http://arroe.netenNatureCopyright Arroe Collinshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b7270285f0cf1d44f79c876ed05daf74.jpghttp://arroe.netSun, 12 Jul 2026 02:15:07 +0000Arroe CollinsArroe Collinsarroec@gmail.comMotivational messages and stories planted in an open field of daily growth. Written within multiple forests in North and South Carolina. The empowerment of true growth begins with listening to the whispers in the wind.falsetrueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-205-you-are-the-greatest-person-you-ll-ever-meet--72852921https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72852921Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's not conceited or overconfident! If you don't believe in yourself, you cannot achieve anything. You'll spend your life trying to and or handing off the important stuff without ever realizing the true journey is in facing your true self in the...354falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-twenty-one-a-mid-winter-drought-sets-in--71041741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71041741Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsThere are no two forests the same, yet you can celebrate their presence the very same as your favorite collection of trees. Just be aware of where nature is presently standing with its own plan and decisions.362falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-thirteen-the-back-history-of-a-potential-ghost-now-facing-103-degrees--72867595https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72867595Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDigging deeper into the channels of where a writing instrument was located gives the author a better view of who was holding onto the instrument before the creative process turned into a story. Suddenly this writing instrument has a connection to the...588falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-thirty-four-the-poor-poor-copperhead-snake--72789537https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72789537Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDoes a copperhead snake squiggle its way into what it calls the greatest day ever only to be murdered by an uncaring human?255falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-204-lost-inside-the-definition-of-hope--72649151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72649151Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsRarely do you hear anyone talking about having hope unless they're hoping for a good seat at Taylor Swifts wedding.  That's called selfish hope.  Take the time to ask the silver haired people about hope and you'll learn things your parents kept from...411falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-443-everyday-is-a-new-season-of-change--72669933https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72669933Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsSo many of us base our everything on the seasons pounded into the face of a calendar. That is the furthest from your truth. Seasonal changes are every day! Call them what you want. Reinvent a season. Just know you are going to change today and every...272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-nineteen-the-potential-of-catastrophic-has-entered-the-forest--70635108https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70635108Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:05 +0000Arroe Collins251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-eighteen-two-days-of-snow-where-did-everyone-go--70607605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70607605Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsEvery forest has a story. So many of them are missing from the making of a new tomorrow. Ernie was and still is a huge part of my love for writing inside this collection of trees. Now that his body has been returned to the soil, what's next?245falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-203-why-you-need-to-record-your-voice-facing-storms--72549087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72549087Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsIn radio, we save our airchecks. It's the best way to measure personal growth and outreach. Why don't other businesses do the same for their employees? People everywhere talk out of tune, they 've made bad behavior the new cool and bosses won't hold...477falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-twelve-planting-another-writing-instrument-plus-the-summer-has-risen--72562591https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72562591Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:02 +0000Arroe Collins  Do you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....677falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-seventeen-be-careful-of-what-you-could-step-in--70480513https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70480513Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA walk through the forest, a park or on a city street and you realize you forgot the doggie bags. Do you leave it for others to pick up on their shoes or do you pick it up with your hands?282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-442-more-messages-from-timmy--72457587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72457587Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsSpiritually speaking are we somehow connected to turtles? Are they endlessly sharing messages and we've chosen to look a different way?195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-sixteen-discovering-forest-vomit--70299136https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70299136Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThose unrecognized moments when Fall is setting in and again this year you woke up not realizing the leaves have fallen from the trees. A major part of the story is now missing from your moments of all things right now.297falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-441-lessons-from-timmy-the-turtle--72320865https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72320865Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsTropical Storm Debbie hit my forest with strength. The wind, the rain and a raging water ripping through Mother Earth. And...there stood Timmy the Turtle with his neck stretched and his head held high embracing such a gift from nature. What can we...294falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-201-how-much-as-you-paying-for-beauty--72295063https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72295063Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWe tend to it very naturally. Buying beauty for our outside world without putting focus on the inner self. There has to be balance with the self coming first.388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-200-dot-your-t-and-cross-your-i--72167757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72167757Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsYeah... Dot your T and cross your I. It sounds odd. So does life. It all seems odd and somehow people are finding their personal victory. Dot your T and cross your I. Stop being like everyone else.402falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-eleven-pushed-away-from-mother-earth-and-the-universe--72184402https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72184402Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....888falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-fifteen-forever-ernie-s--70146970https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70146970Sun, 31 May 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsEvery forest has a story. So many of them are missing from the making of a new tomorrow. Ernie was and still is a huge part of my love for writing inside this collection of trees. Now that his body has been returned to the soil, what's next?389falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-fourteen-all-are-gone-on-new-years-day--70013466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70013466Sat, 23 May 2026 17:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsNew Year's Day is supposed to be a moment of rejuvenation and first-time new beginnings. There's nobody in the forest! What's the message?248falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-199-those-moments-of-being-left-alone-not-by-choice--71974902https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71974902Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsI call it postproduction blues. You put in the work. You made sure everything in the recipe was present. You did it all including experiencing the victory. Then you are suddenly alone. Postproduction blues is dangerous. It's when most of our worst...351falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-440-walls-of-water-and-wind-in-the-prediction--71937296https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71937296Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsIn August of 2024 I penned out several questions that dealt with how weather was predicted from the 1800's forward. The eye has always been on science. Entering the picture today is AI technology which still can't be fully trusted.259falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-thirteen-it-looks-feels-and-smells-like-snow--69810967https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69810967Sat, 16 May 2026 20:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe way mother nature toys with our imagination.  Starting first with weather.  A Cold December day that looks, feels and smells like snow.  It didn't.  But in less than 30 days ice storms and 11 inches of snow pummeled this collection of trees.  327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-twelve-not-swan-nor-silver-but-ivey-lake--69664472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69664472Sun, 10 May 2026 02:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsAll these years in this forest and somehow every family had a different name to this lake.  Swan?  Silver?  Now Ivey?  What should we know about this body of water?  266falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-198-you-know-who-you-are-other-people-don-t-and-won-t--71874900https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71874900Sat, 09 May 2026 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWhy do we endlessly allow other people to define who we are as people. It's not just politicians and bosses. It's your family, friends and new gatherings. Oh, you are. Why? Because we said so. Stop being afraid of your shadow and be you.441falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-ten-have-i-called-up-a-bad-spirit-guide-and-keeper--71889850https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71889850Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe Collins  Do you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....801falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-eleven-true-crime-comes-to-the-forest--69545616https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69545616Mon, 04 May 2026 01:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe typically peace filled daily walk through the forest has put Jazzie and I face to face with true crime. Who killed the opossum? The blood, the blunt hit, the way the body is positioned. We have a true crime scene inside Ernie's forest.417falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-197-who-are-you-in-the-eyes-of-those-who-think-they-know-you--71705020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71705020Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks to social media and the constant talk of a community of know it all's... Who are you in the eyes of those who assume they know you?417falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-439-stepping-toward-eternity--71731922https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71731922Sat, 02 May 2026 20:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsHow often do we document the stories of all living things? It's a huge part of our everyday! Are we really supposed to drop our hearts into the soil and hope to locate another sooner more than later? Embrace your stories by including all living things...239falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-nine-planting-writing-instruments-in-other-forests-plus-life-after-transition--71556112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71556112Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey?This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion.My...472falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-196-are-we-creationg-to-like-ourselves-better--71525637https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71525637Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWhy do people find so much energy to invest in creativity? Is it because the physical act of creativity is a step toward learning how to like ourselves?378falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-ten-the-chrystal-forest--69452581https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69452581Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsI've been a part of this forest for nearly 34 years. Not to my knowledge is there another collection of writing about this very special collection of trees. Handwritten and recorded adventures explored by a writer and his instrument. This week we're...317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-eight-calling-up-the-muse-redirecting-our-universal-communication-lines--71341832https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71341832Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....518falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-nine-ernie-s-final-dance--69353165https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69353165Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe final dance. The walk, the conversation, the music, the memories and the mental and physical embracing of not just one moment but a collection of stories that wrap around the world.780falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-195-when-you-can-t-be-happy-for-others--71314763https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71314763Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWe spend way too much time seeking leadership from people that have never walked in your shoes or sat in the bathroom with you during those bad cramps and vomit spills. What does anyone know about you? Yet they always want you to be happy.456falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-eight-the-dead-moles--69268497https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69268497Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...353falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-194-just-say-it-i-love-you-and-mean-it--71018672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71018672Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWe endlessly tell others as well as objects around us how much we love them. Yet, your heart doesn't feel like it's receiving as much as you are sharing.471falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-438-you-knew-what-i-was--70954764https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70954764Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm a forest farmer of three decades and growing. I'm still not over owls doing what owls do. I know what the snake was when I picked it up. How many things in life shape us through this method of not only thinking but reacting?313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-seven-the-forest-its-not-so-big--69049533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69049533Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-twenty-is-it-the-birth-or-rebirth-of-spring--70853325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70853325Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsSeasons speed past us beyond how light is measured. How would you best explore this thing called spring? Is it the birth of or the rebirth of?325falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-seven-the-calling-to-return-to-another-34-days-in-the-forest-floor--70871294https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70871294Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....587falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-193-how-many-steps-from-they-are-you--70851222https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70851222Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsConstantly, we are comparing our lives to others. How close to they are you? If they have something you need or you're just measuring them up... how close to they are you? Now spin it around, what if you're the one being watched? You are their they.493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-192-let-the-mirages-pass-you--70686088https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70686088Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe majority of us have fallen witness to a mirage on a highway. It never feels like we can catch up to them. Or can we?512falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-five-the-leaves-that-leave--68797200https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68797200Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...303falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-six-destruction-comes-to-the-resting-place--70717234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70717234Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:00:03 +0000Arroe Collins Do you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey?This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion.My...542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-191-if-they-don-t-wear-your-socks-they-aren-t-you--70566842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70566842Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsCall it out. You fear what people will really think about you. It's why you don't journal or keep a verbal diary of your walk through life. You fear someone will see who you really are and what you've faced day in and day out. Guess what? They're...392falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-five-the-light-of-day-buried-for-34-days--70590755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70590755Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-four-heart-break-hill-the-sign-after-the-sign--68654324https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68654324Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...307falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-190-is-anyone-living-in-real-time--70409000https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70409000Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsEverywhere you walk, work, eat and loaf around within, it has been part of a projection. Nothing just happens. There's always a path before the event. Does anybody truly live in real time?430falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-three-the-missing-working-gloves-part-two--68552886https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68552886Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-four-the-day-of-versus-the-preservation-of--70441887https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70441887Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-two-the-shaping-of-fall--68446425]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68446425Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsThose unrecognized moments when Fall is setting in and again this year you woke up not realizing the leaves have fallen from the trees. A major part of the story is now missing from your moments of all things right now.]]>306falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-one-the-missing-mysterious-working-gloves--68276284https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68276284Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation…Welcome to Forest Stories.  A series of short-winded adventures within a collection of skyscraping trees stuck feet first in Georgia Clay right here in Carolina.  It’s been a huge part of my daily writing...287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-189-how-strong-is-your-firm-foundation--70098375https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70098375Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWe surround ourselves with the elements that protect our four walls of foundation. Personal security is huge on our list of needs, and it requires a sense of knowing. But, in this age of major corporations failing not only consumers but their...558falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-three-buried-in-snow-facing-an-empty-grave-and-facing-purpose--70132672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70132672Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....791falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-two-the-new-calling-the-universe-needs-more-time--69973115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69973115Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....588falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-the-final-dance--68252190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68252190Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThose unrecognized moments when Fall is setting in and again this year you woke up not realizing the leaves have fallen from the trees. A major part of the story is now missing from your moments of all things right now.230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-188-do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-inspire-yourself--69951615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69951615Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWe post a lot of stuff on social media. In all that you share, do you have a presence about you that might in fact inspire you to follow through with what you're messaging? Do you inspire yourself? Or do you rely on others to keep you afloat?541falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-187-maybe-you-re-the-problem--69784268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69784268Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsAll we hear about at work is how bored people are. They're tired of giving to needy bosses. Upset that favoritism is rampant and for some sick reason you still can't figure out the winning combination at work. Ummm maybe the problem isn't them but...327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-nine-looking-into-the-forest-s-past--68163756https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68163756Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation… Welcome to Forest Stories.  A series of short-winded adventures within a collection of skyscraping trees stuck feet first in Georgia Clay right here in Carolina.  It’s been a huge part of my daily writing...305falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-resurrection-episode-one-called-to-the-rise--69761054
This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69761054Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:02 +0000trueArroe CollinsDo you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....
This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>695falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-eight-the-missing-key-on-heartbreak-hill--68075852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68075852Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation… Welcome to Forest Stories.  A series of short-winded adventures within a collection of skyscraping trees stuck feet first in Georgia Clay right here in Carolina.  It’s been a huge part of my daily writing...199falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-437-no-complainers-allowed--69645914https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69645914Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsA sweltering hot summer day brings out all the living things inside a forest. Is the human the only one complaining?289falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-186-when-you-are-officially-too-exhausted--69620790https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69620790Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's a tough one to bite into. While growing up in the 70's and 80's I rarely if ever heard a teenager bitch about being exhausted with life and its daily challenges. Today, everybody, every age group is bitching, moaning and complaining about not...495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-seven-more-tales-from-their-tails-where-not-to-put-your-bags-of-shame--67985491https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67985491Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...131falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-436-uneducated-challenges-met--69532211https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69532211Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsPeople still have a hard time envisioning that I played 1,700 seedlings into the surface of this forest floor in 1997. I'm shocked by the acceptance of the challenge as well. It's documented with photographs in my daily writing. The greatest lesson I...223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-185-the-workplace-roster-doesn-t-control-your-mood-swings--69520097https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69520097Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThe very second we walk into our places of business the tone of the day is set. It's the roster! Who didn't show up? Who is the manager on duty? That roster controls your mindsets. Your guests or clients feel your negative vibe. Why? How can you...365falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-184-i-don-t-have-time-for-this--69420333https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69420333Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWe all say it, " I don't have time for this." Really? Yet you are willing to do that! I don't have time for this. Is it keeping you from your greatest victory?355falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-435-paper-bags-dont-save-the-planet--69439157https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69439157Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm not saying using paper bags isn't good for the environment but it's not the go to when truly trying to save the planet. Begin a journey of preserving not just the trees but the legacy other generations will need to step forward with a better...226falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-183-time-management-isn-t-time-off--69323861https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69323861Mon, 12 Jan 2026 03:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWe will brag all day about the art of knowing and executing our skills as time managers. Are you really playing by the rules or just looking for an easy out? Time management isn't running out to play golf during business hours. That's conceit and...313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-434-spiritual-versus-physical-presence--69342105https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69342105Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen what's inspired and influenced us to reach higher levels of peace and success is no longer with us physically. It's now grown into a field of spiritual presence.277falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-six-the-arrival-of-forest-holes--67893816]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67893816Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...]]>157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-433-we-learn-from-the-squirrel--69259863https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69259863Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThey can be one of the biggest pains in your life. Yet! The squirrel is a very powerful totem animal. Are you willing to listen, study then activate?236falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-four-the-bag-of-shame--67719186https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67719186Sat, 03 Jan 2026 09:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...177falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-418-apple-trees-provide-hope-trust-and-fruit--67702962https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67702962Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThe apple tree on Larry Lane was shared with the earth long before we brought 17 hundred other seedlings to this itty bitty forest in south Charlotte. A single apple tree is one of the greatest storytellers but to get to it there has to be a longterm...200falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-181-is-it-stress-or-anxiety-and-are-you-at-fault--69182149https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69182149Sun, 28 Dec 2025 03:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsConstantly we are reminded of other people's anxiety and or stress. How does it sit inside you? Are you the end result of someone else's bad day. Because you are so loving and compassionate, it makes you an automatic target to get hit by other...227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-432-silence-that-services-selfishness--69195523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69195523Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsA pocket forest. A collection of beautiful trees set inside an overcrowded human neighborhood. You can kill the trees to provide for man, but you can't steal the life out of a pocket forest? I've been in this pocket forest for 32 years and the energy...252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-431-time-doesn-t-care-about-us--69118601https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69118601Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsCreatively I struggle with how we can write something one day and we revisit it 8 years later. It doesn't feel like that much time as moved through us! How are we supposed to live in the present if we locked in on the events of the past? Preparation...298falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-180-helping-others-but-not-yourself--69096860https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69096860Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWe're all extremely guilty of sacrificing a huge chunk of our life in the name of keeping peace on your street. What we do for others physically takes away from your efforts and dreams and most of the time you aren't getting that space back. As long...337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-hundred-six-embracing-an-unpredictable-winters-bite--68990630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68990630Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation…Welcome to Forest Stories.  A series of short-winded adventures within a collection of skyscraping trees stuck feet first in Georgia Clay right here in Carolina.  It’s been a huge part of my daily writing...304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-three-the-late-summer-cool-breeze--67631518https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67631518Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-179-stuck-in-a-past-we-keep-rewriting--68832492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68832492Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's completely natural to base your life story on the interpretation of where you presently stand. I'm no doctor to tell you it's healthy but the junk needs to get out of your trunk. We play the telephone game with how it really went down. Each time...282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-430-the-scent-of-death--68850020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68850020Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsLiving in a forest for over three decades introduces your senses to many different experiences. One of them being the scent of death. Pulling back the lens, what can we learn from a change in the atmosphere that doesn't agree with our visions of...285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-429-share-it-forward-or-steal-it--68756815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68756815Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen we receive are we willing to share? They say that when you die you can't take anything with you. I don't agree with that. If you do not plant your gifts received in life forward by sharing with those next in line, you took it. It was never yours...304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-178-we-need-mandatory-face-time--68741887https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68741887Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsBeing a huge part of the digital generation has come with a massive price that's come due. Being physically disconnected from human contact has turned us into solo hot shots that rely on text messaging and camera phones to think we are united with all...233falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-two-the-infamous-pig-lady-is-moving-back-to-the-forest--67542003https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67542003Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-one-the-prayer-stick--67466858https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67466858Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...218falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-428-adopting-the-snails-pace--68642218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68642218Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWe're constantly complaining about how fast life is moving. What if we started walking and learning things at a snails pace? Do we really need that much information in one lifetime?230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-427-the-mood-and-mindset-of-a-forest--68537741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68537741Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsA man once said to me that his generation used to rely on the physical use of awareness to be able to predict weather and other unstablizing conditions.  It taught me how to listen to a forest.  Tree's collect an ample amount of friends but are you...241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-share-your-stink--67367045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67367045Sun, 16 Nov 2025 03:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...192falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-177-shadows-and-shade--68474274https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68474274Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWe're all guilty of it. We run from shadows and shade. Yet while walking through a forest although the temperature will change, we keep marching forward. When then while our minds are filled with shadows and shade do we feel like a wall is keeping us...223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-nine-fallen-branches-100-plus-degrees--67284052]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67284052Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...]]>169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-426-northern-lights-in-a-southern-sky--68435679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68435679Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen the trees in a forest take control of what you're wanting to see and they say, "No." Plants making our decisions obsolete.267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vocal-de-frag-episode-176-winning-the-super-bowl-as-a-team-of-one--68414214https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68414214Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsMassive corporate cutbacks are nothing new. Being part of the broadcast industry for 46 years we've walked through many many tight situations based not on delivering quality but quantity with the fewest number of players. While with the big motha of...286falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-425-the-cicadas-return-17-years-later--68336105https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68336105Sat, 01 Nov 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThe Cicada's have returned.  They've waited 13 to 17 years to resurface.  This go around I've chosen to write about it, whereas in chapters past...I'm not sure it was shared.  There's a scent in the air that is still just as vibrant.  239falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-eight-empty-homes-in-the-forest--67201211]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67201211Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...]]>158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-424-mystery-versus-fact-which-do-you-prefer--68240067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68240067Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThe mysteries of nature. So many people chase the sunlight, shadows, droplets of water and whatever else serves as a bread crumb leading to the destination of uncovering a mystery. Is that really what you want or are you more inspired and influenced...331falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-seven-the-creation-of-the-canal--67098918https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67098918Sat, 25 Oct 2025 23:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...206falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-six-the-arborist--66955065https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66955065Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-423-seasons-that-transition-into-survivor-mode--68150745https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68150745Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThe multiple layers of mindsets we carry forward and somehow, we're convinced Mother Nature only gives the planet four seasons to deal with. Yet, as humans we're endlessly making our way through storms and temperature changes in attitude. What can we...189falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-422-the-mysterious-cave-on-the-side-of-heartbreak-hill--68064817https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68064817Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm a firm believer of doing whatever mystery allows us to chase. It's not that we ever want to locate the source of why we're on the journey, the energy of the mystery guides our midnight sailing ships.283falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-five-the-sign-has-arrived--66925859]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66925859Sun, 12 Oct 2025 02:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...]]>165falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-421-learning-to-love-all-living-things--67971013https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67971013Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWe get so used to smashing bugs, cutting the heads off snakes and clearing the land of several hundred deer. Man is control of that! Yet we complain about crime and the murders associated. Why is this balance off? Learning to love all living things...304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-four-a-different-view-of-heartbreak-hill--66849509https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66849509Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-420-mustering-up-the-forested-floor--67877428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67877428Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThe challenges of being the owner of a forest.  Do you allow the forested floor to be natural with fallen branches and leaves or is this a selfie moment and it's got to be uncluttered and clean.  