was time to return to her world and live out her life in a meaningful and wonderful manner. She asked if she could see Steady before she left and the next moment was standing next to him.

 

[Steadygain]

...The entire universe had changed and was more glorious than could ever be imagined. Right in the center was the most beautiful blossom that shone with such incredible glory it made your eyes well up just to look at it. Sugar had been transformed in the most wonderful manner and was able to finally reveal what God had intended all along. I just could not possibly see how it could be more beautiful.
...Steady and Sunshine were as bright as stars and radiated the full glory of what only the 2nd stage of heaven could create. They lovingly held each other and Steady said "The time has come". Then he was transformed into the most glorious clouds ever witnessed by anyone and fully blended with the blossom and made its beauty a thousand times more beautiful. Immediately after that was finished Sunshine did the same thing and from that moment on the Blossom lit up the entire universe and everyone throughout the universe always felt its radiant glow.
...I was then transformed back inside the cabin and heard someone say, "Hurry, I think it's that key" and within a few seconds the door flew open.
..."Wow no wonder we couldn't find you" said the group of kids outside the door. Apparently they had looked everywhere and only Alan had run fast enough to see me slip in the cabin.
...I never told anyone about my adventures. What could I possibly tell them and especially with so much that had happened. It took years and years of deep reflections to remember the best day of my life – during the summer of my 16th year.

 

[Steadygain]

Tom, or any of the Moderators,
I would encourage you to Lock this Thread or delete whatever entries you want. It honestlymakes no difference to me. When my soon to be 16 year old daughter asked me to write a story for her birthday I had hundreds of ideas - and most of them centered on the 'GEMS' of this MB and wanting to include many of the members here as special characters. I wrote most of the story directly here off the top of my head and tried to make the CENTRAL THEME a PURE LOVE that rescues the Universe and changes it in the best way possible.

If what I wrote offends anyone - because of how you felt I projected you - I am sorry. It is a story for a 16 year old girl and the scenes with the clouds blending were wholly meant in the purest sense and in the ultimate level of totally and completely sacrificing your being for the benefit of another.

Again - please feel free to shut it down. The story is finally done and honestly it was only meant for one.

 

[Frixxxx]

Tom, or any of the Moderators,

Again - please feel free to shut it down. The story is finally done and honestly it was only meant for one.

TOM: Please allow those a chance to review it (again). Maybe give us a couple weeks!

Steady,

Great Story, I'm honored to be included and you did a wonderful job. I think it needs to stay up for a while.

I will PM you my e-mail address so that I can get a "finished copy".

I know you poured your love for your daughter into this. But by making the MB participants, you have written a story for us all!

I especially liked the Birchtree story line and I giggle (manly) when I think about it....WELL DONE

PEACE

 

[Steadygain]

Great Story, I'm honored to be included and you did a wonderful job. I think it needs to stay up for a while.

I know you poured your love for your daughter into this. But by making the MB participants, you have written a story for us all!

I especially liked the Birchtree story line and I giggle (manly) when I think about it....WELL DONE

PEACE

Thanks Frixxxx,
Let's hope that ONLY ONE was bothered - but I'm way to sensitive and just like the terrible rating I got earlier as I was writting the story - things have a way of working out.

The only reason I made my last post was to safeguard against another member's feelings. As ALWAYS - I would put that before my own - so mainly letting it known: Send a message to Tom or whoever if my story offends you; as they have my permission to do whatever you want.

Frixxxx - there is no way possible you could know how much your post means to me. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU my friend.

 

[mamikin]

Thanks Frixxxx,
Let's hope that ONLY ONE was bothered - but I'm way to sensitive and just like the terrible rating I got earlier as I was writting the story - things have a way of working out.

The only reason I made my last post was to safeguard against another member's feelings. As ALWAYS - I would put that before my own - so mainly letting it known: Send a message to Tom or whoever if my story offends you; as they have my permission to do whatever you want.