Your answer will serve as a tool in multiple areas of...192falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-three-all-that-green--66756055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66756055Sat, 27 Sep 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...261falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ninety-five-if-you-dont-speak-with-me-i-wont-speak-with-you--67796478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67796478Sun, 21 Sep 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-419-you-are-only-part-of-the-story--67795479https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67795479Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsSomething feels very different in the forest this moment in spring. The birds seem more active and very unafraid. Like the deer they want to be extremely close to me. I can count the feathers on their chest. What's going on? This is why we need to...202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-two-the-sounds-of-summer--66627618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66627618Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...153falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-one-long-after-we-re-gone--66529804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66529804Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...174falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighty-the-beekeeper-s-honey--66407187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66407187Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-nine-mothers-day--66326260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66326260Sun, 31 Aug 2025 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...143falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-417-your-best-lessons-are-taught-in-the-rain--67531373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67531373Sat, 30 Aug 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsRather than looking at a rainy day as being another reason or season to mope around... Take the time to find interest in the animals in your park, neighborhood or while visiting your back or front yard. They never come across as being depressed or a...185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-416-unique-lesson-from-a-very-leafy-tree--67454688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67454688Mon, 25 Aug 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsA single tree at the tail end of winter is still covered with leaves. I don't think it's shouting, "Hey look at me!" I feel the message is based on teaching those who stop in for a visit that it's completely ok to be unique.186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-eight-stained-stones--66201025https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66201025Sun, 24 Aug 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...144falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-415-forgotten-storms--67357144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67357144Sun, 17 Aug 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWithout physically writing down the stories, the experiences change. Most of what's being shared is based on fact.195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-seven-did-they-go-home--66087033https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66087033Sun, 17 Aug 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-414-witnessing-seasonal-changes--67271966https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67271966Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsLeafless trees that can't identify which direction the wind is coming from. The water in the nearby lake acts like ballerinas dancing in ways that keeps them from slamming into each other. The several layers of bird songs and one daffodil. God's way...149falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-six-pig-ladies-big-rocks--65997999https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65997999Sat, 09 Aug 2025 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-five-the-bright-beautiful-wild-flowers--65824218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65824218Sat, 02 Aug 2025 17:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-four-barely-any-green--65335479https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65335479Sun, 27 Jul 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...166falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-three-the-birth-of-the-ghetto--65135798https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65135798Sun, 20 Jul 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...170falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-413-happy-birthday-my-brother-my-brother--66997326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66997326Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen the presence of your family continues to visit your sacred circle. How can you live so close to a large city and still hear the calling of the hawk? The hooting of the owls and a six-point buck?103falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-412-beware-of-the-human--66915610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66915610Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsA squirrel is driving Jazzie my Pointer crazy. Jazzie wants none of it. But why? She has her reasons and it's to offer the playful squirrel a clearer picture of what it's like to live this close to the humane lifestyle.194falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-two-the-old-ancient-apple-tree-enters-spring--64993721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64993721Sat, 12 Jul 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-411-the-presentation-of-naked-trees--66834280https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66834280Mon, 07 Jul 2025 02:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThe leaves have fallen. I hear human voices coming from all paths. I never want to assume you're talking to me. The art of tuning out voices has become my strength especially when it comes to tuning out my voice. What I love is listening to a tree...130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-one-what-did-once-look-like--64819119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64819119Sun, 06 Jul 2025 02:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventy-our-2nd-snow-fall-within-this-collection-of-trees--64730896https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64730896Sat, 28 Jun 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...124falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-410-studying-our-scars--66508472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66508472Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsA torrential Southern downpour totally wiped out my sacred circle. All that's left are the scars on the forest floor. Studying our own scars, have we learned from them? Are they part of our continuous story?183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-nine-interupting-communications--64510574https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64510574Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...146falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-eight-the-replacing-of-the-great-forest-library--64474619https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64474619Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...111falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-409-survival-begins-with-animal-study--66397631https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66397631Sat, 07 Jun 2025 16:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsA very cold winter's day in Carolina played with my imagination and continuation to learn how to survive like an animal. No matter what, their stories grow beyond such things like cold. Learning how to become stronger through animal studies.171falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-seven-interupting-the-forest-floor--64271153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64271153Sun, 01 Jun 2025 17:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...136falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-408-scarred-by-winter-storms--66313118https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66313118Sat, 31 May 2025 20:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsA powerful winter rain storm has destroyed my sacred circle, place of prayer and meditation. I can't be sad. It's nature!169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-six-the-long-haired-man-and-his-dog--64230366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64230366Sun, 25 May 2025 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-407-bad-moon-rising--66184530https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66184530Sat, 24 May 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsTwo space companies want to make it possible to spread human ashes on the surface of the moon. How will it change the way we embrace such a work of art in the sky?174falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-five-winter-storm-cora--64041718https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64041718Sun, 18 May 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-406-investing-in-the-feeling-of-being-free--66086136https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66086136Sun, 18 May 2025 20:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsNaked are the trees. No leaves. It plays with the mind. Kind of makes you wonder what they see in us. I may pay the taxes for this unbelievable forest, but I've never seen it as mine. I'm only a bystander. One day I'd love to be as free as the six...216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-405-all-the-deer-seem-to-be-laughing--65975120https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65975120Sun, 11 May 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsChristmas Day. Strolling through the forest. The deer are amazingly playful. As if to be laughing at our Christmas jammies. Learning how to be present is a valuable tool during our personal experiences and outreach. Getting there isn't always an easy...173falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-four-jazzie-and-her-seeds--63847776https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63847776Sat, 10 May 2025 23:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-404-locate-and-share-the-bread-crumbs-of-the-story--65812623https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65812623Sun, 04 May 2025 23:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsI've lived in this forest for over 32 years. None of it's history was shared before that first step. Maybe it wasn't important to those moving in. I'm the odd ball that's chosen to not let that happen anymore. Breadcrumbs lead up to the source of the...171falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-a-cold-forest-today-a-very-cold-forest--63655112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63655112Sat, 03 May 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...151falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-403-dread-and-doubt--65683293https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65683293Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThe forest is very wet from a huge rain storm. The slow moving stream has taken on the image of a wild mountain river. It's dimly lit beneath the huge grey clouds. There are no animals to be seen. The trees look sad. I feel sad. Dread and doubt. How...167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-three-have-you-met-raymond--63615102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63615102Sat, 26 Apr 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...129falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-two-the-scent-of-a-winter-time-fiorest--63544934https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63544934Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-402-the-stone-and-the-lake--65479612https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65479612Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsLike hurling a stone across the surface of a lake. Life in this forest is happening all too quickly. In time I'll sink into the history of the lake. This is why I'm trying to save all these forest stories! Learning to listen to the forest is a...211falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-one-christmas-morning-in-the-forest--63476425https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63476425Sun, 06 Apr 2025 23:55:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...140falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-401-tapping-into-your-inner-willingness--65317946https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65317946Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's called having "me" time. Learning how to tap into your inner willingness. I find peace inside a forest. You might get your peace from being seen at a Starbucks. The art of learning how to tap into you. Me time!152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixty-winter-time-has-arrived-on-time--63393148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63393148Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...133falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-400-same-place-same-time-no-words-shared--64974904https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64974904Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsI've lived in this forest for 33 years. I've never stood next to another person by the lake. I've only shared one conversation with the bee keeper. How is it that this forest is blessed with so many families but those of us who cherish the forest say...153falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-nine-for-he-is-the-king-of-this-forest--63072961https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63072961Sat, 22 Mar 2025 23:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...128falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-eight-portrait-of-an-aging-poet--63030390https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63030390Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-ernie-s-forest-chapter-399-chapter-three-begins-with-ernie--64839563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64839563Sun, 16 Mar 2025 02:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThis writing journey physically began in May of 2015. I was writing each week at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC. A podcast grew from the writing. It's been through three name changes due to my journey to not travel to the library but rather...170falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-398-speaking-trees--64714778https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64714778Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsAre there hidden words located inside the trunk of a tree. A childish question in so many ways. Yet, you can hear voices of many. Spiritualists describe it as trees having frequencies. If you have ever wondered where an echo goes, how long does it...82falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-seven-the-final-dance--62693938https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62693938Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...137falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-six-the-physical-act-of-selfishness--62652788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62652788Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...179falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-397-stuck-to-a-tree--64606355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64606355Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsNo matter how cold the weather or windy the day there's always going to be last years fall leaves still stuck on this years spring day. The same is true about we who are human. What are we clinging to that we should let go of?157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-396-facing-survival-where-do-you-fit-in--64453872https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64453872Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsI've always had my eye on how to survive. My father always reminded us to think beyond what we assume. Which is every reason why I study the path of the animals that call this forest home. I learn from the so that I might survive.124falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-five-a-trees-way-to-love--62569369https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62569369Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-395-the-six-point-buck--64343213https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64343213Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsA day in the life. A six point whitetail buck visited me not once but twice on the same day. A reminder, a healer, solitude and confusion. What if this were Ukraine, Israel or Gaza? War doesn't love all living things.84falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-four-help-free-the-one-called-dog--62487792https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62487792Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...109falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-three-the-humanized-sounds-caught-in-the-forest--62312984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62312984Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...137falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-394-throwing-stones--64210651https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64210651Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThe things we're moving around in our forests. Some pick up stones and throw them into the lakes and rivers. Others burn up fallen tree limbs while others love to dig up plants to replenish their yards. We're disrupting something that's been part of...116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-393-plants-throwing-childlike-fits--64005835https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64005835Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsEach year I bring plants indoors to keep them warm and protected from winter's bite. This season they seem to be yellowing. As if to be throwing a childlike fit. Are we humanizing our plants? What else is getting too much attention?162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-two-the-potential-of-there-being-unexpected-changes--62209605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62209605Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...200falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-392-peace-by-way-of-the-eclipse--63817412https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63817412Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat are the chances that a person would experience not one but three eclipses in single writing book. This one came with a wish. To sink into the soul of the human heart in the way of inviting peace in a time of two wars.137falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-one-is-it-the-same-timmy-the-turtle--62055789https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62055789Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...136falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifty-assumptions-rise-at-the-presence-of-your-lawn--61723342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61723342Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...192falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-391-undiscovered-peace--63702260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63702260Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen listening to music is set aside because of the presence of all things natural. Not even the crows and and hawks are screeching in the sky. Not even the rhythm of a quick chirping bright red cardinal. For now, all I have is a nice gentle cool fall...126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-nine-assessing-the-damage-of-tropical-storm-debbie--61722721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61722721Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...171falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-eighty-strong-winds-heavy-rain-and-one-turtle--61272533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61272533Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...112falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-seven-the-cool-breeze-in-the-summer-trees--61198363https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61198363Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:00:07 +0000Arroe Collinshanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time...132falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-390-the-infamous-dancing-trees--63374438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63374438Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsFor 34 years two trees inside this forest have held each other tightly. In 2023 they fell to the forest floor still wrapped up in each others limbs. A love story. A forest dance.133falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-six-forest-transition--61062785https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61062785Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:07 +0000Arroe Collinshanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time...131falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-389-sharing-the-history-that-s-led-to-our-present--63145705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63145705Sun, 08 Dec 2024 23:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsI didn't write the stories about my parents homes because I didn't know how important it would be in these aging years. Nobody truly knows the journey of this forest except for the poet that's endlessly felt the love of every living creation in it...142falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-five-the-pig-lady--61037942https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61037942Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-five-the-piano-teacher-at-the-base-of-heart-break-hill--60946744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60946744Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...123falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-four-me-and-17-hundred-seedlings--60884488https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60884488Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-three-your-old-grow-with-it--60788999https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60788999Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...178falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-387-the-unbroken-dance--62641454https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62641454Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsI've been a part of this forest since 1992. Two things that stand out are the infamous dancing trees. Two trees that caught each other on the hillside during Hurricane Hugo.116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-two-setting-them-free--60729034https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60729034Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...151falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-388-setting-people-free--62543628https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62543628Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsI often wonder if family and friends return to the areas where a loved ones ashes were spread. If we don't return does that mean we've let them go?196falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-one-the-mystery-of-the-black-squirrel--60664122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60664122Sat, 26 Oct 2024 23:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-forty-the-artist-s-attempt-at-mastering-the-rain-barrel--60609518https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60609518Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...140falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-nine-the-scent-of-death--60528646https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60528646Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...136falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-386-embracing-change--62118272https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62118272Sun, 29 Sep 2024 21:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsIf I hadn't been walking through the state park I would've missed out on seeing the six inch tall brought orange mushroom and the extremely tiny purple flower nestling up to a tree. Being inside any forest always feels like sitting with a symphony....136falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-eight-the-forgotten-black-belt-path--60299434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60299434Sun, 29 Sep 2024 02:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-seven-cicada-s-in-transition--60220537https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60220537Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-385-the-visitor-a-tiny-fluffy-wren--61336634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61336634Sun, 15 Sep 2024 02:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsLearning to love all living things is a life changer in the way of recognizing all things outside of self. A visitor decides to snuggle up for some well needed rest. Taking the time to study the spiritual connection of a wren and or any other animal...148falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-six-the-blossoming-white-pine--60059359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60059359Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-384-fearing-ai-technology--61187535https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61187535Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe mysterious world of AI technology. Hollywood keeps making sci fi stories that scare us with robots taking over the planet and its nations. What if AI technology could help clean up our atmosphere? What if it's the answer to the Greenhouse Effect...154falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-five-the-arrival-of-the-cicadas--59944698https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59944698Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-four-the-spring-rain--59750856https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59750856Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-383-sharing-forest-stories-like-a-member-of-the-family--61026598https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61026598Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsIt was felt in my heart to share the story of this forest as if it were a friend or family member. I'm far from being the only one that has received amazing energy from this collection of trees. The other's have walked with but have done nothing with.357falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-three-when-the-deer-moved-in--59528663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59528663Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...144falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-382-up-there-out-there--60957712https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60957712Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsI fear for my forest. It's beyond my control. All that's natural could turn this blessed lay of land upside down and inside out. Which is why I spend so much time sharing the stories. No matter who you are or where you are, that tiny dot on the map...208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-two-the-honoring-of-larry--59392064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59392064Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-381-planet-change-is-changing-planet-culure--60875649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60875649Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsThe goal is to take what the planet is currently doing as it continuously evolves through global change and use the lessons in our own lives. To be fully aware of our own storms as they too are getting larger and larger everyday.168falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-one-what-s-inside-the-cave--59291560https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59291560Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirty-biodiversity-with-philip-cousteau--59218853https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59218853Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...179falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-380-losing-your-leaves-mid-summer--60718873https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60718873Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsScience says its completely ok that my apple tree loses its leaves in the midsummer. It's conserving water and energy. Which makes me think about the fruit we provide. During moments of what he call out as being numb, lonely and without energy, are...181falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-nine-the-red-tail-hawk--59112029https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59112029Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-379-traveling-into-your-safe-zone--60654597https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60654597Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:01:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThose moments you enter a sacred space. You don't have to be spiritually driven, yet you know there's that one place you reach where there'll be peace.198falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-eight-the-beauty-of-the-invisible-flowers--59044181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59044181Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-378-a-place-for-someone-to-stop-to-someday-write--60589571https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60589571Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsDuring the summer months it requires a lot of confidence to stand in the extremely tall grass on this forested floor. It's the darkness caused by what we assume that looms within the mystery. When we allow our fears to control our thoughts and actions...193falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-seven-the-final-walk-the-final-dance-on-heartbreak-hil--58947433https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58947433Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:01:05 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-377-the-opposite-side-of-goodbye-is-hello--60517042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60517042Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsThe word goodbye is never brought up. I don't see an end but rather a continuation. Our eyes are locked in on foreseeing and not being mindful of what we truly see. It's how we live in our realms of reality. Foreseeing where we'd like to be is greater...119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-six-the-sounds-of-the-forest--58866176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58866176Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-376-revisiting-the-past-not-living-in-it--60438161https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60438161Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWe're all very different when it comes to where we place our minds. Music serves as a free ride back to a past that we choose to visit or live in. I've spent several decades learning how to be strong as well as aware of my place in the right now. And...196falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-five-the-wedding-day--58777610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58777610Sun, 09 Jun 2024 19:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...187falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-375-how-we-treat-trees-is-how-we-treat-people--60288299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60288299Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsIn so many ways trees are endlessly giving to our human expectations. Yet we'll take down a tree for no real reason. Is there something here? The way we treat trees, is it also the way we treat other people?163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-four-the-disappearance-of-the-sacred-circle--58684695https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58684695Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-374-how-we-treat-trees-is-how-we-treat-lives--60211761https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60211761Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsThe one thing people tend to forget is to properly take care of a tree. My neighbor doesn't prune his trees. He chops them down. Then goes out to buy another. We are guilty of treating people the same way. Throw out the old relationships and plant new...196falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-three-is-silver-lake-or-swan-lake--58600483https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58600483Sat, 18 May 2024 16:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...214falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-373-trees-amplify-sound--60047647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60047647Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsResearch shows that trees and shrubs do not defuse sound. They absorb it. Sound moves through a collection of tree 13 times faster than other areas. I wonder then, when I hear music from the other side of this forest what am I sending to them? Rarely...159falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-two-the-sacred-circle-has-been-washed-away--58435155https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58435155Sat, 11 May 2024 19:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-372-we-re-saving-weight-not-value--59925507https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59925507Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsLiving in a forest feels like our living room is fully complete with natural plants and other living things.  Like our homes, the forest needs to be maintained and kept clean.  For the first time we've invited an outsider inside to prune. For what we...167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-one-listen-to-the-rhythm-of-the-falling-rain--58331995https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58331995Sun, 05 May 2024 16:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...166falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-371-preparing-the-future-poets--59750996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59750996Thu, 02 May 2024 12:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsLiving in a forest has it's challenges while at the same time you're constantly wondering who else is feeling the energy a forest brings. As humans we tend to take a lot from beautiful lays of land. Not just stones and photographs but the energy that...169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twenty-larry-lane-begins-a-new-journey-of-hope--58253572https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58253572Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...215falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-nineteen-the-bridge--58208129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58208129Sun, 14 Apr 2024 19:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...148falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-370-share-your-stories-and-create-wow--59418663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59418663Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsA huge spring storm is about to bust loose on this forest. It's swirling in circles like that of a hurricane but it's much too early for such a thing. The forest is leaning in to prepare for the worst. Human's tend to run indoors to watch the storm...203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eighteen-the-little-table-on-the-porch--58138953https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58138953Sat, 06 Apr 2024 19:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-369-discovering-the-fawn--59279238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59279238Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsSo many seasons of growth for this one family of deer. The innocence of the early moments before walking. Learning how to blend into the forest floor to not be so easily identified. Within minutes this new seed will deepen it's story while discovering...169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seventeen-the-beacon-of-light--59218854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59218854Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...175falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-368-a-moody-forest-as-of-late--59195716https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59195716Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA shadowy gloominess lurks within the forest this new sun. Normally I've got too much in the ways of rays of light. The forest has felt moody as of late. As if to be searching for something. And I often wonder if it's appearance is actually a...162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-sixteen-the-turtle--58008064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58008064Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...211falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-367-learning-how-to-walk-and-not-run--59126643https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59126643Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsBlinded by the rising sun. My writing forced to stop. So often we use these interruptions as a way of getting angry or disappointed. When in reality it could be the universe teaching you how to walk and stop running.179falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifteen-this-forest-rocks--59044176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59044176Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-366-living-ligr-at-the-pace-of-a-tree--59058321https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59058321Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA tree never stops shedding its leaves and branches. Experts say its a tree's way of conserving water. The tree is constantly sending out signals to cells. Because this is a forest I don't allow myself to humanize it. Those fallen leaves and branches...239falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fourteen-when-fall-arrives-in-caroline--57851057https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57851057Sun, 03 Mar 2024 16:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...134falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-365-discovering-the-art-of-listening--58876829https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58876829Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWaking up to a spring storm. The trees and other living things appear to be prepared to receive. They act like they're listening. Their roots require a good down pour. My thoughts wander. What about our roots? We're constantly running! What if these...180falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-thirteen-heart-break-hill--57766151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766151Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-364-giving-back-to-the-forest--58766659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58766659Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsI started from scratch. Planting bulbs. Colocasia Esculenta or Elephant Ears. I'm willing to watch them in whatever is their presence in the present. To receive from their paths of moving forward. Learning the language of this forest. A partner in the...135falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-twelve-the-ivy-and-slow-dancing-trees--57766152https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766152Sat, 17 Feb 2024 20:00:01 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...188falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-363-locating-a-positive-with-mice--58675379https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58675379Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsColder weather usually means the mice are moving indoors. The average home has 5 to 6 and requires 3 months to get fully get rid of them. Is there a positive about mice? They are a totem animal and they do bring messages about how we warehouse not...202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eleven-the-nikki-statue--57766153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766153Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:00:01 +0000Arroe Collins162false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-362-don-t-run-away-from-the-storms--58599527https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58599527Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsFebruary 7, 2024 A huge building storm is all around us. Animal behavior in the forest is set on calm. The hawk is screeching in the sky while the deer eat one bite at a time. It's the clouds that are moving, as if to be ice skating across the...192falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-ten-the-birds-that-gather--57766154https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766154Sat, 27 Jan 2024 14:00:01 +0000Arroe Collins240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-361-physical-versus-mental-storms--58418919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58418919Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWeather is beyond our control. When it turns bad we prepare by taking shelter. What about our mental storms? Are we given fair warning before being brutalized by a system of change? Learning how to listen, predict and prepare are issues that shouldn't...237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-nine-the-headstone--57766157https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766157Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:00:01 +0000Arroe Collins208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-360-the-rooting-system--58348524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58348524Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen trees fall... So much is still unknown. We rarely get to see who moves into the now giant hole. The rooting system of a tree and it's connection to the soil. We can learn a lot from this relationship.210falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-eight-the-final-dance--57766158https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766158Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...172falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-359-snapping-the-air-as-the-tree-falls--58253849https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58253849Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA 70 foot tree fell to the forest floor the other day. My neighbor says it sounded like a bomb. Research shows that such a sound is very common because as its falling a vibration in the air has been created. Sure, there was a huge thud when it met the...208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-seven-celebrating-tree-stumps--57766156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766156Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:00:02 +0000Arroe Collins285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-358-no-pressure-no-expectations-just-a-moment--58187355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58187355Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWe have special places on our daily path. Those areas that give us a moment. No pressure. No expectations. Just you being present. To find yours doesn't require a trip to the forest. Your place of receiving might be a walk through the city or sitting...160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-six-celebrating-those-seven-days--57766159https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766159Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:00:02 +0000Arroe Collins176falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-357-the-rings-of-a-tree--58146682https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58146682Sat, 30 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsI often wonder how truth filled a tree's rings really are. Most of my research points toward how the climate has been measured. Experts say tree growth is very complex, as is it's interaction with the surrounding environment. As a child we'd rush over...180falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-five-storing-city-history-in-the-trees--57766160https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766160Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...228falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-356-locating-peace-in-a-bird-s-song--58060266https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58060266Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsExtremely cold this new day. Yet the forest doesn't seem to feel the same. The music is the bird's song, gently playing while the sun is rising. Birds are my Jazz. My heart is always listening even while walking through this forest when it's 29 degrees.180falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-four-overlooking-the-forest--57766161https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766161Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-rainbow-forest-chapter-355-the-squeaky-tree--57986347https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57986347Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsI met with a squeaky tree while walking through the new sun. Like a coward I jumped! My imagination envisioned the squeaky tree was preparing to fall. Yesterday, I stood with an eight point buck. We stared at each other by way of embracing our present...154falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-fifteen-this-forest-rocks--57939364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57939364Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-three-the-95-foot-drop--57766162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766162Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-two-from-23-feet-above--57766164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766164Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-354-which-part-of-the-painting-is-you--57804683https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57804683Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe forest sits so silent on this 28 degree day. The wind with it's chill sounds more like a roar. Missing from the painting is the heat from the rising sun and the sound of a squirrel's claws gripping a nearby tree. So peace filled yet extremely...246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-353-this-forest--57766855https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766855Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsNot a mountainside. Nor a giant national forest. This forest. So much has been written about and created within this inner city gathering of trees. Some of the roughest deep pits, long stretches of uphill walking and so easily flooded by spring and...176falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forest-stories-episode-one-the-elm--57766163https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57766163Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...254falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-352-listening-to-music-while-in-the-forest--57684300https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57684300Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsTaking long walks is a great way to calm down the head and heart. So many millions venture out everyday. But they're totally connected to their earbuds and smartphones. Being listening to music or sharing a conversation. What are we tuning out? Mother...279falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-351-what-is-your-something--57289769https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57289769Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsA very cold morning in the forest. In the south we call it cold to the bone. This type of weather is actually very good for all living things. It strengthens the immune system while plants are given the go ahead to keep weeds and insects away. The...161falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-350-your-personal-resurrection--57197001https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57197001Sun, 15 Oct 2023 11:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe journey. The challenges. The ability to push through. The attempt to save giant elephant ears. After putting them planting pots to survive the winter cold indoors, my dog decided she would hide her food in the soil. On two occasions she took the...273falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-340-humanizing-plants--57196917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57196917Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat kind of friend am I to think we can humanize an outdoor plant? There's a reason why the universe has created seasons. I freeze at 54 degrees and they seem to be smiling while it's raining.175falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-349-learning-to-love-all-living-things--57059199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57059199Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe human race finds strength in being the top dog on the decision making totem pole. The Avatar series provides a reason to want to learn how to love all living things. He's made his money! Sadly will the stories be remembered or forgotten?230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-348-running-away-too-quickly--56961648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56961648Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsAre we running away too quickly? We face a 19 degree day without water and feel no need to want learn from the experience. What have you missed out on in life that's being called up right now...but you ran away too quickly?287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-347-save-it-for-a-rainy-day--56736834https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56736834Sat, 09 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThose little things that make us feel great in this moment of now... Are they for right now or should we write about it for a moment of darkness and or depression? To use this day as our escape and not man made medicines and or devices.240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-346-personal-lockdownds--56637707https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56637707Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's very difficult to forget the world was once locked down due to Covid. Yet we tend to forget how often we lock ourselves down because we don't want to deal with things that make us uncomfortable.231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-345-creatures-of-habit--56568630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56568630Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen nature plays well with itself and we somehow missed every bit of it. Our daily gifts seem to move around us at speeds our hearts can't keep up with. What we do catch is hidden away and kept for a future day. In reality it's our calling to allow...173falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-344-the-forest-is-silent--56486989https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56486989Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen the birds stop singing. You never take note of it until your world stops. There are no crows or Canadian geese. No bright red cardinals or mourning doves. It's silent. Psychologically you pick up on it while physically you remain stuck to your...152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-343-respecting-all-living-things--56414369https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56414369Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsSeven feet of snow fell on Buffalo, NY. How did the animal kingdom adapt to such sudden change? I'm often accused of caring too much for nature. But it's my chosen lifestyle. Learning to respect all living things. Including the tall grass in the...238falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-342-the-leaps-of-faith--56347388https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56347388Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 2, 2023 Looking at the colorful leaves on top of the house. They resemble bungee jumpers waiting for their next moment of leaping. I do wonder if their initial leap of faith was interrupted by the house. We’ve all been there, we plan for...178falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-341-facing-darkness--56231133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56231133Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsDaylight savings time. I can't see the trees, tall grass and slow paced stream. The decision makers are making God like commands that effect us but no other living thing. It's OK for the government to adopt procedures that save fuel but human reaction...230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-339--56027718https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56027718Sat, 08 Jul 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe smooth rolling hills that surround this tiny lake are decorated in mid-fall colors. Amazing reds, vibrant yellows, oranges and browns. There's no breeze to rough up the water, therefore the reflection on the surface showcases the perfect...214falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-338--55417629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55417629Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA spider's web catching the attention of more than just the falling leaves. While so many humans swoosh away a spiders work of art, a lesson can be learned about walking through life as an observer of natures music.244falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-337--54607104https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54607104Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsNot sure why I'm being called to this. It stems from a conversation shared with a church pastor several years ago. He said, "If Christ were to come back right now, he'd be injured by how we gather and celebrate his worst day." Meaning the crucifixion....203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-336--54400662https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54400662Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe week of Hurricane Ian. The storm did its fair share of ripping leaves off the trees and dropping weak limbs to the impatient forest floor. I stood on the soil looking upward. Trying to assess the connections. Our lives as humans is no different....242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-335--54128679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54128679Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe Collins48 degrees this new morning. I didn't have enough time to prepare for this sudden change. I'm not sure the trees with their leaves did as well. There's an amazing amount of green blanketing the beauty of falls arrival. The shadows seem longer....213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-334--53919011https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53919011Fri, 19 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsBlinding moments. When something so bright blocks your full vision from clearly telling your mind body and soul the entire story.206falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-333--53806602https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53806602Thu, 11 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe sound of rain in the forest this morning. Which is odd to my heart because most of the time I'm listening to rain through an app on the smartphone. We use the sound to sleep. To see it rain today is looked upon as nature washing away the summer's...185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-332--53706289https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53706289Tue, 02 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsMentally thinking and reacting we get lost in our own worlds. Getting to a place of peace is a difficult journey because everything's stacking up. In martial arts we were students of all things. Learning how to love all living things means you respect...175falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-331--53594852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53594852Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe outside atmosphere plays games on our mind and body. We watched a fuzzy caterpillar scamper across the forest floor. They normally don't move so quickly. The caterpillar represents transformation. Learning how to use its senses wisely. Research...195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-330--53536328https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53536328Sat, 15 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsNot all of us are blessed to have a forest to roam within on a daily basis. We do have areas in our towns and cities that provide well deserved peace and forgiveness. How much of its history do you know? Is it just a place or has a relationship...243falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-329--53392031The challenge. To locate the truer reason why you return to the same place more often than any other. A city. A park. A forest or greenway. What's in that place that keeps calling you back? What is being shared with you that ultimately will reach others? Don't keep it a secret. Invite others to learn with you. To build the platform of who what where why and how. It's a connection with that energy source and other's chosen to walk with you.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53392031Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe challenge. To locate the truer reason why you return to the same place more often than any other. A city. A park. A forest or greenway. What's in that place that keeps calling you back? What is being shared with you that ultimately will reach...The challenge. To locate the truer reason why you return to the same place more often than any other. A city. A park. A forest or greenway. What's in that place that keeps calling you back? What is being shared with you that ultimately will reach others? Don't keep it a secret. Invite others to learn with you. To build the platform of who what where why and how. It's a connection with that energy source and other's chosen to walk with you.]]>190falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-328--53212915https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53212915Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsBeing a daily writer I'm blessed to sit inside this forest to receive the message from the presence of a universe so giving. Inside this journal called The Lyric's From Billy's forest I have four years of experience presented in word. How each entry...225falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-327--53136364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53136364Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsIn August of 2022 I was diagnosed with Covid. To embrace the challenges I stepped into my forest. To be present with the lake, the trees, the creek and everything else the summer was willing to share. This forest has served as a great place of inner...266falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-326--52929656https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52929656Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe things we plant and replant. When do they serve as an invitation? This is a story about Elephant Ears. A plant that was taken from a school that had closed and replanted in my forest in south Charlotte, NC. But I failed it. Elephant Ears need lots...344falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-325--52814237https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52814237Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe layers of life that exist around us go ignored because we're more focused on gripping victories more than lessons to keep. Something as simple as a forest preparing for another day of summer heat can be used as a tool in life. The daily discipline...309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-324--52606064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52606064Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsFebruary 1, 2023 There are mushrooms popping up all over the forest floor. Research shows that it’s perfect for trees. Mushrooms are a communications connection. What they create beneath the surface of the planet is a source of lines that trees...236falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-323--52541551https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52541551Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsMy hands are scarred by gashes that I can never explain. I told my followers on Facebook that it's a boy thing. Can we say that today? A boy thing. We've evolved into a generation where having an identity doesn't play by the rules of all out openness....198falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-322--52474039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52474039Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe forest is about to get pummeled by a lengthy summer thunder maker. The roar in the sky. Nature is constantly changing. I'm reminded of the woman of homelessness. I asked her how she stays dry. Her reaction was "I keep walking. I know my steps will...266falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-321--52413732https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52413732Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA forested floor speaks every language. It's not choosey as to who shall receive messages that it's been holding for five hundred years or more. How dare I think I'm the only one listening!219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billy-s-forest-chapter-320--52361547https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52361547Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDiscovering surface water on the forest floor proved to be an opener of the heart. It took me deeper into the soil to learn more about mushrooms and their importance to the survival of a tree. The act as conductors of communication. Which made me...292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-319--52314400https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52314400Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsIf you could hear the forest right now. An intense feeling of calm. Birds of many. A cool summer breeze. It invites the leaves on the trees to not only dance but to provide a rhythm for each and every bird sharing their beautiful vocals. Slowly I make...217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-318--52258207https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52258207Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThis forest will soon be trapped in a summer heatwave. Looking at the limbs and leaves on the trees they don't appear to be stressed but rather at peace. The Red Tail hawk is darting across it's wide open sky of a playground. The Sterling's continue...239falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-317--52195198https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52195198Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsTo be a tree. To feel an early summer breeze. To embrace the waters left by last nights storms. To be protection from the sun while pulling in so much energy to feed tree growth. That's how nature speaks to and through us. What sounds are we...205falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-316--52121975https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52121975Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsSo much wildlife surrounds us here at Andrew Jackson State Park. This comes less than 12 hours from standing under the giant sky at one in the morning to fall witness to comet remnants falling freely to earth. Being in places of natural connection....267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-315--52068045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52068045Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsA hawk has been living in my forest for nearly two years. A playful hawk in the way of making himself quite visibly and with great sound. The lessons we learn from the animal kingdom. Teaching ourselves to trust what nature shares.249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-314--51912486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51912486Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWhile walking through the forest I took note of the tree limbs drooping. Research shows that this is a sign of tree stress. As a human you want to do all you can to help relieve the pain from the tree. Arborists say to put tree bark and or mulch at...219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-313--51826018https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51826018Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsYou are what the atmosphere around you is. When you want to truly change it involves building a stronger relationship with the atmosphere so that you know how your decisions will disrupt it.137falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-312--51622318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51622318Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsIn your place of now... What did you parents plant in your heart that's being used as fruit today? My mother and father never spoke openly about their connection with the soil but they knew how to plant and maintain fields of veggies and gardens...197falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-311--51538377https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51538377Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsFeeling a slight breeze. The way it touches you. The way we embrace it. It's as if the breeze, the slow paced stream, tall wild grasses and trees are constantly communicating with us. And look at the way we treat the relationship. I'm pretty sure...160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-310--51466617https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51466617Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe answers are always one moment of awareness away. Learning to trust it by way of accepting controlled chaos is a step that's going to invite change. But we don't like that sort of behavior. The elements around you are brilliant tools to use not...227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-309--51407042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51407042Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe temperature of the atmosphere plays a huge role in the way we think, activate and recover. Weather patterns these days are just as confused at the mental patterns of the human. Learning how to locate meaning can be just as cold as a winter's...277falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-308--51325936https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51325936Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThose moments when you feel like too much going on is too heavy to carry. Breaking free. Taking what I call a transition walk. Your forest might be a city park or for that matter a downtown area blessed with cars and crowds. It's puts you in a...204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-307--51244209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51244209Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsOn March 20, 2022 I wrote about the peace, beauty and birth of a new spring in Carolina only to stop half way through the thought. What about the forests in Ukraine? How have they changed. As well as the writers and other creative spirits...188falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-306--51175141https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51175141Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsAn out of control spring thunderstorm followed by amazing rays of light. The first thing you see is bright red cardinal. We tend to ignore the messages from the universe the same way we push things into spam mail. Everything you need is around you....242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-305--51016428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51016428Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsAs Spring was starting to take its shape in March of 2022 the writer took note of the entire forest. Not just for it's budding leaves and flowers but to document which trees didn't make it through the winter. Trees are like humans. How we reach...205falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-304--50930629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50930629Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsTrees in a forest expand one ring with each passing year. What if human's could do it too? How long would it take for us to look obese? We're constantly shedding pieces of our lives. But do we ever get to go back to see if the dropped can be...230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-303--50864005https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50864005Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsFive days before Russia invade Ukraine, I found myself sitting in a forest wondering how we'd react if our borders had become congested with men and women who wanted to take you over. The moment I was writing I felt someone in Ukraine was doing the...291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-302--50746798https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50746798Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe writer sat in a forest in February of 2022 sharing the experience of a 71 degree day. February! As August of 2022 approaches we've seen the entire planet infected by unheard of heat. The entire northern hemisphere has been caught off guard with...257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-301--50668337https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50668337Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe Collins237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-300--50484787https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50484787Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsIn January of 2022 the Carolina's experienced three back to back weekends of snow. You'd think being from Montana that it would put me in a happy place. Not true. Amazing things are met when you learn to accept what nature is trying to share. What...201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-299--50418423https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50418423Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe steps toward becoming a better listener...180falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-298--50293111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50293111Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsThe blizzard white canvas' in our every day world. Those moments we walk beyond because what we'd like to savor isn't found on the blizzard white canvas. We miss so much because they pictures painted in our imaginations have turned us into chasers....174falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-297--50213874https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50213874Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe wait. So much forecasted. Days are now only hours away. The predicted first snow and ice of the winter season. No owls are hooting. Not falcons screeching. Not even a deer to be seen. The wait. More is moving through my head then leaves on...220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-296--50124357https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50124357Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe little things! Those tiny birds or insects that zip by us without being noticed. The world is too busy to take note. The little things. A 27 degree morning means what to a passerby? Yet we complain all the time that life is moving too quickly.178falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-295--49924413A huge change is coming to the forest. Within a 48 hour period we’re going to move from early winter 70’s to late night 20’s. The mind body and soul have natural ways of embracing the constant edge of unpredictable outcomes. No matter how many years of experience we carry, the natural disturbance plays with the human heart. It generates challenges. Learning to see the forest for what it is teaches us to move through our seasons. Understanding the impact of sudden disturbances shouldn’t go unseen. So often we want others to be what best fits into our life and purpose. When that doesn’t materialize, the distance provided is like an approaching winter storm. The relationship is cold which creates the atmosphere of not wanting to reignite the origin of the relationship. Listening is the seed. Developing a true habit of listening strengthens the body’s intake of other people’s expressions. Practice listening inside a forest. It teaches us how to build a connection with all things. We’re guilty of showing up to have a conversation but while it’s unfolding our thoughts are elsewhere. That’s not listening. We’re practicing the wrong way. Get into the now. Stay in the now. Build the conversation without wandering. Don’t make it only about only you.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49924413Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsMay 24, 2022 A huge change is coming to the forest. Within a 48 hour period we’re going to move from early winter 70’s to late night 20’s. The mind body and soul have natural ways of embracing the constant edge of unpredictable outcomes. No matter...A huge change is coming to the forest. Within a 48 hour period we’re going to move from early winter 70’s to late night 20’s. The mind body and soul have natural ways of embracing the constant edge of unpredictable outcomes. No matter how many years of experience we carry, the natural disturbance plays with the human heart. It generates challenges. Learning to see the forest for what it is teaches us to move through our seasons. Understanding the impact of sudden disturbances shouldn’t go unseen. So often we want others to be what best fits into our life and purpose. When that doesn’t materialize, the distance provided is like an approaching winter storm. The relationship is cold which creates the atmosphere of not wanting to reignite the origin of the relationship. Listening is the seed. Developing a true habit of listening strengthens the body’s intake of other people’s expressions. Practice listening inside a forest. It teaches us how to build a connection with all things. We’re guilty of showing up to have a conversation but while it’s unfolding our thoughts are elsewhere. That’s not listening. We’re practicing the wrong way. Get into the now. Stay in the now. Build the conversation without wandering. Don’t make it only about only you.]]>183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-294--49831995https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49831995Wed, 18 May 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsGarrick is one. He finds great joy in pointing at the black bear statue in my forest. On Christmas Eve I placed a black bear statue on his side of the forest. I didn't want to tell him where to locate it. That's part of the excitement of life....202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-293--49744746https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49744746Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsA slow casual stroll through and beside the forest. Dampened by extremely light raindrops. Grey cloudy sky. The scent of a fireplace nearby. Just us walking. Slipping into a moment that's never the same twice. Trying to rid the mental system of...207falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-292--49643068https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49643068Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsHow does your balance look today? With so much uncertainty life has a way of turning each of us into leaners. In martial arts we put a lot of focus on the front stance. No matter how steep the mountain the front stance which was taken from the cow...203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-291--49570702https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49570702Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsA forest isn't the only object of change during the evolution of seasons. We can learn a lot from how leaves come into being then are set free. How do we turn it into lessons for us to grow with? Depends on how you act when everything once green...231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-290--49503875https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49503875Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDoes a tree that which scrapes the sky find its place in history knowing it's no longer as tall as it used to be? This forest at McDowell park doesn't look like it did 37 years ago. An area once overgrown is no amazingly clear. In our own lives,...285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-289--49412235https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49412235Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen nature calls. Some people instantly associate that with having to use the bathroom. Nature is calling you at all times. To share with you newer ways to grow forward and outward. When you listen to nature it helps you prepare for the always...251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-288--49328239https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49328239Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm not sure it was supposed to be this way. Jazzie and I stood three feet away from the deer this new morning. They weren't bothered by our presence. Jazzie has been trained to stop then sit. The mission is to let the deer pass. It's their...251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-287--49265922https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49265922Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsTaking note of the white pine in the forest. Its long needles a shade of yellow. I remember planting the pine as a seedling. Now it's trunk is well rounded with age. I love walking through areas where the white pine has blanketed the forest floor...271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-286--49152696https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49152696Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsInspired by a once tall tree in the forest whose limbs created what looked to be the human cross. After the tree had fallen to feed the forest floor a cedar tree took root inside the core of the once tall trees trunk. A very strong place for energy....291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-285--48994127https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48994127Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsI could spend hours studying the effects of water and wind. How a one time sheet of glass glamorously paints the portrait of fall colors then swiftly evolves into a series of ripples by a restless wind. It's as if Mother Nature has sent out a...348falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-284--48911224https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48911224Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWe are trained as children to always look forward. Yet where do most people get attacked? You see the drama on the movie theater screen! You read about it in the newspaper. Through an everyday world we concentrate so much on everything we see that...316falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-283--48844948https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48844948Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsStudying the path of a tree leaf. How it does more than collect water for the roots. It also provides shade for the truck and after they fall in October they become food for the soil. The continuation. We all have them but most are sharing the...282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-282--48740645https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48740645Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsI write in a forest. I go to listen. What started at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte has evolved into a lifelong journey. Something was moving through me. I’ve heard a calling. These aren’t my words. These are the lyrics from Billy’s forest.210falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-281--48643012https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48643012Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsA chilly 56 degrees. A new day in the forest. The dry yellow, orange, red and somewhat green leaves have been thrown across the forest floor. The most interesting part is the sunlight. Because of the umbrella of leaves above so much shade is in...298falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-280--48572557https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48572557Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's not why did we stop. The question we should answer should be when should you have stopped?364falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-279--48450644https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48450644Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsThe forest is cool this new sun. A chill I know and love all too well. The shifting of a season. God's about to grab his paint brushes and ignite the Carolina sky. With so much change in the atmosphere so shall the people but without the bright...318falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-278--48363911https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48363911Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsA nibble of fall is in the air. A tingle of shivers race through the forest. I watch as the squirrels scamper with large particles in their mouths. It could be food or lumber for their tree houses. Native American spiritual studies teach us that...338falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-277--48280577https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48280577Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsAs much proof as we have of there being an out of control climate the affects still put too much distance between the human ego and the acceptance of being tiny on this planet. Human loss doesn't seem to be an important factor. From out of nowhere...245falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-276--48165343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48165343Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsSitting in a forest hoping it's energy will become words on a page. Then I realize, this is no different than walking up to a comedian telling them to say something funny. Hey Michael Bolton sing a real love song! Or the one that gets me, "We knew...264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-275--48086809https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48086809Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsI've always been fascinated with the messages people pass forward. We grow up thinking our parents are harsh by creating rules that were put out there to help protect us. As we evolved into adult clothing those sharp words were actually very...278falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-274--48012344https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48012344Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsI've never seen the forest stress out over change. The trees and tall grass treat it like a dance. As humans, why are we challenged by our roots. We consistently want to grow on the other side of the fence. Challenged are the inner creations that...286falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-273--47946647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47946647Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsSitting within the unprotected environment of this forest. Unprotected yet it has bendability. How can the human learn from this? The roots beneath my feet are tied together in the way a net catches what has fallen. A tree could not stand without...235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-272--47820797https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47820797Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsLocating your personal forest doesn't mean a collection of trees. When I speak of the forest it's that place of mindfulness and solitude. Walking beside a very busy street with a distant train on the horizon is very calming to me. So is checking in...308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-271--47620433https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47620433Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsSitting across from the very places where you learned of a very close person's passing. Not everyone can do that. Facing the departure. Walking without the weight of what you used to have. Learning how to live beyond. It requires a relationship...245falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-270--47538527In 2015 I stepped into a very special collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC
While there. I did nothing but write. But they weren’t my words. They were The Lyrics From Billy’s Forest.
Nearly two years later God spoke to my heart. It was time to grow beyond the library, to write within other collections of trees. Mainly my forest in South Charlotte NC.
In every place I’ve written the spirit of Billy’s Lyrics vibrate the purpose and plan God put into play.
I never know what I’m going to write about when I enter these forest. Which gives us plenty of time in the end to talk about it.
These are not my words. These are the lyrics from Billy’s forest.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47538527Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsHey it’s Arroe. I’m a Poet. One that just happens to write in a forest. In 2015 I stepped into a very special collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC While there. I did nothing but write. But they weren’t my words. They...In 2015 I stepped into a very special collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC
While there. I did nothing but write. But they weren’t my words. They were The Lyrics From Billy’s Forest.
Nearly two years later God spoke to my heart. It was time to grow beyond the library, to write within other collections of trees. Mainly my forest in South Charlotte NC.
In every place I’ve written the spirit of Billy’s Lyrics vibrate the purpose and plan God put into play.
I never know what I’m going to write about when I enter these forest. Which gives us plenty of time in the end to talk about it.
These are not my words. These are the lyrics from Billy’s forest.]]>296falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-269--47390028https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47390028Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:11 +0000Arroe CollinsLooking at your emptiness through different points of sunlight. What if what you feel is emptiness in reality was openness?230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-268--47275412I start this with a total set up. The commitment to make your way back to the very place you once shared your wedding vows. Even if you’ve been whittled back to being one. Being in that place isn’t living in the past but rather tapping into a source of energy. July 11, 2021 and every day before it for 28 years I’ve been in the very place where our vows were brought to the openness of the atmosphere. That day in this forest that which I live we shared our handwritten very personal one on one wedding words and expressions. It feels like the blink of an eye. Yet the tree line has changed. Limbs have broken. 28 seasons of leaves dancing in the fall wind. Poison Ivy vines thickened and nature’s animal kingdom has increased. But it didn’t happen in the blink of an eye. The deer didn’t suddenly arrive. The hawks with their beautifully constructed nests didn’t appear overnight. I’ve met several years of snakes but only one of them came with poison. In our vows my wife and I made it clear to those who attended that we weren’t there to create a promise. The day would forever represent a growing guarantee. Our shapes have changed. We aren’t perfect which means we face our challenges. The forest that which we shared our vows in has been with us the entire way. Because so much life has grown around us it proves that it was a day of not becoming one but place of continuation and universal partnership. Which is why I extend the challenge to you. Go be in the very place you once stood. Go there to view all that has changed including you. Look at what you were once part of. Take note of how and why you chose to be there. There’s a story. Share it or someone will write it for you.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47275412Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsNovember 2, 2021 I start this with a total set up. The commitment to make your way back to the very place you once shared your wedding vows. Even if you’ve been whittled back to being one. Being in that place isn’t living in the past but rather...I start this with a total set up. The commitment to make your way back to the very place you once shared your wedding vows. Even if you’ve been whittled back to being one. Being in that place isn’t living in the past but rather tapping into a source of energy. July 11, 2021 and every day before it for 28 years I’ve been in the very place where our vows were brought to the openness of the atmosphere. That day in this forest that which I live we shared our handwritten very personal one on one wedding words and expressions. It feels like the blink of an eye. Yet the tree line has changed. Limbs have broken. 28 seasons of leaves dancing in the fall wind. Poison Ivy vines thickened and nature’s animal kingdom has increased. But it didn’t happen in the blink of an eye. The deer didn’t suddenly arrive. The hawks with their beautifully constructed nests didn’t appear overnight. I’ve met several years of snakes but only one of them came with poison. In our vows my wife and I made it clear to those who attended that we weren’t there to create a promise. The day would forever represent a growing guarantee. Our shapes have changed. We aren’t perfect which means we face our challenges. The forest that which we shared our vows in has been with us the entire way. Because so much life has grown around us it proves that it was a day of not becoming one but place of continuation and universal partnership. Which is why I extend the challenge to you. Go be in the very place you once stood. Go there to view all that has changed including you. Look at what you were once part of. Take note of how and why you chose to be there. There’s a story. Share it or someone will write it for you.]]>321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-267--47197325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47197325Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat day will I return to this page? It's an interesting thought because it has the power to predict as well as pull you back into a past you can't change. Being present always wins because your inner censors can be kept under control. I asked on...267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-266--46939714A cool early summer breeze sweeps across my writing. The atmosphere of being present gives sight to my senses. Taking note of last night’s super moon. It was dubbed a strawberry moon. I stood watching as it slowly moved across the sky. It was so incredibly bright. I could see everything the forest was providing. Within our personal walk and way, are there moments of such clarity? What is your super moon? If we had such a perfect view how much would you change? We do it all the time in our front and backyards! It must look this way or it’s yanked. How much of your inner garden is lit up by a strawberry moon? An object that can no longer be missed. It travels with us. Just like a cool early summer breeze. If we were to choose to chase the breeze how far from our super moon will we grow? Will we find our way back? A fellow broadcaster once told me that each of us are given three life changing career decisions. The goal is to locate which one will truly be your calling. What walk did you take that has completely replanted your roots in a different soil and there’s no path to lead you back? Chasing podcasting in 2012 became my way of life by 2016. As big as it is around the world there are way too many choices for listeners. If I had known this nine years ago would the super moon have led me in a different direction? What choice did you make because a super moon cleared the debris? You jumped and there’s no way you can get back? In 1997 I began a creative journey with paint on a canvas. I really enjoyed seeing it in galleries then getting to know each and every new owner. By 2005 the art was featured in New Orleans. Bad show. Very bad show. I’ve not put paint on a canvas ever since. I can’t locate the super moon. Locating your super moon is one thing. Trust it means? How much are you willing to give?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46939714Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsOctober 12, 2021 A cool early summer breeze sweeps across my writing. The atmosphere of being present gives sight to my senses. Taking note of last night’s super moon. It was dubbed a strawberry moon. I stood watching as it slowly moved across the...A cool early summer breeze sweeps across my writing. The atmosphere of being present gives sight to my senses. Taking note of last night’s super moon. It was dubbed a strawberry moon. I stood watching as it slowly moved across the sky. It was so incredibly bright. I could see everything the forest was providing. Within our personal walk and way, are there moments of such clarity? What is your super moon? If we had such a perfect view how much would you change? We do it all the time in our front and backyards! It must look this way or it’s yanked. How much of your inner garden is lit up by a strawberry moon? An object that can no longer be missed. It travels with us. Just like a cool early summer breeze. If we were to choose to chase the breeze how far from our super moon will we grow? Will we find our way back? A fellow broadcaster once told me that each of us are given three life changing career decisions. The goal is to locate which one will truly be your calling. What walk did you take that has completely replanted your roots in a different soil and there’s no path to lead you back? Chasing podcasting in 2012 became my way of life by 2016. As big as it is around the world there are way too many choices for listeners. If I had known this nine years ago would the super moon have led me in a different direction? What choice did you make because a super moon cleared the debris? You jumped and there’s no way you can get back? In 1997 I began a creative journey with paint on a canvas. I really enjoyed seeing it in galleries then getting to know each and every new owner. By 2005 the art was featured in New Orleans. Bad show. Very bad show. I’ve not put paint on a canvas ever since. I can’t locate the super moon. Locating your super moon is one thing. Trust it means? How much are you willing to give?]]>427falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-265--46832201Four months ago I sat in the forest writing about the first tropical storm of the season. Miss Claudette was pouring sips of water into the several layers of what makes this collection of trees possible. I caught a solo doe in between some of those layers. She was gnawing on leaves from a fallen branch. Nature doesn’t seem to be bothered by the atmosphere. Maybe because all the other living things don’t walk into a grocery store to purchase water in a bottle. Their source of food isn’t cut up and wrapped for better freshness. The animal kingdom. Oh how it’s come to rely on the human’s mess or lack of consumption. Starting first with the dog. They beg because started it! We can’t let table scraps go to waste. I believe this tropical storm is washing our human scent off everything that’s been touched. The animals know how to make something out of nothing. Then again, that’s a judgement. Just because I don’t see a box of candy nearby doesn’t mean what the momma doe is eating isn’t just as sweet. The elegance of the dance. Watching nature teaches the human ego to humble up.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46832201Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsOctober 5, 2021 Four months ago I sat in the forest writing about the first tropical storm of the season. Miss Claudette was pouring sips of water into the several layers of what makes this collection of trees possible. I caught a solo doe in...Four months ago I sat in the forest writing about the first tropical storm of the season. Miss Claudette was pouring sips of water into the several layers of what makes this collection of trees possible. I caught a solo doe in between some of those layers. She was gnawing on leaves from a fallen branch. Nature doesn’t seem to be bothered by the atmosphere. Maybe because all the other living things don’t walk into a grocery store to purchase water in a bottle. Their source of food isn’t cut up and wrapped for better freshness. The animal kingdom. Oh how it’s come to rely on the human’s mess or lack of consumption. Starting first with the dog. They beg because started it! We can’t let table scraps go to waste. I believe this tropical storm is washing our human scent off everything that’s been touched. The animals know how to make something out of nothing. Then again, that’s a judgement. Just because I don’t see a box of candy nearby doesn’t mean what the momma doe is eating isn’t just as sweet. The elegance of the dance. Watching nature teaches the human ego to humble up.]]>284falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-264--46726323Waking up with the forest. The hawks. Two are in vision. A calling inside these trees to wake up in peace. I’m amazed by the sounds the hawks are making. They want to be heard far ahead of all others things. In Native American Spirituality, when the hawk makes itself known to your presence the message is clear. You’re caught up in too much. Stay alert and become more focused. Pay close attention to your surroundings. Quit trying to change others. Over the past nineteen months our evolution has been that of unexpected change. We’ve all been newly reshaped. For many the goals and or missions have been to remain in strength. The hawk’s message is a huge reminder of what happens when the walls of the lockdown fell. Suddenly we got busy again. I took on new jobs while holding onto the others. Only to find myself yearning for that open space caused by the pandemic. And I often wonder if that’s not the reason why so many aren’t returning to their jobs and or are quitting. The change experienced has rebuilt the drive and desire to succeed. Because I’m a daily writer I’m able to go back and read of the struggles to put the new puzzle together. In doing so I realized how time was no longer a luxury but rather a forced entry. In the glory of being freed from the lockdown and with businesses reopening we chose to run toward the life we had before March 2020. Too big of a bite. My challenge to you is simple. Pay close attention to the animals near you. Not all of them but the one’s that seem to stick out the most. Google their spiritual connection. You’ll be amazed at how they are the stronger teacher in an age when we are the student.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46726323Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 28, 2021 Waking up with the forest. The hawks. Two are in vision. A calling inside these trees to wake up in peace. I’m amazed by the sounds the hawks are making. They want to be heard far ahead of all others things. In Native American...Waking up with the forest. The hawks. Two are in vision. A calling inside these trees to wake up in peace. I’m amazed by the sounds the hawks are making. They want to be heard far ahead of all others things. In Native American Spirituality, when the hawk makes itself known to your presence the message is clear. You’re caught up in too much. Stay alert and become more focused. Pay close attention to your surroundings. Quit trying to change others. Over the past nineteen months our evolution has been that of unexpected change. We’ve all been newly reshaped. For many the goals and or missions have been to remain in strength. The hawk’s message is a huge reminder of what happens when the walls of the lockdown fell. Suddenly we got busy again. I took on new jobs while holding onto the others. Only to find myself yearning for that open space caused by the pandemic. And I often wonder if that’s not the reason why so many aren’t returning to their jobs and or are quitting. The change experienced has rebuilt the drive and desire to succeed. Because I’m a daily writer I’m able to go back and read of the struggles to put the new puzzle together. In doing so I realized how time was no longer a luxury but rather a forced entry. In the glory of being freed from the lockdown and with businesses reopening we chose to run toward the life we had before March 2020. Too big of a bite. My challenge to you is simple. Pay close attention to the animals near you. Not all of them but the one’s that seem to stick out the most. Google their spiritual connection. You’ll be amazed at how they are the stronger teacher in an age when we are the student.]]>297falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-263--46619438A newborn fawn greeted me in the forest this morning. Its eyes blessed with the most astounding emotion. Filled with the beauty of all things that shall become. I quickly looked around the forest for the mother. To my right maybe twenty five feet. She stood there waving her tall white tail as if to be asking, “Do you love my baby?” This forest. Wow. We met for the first time in November of 1992. I didn’t realize the power it would have in my heart growing forward. This gift today is part of the empowerment of the universe moving through you. Or as I put on social media: God in forward motion. My daily writing in this forest didn’t begin in 1992 but rather two years later. It’s all been documented! The replenishing of seventeen hundred trees to getting married in the forest to sitting down with my small fuzzy children while they took their final breath. My wow is a very tiny forest and after twenty nine years of connection I still can’t explain the calling. I do want to thank the baby fawn for such an amazing reminder of how life is about being in the present with a firm grip on sharing it with future travelers. So I ask, where is your wow? That place of connection, rebirth and understanding. Is it far into the mountains or sitting next to the waves stretching on shores? Where is your wow? Is it while writing, reading or simply staring at a wall with no photographs? Locating your wow. When you identify as such know in your heart it’ll always protect you.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46619438Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 21, 2021 A newborn fawn greeted me in the forest this morning. Its eyes blessed with the most astounding emotion. Filled with the beauty of all things that shall become. I quickly looked around the forest for the mother. To my right...A newborn fawn greeted me in the forest this morning. Its eyes blessed with the most astounding emotion. Filled with the beauty of all things that shall become. I quickly looked around the forest for the mother. To my right maybe twenty five feet. She stood there waving her tall white tail as if to be asking, “Do you love my baby?” This forest. Wow. We met for the first time in November of 1992. I didn’t realize the power it would have in my heart growing forward. This gift today is part of the empowerment of the universe moving through you. Or as I put on social media: God in forward motion. My daily writing in this forest didn’t begin in 1992 but rather two years later. It’s all been documented! The replenishing of seventeen hundred trees to getting married in the forest to sitting down with my small fuzzy children while they took their final breath. My wow is a very tiny forest and after twenty nine years of connection I still can’t explain the calling. I do want to thank the baby fawn for such an amazing reminder of how life is about being in the present with a firm grip on sharing it with future travelers. So I ask, where is your wow? That place of connection, rebirth and understanding. Is it far into the mountains or sitting next to the waves stretching on shores? Where is your wow? Is it while writing, reading or simply staring at a wall with no photographs? Locating your wow. When you identify as such know in your heart it’ll always protect you.]]>250falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-262--46516523The doe are preparing for their early summer birth. Their tummies well rounded and they’re packing together like true family. It’s as if the yearlings and two year old’s are still learning. This week it’s about becoming a mother. The goal is to teach the newborns how to survive as well as hide. It’s as if they’re whispering, “We shall help keep this forest growing forward.” Which brings me to a point of thought; what are you doing in your everyday world to replenish your forest? It doesn’t have to be trees, rocks and the animal kingdom. Your forest could be New York City or a middle school classroom. I asked the question on my Daily Mess podcast, “Are there any more masters in the making?” Not sports heroes. Master’s in the making. Who is investing in tomorrow’s leaders? It has to come from those who are leading today. But to get to that point of direction the next question would be, “What have you mastered?” In martial arts we are trained to believe that nothing can be mastered unless it’s been done 100,000 times. While the doe in the forest were teaching the yearlings the facts of life, the masters of the forest have generations of deer before them to give them the skills to teach the fawn to hide. In the human business world we rely so much on multitasking that there’s physically no room to master your craft. You can be good at something but is it your birth given gift? I just had a conversation with Arthur Levine the author of The Great Upheaval. There’s a huge generation gap between physical students on campus and those learning online. How important is it to get students to give to their forests by way of trusting remote learning as a tool versus something you’re being forced to do? First graders are returning to remote learning. Without focus on education the learning curve suffers not just in their homes but how they’ll handle life when they do reach college age. I study the animals in my forest because it opens my heart to our true presence and weaknesses. Are there any more masters in the making? The craftsmanship of a birth given talent?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46516523Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:00:16 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 14, 2021 The doe are preparing for their early summer birth. Their tummies well rounded and they’re packing together like true family. It’s as if the yearlings and two year old’s are still learning. This week it’s about becoming a mother....The doe are preparing for their early summer birth. Their tummies well rounded and they’re packing together like true family. It’s as if the yearlings and two year old’s are still learning. This week it’s about becoming a mother. The goal is to teach the newborns how to survive as well as hide. It’s as if they’re whispering, “We shall help keep this forest growing forward.” Which brings me to a point of thought; what are you doing in your everyday world to replenish your forest? It doesn’t have to be trees, rocks and the animal kingdom. Your forest could be New York City or a middle school classroom. I asked the question on my Daily Mess podcast, “Are there any more masters in the making?” Not sports heroes. Master’s in the making. Who is investing in tomorrow’s leaders? It has to come from those who are leading today. But to get to that point of direction the next question would be, “What have you mastered?” In martial arts we are trained to believe that nothing can be mastered unless it’s been done 100,000 times. While the doe in the forest were teaching the yearlings the facts of life, the masters of the forest have generations of deer before them to give them the skills to teach the fawn to hide. In the human business world we rely so much on multitasking that there’s physically no room to master your craft. You can be good at something but is it your birth given gift? I just had a conversation with Arthur Levine the author of The Great Upheaval. There’s a huge generation gap between physical students on campus and those learning online. How important is it to get students to give to their forests by way of trusting remote learning as a tool versus something you’re being forced to do? First graders are returning to remote learning. Without focus on education the learning curve suffers not just in their homes but how they’ll handle life when they do reach college age. I study the animals in my forest because it opens my heart to our true presence and weaknesses. Are there any more masters in the making? The craftsmanship of a birth given talent?]]>224falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-261--46413671I’m not a visionary. I’m visualist. I hold onto the vision of what’s in my present and turn its aura into energy. There’s endless vibrations in the atmosphere. As a writer, a spiritualist and an animal speak believer, I am present to make a choice as to which direction the path shall grow. We spend a lot of time inside negative energy because too many incredible things have come from such an energy source. Comedians, musicians and authors will speak openly about their darkness becoming what moves people. When I sit in this forest, the sounds of nature pretend to be the daily same. For at no time has this forest ever been the same. And it’s extremely difficult not to remember the journey while relying on this choice to live in the presence of Now. I’ve yet to locate the strength to walk freely through the forest with a cleared heart and head. This collection of trees grabbed me by the nap of the neck at the age of 32 and has guided me into deeper expression and exploration for 29 years. Create energy for your art filled self by trusting what’s in front of you. A visualist. Dictionary.com doesn’t recognize it as a word. Make it one in your heart by spreading all ten fingers apart. Holding your hands in front of you/ Each of those fingers will naturally feel a rounded source of energy. Let it move through you. Pull it toward you and grow forward.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46413671Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 7, 2021 I’m not a visionary. I’m visualist. I hold onto the vision of what’s in my present and turn its aura into energy. There’s endless vibrations in the atmosphere. As a writer, a spiritualist and an animal speak believer, I am...I’m not a visionary. I’m visualist. I hold onto the vision of what’s in my present and turn its aura into energy. There’s endless vibrations in the atmosphere. As a writer, a spiritualist and an animal speak believer, I am present to make a choice as to which direction the path shall grow. We spend a lot of time inside negative energy because too many incredible things have come from such an energy source. Comedians, musicians and authors will speak openly about their darkness becoming what moves people. When I sit in this forest, the sounds of nature pretend to be the daily same. For at no time has this forest ever been the same. And it’s extremely difficult not to remember the journey while relying on this choice to live in the presence of Now. I’ve yet to locate the strength to walk freely through the forest with a cleared heart and head. This collection of trees grabbed me by the nap of the neck at the age of 32 and has guided me into deeper expression and exploration for 29 years. Create energy for your art filled self by trusting what’s in front of you. A visualist. Dictionary.com doesn’t recognize it as a word. Make it one in your heart by spreading all ten fingers apart. Holding your hands in front of you/ Each of those fingers will naturally feel a rounded source of energy. Let it move through you. Pull it toward you and grow forward.]]>232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-260--46216895The glory of what this forest offers is such an incredible struggle to put into words. The umbrella above is that of very long tree limbs blessed with a colorful array of springtime green. The sunlight is a huge role player upon this canvas so bright. The rays of light that add to what looks to be a glow on the forest floor. And is that the message? Too often we want all the light. Instead of sharing it we move to locate more than what we can handle. The same is true about the spring breeze. The upper tops of the trees dance with nature’s music but I’m not seeing the long tall grasses near the slow moving stream dance to the same beat. A great place for hiding. Which is what so many of us do. When we don’t want to be empowered by the light, the choice is to stay free of the winds of change. We duck behind objects of comfort. But are they and have they changed? Once inside we can’t see why we were invited to that source of protection. We choose to go within knowing that for a moment we are in control of the presence of now. There’s a lot of digest here. Because we see ourselves in both places. The tops of trees dancing with natures beat while struggling with today’s headlines in the tall grasses nestling the slow moving stream. It almost feels like there’s no in between. Life still exists in the middle. For many we’re either on top or on the bottom. Being in the center means what? What does it represent on your path? The middle. Going up or falling down. Personally in this forest that which I spend so much time writing about, I see more life in the middle than any other place. From the owls to the squirrels, the climbing rose vine needing only so much light. The one thing we almost never speak of while staring at the middle of the trees is the horizon. The places where dreams become a reality. Being on top keeps you from falling witness to the growth of all living things. Hiding in the long grasses nestling the slow moving stream blocks the view. The glory of what this forest offers is such an incredible struggle to put into words. Now picture yourself as a forest.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46216895Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 24, 2021 The glory of what this forest offers is such an incredible struggle to put into words. The umbrella above is that of very long tree limbs blessed with a colorful array of springtime green. The sunlight is a huge role player upon this...The glory of what this forest offers is such an incredible struggle to put into words. The umbrella above is that of very long tree limbs blessed with a colorful array of springtime green. The sunlight is a huge role player upon this canvas so bright. The rays of light that add to what looks to be a glow on the forest floor. And is that the message? Too often we want all the light. Instead of sharing it we move to locate more than what we can handle. The same is true about the spring breeze. The upper tops of the trees dance with nature’s music but I’m not seeing the long tall grasses near the slow moving stream dance to the same beat. A great place for hiding. Which is what so many of us do. When we don’t want to be empowered by the light, the choice is to stay free of the winds of change. We duck behind objects of comfort. But are they and have they changed? Once inside we can’t see why we were invited to that source of protection. We choose to go within knowing that for a moment we are in control of the presence of now. There’s a lot of digest here. Because we see ourselves in both places. The tops of trees dancing with natures beat while struggling with today’s headlines in the tall grasses nestling the slow moving stream. It almost feels like there’s no in between. Life still exists in the middle. For many we’re either on top or on the bottom. Being in the center means what? What does it represent on your path? The middle. Going up or falling down. Personally in this forest that which I spend so much time writing about, I see more life in the middle than any other place. From the owls to the squirrels, the climbing rose vine needing only so much light. The one thing we almost never speak of while staring at the middle of the trees is the horizon. The places where dreams become a reality. Being on top keeps you from falling witness to the growth of all living things. Hiding in the long grasses nestling the slow moving stream blocks the view. The glory of what this forest offers is such an incredible struggle to put into words. Now picture yourself as a forest.]]>241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-259--46141481The forest here in South Charlotte, NC is quiet this new sun. Lit up in springtime green. It acts as if I’m supposed to be reaching within its peace. What’s here waiting for me? I can’t rely on memories. I’m dedicated to being present in the now. To think of the 29 year old relationship with this forest removes the ray of new light from the avenues of personal growth. As a reader, such poetic thought probably belongs in a greeting card. My grandmother would say, “That’s nice. Keep writing. One day something will feel right.” The little things are where most of us grow in personal strength. Those unexpected moments of unperfected attempts at allowing yourself to be better without hiding behind judgement. As we work our way back into a business world with thick morning traffic, overflowing performance meetings and quick bites of food with friends on city streets, the truth is, we’re coming back holding onto a lot of memories. The way it used to be doesn’t exist anymore. Shifting your thought process toward the way it is now keeps your heart in the game. There is change in my forest every day. On May 8, 2021 I wrote about the long grass near the slow paced stream returning to its vibrant appearance, almost velvet like, a layer of smooth green. Yesterday, it was a different story. Tropical storm Fred ripped up the forest floor like shag carpeting. New growth is where tomorrow arrives. The weight of a memory keeps you locked in a windowless room. September 2021 will always be remembered as the moment kids went back to school and the big boys of business commanded their forces to get back in the driver’s seat. Keeping free of the way it used to be is your best decision. Live in your now. Mindfully be present.