Frixxxx - there is no way possible you could know how much your post means to me. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU my friend.

Steadygain,

I would hope that most individuals on the message board would be able to see the love you poured into the story for your daughter and not be bothered by any unwelcome caricature or untruths they may infer about their own character. It is, after all, just a story, fiction, not real. And as mature adults, we should be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time. Even so, I am amazed at how well you seem to be able to capture the essence of certain characters based solely on their writings on the message board. Like Frixx, I found the story enjoyable and thank you for sharing it here with us. I also hope that your daughter has a wonderful birthday.

 

[Steadygain]

Steadygain,

I would hope that most individuals on the message board would be able to see the love you poured into the story for your daughter and not be bothered by any unwelcome caricature or untruths they may infer about their own character.

Actually I made numerous modifications over the weekend to give the finishing touches and realized how easily some could have been offended. It was a rough draft that needed many additions to serve the characters justice. The only one remotely deserving an APPOLOGY is Sunshine - who as an artist (brand new to the MB) inspired me at just the right moment when I felt a "love story" was needed to blend with that section of the story.

It is, after all, just a story, fiction, not real. It is a story that is dedicated to Sugarandspice and inspired by her desire to have a "New Earth". Her struggles and the struggles you face and those many others on the MB face are very real and ongoing and so it was meant in some manner to reach out to them; to honor the "gems" - as I've been led to believe are really true and to express the real bonds that the MB creates. Most of all I strived to include "central truths" to help my daughter see how wonderful she is and how beautifully God designed her. All the more to spur her to be "The Magnet" and let God's Love rule in her life as others are drawn to her and as she is drawn to others. And as mature adults, we should be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time. Even so, I am amazed at how well you seem to be able to capture the essence of certain characters based solely on their writings on the message board. Like Frixx, The story is as much for Frixxx's wife as anyone else (and car krazy's daughters).I found the story enjoyable and thank you for sharing it here with us. I also hope that your daughter has a wonderful birthday.

Thank you !

I have a genuine peace and feel I finally have closure. If anyone wants the finished product just send me a PM - as I'm limiting my time on the MB to just PMs for at least the next few months.

 

[Steadygain]

I have received Private Messages from various members regarding my story and I sincerely appreciate all the comments, concerns, or questions.

Hopefully my responses to these messages will encourage anyone else to send me their concerns if I don't address them here.

FIRST – It's important to know how the characters were chosen. The entire story centers on the belief that one individual can honestly identify 'gems' through a unique and very special gift. I believe in this person and her gift and that formed the underlying basis of my entire story. Without her I never would have known these people were 'gems' – but she noted how I was drawn to them – and thus I found it easy to give each one a special identity.
Birch – my older brother throughout – is an Onyx
Squalebear – my younger brother – is Amber
CorMaGa34 – is an Opal
Mamikin – is a Peridot
Silverbird – is a Turquoise
Luv2read – is a Topaz
Malyla – is a light blue Sapphire
Steady – is a blue white Diamond.
****** (my daughter's twin and other half) – is a Pearl

I had nothing to do with their identity for God alone could make them 'Gems' but I came to believe in the one who could both identify them and distinguish their character.

XL-entLady – was chosen by me to represent the Gem of Gems because in my belief only someone who is truly a Gem would have the gift of knowing other Gems – especially to the degree she is able and therefore would have to represent the ultimate Gem.

WV-girl was the only 'gem' uniquely picked by me; for representing the heart and soul of WV (which has the Farm – and is the most sacred place on Earth to Carrie and me).

Sunshine – a brand new member – was chosen to represent Steady's first true love and add a little romance and fantasy in a section I feared would be too depressing.

Those identified as Friends were given special identities and others I inspired or that inspired me I tried to include in a more significant light. There are many that did not get included that have been special to me throughout but I simply could not include everyone.

Has been a very busy day -- will continue later