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46141481Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 18, 2021 The forest here in South Charlotte, NC is quiet this new sun. Lit up in springtime green. It acts as if I’m supposed to be reaching within its peace. What’s here waiting for me? I can’t rely on memories. I’m dedicated to being...The forest here in South Charlotte, NC is quiet this new sun. Lit up in springtime green. It acts as if I’m supposed to be reaching within its peace. What’s here waiting for me? I can’t rely on memories. I’m dedicated to being present in the now. To think of the 29 year old relationship with this forest removes the ray of new light from the avenues of personal growth. As a reader, such poetic thought probably belongs in a greeting card. My grandmother would say, “That’s nice. Keep writing. One day something will feel right.” The little things are where most of us grow in personal strength. Those unexpected moments of unperfected attempts at allowing yourself to be better without hiding behind judgement. As we work our way back into a business world with thick morning traffic, overflowing performance meetings and quick bites of food with friends on city streets, the truth is, we’re coming back holding onto a lot of memories. The way it used to be doesn’t exist anymore. Shifting your thought process toward the way it is now keeps your heart in the game. There is change in my forest every day. On May 8, 2021 I wrote about the long grass near the slow paced stream returning to its vibrant appearance, almost velvet like, a layer of smooth green. Yesterday, it was a different story. Tropical storm Fred ripped up the forest floor like shag carpeting. New growth is where tomorrow arrives. The weight of a memory keeps you locked in a windowless room. September 2021 will always be remembered as the moment kids went back to school and the big boys of business commanded their forces to get back in the driver’s seat. Keeping free of the way it used to be is your best decision. Live in your now. Mindfully be present.]]>251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-258--46037729Allowing the spirit of the forest inside your pattern of thought. The sunlight shines through the spring green leaves creating shadows in places building peace. It’s that energy that loosens the cluster of mental weight bogging down your natural process to think. The falcon soars high in this Carolina lit sky. It glides with the upper level winding. Diving in the air like a wild rollercoaster. Its shrieking voice puts me in a place of solitude. To know of the moment where the female dove didn’t move. She accepted us as part of her Mother Nature. The beauty of it all and yet it’s so difficult to mentally escape. To be present in a circle consumed by daily challenges and uncertain changes. The love this forest offers has to move through me. I can’t hoard the beauty of its ray of light. The daily goal should be a mission to remove the colorized fear, shame and guilt planted. Breathing in the new journey begins. But how do you get there? What happens when trusting the changes doesn’t meet personal command or demand? How dare anyone think they can let go of what they know in order to rebuild a path and or decision to grow greater rather than lesser? I’m amazed by sunlight and how it doesn’t dance around anything. It always has the strength to move through. So I ask, “What are you blocking and why?” No day passes that you aren’t someone’s needle in a haystack.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46037729Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 10, 2021 Allowing the spirit of the forest inside your pattern of thought. The sunlight shines through the spring green leaves creating shadows in places building peace. It’s that energy that loosens the cluster of mental weight bogging down...Allowing the spirit of the forest inside your pattern of thought. The sunlight shines through the spring green leaves creating shadows in places building peace. It’s that energy that loosens the cluster of mental weight bogging down your natural process to think. The falcon soars high in this Carolina lit sky. It glides with the upper level winding. Diving in the air like a wild rollercoaster. Its shrieking voice puts me in a place of solitude. To know of the moment where the female dove didn’t move. She accepted us as part of her Mother Nature. The beauty of it all and yet it’s so difficult to mentally escape. To be present in a circle consumed by daily challenges and uncertain changes. The love this forest offers has to move through me. I can’t hoard the beauty of its ray of light. The daily goal should be a mission to remove the colorized fear, shame and guilt planted. Breathing in the new journey begins. But how do you get there? What happens when trusting the changes doesn’t meet personal command or demand? How dare anyone think they can let go of what they know in order to rebuild a path and or decision to grow greater rather than lesser? I’m amazed by sunlight and how it doesn’t dance around anything. It always has the strength to move through. So I ask, “What are you blocking and why?” No day passes that you aren’t someone’s needle in a haystack.]]>508falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-257--45992182https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45992182Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:00:11 +0000Arroe Collins278falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-256--45904575https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45904575Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWhere are we? Why? The tall elm and pine look the same. We can see how far we've traveled since the Covid lockdown because careers have changed, landscapes the same. Our only certainty was the arrival of Spring. We don't sound the same. I can't...309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-255--45798689An odd shape of thought has fallen into my heart while making my way into the forest. So much of what I’m seeing is a memory. I’m a writer that claims to endlessly live in the present. It’s difficult on days like this. Being mindful of the present requires a reminder of how we got here. The flowering trees bring color and strong scent of spring. As hard as I’m trying to push away the heart must remain in the present. Lost in a memory. The white blossoms on the ancient apple tree. The budding leaves on the Leland Cyprus. I honestly can’t see beyond the memory. What does that say about hope and the future? Has life being put on hold due to the Covid lockdown changed my relationship with this forest? Being here is the moment. The quick chirps from the bright red Cardinal. The tiny yellow finches darting around. The Red Tail Hawk with its screeching. And back I go into a memory. Back to our first introduction. 1992. I knew something was moving through me. See what I mean! All I can do today is live off a memory. The choice should always be to be present in the everyday of new beginnings. Comedian/actor JB Smoove knows his place in the present. During his conversation with Howard Stern JB reminded the legendary broadcaster how important it is to protect your legacy. What you do right now is how you’re going to be remembered. If your choice is to be a jerk or to gamble your paycheck away, that’s how you are going to be seen. People don’t care about your past because present has the impact of where we are going tomorrow. How do you want to be seen? I was blessed to lead two 3.5 hour lectures yesterday. Those in attendance saw me as ________. What would they say about my new today? You have to pay attention! Know your moment of now. It’s the ink in the writing instrument designing what will become your legacy.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45798689Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 22, 2021 An odd shape of thought has fallen into my heart while making my way into the forest. So much of what I’m seeing is a memory. I’m a writer that claims to endlessly live in the present. It’s difficult on days like this. Being mindful...An odd shape of thought has fallen into my heart while making my way into the forest. So much of what I’m seeing is a memory. I’m a writer that claims to endlessly live in the present. It’s difficult on days like this. Being mindful of the present requires a reminder of how we got here. The flowering trees bring color and strong scent of spring. As hard as I’m trying to push away the heart must remain in the present. Lost in a memory. The white blossoms on the ancient apple tree. The budding leaves on the Leland Cyprus. I honestly can’t see beyond the memory. What does that say about hope and the future? Has life being put on hold due to the Covid lockdown changed my relationship with this forest? Being here is the moment. The quick chirps from the bright red Cardinal. The tiny yellow finches darting around. The Red Tail Hawk with its screeching. And back I go into a memory. Back to our first introduction. 1992. I knew something was moving through me. See what I mean! All I can do today is live off a memory. The choice should always be to be present in the everyday of new beginnings. Comedian/actor JB Smoove knows his place in the present. During his conversation with Howard Stern JB reminded the legendary broadcaster how important it is to protect your legacy. What you do right now is how you’re going to be remembered. If your choice is to be a jerk or to gamble your paycheck away, that’s how you are going to be seen. People don’t care about your past because present has the impact of where we are going tomorrow. How do you want to be seen? I was blessed to lead two 3.5 hour lectures yesterday. Those in attendance saw me as ________. What would they say about my new today? You have to pay attention! Know your moment of now. It’s the ink in the writing instrument designing what will become your legacy.]]>308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-254--45678648If all you had to do was to catch up with nature would you become part of the atmosphere or challenge the daily changes? No day passes that nature doesn’t invite us into its mind blowing presence. Look at how many people take the trees from the forest to build homes, backyard decks and boardwalks. From those masses how many replenish the soils with the strength of a tree? Look at your eyes in a bathroom mirror. Look at how much you take from the self you are. What are you doing to replenish the gift shared from the soul? We’re so quick to kill spiders and snakes only to complain about the enormous amount of insects and rodents. We catch fish while hunters take down deer, ducks and turkeys. I’m not sure how many of them are reinvesting in the product. If all you had to do was catch up with nature. Part of the celebration is accepting the fruit. Is that really what’s important? To be the dominant figure. Something that’s taken on a completely different identity over the past sixteen months is Covid 19. Looking at today’s numbers it appears to be changing by way of the vaccines. Only to keep reading about stronger variants. Sure there’s a conspiracy! Why would nature turn on us when everyday it proves its love by inviting us into its grand beauty? If all you had to do was to catch up with nature would you become part of the atmosphere or challenge the daily changes? The decision starts within the presence of your soil. What you plant in your heart and eyes always has the power to inspire or infect all that’s become your atmosphere.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45678648Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:00:19 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 13, 2021 If all you had to do was to catch up with nature would you become part of the atmosphere or challenge the daily changes? No day passes that nature doesn’t invite us into its mind blowing presence. Look at how many people take the trees...If all you had to do was to catch up with nature would you become part of the atmosphere or challenge the daily changes? No day passes that nature doesn’t invite us into its mind blowing presence. Look at how many people take the trees from the forest to build homes, backyard decks and boardwalks. From those masses how many replenish the soils with the strength of a tree? Look at your eyes in a bathroom mirror. Look at how much you take from the self you are. What are you doing to replenish the gift shared from the soul? We’re so quick to kill spiders and snakes only to complain about the enormous amount of insects and rodents. We catch fish while hunters take down deer, ducks and turkeys. I’m not sure how many of them are reinvesting in the product. If all you had to do was catch up with nature. Part of the celebration is accepting the fruit. Is that really what’s important? To be the dominant figure. Something that’s taken on a completely different identity over the past sixteen months is Covid 19. Looking at today’s numbers it appears to be changing by way of the vaccines. Only to keep reading about stronger variants. Sure there’s a conspiracy! Why would nature turn on us when everyday it proves its love by inviting us into its grand beauty? If all you had to do was to catch up with nature would you become part of the atmosphere or challenge the daily changes? The decision starts within the presence of your soil. What you plant in your heart and eyes always has the power to inspire or infect all that’s become your atmosphere.]]>276falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-253--45612100Peace and protection. Drop the microphone I’m out of here! Peace and protection. On April 3, 2021 I scratched into the surface of the journal the experience of waking up to a 29 degree morning blessed with bright white apple blossom leaves on the aging tree. A collection of leaves and limbs that I predicted wouldn’t make it through another winter. While standing beside the tree I asked myself, “Do I hold enough life to watch another seedling grow into a beautiful tree?” It’s because of this old apple tree that I was inspired in 1997 to plant 1,700 white pine, elm, oak and others across this lay of land. Replenishing the soil that the human chosen to build housing on. The land was starving for a little love. If you could see the amazing amount of life that appears each new morning today. All because of two words. Peace and protection. I not only live it. I activate it. Where is your peace and what are you trying to protect? If it’s yourself I’m all in! Peace and protection. Knowing that the cause will always grow into an effect. I’ve learned a lot from this collection of trees. The messages reach way beyond me. But to attain the strength to protect while still remaining in a place of peace requires mindfulness. The awareness of what is and isn’t present. I truly get it when people admit to me how important it is to remain in their past. I spend a lot of time with dreamers wanting their future to be present today. I get it. I don’t judge it. Peace and protection. Both are bathed in layers of excess and the daily goal is to maintain the perfect mental diet. Identify what requires your peace and protection. Wait! Suddenly it’s no longer about you. You mean, the peace and protection has to be offered to all who come around you? If your outside world is locked in on unrest how do you expect to walk with peace and protection? Plant those seeds and live by the lay of the land. In time you’ll be a blossom providing amazing fruit.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45612100Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 7, 2021 Peace and protection. Drop the microphone I’m out of here! Peace and protection. On April 3, 2021 I scratched into the surface of the journal the experience of waking up to a 29 degree morning blessed with bright white apple blossom...Peace and protection. Drop the microphone I’m out of here! Peace and protection. On April 3, 2021 I scratched into the surface of the journal the experience of waking up to a 29 degree morning blessed with bright white apple blossom leaves on the aging tree. A collection of leaves and limbs that I predicted wouldn’t make it through another winter. While standing beside the tree I asked myself, “Do I hold enough life to watch another seedling grow into a beautiful tree?” It’s because of this old apple tree that I was inspired in 1997 to plant 1,700 white pine, elm, oak and others across this lay of land. Replenishing the soil that the human chosen to build housing on. The land was starving for a little love. If you could see the amazing amount of life that appears each new morning today. All because of two words. Peace and protection. I not only live it. I activate it. Where is your peace and what are you trying to protect? If it’s yourself I’m all in! Peace and protection. Knowing that the cause will always grow into an effect. I’ve learned a lot from this collection of trees. The messages reach way beyond me. But to attain the strength to protect while still remaining in a place of peace requires mindfulness. The awareness of what is and isn’t present. I truly get it when people admit to me how important it is to remain in their past. I spend a lot of time with dreamers wanting their future to be present today. I get it. I don’t judge it. Peace and protection. Both are bathed in layers of excess and the daily goal is to maintain the perfect mental diet. Identify what requires your peace and protection. Wait! Suddenly it’s no longer about you. You mean, the peace and protection has to be offered to all who come around you? If your outside world is locked in on unrest how do you expect to walk with peace and protection? Plant those seeds and live by the lay of the land. In time you’ll be a blossom providing amazing fruit.]]>331falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-252--45523590This forest in south Charlotte, NC. Two days of hardcore rain. It looks like a wet dog that wants to quickly run into my home and roll all over the floor. The creek has risen, the soil extremely loose. How can something so tall such as a tree keep its firm grip on the only area it was given at birth? The human could never do something like this. More than a year into this Covid mess and people are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. By the millions we are convinced life has returned to normal. As a silent wolf. A watcher of human growth and habit. A daily writer that’s very observant of the surroundings. The trees in the forest during two days of rain remind me of the human being. What I’ve not spoken of are the missing leaves. The trees are present. The leaves are not. The human is right here. But something is missing. The valuable gifts or blessings that help bring food to the roots of life. We are leafless. Look around you. Mind and body. Looks normal right? The soul hasn’t shown up yet. The enormous hit we took in March of 2020 and in all things we are doing in this new normal the missing part of the story is the deeper truth. The art of readjusting. The physical presence of gaining personal access to opportunity not to allow others to feed us. States had to create new rules to get people back to work. Once back, the open wound is a lack of ambition or connection to whom is the receiver of the product. This moment in history has earned the name The Great Resignation! Spiritually speaking the leaves on our trees aren’t budding. We aren’t allowing human nature to take our dreams and giving them permission to blossom. Why? Because for 17 months everything was handed to us. When the leaves on a tree sit bare the next step is to cut them down. The new normal isn’t a hand me down or hand out. It’s knowing how you survived a pandemic where the entire planet was forced to shut off. Use that change and challenge as the energy to put leaves back on your limbs. It’s time to start collecting rain to feed your rooting system. Stop letting others support you. Grow forward. Grow outward. Own your now. There’s never been a better time to be seen as well as heard.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45523590Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 1, 2021 This forest in south Charlotte, NC. Two days of hardcore rain. It looks like a wet dog that wants to quickly run into my home and roll all over the floor. The creek has risen, the soil extremely loose. How can something so tall such...This forest in south Charlotte, NC. Two days of hardcore rain. It looks like a wet dog that wants to quickly run into my home and roll all over the floor. The creek has risen, the soil extremely loose. How can something so tall such as a tree keep its firm grip on the only area it was given at birth? The human could never do something like this. More than a year into this Covid mess and people are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. By the millions we are convinced life has returned to normal. As a silent wolf. A watcher of human growth and habit. A daily writer that’s very observant of the surroundings. The trees in the forest during two days of rain remind me of the human being. What I’ve not spoken of are the missing leaves. The trees are present. The leaves are not. The human is right here. But something is missing. The valuable gifts or blessings that help bring food to the roots of life. We are leafless. Look around you. Mind and body. Looks normal right? The soul hasn’t shown up yet. The enormous hit we took in March of 2020 and in all things we are doing in this new normal the missing part of the story is the deeper truth. The art of readjusting. The physical presence of gaining personal access to opportunity not to allow others to feed us. States had to create new rules to get people back to work. Once back, the open wound is a lack of ambition or connection to whom is the receiver of the product. This moment in history has earned the name The Great Resignation! Spiritually speaking the leaves on our trees aren’t budding. We aren’t allowing human nature to take our dreams and giving them permission to blossom. Why? Because for 17 months everything was handed to us. When the leaves on a tree sit bare the next step is to cut them down. The new normal isn’t a hand me down or hand out. It’s knowing how you survived a pandemic where the entire planet was forced to shut off. Use that change and challenge as the energy to put leaves back on your limbs. It’s time to start collecting rain to feed your rooting system. Stop letting others support you. Grow forward. Grow outward. Own your now. There’s never been a better time to be seen as well as heard.]]>341falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-251--45396341The birthing moments of a new season. Whether it’s physically outside or inside you. The birthing moments. I live in a forest. To watch it waking up after a winters nap is a never ending story. Bright purple flowers, elegant white pedals, itty bitty green leaves and the scent of pollen. It weakens my head to have so much of this birthing of a new season inside my head. And what do we do as the human to share with these trees and other surroundings? We toss in the distant roar of a highway taken over by cars, crank up the sounds of a lawnmower devouring green blades of grass and weeds and flood the planet with the wide array of sounds caused by the music pouring from our digital devices. There’s always something to see when we let go of what we think brings us entertainment. A red tail hawk has built a nest in my forest. Its morning conversation is vibrant as well as ear shattering. There’s already heat from the early summer sky which is blocked out by an umbrella of limbs promising to protect my skin. And what do we have to give? Is our true gift allowing a collection of trees to just be? Can we be just friends, writers and poets, dreamers and whatever else? Everyday a new season arrives within. How do you handle the constant need to be a taker? When do you decide to give? This isn’t about sending checks and or buying canned goods to donate. Giving to the atmosphere that makes up your present place of Now. I penned out a question in my daily prayer, “How do we know it’s you?” In this present place of Now a summertime rain cloud is giving to the roots of all of these trees. How do we know it’s you? It’s right there in front of your taking! The goal is to figure out how to give back.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45396341Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsJune 22, 2021 The birthing moments of a new season. Whether it’s physically outside or inside you. The birthing moments. I live in a forest. To watch it waking up after a winters nap is a never ending story. Bright purple flowers, elegant white...The birthing moments of a new season. Whether it’s physically outside or inside you. The birthing moments. I live in a forest. To watch it waking up after a winters nap is a never ending story. Bright purple flowers, elegant white pedals, itty bitty green leaves and the scent of pollen. It weakens my head to have so much of this birthing of a new season inside my head. And what do we do as the human to share with these trees and other surroundings? We toss in the distant roar of a highway taken over by cars, crank up the sounds of a lawnmower devouring green blades of grass and weeds and flood the planet with the wide array of sounds caused by the music pouring from our digital devices. There’s always something to see when we let go of what we think brings us entertainment. A red tail hawk has built a nest in my forest. Its morning conversation is vibrant as well as ear shattering. There’s already heat from the early summer sky which is blocked out by an umbrella of limbs promising to protect my skin. And what do we have to give? Is our true gift allowing a collection of trees to just be? Can we be just friends, writers and poets, dreamers and whatever else? Everyday a new season arrives within. How do you handle the constant need to be a taker? When do you decide to give? This isn’t about sending checks and or buying canned goods to donate. Giving to the atmosphere that makes up your present place of Now. I penned out a question in my daily prayer, “How do we know it’s you?” In this present place of Now a summertime rain cloud is giving to the roots of all of these trees. How do we know it’s you? It’s right there in front of your taking! The goal is to figure out how to give back.]]>356falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-250--45309191The awareness of being. When there’s more to life than looking at the clock on the wall. The presence of my forest here in south Charlotte, NC brings energy to the source and supply of required energy. On March 13, 2021 I wrote inside the forest. The words put on paper were a reflection of what had already been lived then compared to the present. It was one year and five days since first writing anything about the Coronavirus Covid 19. I had found truth. No longer denying the pandemic. Which in March of 2021 was interesting to come across. A new season was blossoming right there in front of the writer. Consumed by Covid for a year and it was time to look at the leaves on the trees in his present and see how the wintertime ugliness remained just like Covid 19. The little green on the trees in March allowed the writer to see the color as a representation of today’s frontline workers. Covid hasn’t budged on creating a disappearing act. There are still frontline workers during this wintertime ugliness. I remember vividly sitting in the forest in March of 2020. It was deathly silent. No planes in the sky and the highways were nearly empty. A year and five days later the writer put into his thoughts what it was like to be in a new season where the birds are back to being vibrant, the airlines are in motion and the highways are that roar in the distance. The wintertime ugliness remains but through effort and belief life continues to grow beyond the silence. I penned out these words a thousand times during the opening chapters of Covid, “Where is your God?” I kept questioning myself. Harshly! Where is your God? In all of this wintertime ugliness and you can’t locate the answer! Then one day inside the daily writing the lighter shades of green began to appear by simply writing, “I’m right here. Where are you?” The lesson learned in all of that wintertime ugliness can be summed up in one word. Guidance. In all of that doubt, fear and wintertime ugliness we were always being guided. No matter how loud the questions were asked and demanded to be heard there was always guidance. The awareness of being. It’s a lifestyle.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45309191Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsJune 15, 2021 The awareness of being. When there’s more to life than looking at the clock on the wall. The presence of my forest here in south Charlotte, NC brings energy to the source and supply of required energy. On March 13, 2021 I wrote inside...The awareness of being. When there’s more to life than looking at the clock on the wall. The presence of my forest here in south Charlotte, NC brings energy to the source and supply of required energy. On March 13, 2021 I wrote inside the forest. The words put on paper were a reflection of what had already been lived then compared to the present. It was one year and five days since first writing anything about the Coronavirus Covid 19. I had found truth. No longer denying the pandemic. Which in March of 2021 was interesting to come across. A new season was blossoming right there in front of the writer. Consumed by Covid for a year and it was time to look at the leaves on the trees in his present and see how the wintertime ugliness remained just like Covid 19. The little green on the trees in March allowed the writer to see the color as a representation of today’s frontline workers. Covid hasn’t budged on creating a disappearing act. There are still frontline workers during this wintertime ugliness. I remember vividly sitting in the forest in March of 2020. It was deathly silent. No planes in the sky and the highways were nearly empty. A year and five days later the writer put into his thoughts what it was like to be in a new season where the birds are back to being vibrant, the airlines are in motion and the highways are that roar in the distance. The wintertime ugliness remains but through effort and belief life continues to grow beyond the silence. I penned out these words a thousand times during the opening chapters of Covid, “Where is your God?” I kept questioning myself. Harshly! Where is your God? In all of this wintertime ugliness and you can’t locate the answer! Then one day inside the daily writing the lighter shades of green began to appear by simply writing, “I’m right here. Where are you?” The lesson learned in all of that wintertime ugliness can be summed up in one word. Guidance. In all of that doubt, fear and wintertime ugliness we were always being guided. No matter how loud the questions were asked and demanded to be heard there was always guidance. The awareness of being. It’s a lifestyle.]]>256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-249--45213813A woodpecker’s constant hammering on the trunk of a large tree has kept my imagination engaged on hidden fear. Anytime a woodpecker has selected my forest here in south Charlotte, NC, it means a passing of lives. The sound of the rhythmic thunder. I’d say this tree is several feet high and diameter. But in this present place of now I can’t pinpoint which trunk has come under attack. I just know the woodpecker is deeply dedicated to reaching whatever bugs it needs to survive. In Native American spirituality the woodpecker represent a growing storm. In all places that you presently stand you can’t help but wonder about personal strengths being called to action. This journey through modern day uncertainty. How many woodpeckers are lined up outside your spiritual forest? The woodpecker. A growing storm. Are you aware or deciding to push aside? Are you present enough to recognize the poisons on the inner core of the rings that make up your tree trunk? All that is hidden shall be located by the woodpecker. Recognizing means taking note of all things. Especially new growth. For who you are and how you become always rests in a ray of light.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45213813Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsJune 8, 2021 A woodpecker’s constant hammering on the trunk of a large tree has kept my imagination engaged on hidden fear. Anytime a woodpecker has selected my forest here in south Charlotte, NC, it means a passing of lives. The sound of the...A woodpecker’s constant hammering on the trunk of a large tree has kept my imagination engaged on hidden fear. Anytime a woodpecker has selected my forest here in south Charlotte, NC, it means a passing of lives. The sound of the rhythmic thunder. I’d say this tree is several feet high and diameter. But in this present place of now I can’t pinpoint which trunk has come under attack. I just know the woodpecker is deeply dedicated to reaching whatever bugs it needs to survive. In Native American spirituality the woodpecker represent a growing storm. In all places that you presently stand you can’t help but wonder about personal strengths being called to action. This journey through modern day uncertainty. How many woodpeckers are lined up outside your spiritual forest? The woodpecker. A growing storm. Are you aware or deciding to push aside? Are you present enough to recognize the poisons on the inner core of the rings that make up your tree trunk? All that is hidden shall be located by the woodpecker. Recognizing means taking note of all things. Especially new growth. For who you are and how you become always rests in a ray of light.]]>263falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-248--45134271A layer of thick fog rests on the floor of this forest in south Charlotte, NC. Unlike the scenes we’re being shown on the planet Mars. We’re amazed by the rover Perseverance and its way of documenting a completely different experience. No trees. No tall grass. No poison ivy clinging to the atmosphere with hairy tentacles. Just a bunch of rocks and rolling hills. A surface so bare that you can’t help but wonder what life would be like if we were there. A life with no connection to the beauty of this planet. I remember how I reacted to the state of Arizona when a radio station tried to hire me in Phoenix. I stepped off that plane and knew right away how I didn’t want to accept anything they offered. I’m from Carolina where everything is always green. To belong to a desert was a change in life my imagination couldn’t handle. Which is why when I see fog in my forest I’m energized. The presence of Now. Allowing the mind and heart to expand beyond the imagination. In your own walk and way it’s time to step into and within the birth of new growth. But first you have to identify with what growth is. Businesses speak of it daily. But as an employee or a dreamer are you moving through the motions and experiences? The reason why so many people have elected not to return to their jobs is simple. There’s no growth only expectation. They want. They need. They command. They threaten. The American dream right? What is growth? You got an entire year of it between March 2020 and today. Space to find you. To see your true self in the mirror. To grow a pair. Growth. I love it that businesses are struggling to locate employees. This is your chance to ask, “What’s in it for me?” What is growth? How can there be if everything you’re thinking about is based on family and survival. That’s where the current flow of growth exists. Family and survival. Not career survival but personal growth. A new layer of success has been given permission to evolve. What you decide today will determine if the new normal is nothing more than returning to the I Hate My Job mentality of success. You can’t be the head of a department and not lead. Remove your position on the totem pole and find your growth. Teach it to the point that your coworker or student are strong enough to replace you. That’s real leadership and growth. Create the fog on the forest floor. Be the maker of what attracts the imagination.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45134271Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsJune 2, 2021 A layer of thick fog rests on the floor of this forest in south Charlotte, NC. Unlike the scenes we’re being shown on the planet Mars. We’re amazed by the rover Perseverance and its way of documenting a completely different experience....A layer of thick fog rests on the floor of this forest in south Charlotte, NC. Unlike the scenes we’re being shown on the planet Mars. We’re amazed by the rover Perseverance and its way of documenting a completely different experience. No trees. No tall grass. No poison ivy clinging to the atmosphere with hairy tentacles. Just a bunch of rocks and rolling hills. A surface so bare that you can’t help but wonder what life would be like if we were there. A life with no connection to the beauty of this planet. I remember how I reacted to the state of Arizona when a radio station tried to hire me in Phoenix. I stepped off that plane and knew right away how I didn’t want to accept anything they offered. I’m from Carolina where everything is always green. To belong to a desert was a change in life my imagination couldn’t handle. Which is why when I see fog in my forest I’m energized. The presence of Now. Allowing the mind and heart to expand beyond the imagination. In your own walk and way it’s time to step into and within the birth of new growth. But first you have to identify with what growth is. Businesses speak of it daily. But as an employee or a dreamer are you moving through the motions and experiences? The reason why so many people have elected not to return to their jobs is simple. There’s no growth only expectation. They want. They need. They command. They threaten. The American dream right? What is growth? You got an entire year of it between March 2020 and today. Space to find you. To see your true self in the mirror. To grow a pair. Growth. I love it that businesses are struggling to locate employees. This is your chance to ask, “What’s in it for me?” What is growth? How can there be if everything you’re thinking about is based on family and survival. That’s where the current flow of growth exists. Family and survival. Not career survival but personal growth. A new layer of success has been given permission to evolve. What you decide today will determine if the new normal is nothing more than returning to the I Hate My Job mentality of success. You can’t be the head of a department and not lead. Remove your position on the totem pole and find your growth. Teach it to the point that your coworker or student are strong enough to replace you. That’s real leadership and growth. Create the fog on the forest floor. Be the maker of what attracts the imagination.]]>507falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-247--45046776https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45046776Thu, 27 May 2021 09:00:17 +0000Arroe Collins317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-246--44927173Hardcore question. You probably won’t answer it. I get it. Too many things already on your mind. What is your inner happiness? Not enter happiness. Inner happiness. Look at the world around us and know what keeps you from being overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Did I lose you? Not if you’re truly being honest with yourself. Finally someone that knows the junk in your trunk! We hold onto a portrait of what we want life to look like. How it’s supposed to feel, smell and inspire and or influence. A portrait. Yet here we stand in the center of society’s constant mental attack on all things that are supposed to be ambitious. We are amped up by the headlines. When there gets to be too much guess what! We’re overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. I study the forest that which I live within. It’s a storyteller. I look like it and it looks like me. I’ve put a lot of faith in its amazing ability to speak out when I’ve chosen to go silent. It’s very selfish to always want bright shades of green and white colored wild roses. I look at this forest and it looks at me. Oh oh. Talk about setting yourself up for a serious guilt trip. Overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Then we’re invited to walk out into the public eye. For a year we got to hide. No matter how much we complained about being locked up and trapped behind a mask. My God! We got to hide! As things loosen up, the newly planted you gets the blessed opportunity to step free of being overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Where is your source of inner happiness? Please don’t walk out there faking it. We’ve had enough time to and way too much space to identify with the false motivators. That itty bitty teeny bit of inner happiness that’s expected to push your Covid 19 weight forward has been overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Time to find a ray of light. Only you know where it is. Look at yourself in the bathroom mirror and say your name. Look at your name tag at work and read your name. You are the inner source of your happiness. You have the ability and strength to stop being overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Say your name. Identify with who you are. Your parents knew how to get your attention and I bet 100% of the time it was because the first thing out of their mouth was your name. Say your name.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44927173Fri, 21 May 2021 09:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsMay 20, 2021 Hardcore question. You probably won’t answer it. I get it. Too many things already on your mind. What is your inner happiness? Not enter happiness. Inner happiness. Look at the world around us and know what keeps you from being...Hardcore question. You probably won’t answer it. I get it. Too many things already on your mind. What is your inner happiness? Not enter happiness. Inner happiness. Look at the world around us and know what keeps you from being overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Did I lose you? Not if you’re truly being honest with yourself. Finally someone that knows the junk in your trunk! We hold onto a portrait of what we want life to look like. How it’s supposed to feel, smell and inspire and or influence. A portrait. Yet here we stand in the center of society’s constant mental attack on all things that are supposed to be ambitious. We are amped up by the headlines. When there gets to be too much guess what! We’re overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. I study the forest that which I live within. It’s a storyteller. I look like it and it looks like me. I’ve put a lot of faith in its amazing ability to speak out when I’ve chosen to go silent. It’s very selfish to always want bright shades of green and white colored wild roses. I look at this forest and it looks at me. Oh oh. Talk about setting yourself up for a serious guilt trip. Overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Then we’re invited to walk out into the public eye. For a year we got to hide. No matter how much we complained about being locked up and trapped behind a mask. My God! We got to hide! As things loosen up, the newly planted you gets the blessed opportunity to step free of being overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Where is your source of inner happiness? Please don’t walk out there faking it. We’ve had enough time to and way too much space to identify with the false motivators. That itty bitty teeny bit of inner happiness that’s expected to push your Covid 19 weight forward has been overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Time to find a ray of light. Only you know where it is. Look at yourself in the bathroom mirror and say your name. Look at your name tag at work and read your name. You are the inner source of your happiness. You have the ability and strength to stop being overtaken by looming clouds, a sky of gray, extremely cold rain. Crows freely playing in the background. Say your name. Identify with who you are. Your parents knew how to get your attention and I bet 100% of the time it was because the first thing out of their mouth was your name. Say your name.]]>424falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-245--44659258It’s extremely difficult to not see the image of a mid-winters forest. Words written on February 7, 2021. The forest floor damp to wet. The trees stuck feet first in giant jars of Carolina clay. As cleared as the limbs appear, spotting the red tail hawk and very patient owl is nearly impossible. For that matter even the deer blend in perfectly. Until they move, my eyesight misses the entire photograph. As humans, we too have evolved into better hiders. To not be witnessed. Fading into a background away from judgement and ridicule. Or so it seems. Until you’re spotted creating a post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Unlike the rest of nature, we want to belong to the attention. Own it. We aren’t wolves buried in the brush watching all things moving by. I know a few friends that act like they live under a rock. Is that the same? Where would the world be if the trees in a forest were given thumbs? Would they too take a ton of selfies? Would we find their emotions stuck to social media? The only reason why I bring any of this up is because the entire picture doesn’t resemble the sights we see. Quickly we are trying to regain normal living but the world of business is still caught in their mid-winters forest. No matter how many Help Wanted signs are posted. No matter how many emails you receive from Indeed, Monster, LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter the captured moment remains. The human race is hiding like the red tail hawk, patient owl and well blended in deer. Those working the frontline and or returning to a workplace that’s no longer remote are finding the walk to be difficult. Every day several coworkers check out or completely leave because being back is too much mentally. Who then suffers? We don’t need to paint into place the answer. You already know. We complain with the loudest voices how rough it is for children to get back into the groove of school. The push to get them back was one hell of a battle. Now that they’re returning. The adults aren’t getting back to their thing. A mid-winters forest. No leaves on the trees. The human is hiding. I often wonder about the bright red cardinal. Being so vibrant in color. Does it ever get tired of being recognized? Stop waiting for a miracle. Remove yourself from here. Your success story is over there. You’ve got to be seen and heard to achieve. Step out and collaborate in the name and image of success.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44659258Fri, 07 May 2021 09:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsMay 6, 2021 It’s extremely difficult to not see the image of a mid-winters forest. Words written on February 7, 2021. The forest floor damp to wet. The trees stuck feet first in giant jars of Carolina clay. As cleared as the limbs appear, spotting...It’s extremely difficult to not see the image of a mid-winters forest. Words written on February 7, 2021. The forest floor damp to wet. The trees stuck feet first in giant jars of Carolina clay. As cleared as the limbs appear, spotting the red tail hawk and very patient owl is nearly impossible. For that matter even the deer blend in perfectly. Until they move, my eyesight misses the entire photograph. As humans, we too have evolved into better hiders. To not be witnessed. Fading into a background away from judgement and ridicule. Or so it seems. Until you’re spotted creating a post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Unlike the rest of nature, we want to belong to the attention. Own it. We aren’t wolves buried in the brush watching all things moving by. I know a few friends that act like they live under a rock. Is that the same? Where would the world be if the trees in a forest were given thumbs? Would they too take a ton of selfies? Would we find their emotions stuck to social media? The only reason why I bring any of this up is because the entire picture doesn’t resemble the sights we see. Quickly we are trying to regain normal living but the world of business is still caught in their mid-winters forest. No matter how many Help Wanted signs are posted. No matter how many emails you receive from Indeed, Monster, LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter the captured moment remains. The human race is hiding like the red tail hawk, patient owl and well blended in deer. Those working the frontline and or returning to a workplace that’s no longer remote are finding the walk to be difficult. Every day several coworkers check out or completely leave because being back is too much mentally. Who then suffers? We don’t need to paint into place the answer. You already know. We complain with the loudest voices how rough it is for children to get back into the groove of school. The push to get them back was one hell of a battle. Now that they’re returning. The adults aren’t getting back to their thing. A mid-winters forest. No leaves on the trees. The human is hiding. I often wonder about the bright red cardinal. Being so vibrant in color. Does it ever get tired of being recognized? Stop waiting for a miracle. Remove yourself from here. Your success story is over there. You’ve got to be seen and heard to achieve. Step out and collaborate in the name and image of success.]]>360falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-244--44554599A frozen wet morning inside the forest. The writer’s words on January 31, 2021. A frozen wet morning. I knew something was up the day before. I had come in contact with twelve to fifteen deer roaming together. Like cattle they belong to each other for warmth, they feed as one and to protect the young. To be ready for the soon to become winter storm. I often think of the deer as being human. What would they do in this age where we’re still being asked to keep our gatherings at limited numbers? Being on the front line I fall witness to a lot parents protecting their little ones. The past year has been rough. Remote learning, a lack of energy to want to learn, the job front has changed, the dream to overcome is what we did several months ago. Today we just want it to back to normal. Our willingness has turned into extra weight with absolutely no physical evidence of truly gripping the reins of mental freedom. What would the deer do? Seriously! In all things they do rarely do I see just one. They’re masters at walking in amazing amounts of peace while grouping in the name of affection and protection. Could they survive how we’ve been encouraged to separate? As open as it’s becoming during these April days 2021 is as far away as we remain from the reality of normal. Being transparent with your open eyes I admit that our motions and emotions are suffering with no true answer to what it is we seek. Are we standing on our feet or given in to defeat? Nothing feels like it’s changing so we do the best we can. This isn’t a negative. This is awareness. Have you ever studied the habits of a deer? The swishing of the tail, the quick jerks of the ears and the stamping of the front hoofs in the dirt. The animal kingdom knows the way. Instinct is everything. Is that where you are? The daily gut check. This is where we are. This is how we are. This isn’t turning out the way we dreamed. I know! Let’s find a new way! A frozen wet morning inside the forest. The lesson learned sits in the temperature. Without each other it’s very cold. When you reach your new normal accept each other’s changes. The old path no longer exists. You weren’t ghosted by coworkers and friends. Unlike the deer we elected to hide from the way it was all being done. The goal is to be seen, heard, loved, believed in, trusted, accepted and more importantly aware because the next storm truly could be bigger.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44554599Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:00:21 +0000Arroe CollinsApril 29, 2021 A frozen wet morning inside the forest. The writer’s words on January 31, 2021. A frozen wet morning. I knew something was up the day before. I had come in contact with twelve to fifteen deer roaming together. Like cattle they...A frozen wet morning inside the forest. The writer’s words on January 31, 2021. A frozen wet morning. I knew something was up the day before. I had come in contact with twelve to fifteen deer roaming together. Like cattle they belong to each other for warmth, they feed as one and to protect the young. To be ready for the soon to become winter storm. I often think of the deer as being human. What would they do in this age where we’re still being asked to keep our gatherings at limited numbers? Being on the front line I fall witness to a lot parents protecting their little ones. The past year has been rough. Remote learning, a lack of energy to want to learn, the job front has changed, the dream to overcome is what we did several months ago. Today we just want it to back to normal. Our willingness has turned into extra weight with absolutely no physical evidence of truly gripping the reins of mental freedom. What would the deer do? Seriously! In all things they do rarely do I see just one. They’re masters at walking in amazing amounts of peace while grouping in the name of affection and protection. Could they survive how we’ve been encouraged to separate? As open as it’s becoming during these April days 2021 is as far away as we remain from the reality of normal. Being transparent with your open eyes I admit that our motions and emotions are suffering with no true answer to what it is we seek. Are we standing on our feet or given in to defeat? Nothing feels like it’s changing so we do the best we can. This isn’t a negative. This is awareness. Have you ever studied the habits of a deer? The swishing of the tail, the quick jerks of the ears and the stamping of the front hoofs in the dirt. The animal kingdom knows the way. Instinct is everything. Is that where you are? The daily gut check. This is where we are. This is how we are. This isn’t turning out the way we dreamed. I know! Let’s find a new way! A frozen wet morning inside the forest. The lesson learned sits in the temperature. Without each other it’s very cold. When you reach your new normal accept each other’s changes. The old path no longer exists. You weren’t ghosted by coworkers and friends. Unlike the deer we elected to hide from the way it was all being done. The goal is to be seen, heard, loved, believed in, trusted, accepted and more importantly aware because the next storm truly could be bigger.]]>387falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-243--44434885The sights unseen still carry energy. Is it coming from history or the presence of the present? The sights unseen. Is it a moment of connection that generates empowerment or is it a series of stories that which were required to make it known this day growing forward? The sights unseen. Judgement without truly knowing. People are a sight that is unseen. Meaning if we don’t know the moments before the greeting it still has energy from a past that could infect the collaboration. In martial arts it was mandatory that we knew the history of every move and form. Through its history we grew to understand the plan and purpose. Life should be no different. Look at today’s mass shootings. Sights unseen. The history sits right there in front of those before the moment but nothings done until confronted by the action. On a more peace filled level I ask if you’ve come to terms with who you are today. How you got here and what’s expected to be delivered. Participating with the process of growth. Everything we do is swayed by decisions of participation. The sights unseen can’t remain a mystery. Or we’re giving permission to others to give birth to our personal image. How people accept you determines your cause and effect. There might be forgiveness. There will always be challenge. The daily mission is to be seen. But in whose eyes? How do we grow fruit from this? Our limbs are heavy. They provide food for thought but who’s taking it? School teachers are being brutally treated by students and parents refusing to readjust to being in class. Those learning were given a year off while being passed on to the next level of learning without being properly tested. Respecting someone’s fruit so freely shared turns the apple on the tree into an invisible source of possibility because like music and movies, we believe all things should be handed to us and not earned. Sights unseen. Nobody wants to see their kids suffering in the classroom so they create friction by way of demanding an easing up of the expectation. The sight unseen isn’t today but rather 10 years from today. The student that quit learning now lives in a self-designed mental prison of little hope and a fear of the word perseverance. Structuring your life should be a mandatory. Discipline your mind body and soul and get this planet moving again. Saying your job sucks proves nothing. Admitting to it opens the door for new opportunities. What sucks is how you won’t change the fruit on your limbs. Sights unseen. Your future. What’s your decision today? It will control your tomorrow.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44434885Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:00:22 +0000Arroe CollinsApril 22, 2021 The sights unseen still carry energy. Is it coming from history or the presence of the present? The sights unseen. Is it a moment of connection that generates empowerment or is it a series of stories that which were required to make...The sights unseen still carry energy. Is it coming from history or the presence of the present? The sights unseen. Is it a moment of connection that generates empowerment or is it a series of stories that which were required to make it known this day growing forward? The sights unseen. Judgement without truly knowing. People are a sight that is unseen. Meaning if we don’t know the moments before the greeting it still has energy from a past that could infect the collaboration. In martial arts it was mandatory that we knew the history of every move and form. Through its history we grew to understand the plan and purpose. Life should be no different. Look at today’s mass shootings. Sights unseen. The history sits right there in front of those before the moment but nothings done until confronted by the action. On a more peace filled level I ask if you’ve come to terms with who you are today. How you got here and what’s expected to be delivered. Participating with the process of growth. Everything we do is swayed by decisions of participation. The sights unseen can’t remain a mystery. Or we’re giving permission to others to give birth to our personal image. How people accept you determines your cause and effect. There might be forgiveness. There will always be challenge. The daily mission is to be seen. But in whose eyes? How do we grow fruit from this? Our limbs are heavy. They provide food for thought but who’s taking it? School teachers are being brutally treated by students and parents refusing to readjust to being in class. Those learning were given a year off while being passed on to the next level of learning without being properly tested. Respecting someone’s fruit so freely shared turns the apple on the tree into an invisible source of possibility because like music and movies, we believe all things should be handed to us and not earned. Sights unseen. Nobody wants to see their kids suffering in the classroom so they create friction by way of demanding an easing up of the expectation. The sight unseen isn’t today but rather 10 years from today. The student that quit learning now lives in a self-designed mental prison of little hope and a fear of the word perseverance. Structuring your life should be a mandatory. Discipline your mind body and soul and get this planet moving again. Saying your job sucks proves nothing. Admitting to it opens the door for new opportunities. What sucks is how you won’t change the fruit on your limbs. Sights unseen. Your future. What’s your decision today? It will control your tomorrow.]]>490falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-242--44343517What’s your wakeup call? Have you experienced one yet? You know that moment that changes everything. The Covid 19 lockdown acted like a wakeup call. On this side of March 12, 2020 maybe not so sure. Even with the vaccine those numbers are headed up. During the morning of January 16th, 2021 I wrote inside the protection of the forest that which I live within. On that morning it was extremely damp from the winter’s storm the day before. The birds were extremely loud. Concert like. The forest was having a wakeup call. Which can easily be compared to the real world of our everyday. Everybody wants to be heard. We just can’t figure out if what’s being shared is wakeup or wake not. We’re human. Always strong with our thoughts but the attempt doesn’t guarantee the missing of the next storm. A darkened sky doesn’t always mean something’s moving through. Spiritually speaking there’s a huge hum in our everyday changes and challenges. Is it carrying your wakeup call? A forest can’t block the weather’s voice. Not so true for the human. We’re masters at blocking out what needs to be fixed. A clicking in the engine of your car is repaired by turning up the radio. When does worry become your fact? Even though it might not be true you’re convinced something’s changed. A wakeup call. On July 21, 2019 I experienced a huge one. A heart attack at the age of 47. Before that moment I was known for telling people, “I want to be in the right place at the right time.” I didn’t realize it meant being at a Doc in the Box getting checked out for possible Strep Throat. The initial wakeup call was the Saturday before. While preparing for my 3rd degree black belt I stopped remembering my forms, I couldn’t catch my breath. It didn’t send out the signal to get checked out. Not until three days later when I felt sharp pains in my throat. It wasn’t Strep. What’s been your wakeup call? How loud does it have to be for you to pay attention? It doesn’t have to be sickness but rather career changing. Or maybe your artist self is trying to be heard. Why are you ignoring the wakeup call? Listen to it before hanging up.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44343517Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsApril 15, 2021 What’s your wakeup call? Have you experienced one yet? You know that moment that changes everything. The Covid 19 lockdown acted like a wakeup call. On this side of March 12, 2020 maybe not so sure. Even with the vaccine those...What’s your wakeup call? Have you experienced one yet? You know that moment that changes everything. The Covid 19 lockdown acted like a wakeup call. On this side of March 12, 2020 maybe not so sure. Even with the vaccine those numbers are headed up. During the morning of January 16th, 2021 I wrote inside the protection of the forest that which I live within. On that morning it was extremely damp from the winter’s storm the day before. The birds were extremely loud. Concert like. The forest was having a wakeup call. Which can easily be compared to the real world of our everyday. Everybody wants to be heard. We just can’t figure out if what’s being shared is wakeup or wake not. We’re human. Always strong with our thoughts but the attempt doesn’t guarantee the missing of the next storm. A darkened sky doesn’t always mean something’s moving through. Spiritually speaking there’s a huge hum in our everyday changes and challenges. Is it carrying your wakeup call? A forest can’t block the weather’s voice. Not so true for the human. We’re masters at blocking out what needs to be fixed. A clicking in the engine of your car is repaired by turning up the radio. When does worry become your fact? Even though it might not be true you’re convinced something’s changed. A wakeup call. On July 21, 2019 I experienced a huge one. A heart attack at the age of 47. Before that moment I was known for telling people, “I want to be in the right place at the right time.” I didn’t realize it meant being at a Doc in the Box getting checked out for possible Strep Throat. The initial wakeup call was the Saturday before. While preparing for my 3rd degree black belt I stopped remembering my forms, I couldn’t catch my breath. It didn’t send out the signal to get checked out. Not until three days later when I felt sharp pains in my throat. It wasn’t Strep. What’s been your wakeup call? How loud does it have to be for you to pay attention? It doesn’t have to be sickness but rather career changing. Or maybe your artist self is trying to be heard. Why are you ignoring the wakeup call? Listen to it before hanging up.]]>281falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-241--44113206There’s tremendous positive energy in a forest long before the sun elects to arrive. A frozen morning sky that’s barely lit by a sliver of the moon provides a bass beat for the constantly hooting owls. It’s as if they’re the tour guide. Taking note of your Now. Mindful of the presence of where you are. On this particular writing day it was December where the forest floor was brittle from the cold. Listening. Only to ask the you, “What if many more of us did this? To arrive before the rays of light. To listen. More than ever so many are bogged down by the effects of a normal life returning. The grip on our hearts strangles the dreams once held. Other people’s expectations are higher than the way it once was because fewer people are showing up with loyalty and dedication. Fight or flight? We can no longer say, “Everyday feels the same.” No! Have you ever been a school teacher? Have you ever walked the path of medicine? Have you ever stood at the register at a grocery store and let items slide by? Waiting for the sun to rise. Waiting. In the hours before it arrives the temperature is always the coldest. Is that how you feel about your present moment? The forest isn’t the only natural creation on a planet overtaken by a pandemic. You are a source as well. You are a gift. A seed. A seeker of light. The single blade of grass that reaches toward the sunlight. The future barer of fruit. The page in a story that creates a continuation. Listening. A frozen morning sky that’s barely lit by a sliver of the moon provides a bass beat for the constantly hooting owls. It’s as if they’re the tour guide. What if the sun didn’t rise today? How dark will your midnight become? Be the light. Believe so that others will too.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44113206Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsMarch 30, 2021 There’s tremendous positive energy in a forest long before the sun elects to arrive. A frozen morning sky that’s barely lit by a sliver of the moon provides a bass beat for the constantly hooting owls. It’s as if they’re the tour...There’s tremendous positive energy in a forest long before the sun elects to arrive. A frozen morning sky that’s barely lit by a sliver of the moon provides a bass beat for the constantly hooting owls. It’s as if they’re the tour guide. Taking note of your Now. Mindful of the presence of where you are. On this particular writing day it was December where the forest floor was brittle from the cold. Listening. Only to ask the you, “What if many more of us did this? To arrive before the rays of light. To listen. More than ever so many are bogged down by the effects of a normal life returning. The grip on our hearts strangles the dreams once held. Other people’s expectations are higher than the way it once was because fewer people are showing up with loyalty and dedication. Fight or flight? We can no longer say, “Everyday feels the same.” No! Have you ever been a school teacher? Have you ever walked the path of medicine? Have you ever stood at the register at a grocery store and let items slide by? Waiting for the sun to rise. Waiting. In the hours before it arrives the temperature is always the coldest. Is that how you feel about your present moment? The forest isn’t the only natural creation on a planet overtaken by a pandemic. You are a source as well. You are a gift. A seed. A seeker of light. The single blade of grass that reaches toward the sunlight. The future barer of fruit. The page in a story that creates a continuation. Listening. A frozen morning sky that’s barely lit by a sliver of the moon provides a bass beat for the constantly hooting owls. It’s as if they’re the tour guide. What if the sun didn’t rise today? How dark will your midnight become? Be the light. Believe so that others will too.]]>321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-240--44014559I’ve always been a morning person. Totally convinced that I wake up several times during the night because I’m anxious to get a new day started. Creative minds work at different times. Which can easily lead to disconnections. The “rumor” was Eddie Van Halen was extremely active in the studio at unheard of hours. Sammy Hagar couldn’t always make himself available. That’s a strange word “Available.” We use to the point of abusing it. Yeah I’m available. But are you? We tend to time stamp our ability to be available. When it’s not met a series of excuses are unleashed. You really weren’t available. You were able but it comes with boarders. On December 28, 2020 I was able to write during the Carolina winter sunset. Remember, I’m a morning person. To see a sunset doesn’t always mean I’m available. Our energy and the art of bringing it outward changes with each passing hour. I happen to be at Andrew Jackson State Park while the rest of the world was enduring the sharp rise in Covid-19 numbers. Grateful for any sunset during these days of constant uncertainty. To get there didn’t require me to be available but physically be able. I find it to be inspiring to watch people. The winds of change have rerouted so many paths. Scary is knowing how much it’s costing. Not everybody is available to work the jobs once held. They’re able though to walk through different essential doors. In my journal on that late December day becoming night I wrote, “Peace, solitude and mindfulness. Preparing the heart for all things unfair, unpredictable and unwritten.” I think it was a peace filled way of openly admitting how unavailable we were and still are to believing our present circumstances. Therefore through personal growth we are able to change. Just like the trees at Andrew Jackson, the water in the lake and the clouds in the sky that disappear much faster than they appear. Available versus able. Give your heart a break. Changing one word in our daily vocabulary relieves anxiety. You’re perfectly able even when you aren’t available.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44014559Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsMarch 23, 2021 I’ve always been a morning person. Totally convinced that I wake up several times during the night because I’m anxious to get a new day started. Creative minds work at different times. Which can easily lead to disconnections. The...I’ve always been a morning person. Totally convinced that I wake up several times during the night because I’m anxious to get a new day started. Creative minds work at different times. Which can easily lead to disconnections. The “rumor” was Eddie Van Halen was extremely active in the studio at unheard of hours. Sammy Hagar couldn’t always make himself available. That’s a strange word “Available.” We use to the point of abusing it. Yeah I’m available. But are you? We tend to time stamp our ability to be available. When it’s not met a series of excuses are unleashed. You really weren’t available. You were able but it comes with boarders. On December 28, 2020 I was able to write during the Carolina winter sunset. Remember, I’m a morning person. To see a sunset doesn’t always mean I’m available. Our energy and the art of bringing it outward changes with each passing hour. I happen to be at Andrew Jackson State Park while the rest of the world was enduring the sharp rise in Covid-19 numbers. Grateful for any sunset during these days of constant uncertainty. To get there didn’t require me to be available but physically be able. I find it to be inspiring to watch people. The winds of change have rerouted so many paths. Scary is knowing how much it’s costing. Not everybody is available to work the jobs once held. They’re able though to walk through different essential doors. In my journal on that late December day becoming night I wrote, “Peace, solitude and mindfulness. Preparing the heart for all things unfair, unpredictable and unwritten.” I think it was a peace filled way of openly admitting how unavailable we were and still are to believing our present circumstances. Therefore through personal growth we are able to change. Just like the trees at Andrew Jackson, the water in the lake and the clouds in the sky that disappear much faster than they appear. Available versus able. Give your heart a break. Changing one word in our daily vocabulary relieves anxiety. You’re perfectly able even when you aren’t available.]]>238falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-239--43915447Statues. Oh my! They’ve come under attack. Cancel Culture is the real deal. Before truly becoming a part of our every day I stood in my forest calling all of these trees statues. That’s what they look like without leaves! Each limb has its own personality. But do we know the history? Isn’t that the same question we ask when standing next to a large metal object connected to a time once lived? Do we know the story? Society endlessly feeds off its avenues of unperfected purpose. In this forest these trees represent life, growth and protection. I replenished this lay of land with 1,700 seedlings in 1997. This forest was facing its worst enemy. The human seeking magazine cover beauty. A natural forest provides the opposite. So often I find myself wondering about my final touch. What will happen to these statues after the last breath is taken? Who will fight for the seasons and the reasons they stand so tall and unforgettable? This is how cold life really is. A bite on the edge of what could tip us over. It is here that we must hear. To listen beyond sound. To reach further into the preservation of why we remain so connected. 1997 will always represent the 52 weeks of replenish. For today is the day that nature is present. The animals and life that call this collection of statues home. My trees today. Who will call them trees tomorrow?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43915447Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsMarch 16, 2021 Statues. Oh my! They’ve come under attack. Cancel Culture is the real deal. Before truly becoming a part of our every day I stood in my forest calling all of these trees statues. That’s what they look like without leaves! Each limb...Statues. Oh my! They’ve come under attack. Cancel Culture is the real deal. Before truly becoming a part of our every day I stood in my forest calling all of these trees statues. That’s what they look like without leaves! Each limb has its own personality. But do we know the history? Isn’t that the same question we ask when standing next to a large metal object connected to a time once lived? Do we know the story? Society endlessly feeds off its avenues of unperfected purpose. In this forest these trees represent life, growth and protection. I replenished this lay of land with 1,700 seedlings in 1997. This forest was facing its worst enemy. The human seeking magazine cover beauty. A natural forest provides the opposite. So often I find myself wondering about my final touch. What will happen to these statues after the last breath is taken? Who will fight for the seasons and the reasons they stand so tall and unforgettable? This is how cold life really is. A bite on the edge of what could tip us over. It is here that we must hear. To listen beyond sound. To reach further into the preservation of why we remain so connected. 1997 will always represent the 52 weeks of replenish. For today is the day that nature is present. The animals and life that call this collection of statues home. My trees today. Who will call them trees tomorrow?]]>383falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-238--43807778I’m a poet. One that just happens to write in a forest. On May 7, 2015 I found myself sitting inside the collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library. I did nothing but write. Only to learn what was being written carried with it a vibration I had never experienced before. That’s why I’ve always called the podcast The Lyrics from Billy’s Forest. Since that May day I’ve continued to write within any collection of trees while still keeping the origin of the seed very much alive inside of me. During the morning of December 19, 2020 I was using the writing instrument to paint the photograph of my own forest here in south Charlotte, NC. I spoke of the Morning Doves and the music they bring. Always peace filled and welcoming. I stopped to stare at the leafless trees. The morning sunrise in bloom and it was only 35 degrees. Frost on everything I touched. But there was no room to think about it for the songs from the doves erased my human tendencies to bundle up tighter and cover my ears. So where is this going right? The things in front of us are so often missed because we’re more interested and invested in getting through the moment. We’ve forgotten how to enjoy the sounds of crackling brown and yellow leaves beneath our feet. It’s been nearly a year since Covid 19 changed not one but everyone. So often I’ve tried to describe the experience as walking across a very dry desert with no water or shade. Yet on this day March 9, 2021 a new shape appears in my heart. The effect of the words put on a page in December 2020, associated with a forest experience on May 7, 2015. Look at all of those dates! The seasons that’ve come and gone. In taking notes I realized that we’ve not been strolling across a dry desert floor but rather trapped inside a winter’s forest. The trees are bare, the long tall grasses have lost their color yet the stream continues to flow. The birds are flying, the rabbits are nibbling and the deer carry with them a heavier coat for warmth. That’s what we see. But is it reality? The view shouldn’t be the winter’s forest but rather the new growth featuring leaves on the tree, the scent of wild roses and the sound of long distant lawn mowers and warmth of a spring breeze. Change your point of direction. Look outward to the new season rather than finding yourself inside an atmosphere of what once was. Look into the sunrise not around it. Experience certainty through those daily rays of light. The things in front of us are so often missed because we’re more interested and invested in getting through the moment.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43807778Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsMarch 9, 2021 I’m a poet. One that just happens to write in a forest. On May 7, 2015 I found myself sitting inside the collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library. I did nothing but write. Only to learn what was being written carried with it a...I’m a poet. One that just happens to write in a forest. On May 7, 2015 I found myself sitting inside the collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library. I did nothing but write. Only to learn what was being written carried with it a vibration I had never experienced before. That’s why I’ve always called the podcast The Lyrics from Billy’s Forest. Since that May day I’ve continued to write within any collection of trees while still keeping the origin of the seed very much alive inside of me. During the morning of December 19, 2020 I was using the writing instrument to paint the photograph of my own forest here in south Charlotte, NC. I spoke of the Morning Doves and the music they bring. Always peace filled and welcoming. I stopped to stare at the leafless trees. The morning sunrise in bloom and it was only 35 degrees. Frost on everything I touched. But there was no room to think about it for the songs from the doves erased my human tendencies to bundle up tighter and cover my ears. So where is this going right? The things in front of us are so often missed because we’re more interested and invested in getting through the moment. We’ve forgotten how to enjoy the sounds of crackling brown and yellow leaves beneath our feet. It’s been nearly a year since Covid 19 changed not one but everyone. So often I’ve tried to describe the experience as walking across a very dry desert with no water or shade. Yet on this day March 9, 2021 a new shape appears in my heart. The effect of the words put on a page in December 2020, associated with a forest experience on May 7, 2015. Look at all of those dates! The seasons that’ve come and gone. In taking notes I realized that we’ve not been strolling across a dry desert floor but rather trapped inside a winter’s forest. The trees are bare, the long tall grasses have lost their color yet the stream continues to flow. The birds are flying, the rabbits are nibbling and the deer carry with them a heavier coat for warmth. That’s what we see. But is it reality? The view shouldn’t be the winter’s forest but rather the new growth featuring leaves on the tree, the scent of wild roses and the sound of long distant lawn mowers and warmth of a spring breeze. Change your point of direction. Look outward to the new season rather than finding yourself inside an atmosphere of what once was. Look into the sunrise not around it. Experience certainty through those daily rays of light. The things in front of us are so often missed because we’re more interested and invested in getting through the moment.]]>267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-237--43702046How dark are the times? Is it as tough as the headlines are saying? An avenue of constant change. The breaking down of a generation of digital achievers only to start hearing of the tale of how no success is possible without facing the fear, the failure, frustration and friction. Innovation comes from facing the storm not running from it. Such thinking puts me inside my forest in south Charlotte, NC. A collection of trees that’ve been with me going on twenty nine years. The connection and resurrection from so many challenges caused by change. The depth of the spirit teaches the inner core of the mind body and soul to find reason to build. Recognize it. Find the space to race with. To learn by way of the experiencing. And in studying the behavior of the moment, the new goals should be the innovation that we speak of. More than ever it must be invited into your life by way of peace. Be present. Be aware. Be ready. Be yourself without thinking of yourself being beyond. We can still dream but let them be achievable. Today is only one day. It’s going to require time and forgiveness to grow forward and outward. This paragraph of thought is an oxymoron. We started by questioning how dark the times are. Only to locate light in the end. Every nation on this planet has be affected and infected by the pandemic. The numbers appear to be improving but if you listen closer to the story nothings been given a guarantee. Therefore internally uncertainty continues to beat hard on our hearts. Just because the schools have reopened, the bars are serving til eleven and sporting events will see more fans in the stands doesn’t mean the shield can be dropped. A lot can be learned with these words. The depth of the spirit teaches the inner core of the mind body and soul to find reason to build. Recognize it. Find the space to race with. To learn by way of the experiencing. And in studying the behavior of the moment, the new goals should be the innovation that we speak of. From darkness to light. Having the courage to pull the lens back. To review the past fifty to 100 years. To study the exchange of challenges. To know in your heart that every generation has met personally with uncertainty. To learn from its behavior requires only one thing from us. Be present. Be aware. Be ready. Be yourself without thinking of yourself being beyond. We can still dream but let them be achievable. Today is only one day. It’s going to require time and forgiveness to grow forward and outward.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43702046Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:00:19 +0000Arroe CollinsMarch 2, 2021 How dark are the times? Is it as tough as the headlines are saying? An avenue of constant change. The breaking down of a generation of digital achievers only to start hearing of the tale of how no success is possible without facing the...How dark are the times? Is it as tough as the headlines are saying? An avenue of constant change. The breaking down of a generation of digital achievers only to start hearing of the tale of how no success is possible without facing the fear, the failure, frustration and friction. Innovation comes from facing the storm not running from it. Such thinking puts me inside my forest in south Charlotte, NC. A collection of trees that’ve been with me going on twenty nine years. The connection and resurrection from so many challenges caused by change. The depth of the spirit teaches the inner core of the mind body and soul to find reason to build. Recognize it. Find the space to race with. To learn by way of the experiencing. And in studying the behavior of the moment, the new goals should be the innovation that we speak of. More than ever it must be invited into your life by way of peace. Be present. Be aware. Be ready. Be yourself without thinking of yourself being beyond. We can still dream but let them be achievable. Today is only one day. It’s going to require time and forgiveness to grow forward and outward. This paragraph of thought is an oxymoron. We started by questioning how dark the times are. Only to locate light in the end. Every nation on this planet has be affected and infected by the pandemic. The numbers appear to be improving but if you listen closer to the story nothings been given a guarantee. Therefore internally uncertainty continues to beat hard on our hearts. Just because the schools have reopened, the bars are serving til eleven and sporting events will see more fans in the stands doesn’t mean the shield can be dropped. A lot can be learned with these words. The depth of the spirit teaches the inner core of the mind body and soul to find reason to build. Recognize it. Find the space to race with. To learn by way of the experiencing. And in studying the behavior of the moment, the new goals should be the innovation that we speak of. From darkness to light. Having the courage to pull the lens back. To review the past fifty to 100 years. To study the exchange of challenges. To know in your heart that every generation has met personally with uncertainty. To learn from its behavior requires only one thing from us. Be present. Be aware. Be ready. Be yourself without thinking of yourself being beyond. We can still dream but let them be achievable. Today is only one day. It’s going to require time and forgiveness to grow forward and outward.]]>336falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-236--43598980Animal Speak has been a huge part of the universe that which I’m blessed to be part of. Ted Andrews and countless others have written books that are extremely easy to study and by way of digital devices you’re allowed to keep their experiences nearby. Animal Speak isn’t for everybody because it goes against a lot of what’s already been planted inside your beliefs. And yet have you taken note of how close nature has gotten since the arrival of this invisible beast pandemic? I write in a forest. It’s who I am. Not because I am but it’s because they said I am. How far did that fly over your head? On the morning of December 6, 2020 I wrote about the energy moving through my mind body and soul while being present with the atmosphere. I was in the forest, for it’s always been the guide. A place to listen, to watch, to speak with and belong to. My first view of the morning was the flight of a very beautiful Red Tail Hawk. So peace filled during a 29 degree sunrise. Maybe fifteen feet from my nearest touch I fall witness to a couple of deer thoroughly enjoying their breakfast. I talk with these animals. Animal Speak. The deer swish their large white tails while staring deeply into my eyes. They know, they all know that something is moving through each and every one of us. It’s changed our paths of choice and for many we’ve lost our sense of empowerment. It’s through these animals and not man’s desire and need to spread bad stories that we’re able to fall witness to a deeper meaning and more message. It’s our choice not to listen! Until you look beyond yourself and realize the importance of the deer. They represent instinct. The Red Tail Hawk reminds us to stay alert and focused. Neither of these animals say, “React or find reason to attack.” Stop for a moment. Let me share that line again. Neither of these animals say, “React or find reason to attack.” Please take note of the day this was written. December 6, 2020. One month before one of the darkest days in American history. Becoming aware of what you’re posting on social media. Making sure you aren’t a fire starter with a subject that doesn’t agree with your stomach. None of us knew of the horrifying truth that would be unveiled on January 6, 2021. Instinct while staying alert and focused gets you through invisible storms. Not stepping out there without a net to catapult a thought across a digital connection designed to give you free speech. Until they deem it wrong. Neither of the animals said, “React or find reason to attack.” Therefore the choice through avenues of Animal Speak is to find equal love and equal peace. There’s a lot to be learned when animals share their energy. Are you listening? I write in a forest. It’s who I am. Not because I am but it’s because they said I am.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43598980Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsFebruary 23, 2021 Animal Speak has been a huge part of the universe that which I’m blessed to be part of. Ted Andrews and countless others have written books that are extremely easy to study and by way of digital devices you’re allowed to keep their...Animal Speak has been a huge part of the universe that which I’m blessed to be part of. Ted Andrews and countless others have written books that are extremely easy to study and by way of digital devices you’re allowed to keep their experiences nearby. Animal Speak isn’t for everybody because it goes against a lot of what’s already been planted inside your beliefs. And yet have you taken note of how close nature has gotten since the arrival of this invisible beast pandemic? I write in a forest. It’s who I am. Not because I am but it’s because they said I am. How far did that fly over your head? On the morning of December 6, 2020 I wrote about the energy moving through my mind body and soul while being present with the atmosphere. I was in the forest, for it’s always been the guide. A place to listen, to watch, to speak with and belong to. My first view of the morning was the flight of a very beautiful Red Tail Hawk. So peace filled during a 29 degree sunrise. Maybe fifteen feet from my nearest touch I fall witness to a couple of deer thoroughly enjoying their breakfast. I talk with these animals. Animal Speak. The deer swish their large white tails while staring deeply into my eyes. They know, they all know that something is moving through each and every one of us. It’s changed our paths of choice and for many we’ve lost our sense of empowerment. It’s through these animals and not man’s desire and need to spread bad stories that we’re able to fall witness to a deeper meaning and more message. It’s our choice not to listen! Until you look beyond yourself and realize the importance of the deer. They represent instinct. The Red Tail Hawk reminds us to stay alert and focused. Neither of these animals say, “React or find reason to attack.” Stop for a moment. Let me share that line again. Neither of these animals say, “React or find reason to attack.” Please take note of the day this was written. December 6, 2020. One month before one of the darkest days in American history. Becoming aware of what you’re posting on social media. Making sure you aren’t a fire starter with a subject that doesn’t agree with your stomach. None of us knew of the horrifying truth that would be unveiled on January 6, 2021. Instinct while staying alert and focused gets you through invisible storms. Not stepping out there without a net to catapult a thought across a digital connection designed to give you free speech. Until they deem it wrong. Neither of the animals said, “React or find reason to attack.” Therefore the choice through avenues of Animal Speak is to find equal love and equal peace. There’s a lot to be learned when animals share their energy. Are you listening? I write in a forest. It’s who I am. Not because I am but it’s because they said I am.]]>336falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-235--43491443I’ve written a lot over the years about the final dance. That single most unpredictable moment when what you once had is no longer part of the path. What was your final dance? In 2009 I not only penned out the lyrics to a song titled The Final Dance but had it professionally recorded. It’s always difficult to share the story of why a song is written because a listener’s interpretation is a huge part of the process of being an artist. Why it came into being may not carry the elegance of dance as it enters your moment of process. The final dance of a different type was my subject on November 28, 2020. I live in a forest and have struggled for years with how leaves turn yellow and slowly dance to the ground. The relationship between the tree and leaf set free to blow in the wind pains my soul. Their final dance. Over the past fifty two weeks all of us have shared one thing in common. A global pandemic. Just like the leaves on the tree and the snowflakes that float from the sky, each of us may have that commonality but we’re all different and extremely unique. We’ve learned to identify with what feels like a new us but in digesting the constant weight of uncertainty we’ve been reshaped by way of expression. Which is art. Those so willing to release what moves through them have given permission to their souls to release their personalized leaves. Their art has made the final dance. And as I continue to dig deeper into the subject at hand my silent wolf way of life, a people watcher has spent the past fifty two weeks studying how many of us haven’t changed. Still clinging to the tree. Holding on so tight that it’s causing stress and anxiety. As if to be afraid of the final dance. A leaf’s journey is seasonal and can’t be protected. A pandemic cannot be compared. Not everyone believes in the universe in the way you walk. Don’t keep clinging. Through all that’s thick and unexplained give yourself permission to locate dance. To express in your own artist walk and way. I’m not saying to let the world see your creations. The choice is for you to see how beautiful change is and will forever become in you. Accepting the final dance doesn’t mean the end. It’s always the first step of your brand new beginning.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43491443Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsFebruary 16, 2021 I’ve written a lot over the years about the final dance. That single most unpredictable moment when what you once had is no longer part of the path. What was your final dance? In 2009 I not only penned out the lyrics to a song...I’ve written a lot over the years about the final dance. That single most unpredictable moment when what you once had is no longer part of the path. What was your final dance? In 2009 I not only penned out the lyrics to a song titled The Final Dance but had it professionally recorded. It’s always difficult to share the story of why a song is written because a listener’s interpretation is a huge part of the process of being an artist. Why it came into being may not carry the elegance of dance as it enters your moment of process. The final dance of a different type was my subject on November 28, 2020. I live in a forest and have struggled for years with how leaves turn yellow and slowly dance to the ground. The relationship between the tree and leaf set free to blow in the wind pains my soul. Their final dance. Over the past fifty two weeks all of us have shared one thing in common. A global pandemic. Just like the leaves on the tree and the snowflakes that float from the sky, each of us may have that commonality but we’re all different and extremely unique. We’ve learned to identify with what feels like a new us but in digesting the constant weight of uncertainty we’ve been reshaped by way of expression. Which is art. Those so willing to release what moves through them have given permission to their souls to release their personalized leaves. Their art has made the final dance. And as I continue to dig deeper into the subject at hand my silent wolf way of life, a people watcher has spent the past fifty two weeks studying how many of us haven’t changed. Still clinging to the tree. Holding on so tight that it’s causing stress and anxiety. As if to be afraid of the final dance. A leaf’s journey is seasonal and can’t be protected. A pandemic cannot be compared. Not everyone believes in the universe in the way you walk. Don’t keep clinging. Through all that’s thick and unexplained give yourself permission to locate dance. To express in your own artist walk and way. I’m not saying to let the world see your creations. The choice is for you to see how beautiful change is and will forever become in you. Accepting the final dance doesn’t mean the end. It’s always the first step of your brand new beginning.]]>318falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-234--43365458We’ve got an addiction to More. We want more opportunities, more respect, more money, more entertainment, more space and more more. Have you counted the number of storage companies have taken over the city? Before moving to the southern part of the United States I was told about there being a church on every corner. Today it’s storage units. We have too much More! I recently read about the first ever grocery store and how it’s impact on the community made people dizzy. There were too many choices. Today’s grocery stores spend millions of dollars marketing their More to a consumer expecting and demanding more. When will the human become like a tree and start shedding its leaves? As much as we enjoy watching deer lay in the onetime green water collectors from a tree, the roots of the giant stick aren’t stuck to their past. In 52 weeks more people of science have united than any other time in history. Together they’ve developed not one but several vaccines that will hopefully free us from a pandemic that’s cleared the way for us to become even more addicted to More. We’ve had nothing better to do than buy more stuff. It’s no longer about keeping up with the Jones’ but rather keeping up with us. My wife and I did what’s called The Swedish Death Cleaning in April of 2020. We threw so much away. Only to fill the house back up. If we’re physically collecting more things, what are we doing mentally? How do you know when More is too much? Like the first grocery store a huge part of your inner being is dizzy because too much has been collected and not allowed to fall from your tree of life. Who better to know this than the professionals who’ve made it incredibly easy for anyone seeking help to locate peace by way of making connections on the internet. Non-profit groups have joined the circle offering free help for those with too much Morein their heart and head. The current shape of the planet is anything but round and it’s sure not flat or our collections of More would drop off. What are we searching for? The identity of Covid 19? A political world we can trust? A career that’s connected to open doors and success stories? More means what? Mentally it’s not changing the scale. The snacks and other choices of escapism are though. Physically your house isn’t getting smaller, there’s just more boxes. Oh wait! Let’s move it to storage! Once out what’s coming back in? Getting control of your addiction to More. The first warning sign is admitting there’s nothing to watch on Netflix.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43365458Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsFebruary 9, 2021 We’ve got an addiction to More. We want more opportunities, more respect, more money, more entertainment, more space and more more. Have you counted the number of storage companies have taken over the city? Before moving to the...We’ve got an addiction to More. We want more opportunities, more respect, more money, more entertainment, more space and more more. Have you counted the number of storage companies have taken over the city? Before moving to the southern part of the United States I was told about there being a church on every corner. Today it’s storage units. We have too much More! I recently read about the first ever grocery store and how it’s impact on the community made people dizzy. There were too many choices. Today’s grocery stores spend millions of dollars marketing their More to a consumer expecting and demanding more. When will the human become like a tree and start shedding its leaves? As much as we enjoy watching deer lay in the onetime green water collectors from a tree, the roots of the giant stick aren’t stuck to their past. In 52 weeks more people of science have united than any other time in history. Together they’ve developed not one but several vaccines that will hopefully free us from a pandemic that’s cleared the way for us to become even more addicted to More. We’ve had nothing better to do than buy more stuff. It’s no longer about keeping up with the Jones’ but rather keeping up with us. My wife and I did what’s called The Swedish Death Cleaning in April of 2020. We threw so much away. Only to fill the house back up. If we’re physically collecting more things, what are we doing mentally? How do you know when More is too much? Like the first grocery store a huge part of your inner being is dizzy because too much has been collected and not allowed to fall from your tree of life. Who better to know this than the professionals who’ve made it incredibly easy for anyone seeking help to locate peace by way of making connections on the internet. Non-profit groups have joined the circle offering free help for those with too much Morein their heart and head. The current shape of the planet is anything but round and it’s sure not flat or our collections of More would drop off. What are we searching for? The identity of Covid 19? A political world we can trust? A career that’s connected to open doors and success stories? More means what? Mentally it’s not changing the scale. The snacks and other choices of escapism are though. Physically your house isn’t getting smaller, there’s just more boxes. Oh wait! Let’s move it to storage! Once out what’s coming back in? Getting control of your addiction to More. The first warning sign is admitting there’s nothing to watch on Netflix.]]>375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-233--43124692We’ve openly discussed how much life has changed. These past eleven months have been brutal. Let it also be known that it’s more than just us. The atmosphere has evolved. Sure, we’d all like to locate the single key that’ll free us from a lifestyle we didn’t choose. The wilderness remains untamed. Even before Covid took its mighty swing at us I spent a lot of time in my forest. Conversations fed by a willingness to have a relationship. To be present with availability. To stand with the long grasses, hairy vines, slow moving stream and birds of many. Tuning into each of their energies has its fair share of healing. What brings me to this story is a single sentence or thought that was constantly spoken while growing within the Black Belt life. Learn to love all living things. Not just humans. Not just the cool bugs. Not just a blossoming tree. Learn to love all living things. The human spirit finds great joy in running into the forest to take its energy. But what are you giving back? Any forest needs just as much love as we do. I remember meeting mine in November of 1992. Acid rain beaten. Thin with no essence of presence. It became my calling to replenish the soil with seventeen hundred seedlings. As trees grew so did life. The animals slowly made their way back into this very tiny dot on the map. Learn to love all living things. Sharing through all seasonal changes. Yesterday was a dark, gloomy, rainy day. But it didn’t keep me from the forest. We expect Mother Nature’s peace to fix us during storms. Why aren’t we present with them during theirs? The beauty of the forest is the creation of the story. In any park you visit. Any art gallery or place of creative energy. Open your arms to the empowerment of creation. Stop taking. Give. Allow all living things to help you define your unperfected circle of choice. Uncertainty has captivated the travelers we hold inside. No day since March has felt like a moment of release and relief. Until we learn to recognize the importance of healing. Visit a collection of trees. Put your mind and soul in moments of art moving forward. Learn to love all living things.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43124692Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsJanuary 26, 2021 We’ve openly discussed how much life has changed. These past eleven months have been brutal. Let it also be known that it’s more than just us. The atmosphere has evolved. Sure, we’d all like to locate the single key that’ll free us...We’ve openly discussed how much life has changed. These past eleven months have been brutal. Let it also be known that it’s more than just us. The atmosphere has evolved. Sure, we’d all like to locate the single key that’ll free us from a lifestyle we didn’t choose. The wilderness remains untamed. Even before Covid took its mighty swing at us I spent a lot of time in my forest. Conversations fed by a willingness to have a relationship. To be present with availability. To stand with the long grasses, hairy vines, slow moving stream and birds of many. Tuning into each of their energies has its fair share of healing. What brings me to this story is a single sentence or thought that was constantly spoken while growing within the Black Belt life. Learn to love all living things. Not just humans. Not just the cool bugs. Not just a blossoming tree. Learn to love all living things. The human spirit finds great joy in running into the forest to take its energy. But what are you giving back? Any forest needs just as much love as we do. I remember meeting mine in November of 1992. Acid rain beaten. Thin with no essence of presence. It became my calling to replenish the soil with seventeen hundred seedlings. As trees grew so did life. The animals slowly made their way back into this very tiny dot on the map. Learn to love all living things. Sharing through all seasonal changes. Yesterday was a dark, gloomy, rainy day. But it didn’t keep me from the forest. We expect Mother Nature’s peace to fix us during storms. Why aren’t we present with them during theirs? The beauty of the forest is the creation of the story. In any park you visit. Any art gallery or place of creative energy. Open your arms to the empowerment of creation. Stop taking. Give. Allow all living things to help you define your unperfected circle of choice. Uncertainty has captivated the travelers we hold inside. No day since March has felt like a moment of release and relief. Until we learn to recognize the importance of healing. Visit a collection of trees. Put your mind and soul in moments of art moving forward. Learn to love all living things.]]>289falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-232--43007882Words put into play inside my forest journal on November 9, 2020. I’ve done something extremely rare. It’s caused an odd feeling. Standing in my forest. I’ve come here to be present with the trees and nature’s music. The feelings deep within aren’t matching the peace filled atmosphere around me. It’s as if uncertainty has been heightened. And for what reason? We’re exhausted by the constant barrage of events crashing against the everyday headlines. This feeling. It’s not what I’m supposed to be bringing into these trees! The walks and moments of meditation have always been my connection not distraction. My concentration must find its rightful path. Being with these trees was to be the escape. I’ve carried with me the world. And is that truer message? Openness by way of awareness. To be mindful of the present. To listen. In writing this, I’m given a story of a very spiritual man that walked into a garden. The weight of the world upon his back. He stepped inside to find. Maybe that’s what we need to be doing. Instead of binge watching endless amounts of television and feverishly leaping all over social media. The best escape is the forest or garden. The universe isn’t judgmental. It knows what you’re carrying. Walk in and find. To find what? What is what? To find. One of the lessons learned while growing with meditation was being available to shut off the desire to know the answer to a question. Through social media and binge watching we’re handed an unhealthy supply of information overload. I laughed the other day when a guest was so disappointed that she couldn’t locate enough plastic boxes to store her things. She said, “With so much unpredictable moments in the world I need to get my life together.” The weight of the world in physical form. I can’t imagine what we’re carrying in our hearts and head. No need for plastic boxes. The forest or garden. Walk in and find.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43007882Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsJanuary 19, 2021 Words put into play inside my forest journal on November 9, 2020. I’ve done something extremely rare. It’s caused an odd feeling. Standing in my forest. I’ve come here to be present with the trees and nature’s music. The feelings...Words put into play inside my forest journal on November 9, 2020. I’ve done something extremely rare. It’s caused an odd feeling. Standing in my forest. I’ve come here to be present with the trees and nature’s music. The feelings deep within aren’t matching the peace filled atmosphere around me. It’s as if uncertainty has been heightened. And for what reason? We’re exhausted by the constant barrage of events crashing against the everyday headlines. This feeling. It’s not what I’m supposed to be bringing into these trees! The walks and moments of meditation have always been my connection not distraction. My concentration must find its rightful path. Being with these trees was to be the escape. I’ve carried with me the world. And is that truer message? Openness by way of awareness. To be mindful of the present. To listen. In writing this, I’m given a story of a very spiritual man that walked into a garden. The weight of the world upon his back. He stepped inside to find. Maybe that’s what we need to be doing. Instead of binge watching endless amounts of television and feverishly leaping all over social media. The best escape is the forest or garden. The universe isn’t judgmental. It knows what you’re carrying. Walk in and find. To find what? What is what? To find. One of the lessons learned while growing with meditation was being available to shut off the desire to know the answer to a question. Through social media and binge watching we’re handed an unhealthy supply of information overload. I laughed the other day when a guest was so disappointed that she couldn’t locate enough plastic boxes to store her things. She said, “With so much unpredictable moments in the world I need to get my life together.” The weight of the world in physical form. I can’t imagine what we’re carrying in our hearts and head. No need for plastic boxes. The forest or garden. Walk in and find.]]>337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-231--42899652I’m not a dictionary freak but close to it. My writing instruments don’t come with spell check. It’s a hidden fear of what others will think of my words on paper. It’s already too far out there! I’ve always been fascinated with the way kids shape words. So often misspelled and yet I find it inspiring because their letter formations look better than what’s been labeled the right way. A good example. Receive vs Neighbor. Really? It should be knee-bur. A word that fell onto my writing page recently was unsheltered. I’m not sure why it found energy in my space other than it best describes a lot of what we’re going through. Unsheltered. I looked up the definition and was introduced to a different frame of thought. Homeless and unsheltered have a common connection but if you’re living out of a car, under a bridge or in a worn down building, it’s looked upon by decision makers as being sheltered homelessness. Unsheltered can also be your heart. Your ambition, drive and the way you think. It could be unsheltered. Making a simple choice can be a daytime nightmare. Uncertainty isn’t unsheltered. Just like homelessness they can have a connection but it’s two completely different experiences. The daily discipline is to be aware of what you’re personally defining as unsheltered. We should never allow our missions to be unsheltered. See the value of reason as being more than a description. Unsheltered means action and reaction. It invites unprotected change. You might be looking at the headlines thinking, “Oh Lord, where do we go from here?” The pandemic, politics, remote learning and office work, rent is due and so are the taxes. Don’t walk toward any answer unsheltered. While gently telling yourself, “Hey I’ve got this…” Do follow up shots. You know like Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls getting rebounds. Ask, “How do I have this? How can we learn from this? Is this really what I want or am I taking up space in a pair of shoes?” Plant the seed. Awareness is always going to your four walls and a roof. Not unsheltered.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42899652Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsJanuary 12, 2021 I’m not a dictionary freak but close to it. My writing instruments don’t come with spell check. It’s a hidden fear of what others will think of my words on paper. It’s already too far out there! I’ve always been fascinated with...I’m not a dictionary freak but close to it. My writing instruments don’t come with spell check. It’s a hidden fear of what others will think of my words on paper. It’s already too far out there! I’ve always been fascinated with the way kids shape words. So often misspelled and yet I find it inspiring because their letter formations look better than what’s been labeled the right way. A good example. Receive vs Neighbor. Really? It should be knee-bur. A word that fell onto my writing page recently was unsheltered. I’m not sure why it found energy in my space other than it best describes a lot of what we’re going through. Unsheltered. I looked up the definition and was introduced to a different frame of thought. Homeless and unsheltered have a common connection but if you’re living out of a car, under a bridge or in a worn down building, it’s looked upon by decision makers as being sheltered homelessness. Unsheltered can also be your heart. Your ambition, drive and the way you think. It could be unsheltered. Making a simple choice can be a daytime nightmare. Uncertainty isn’t unsheltered. Just like homelessness they can have a connection but it’s two completely different experiences. The daily discipline is to be aware of what you’re personally defining as unsheltered. We should never allow our missions to be unsheltered. See the value of reason as being more than a description. Unsheltered means action and reaction. It invites unprotected change. You might be looking at the headlines thinking, “Oh Lord, where do we go from here?” The pandemic, politics, remote learning and office work, rent is due and so are the taxes. Don’t walk toward any answer unsheltered. While gently telling yourself, “Hey I’ve got this…” Do follow up shots. You know like Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls getting rebounds. Ask, “How do I have this? How can we learn from this? Is this really what I want or am I taking up space in a pair of shoes?” Plant the seed. Awareness is always going to your four walls and a roof. Not unsheltered.]]>324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-230--42798097Where is your “There?” That place you go where positive flow and energy ignite the drive forward. A relationship. Not with a person but rather a place. I once thought my “There” was Timberline near Red Lodge, Montana. In 1992 I left something of great value up on that mountain near the frigid cold lake and stream. I did that to inspire myself to keep returning to my home state. I’ve not returned to Timberline since. Therefore it’s not my “There.” On October 31, 2020 we as a world experienced something that hadn’t been lived in 76 years. Not just a full moon on Halloween but a Blue Moon. Meaning two full moons inside one month. I made it a point to be in my forest here in south Charlotte, NC. To experience it with the trees, long grasses, slow moving stream and lake. For twenty nine years we’ve had this incredible relationship. One of them being the full eclipse where everything in the middle of the day became dark and extremely silent. I’ve sat within these trees holding my fuzzy and feathered children after their passing. This is my “There.” The reason why I bring this up is because of a simple dot on the map. You. How many around you know of your “There?” Not just where it’s located but why it’s beyond a dot on a map and a physical place of connection. The saddest part about having a relationship with a collection of trees are the rings they hold which we’ll never get to see until their passing. The heart tends to go silent during these winter months because everything in the forest is cold and bare. Any passerby would question my love for such a natural display of seasons passing. What happens to your “There?” Do you step in for a visit only on sun filled days with music playing gently? Have you reached deeper into the preservation of your “There?” The lay of my land connects with so many different layers of history. A couple of miles up the road are huge as a house or larger boulders. Native American’s lived there during the 1400’s. I can only assume they used to play in my “There.” The lake, stream, tall grass with hawks, deer, had a beaver once and so much more. Why so much talk about you sharing your “There?” We are the generation that relies too much on assumption. Rewriting our history. As I walked into this forest on Halloween night 2020 with a full Blue moon I knew it was time to leave a message behind. Hi my name is. This is my “There.” I hope you enjoy what’s been shared with me. Where is your “There?”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42798097Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsJanuary 5, 2021 Where is your “There?” That place you go where positive flow and energy ignite the drive forward. A relationship. Not with a person but rather a place. I once thought my “There” was Timberline near Red Lodge, Montana. In 1992 I...Where is your “There?” That place you go where positive flow and energy ignite the drive forward. A relationship. Not with a person but rather a place. I once thought my “There” was Timberline near Red Lodge, Montana. In 1992 I left something of great value up on that mountain near the frigid cold lake and stream. I did that to inspire myself to keep returning to my home state. I’ve not returned to Timberline since. Therefore it’s not my “There.” On October 31, 2020 we as a world experienced something that hadn’t been lived in 76 years. Not just a full moon on Halloween but a Blue Moon. Meaning two full moons inside one month. I made it a point to be in my forest here in south Charlotte, NC. To experience it with the trees, long grasses, slow moving stream and lake. For twenty nine years we’ve had this incredible relationship. One of them being the full eclipse where everything in the middle of the day became dark and extremely silent. I’ve sat within these trees holding my fuzzy and feathered children after their passing. This is my “There.” The reason why I bring this up is because of a simple dot on the map. You. How many around you know of your “There?” Not just where it’s located but why it’s beyond a dot on a map and a physical place of connection. The saddest part about having a relationship with a collection of trees are the rings they hold which we’ll never get to see until their passing. The heart tends to go silent during these winter months because everything in the forest is cold and bare. Any passerby would question my love for such a natural display of seasons passing. What happens to your “There?” Do you step in for a visit only on sun filled days with music playing gently? Have you reached deeper into the preservation of your “There?” The lay of my land connects with so many different layers of history. A couple of miles up the road are huge as a house or larger boulders. Native American’s lived there during the 1400’s. I can only assume they used to play in my “There.” The lake, stream, tall grass with hawks, deer, had a beaver once and so much more. Why so much talk about you sharing your “There?” We are the generation that relies too much on assumption. Rewriting our history. As I walked into this forest on Halloween night 2020 with a full Blue moon I knew it was time to leave a message behind. Hi my name is. This is my “There.” I hope you enjoy what’s been shared with me. Where is your “There?”]]>243falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-229--42631516Becoming aware of your sub-cultured life. There’s the effect and the aftereffect. The physical act of belonging to without participating with the expected process designed to meet the demands of progress. Whoa! That was a lot to take in! The physical act of belonging to without participating with the expected process designed to meet the demands of progress. Being faith filled within the forest that live is a subculture. The way this collection of trees is 100% the opposite of societies perfectly pruned limbs and sculpted lawns. Both points of direction are beautiful. Let me put it a different way. One of your passions is listening to music. I’ve played music on the radio for 41 years. The subculture is how I believe you would probably be a greater radio talent because of your passion for sound whereas I’ve seen what actually takes place behind the curtain. The connection is music. The subculture is how it’s presented. I totally respect both sides! Here’s where it’s going to get heavy. The only reason why any of this came up in my daily writing was because of what is seen and not seen as being Christian. I study. I activate. I’m deeply involved with community. The sub-cultured life is that I don’t participate with the four walls of a church. I tithe by way of what my heart has been led to. It’s joyful to hit a website and share. But does that make me less of a Christian? I’m one of those people that falls under the label of being spiritual, universal and open to all beliefs and structures or lack of. Another words I don’t fit in. Which is why I love the moments I get while sitting in a forest. All of these trees, streams, lakes and wandering array of collected animals are alive and living. Through each of their personal experiences by way of wind, water, light and darkness, winter and summer their sub-cultured presence paints for the heart equal love. Equal respect. The point of this paragraph. Long before March 2020, each of us have walked several miles clinging to the spirit of what gives us presence in a modern world. Learning to respect another person’s subculture was either tolerated or not associated with. Since March 2020 our personalities and lifestyles have changed. Subculture is larger than life. Taking the time to listen is more important than forging unseen paths. Don’t be a Dr. Phil but rather a link to furthered growth of a generation that has to provide. Being a people watcher I’m truly interested in how our workplace cliques will evolve once decision makers reopen their businesses 75 to 90%. What will the new Teamwork attitude look like? Subcultures have been crafted. Will they be broken apart by the hands of the mighty check writer or can our steps into an unpredictable future equally love and equally respect? The answer to that question starts with you. Being a leader in your decision making. Allow your subculture be to present not dominate. We’re all moving through a storm and history needs us to locate and activate peace.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42631516Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsDecember 23, 2020 Becoming aware of your sub-cultured life. There’s the effect and the aftereffect. The physical act of belonging to without participating with the expected process designed to meet the demands of progress. Whoa! That was a lot to...Becoming aware of your sub-cultured life. There’s the effect and the aftereffect. The physical act of belonging to without participating with the expected process designed to meet the demands of progress. Whoa! That was a lot to take in! The physical act of belonging to without participating with the expected process designed to meet the demands of progress. Being faith filled within the forest that live is a subculture. The way this collection of trees is 100% the opposite of societies perfectly pruned limbs and sculpted lawns. Both points of direction are beautiful. Let me put it a different way. One of your passions is listening to music. I’ve played music on the radio for 41 years. The subculture is how I believe you would probably be a greater radio talent because of your passion for sound whereas I’ve seen what actually takes place behind the curtain. The connection is music. The subculture is how it’s presented. I totally respect both sides! Here’s where it’s going to get heavy. The only reason why any of this came up in my daily writing was because of what is seen and not seen as being Christian. I study. I activate. I’m deeply involved with community. The sub-cultured life is that I don’t participate with the four walls of a church. I tithe by way of what my heart has been led to. It’s joyful to hit a website and share. But does that make me less of a Christian? I’m one of those people that falls under the label of being spiritual, universal and open to all beliefs and structures or lack of. Another words I don’t fit in. Which is why I love the moments I get while sitting in a forest. All of these trees, streams, lakes and wandering array of collected animals are alive and living. Through each of their personal experiences by way of wind, water, light and darkness, winter and summer their sub-cultured presence paints for the heart equal love. Equal respect. The point of this paragraph. Long before March 2020, each of us have walked several miles clinging to the spirit of what gives us presence in a modern world. Learning to respect another person’s subculture was either tolerated or not associated with. Since March 2020 our personalities and lifestyles have changed. Subculture is larger than life. Taking the time to listen is more important than forging unseen paths. Don’t be a Dr. Phil but rather a link to furthered growth of a generation that has to provide. Being a people watcher I’m truly interested in how our workplace cliques will evolve once decision makers reopen their businesses 75 to 90%. What will the new Teamwork attitude look like? Subcultures have been crafted. Will they be broken apart by the hands of the mighty check writer or can our steps into an unpredictable future equally love and equally respect? The answer to that question starts with you. Being a leader in your decision making. Allow your subculture be to present not dominate. We’re all moving through a storm and history needs us to locate and activate peace.]]>337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-228--42535504One of the most amazing things about 2020 is the number of brilliant sunsets we’ve fallen witness to. You can’t help but be present with an energy that doesn’t see you but it moves through you. To always catch a sunset doesn’t get old but as a human always on the run you can’t help but feel like a taker rather than a collaborator. No matter how hard we try to push ourselves onto nature’s canvas, the elegance of the dance never includes our humanisms. The choice should be mindfulness. It’s a relationship with the energy source. We are to serve it. It’s not supposed to be for our entertainment. It’s human nature to spend tremendous amounts of time trying to be part of something. To want to be more of a giver than taker. Sharing things with others. But in 2020 it feels like everything we want to share is never enough. The shape of people’s eyes and hearts aren’t hidden behind masks. We who stand next to you feel your universe. And the experience isn’t always in harmony with the sky on fire. It’s as if we’re spending what little energy we have left on trying to get upstream. The goal should be to get back into the flow. I’m a kayaker. I’ve battled many rushing rivers. Getting upstream isn’t anything more than a challenge. But how many are you willing to face during these dimmed days of a pandemic out of control? Flow. Where is the flow? Make it a priority to reach into a valuable resource of energy invited by all living things. Including a sunset that most of us until March of 2020 might have caught. Usually off guard. We are facing many different types of storms. A day of challenge means more change. Unanswered questions versus answers we probably don’t agree with. All this while the sky catches on fire and your heart finds amazing peace. So many people speaking of uncertainty. Too many people warning about the darkest of days. We are certain that we’ll receive even more bad news. It’s how we’ve chosen to digest the process. There’s no progress in being certain about uncertainty. You know what certainty is! You've’ invested a lot of certainty in being uncertain. Use your certainty to take in more than a sunset. Be there when the sun rises. Use your certainty knowing the grocery store will be open. Don’t think about having no toilet paper and paper towels. Be certain that who you are in this present place of Now is a choice maker. Winning is a choice. Certainty is a choice. Find your certainty. And when you feel uncertain call it out. Use your physical voice “No! I am certain! And in this certainty you have no place to grow!” Uncertainty isn’t 2020 new. The J man. When they took him in. He was uncertain of what they were going to do. But he was more certain that he was serving his father. Therefore he knew what to do. There are answers in certainty. Make the choice to believe in yourself.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42535504Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsDecember 17, 2020 One of the most amazing things about 2020 is the number of brilliant sunsets we’ve fallen witness to. You can’t help but be present with an energy that doesn’t see you but it moves through you. To always catch a sunset doesn’t get...One of the most amazing things about 2020 is the number of brilliant sunsets we’ve fallen witness to. You can’t help but be present with an energy that doesn’t see you but it moves through you. To always catch a sunset doesn’t get old but as a human always on the run you can’t help but feel like a taker rather than a collaborator. No matter how hard we try to push ourselves onto nature’s canvas, the elegance of the dance never includes our humanisms. The choice should be mindfulness. It’s a relationship with the energy source. We are to serve it. It’s not supposed to be for our entertainment. It’s human nature to spend tremendous amounts of time trying to be part of something. To want to be more of a giver than taker. Sharing things with others. But in 2020 it feels like everything we want to share is never enough. The shape of people’s eyes and hearts aren’t hidden behind masks. We who stand next to you feel your universe. And the experience isn’t always in harmony with the sky on fire. It’s as if we’re spending what little energy we have left on trying to get upstream. The goal should be to get back into the flow. I’m a kayaker. I’ve battled many rushing rivers. Getting upstream isn’t anything more than a challenge. But how many are you willing to face during these dimmed days of a pandemic out of control? Flow. Where is the flow? Make it a priority to reach into a valuable resource of energy invited by all living things. Including a sunset that most of us until March of 2020 might have caught. Usually off guard. We are facing many different types of storms. A day of challenge means more change. Unanswered questions versus answers we probably don’t agree with. All this while the sky catches on fire and your heart finds amazing peace. So many people speaking of uncertainty. Too many people warning about the darkest of days. We are certain that we’ll receive even more bad news. It’s how we’ve chosen to digest the process. There’s no progress in being certain about uncertainty. You know what certainty is! You've’ invested a lot of certainty in being uncertain. Use your certainty to take in more than a sunset. Be there when the sun rises. Use your certainty knowing the grocery store will be open. Don’t think about having no toilet paper and paper towels. Be certain that who you are in this present place of Now is a choice maker. Winning is a choice. Certainty is a choice. Find your certainty. And when you feel uncertain call it out. Use your physical voice “No! I am certain! And in this certainty you have no place to grow!” Uncertainty isn’t 2020 new. The J man. When they took him in. He was uncertain of what they were going to do. But he was more certain that he was serving his father. Therefore he knew what to do. There are answers in certainty. Make the choice to believe in yourself.]]>412falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-227--42378744We don’t need a posted note to remind us about how crazy our weather year has been. Have the tropical storms stalled or have we evolved into a new season? I find great peace in watching a tree leaf leap outward into its final dance. It’s as if they envisioned it from the moment they grew from a bud back in the spring. Watching the leaves glide through the invisible air has always brought out my true kid self. It makes me believe that I too can fly. All this talk about leaves falling makes me wonder why a tree sheds such incredible layers of protection. I always thought leaves helped collect water in the atmosphere to help feed the roots. Not so true. Leaves are energy stealers. When a tree goes into the winter months it needs to conserve as much energy as possible because for many places the ground becomes dry. This opens my heart to take a closer look at our own seasons. Especially the one that’s been clinging to us since March of 2020. How many leaves have you lost during these Covid days to guarantee your inner self that a drought wouldn’t weaken your roots? Not some but all of our lives have changed. New careers are being shaped while others have had to readjust to remote learning for their children, doing office work in a very tiny spare room and eating less because with so much uncertainty the next dollar might be weeks away. When I ask of your personal leaves and how many have you dropped that might include old habits, one time daily outings, working out in a real gym to no longer trusting your neighbors and family members because they might have come in contact with Covid. There for a while people were joking about Covid 15, which was a gain in weight. Completely natural to hit the food during uncertain times. For the longest time I was giving myself permission to go unshaven and let the hair look like a 1970’s Classic Rock band. Then one day I looked in the bathroom mirror and saw the inner child holding onto something that wasn’t positive. Losing my leaves meant I needed to reshape my process of protest. It’s very obvious that we can’t win this Covid thing without shedding leaves. In reality that puts us in control of what leaves or stays. Gain access to what you’re willing to control. But what leaves are you willing to give up? Awareness requires the ability to know. To know what? Being present. Tree leaves feed the earth below. It shelters squirrels in homes above the lay of the land and deer find reason to lay within. Which brings me back to your leaves. With what you’ve let go of has it served as feed for your soil? Gaining access to what you’re willing to control. Daily. Hourly. Just like a tree preparing for the arrival of spring.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42378744Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsDecember 8, 2020 We don’t need a posted note to remind us about how crazy our weather year has been. Have the tropical storms stalled or have we evolved into a new season? I find great peace in watching a tree leaf leap outward into its final dance....We don’t need a posted note to remind us about how crazy our weather year has been. Have the tropical storms stalled or have we evolved into a new season? I find great peace in watching a tree leaf leap outward into its final dance. It’s as if they envisioned it from the moment they grew from a bud back in the spring. Watching the leaves glide through the invisible air has always brought out my true kid self. It makes me believe that I too can fly. All this talk about leaves falling makes me wonder why a tree sheds such incredible layers of protection. I always thought leaves helped collect water in the atmosphere to help feed the roots. Not so true. Leaves are energy stealers. When a tree goes into the winter months it needs to conserve as much energy as possible because for many places the ground becomes dry. This opens my heart to take a closer look at our own seasons. Especially the one that’s been clinging to us since March of 2020. How many leaves have you lost during these Covid days to guarantee your inner self that a drought wouldn’t weaken your roots? Not some but all of our lives have changed. New careers are being shaped while others have had to readjust to remote learning for their children, doing office work in a very tiny spare room and eating less because with so much uncertainty the next dollar might be weeks away. When I ask of your personal leaves and how many have you dropped that might include old habits, one time daily outings, working out in a real gym to no longer trusting your neighbors and family members because they might have come in contact with Covid. There for a while people were joking about Covid 15, which was a gain in weight. Completely natural to hit the food during uncertain times. For the longest time I was giving myself permission to go unshaven and let the hair look like a 1970’s Classic Rock band. Then one day I looked in the bathroom mirror and saw the inner child holding onto something that wasn’t positive. Losing my leaves meant I needed to reshape my process of protest. It’s very obvious that we can’t win this Covid thing without shedding leaves. In reality that puts us in control of what leaves or stays. Gain access to what you’re willing to control. But what leaves are you willing to give up? Awareness requires the ability to know. To know what? Being present. Tree leaves feed the earth below. It shelters squirrels in homes above the lay of the land and deer find reason to lay within. Which brings me back to your leaves. With what you’ve let go of has it served as feed for your soil? Gaining access to what you’re willing to control. Daily. Hourly. Just like a tree preparing for the arrival of spring.]]>328falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-226--42017765I’ve made a change in my daily writing. Directing a lot of the attention toward a future reader. Recognizing them way back here in their presence of Now. It’s pretty difficult being open and honest with someone you’ll never meet. How do you tell them that your President once had Covid 19 and somehow someway got through it in a couple of days? There’ve been few changes in the national protesting. The political leaders are still taking swipes at each other. At the end of this letter to a future reader I wrote, “God hasn’t stopped us.” I pause to take a good look at the forest outside this studio. It has an incredible way of helping me erase uncertainty. It provides life beyond human need and fear. A six point buck greeted me in the forest this morning. His universal expression carried with it a huge message. His strong stance inspired me to pull my shoulders back. His dark brown steady eyes offered me lessons with focus. There were three doe and two fawn nearby which invited me to a stronger truth. Family comes first. I keep reminding myself of the multiple times we as a generation have been challenged while facing questions about any day moving forward. Somehow we made it through each storm. In looking back much of it has been lost in the clutter. The most difficult part about being a daily writer? On any day of the week I can open any journals and relive a moment. Good, bad or ugly it’s right in there on a page in ink. No pencil. I might be inspired to erase history. Dear Future Reader…]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42017765Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsNovember 17, 2020 I’ve made a change in my daily writing. Directing a lot of the attention toward a future reader. Recognizing them way back here in their presence of Now. It’s pretty difficult being open and honest with someone you’ll never meet....I’ve made a change in my daily writing. Directing a lot of the attention toward a future reader. Recognizing them way back here in their presence of Now. It’s pretty difficult being open and honest with someone you’ll never meet. How do you tell them that your President once had Covid 19 and somehow someway got through it in a couple of days? There’ve been few changes in the national protesting. The political leaders are still taking swipes at each other. At the end of this letter to a future reader I wrote, “God hasn’t stopped us.” I pause to take a good look at the forest outside this studio. It has an incredible way of helping me erase uncertainty. It provides life beyond human need and fear. A six point buck greeted me in the forest this morning. His universal expression carried with it a huge message. His strong stance inspired me to pull my shoulders back. His dark brown steady eyes offered me lessons with focus. There were three doe and two fawn nearby which invited me to a stronger truth. Family comes first. I keep reminding myself of the multiple times we as a generation have been challenged while facing questions about any day moving forward. Somehow we made it through each storm. In looking back much of it has been lost in the clutter. The most difficult part about being a daily writer? On any day of the week I can open any journals and relive a moment. Good, bad or ugly it’s right in there on a page in ink. No pencil. I might be inspired to erase history. Dear Future Reader…]]>235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-225--41898367What if we’re not supposed to be covering up the spots in our life that keep us from being featured on magazine covers? I love watching people at Home Depot and Lowes. Always buying patching kits. Got a dry patch in the backyard let’s get some miracle grow! No! Let’s extend the deck! Fix it to look good! I learn a lot from my forest. The most peace filled unbelievably un-perfect chunk of land on the planet. Yet the hourly beauty it projects puts the heart in the right place every time we visit. The sights and sounds of a forest so early. The dampness of the air combined with the daily expectation of having to provide. The apple tree of many seasons has been empty of leaves. Has time caught up to my old friend? A large pile of wood chips a mountain size high waits impatiently to be spread across the forest floor. Feeding the roots of these trees is extremely important to me. It’s natural energy to an area that’s been brutalized by the growth of the city. We speak a language this forest and I. I honestly have no clue as to what’s been said only that the important part of the journey is what’s being felt. The deer live here. As do the owls, hawks, snakes and we’ve had two bear sightings. And here I sit in a moment of acceptance with nothing intruding on nature’s behavior. Ummm what does any of this have in common with the opening thoughts of magazine covers and Home Depot? A forest doesn’t need to look good to be incredible. Fallen trees now covered in bright green moss. Vines so thick and hairy you’d think we’re living out a Stephen King movie. During these Covid-19 days and chapters it’s easy to see how everybody wants to change the color and design of their picket fence. There’s so much building and restructuring going on. We’re putting a mask over the truer feeling. Just like the forest it’s completely natural. But where is the reality? Keeping up with the Jones’ is quite the task. The tougher game is accepting ourselves during times of horrific change. We can’t ignore the pandemic anymore. Ten million American’s have been diagnosed with Covid. Quick get on Amazon! I’m not dealing with this! The election still isn’t over. Potato chips and salsa! Crap we’re out! Be right back! A side of my heart believes that we need to look roughed up. It’s been a long haul and putting paint on our faces isn’t telling the truth. Twenty million people are currently unemployed. Not a Debbie Downer moment! Awareness is the key to victory. We’ve evolved into champions of the new age of disguise. Hiders. Benders. Yet when you truly pull the lens back on any forest your heart will see how imperfect the image is because it’s not afraid to let you see its scars. This isn’t a free pass to be weight on someone else’s shoulders. It’s a moment to learn how to better accept our changes. A new you is being constructed and it doesn’t need the aid of a vice. My grandmother was never afraid to talk about her aging face. With a brilliant smile she’d say, “I’ve earned every crinkle. I’m proud of what I accomplished.” All of this. It’s a giant pain in the ***. The first step is very simple. You can’t do anything to change it. But you have control over you. Winning is a choice. Stop ghosting your emotions. Listen to your heart. If you aren’t facing fear, doubt, shame, guilty and uncertainty then why aren’t you teaching those who are?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41898367Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:00:21 +0000Arroe CollinsNovember 10, 2020 What if we’re not supposed to be covering up the spots in our life that keep us from being featured on magazine covers? I love watching people at Home Depot and Lowes. Always buying patching kits. Got a dry patch in the backyard...What if we’re not supposed to be covering up the spots in our life that keep us from being featured on magazine covers? I love watching people at Home Depot and Lowes. Always buying patching kits. Got a dry patch in the backyard let’s get some miracle grow! No! Let’s extend the deck! Fix it to look good! I learn a lot from my forest. The most peace filled unbelievably un-perfect chunk of land on the planet. Yet the hourly beauty it projects puts the heart in the right place every time we visit. The sights and sounds of a forest so early. The dampness of the air combined with the daily expectation of having to provide. The apple tree of many seasons has been empty of leaves. Has time caught up to my old friend? A large pile of wood chips a mountain size high waits impatiently to be spread across the forest floor. Feeding the roots of these trees is extremely important to me. It’s natural energy to an area that’s been brutalized by the growth of the city. We speak a language this forest and I. I honestly have no clue as to what’s been said only that the important part of the journey is what’s being felt. The deer live here. As do the owls, hawks, snakes and we’ve had two bear sightings. And here I sit in a moment of acceptance with nothing intruding on nature’s behavior. Ummm what does any of this have in common with the opening thoughts of magazine covers and Home Depot? A forest doesn’t need to look good to be incredible. Fallen trees now covered in bright green moss. Vines so thick and hairy you’d think we’re living out a Stephen King movie. During these Covid-19 days and chapters it’s easy to see how everybody wants to change the color and design of their picket fence. There’s so much building and restructuring going on. We’re putting a mask over the truer feeling. Just like the forest it’s completely natural. But where is the reality? Keeping up with the Jones’ is quite the task. The tougher game is accepting ourselves during times of horrific change. We can’t ignore the pandemic anymore. Ten million American’s have been diagnosed with Covid. Quick get on Amazon! I’m not dealing with this! The election still isn’t over. Potato chips and salsa! Crap we’re out! Be right back! A side of my heart believes that we need to look roughed up. It’s been a long haul and putting paint on our faces isn’t telling the truth. Twenty million people are currently unemployed. Not a Debbie Downer moment! Awareness is the key to victory. We’ve evolved into champions of the new age of disguise. Hiders. Benders. Yet when you truly pull the lens back on any forest your heart will see how imperfect the image is because it’s not afraid to let you see its scars. This isn’t a free pass to be weight on someone else’s shoulders. It’s a moment to learn how to better accept our changes. A new you is being constructed and it doesn’t need the aid of a vice. My grandmother was never afraid to talk about her aging face. With a brilliant smile she’d say, “I’ve earned every crinkle. I’m proud of what I accomplished.” All of this. It’s a giant pain in the ***. The first step is very simple. You can’t do anything to change it. But you have control over you. Winning is a choice. Stop ghosting your emotions. Listen to your heart. If you aren’t facing fear, doubt, shame, guilty and uncertainty then why aren’t you teaching those who are?]]>417falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-224--41772638I used to say that my connection with all things nature was due 100% to my younger years in the extremely beautiful Big Sky Country of Montana. The seed may have been planted but it hasn’t been my entire journey. There’s a requirement in the furthering of such inner spirit and flow. Learning to love all living things includes spiders, snakes and snapping turtles. All living things. Even those who have put their foot into a pair of shoes labeled unfriendly. How often do you want to grab a big ole pillow and smash your face into it to scream as loud and long as you can? We’ve all had those moments. But in reality it truly is a total waste of your inner strength and energy. All of that boom boom pow put into a collection of feathers? In the moments after you may feel better but you’re also exhausted. All things nature welcome your presence with no need to purchase a ticket. Falling leaves. Colder temps. A fresh coat of newness endlessly arrive in nature. Instead of running around like a chicken with its head cut off. The choice should be an invitation into a collection of trees. To sit next to a rock. To listen to the flow of water. To spot an ugly bug on the ground and just watch it move through life. I’m known for not liking the months that make up fall and winter. This year seems different. Because of the pandemic many of us have spent our quarantine time watching spring turn into summer. To be present in that process has cleared our hearts of the constant need to just accept it as is. Watching it grow into place then release it teaches your senses to learn a new way to become part of the elements that which make up the universe. In nature you can be truth filled with no need to scream. The energy provided is shared equally without judgement. The changing of the seasons is accepted in every circle and or collaboration. Native American spirituality teaches us that every tree and every rock is gifted with the ability to be incredible storytellers. Sitting next to either is an experience like that of meditation. You feel something but you can never explain it. You want to share it with everybody but feel odd because it showcases what others may see as being out of place or weird. A roofer was inspecting my storm damage the other day. Before he climbed that ladder I very calmly said, “Be aware of what you’re about to experience up there. You’re going to see the deer in the forest. A hawk will screech from a nearby tree and you’ll take note of the most beautiful flow of bright red cardinals.” He smiled in a way that pretty much said, “A tree hugger. Quick get up this ladder!” When he came down almost 30 minutes later I asked about the length of time, “Was there more storm damage then expected?” His new smile was followed with these words, “I didn’t want to let go of all of that nature. I saw everything you said I would which invited me to keep looking for other things.” Preserve your energy. During these challenging uncertain times don’t give yourself permission to scream into a pillow. Nature is calling…]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41772638Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsNovember 3, 2020 I used to say that my connection with all things nature was due 100% to my younger years in the extremely beautiful Big Sky Country of Montana. The seed may have been planted but it hasn’t been my entire journey. There’s a...I used to say that my connection with all things nature was due 100% to my younger years in the extremely beautiful Big Sky Country of Montana. The seed may have been planted but it hasn’t been my entire journey. There’s a requirement in the furthering of such inner spirit and flow. Learning to love all living things includes spiders, snakes and snapping turtles. All living things. Even those who have put their foot into a pair of shoes labeled unfriendly. How often do you want to grab a big ole pillow and smash your face into it to scream as loud and long as you can? We’ve all had those moments. But in reality it truly is a total waste of your inner strength and energy. All of that boom boom pow put into a collection of feathers? In the moments after you may feel better but you’re also exhausted. All things nature welcome your presence with no need to purchase a ticket. Falling leaves. Colder temps. A fresh coat of newness endlessly arrive in nature. Instead of running around like a chicken with its head cut off. The choice should be an invitation into a collection of trees. To sit next to a rock. To listen to the flow of water. To spot an ugly bug on the ground and just watch it move through life. I’m known for not liking the months that make up fall and winter. This year seems different. Because of the pandemic many of us have spent our quarantine time watching spring turn into summer. To be present in that process has cleared our hearts of the constant need to just accept it as is. Watching it grow into place then release it teaches your senses to learn a new way to become part of the elements that which make up the universe. In nature you can be truth filled with no need to scream. The energy provided is shared equally without judgement. The changing of the seasons is accepted in every circle and or collaboration. Native American spirituality teaches us that every tree and every rock is gifted with the ability to be incredible storytellers. Sitting next to either is an experience like that of meditation. You feel something but you can never explain it. You want to share it with everybody but feel odd because it showcases what others may see as being out of place or weird. A roofer was inspecting my storm damage the other day. Before he climbed that ladder I very calmly said, “Be aware of what you’re about to experience up there. You’re going to see the deer in the forest. A hawk will screech from a nearby tree and you’ll take note of the most beautiful flow of bright red cardinals.” He smiled in a way that pretty much said, “A tree hugger. Quick get up this ladder!” When he came down almost 30 minutes later I asked about the length of time, “Was there more storm damage then expected?” His new smile was followed with these words, “I didn’t want to let go of all of that nature. I saw everything you said I would which invited me to keep looking for other things.” Preserve your energy. During these challenging uncertain times don’t give yourself permission to scream into a pillow. Nature is calling…]]>235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-223--41660449As much as we continue to hear how ugly and evil 2020 is and continues to be is every reason to keep looking toward the trees. Just because the human has put a label on these 52 weeks doesn’t mean the rest of the world has to walk its daily path with its head hung. Nature is having a fantastic year! The beauty experienced in forests, open fields and high atop mountains continues to share the lessons of learning how to survive a weighty struggle. A fourth hurricane during one season has been predicted to smash into New Orleans then skate across the sky to pour all of its energy into our soil. Yet there’s calm in my forest. The animal activity is minimal. An early fall breeze speaks out in ways that notify us of change. When it’s calm like this I’m able to hear a bee’s buzz several feet away. It’s so soft. Almost like God’s whisper. Natures calm is proving to be the best medicine. All things present creates awareness. Being aware of who we are and what we bring to each sunrise. This forest floor has stood next to me for 28 years. It’s carried me through some pretty rough storms. Belonging. Unconditionally. There’s love here. And there’s love in your steps. Physically remove the comparisons of what you think you should be doing and walk into nature. No judgement. No expectation. Being a great listener is a valuable tool. Build with the elements that are very active around us. Learn to look beyond the four walls of self and replenish the beauty taken from us during this pandemic. You have the talent. You have the skills. You are and were designed to reach people. Give yourself permission to utilize the energy of what you already know but it’s being used on a different platform. When I first got into radio forty one years ago I never dreamed that one day I’d be face to face with real people in a grocery store line. I’m working the cash register like a studio control board while building enormous relations with listeners I couldn’t see. Until now. You’re being requested. Lift your eyes and see the path. Bring yourself forward by way of choice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41660449Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsOctober 27, 2020 As much as we continue to hear how ugly and evil 2020 is and continues to be is every reason to keep looking toward the trees. Just because the human has put a label on these 52 weeks doesn’t mean the rest of the world has to walk...As much as we continue to hear how ugly and evil 2020 is and continues to be is every reason to keep looking toward the trees. Just because the human has put a label on these 52 weeks doesn’t mean the rest of the world has to walk its daily path with its head hung. Nature is having a fantastic year! The beauty experienced in forests, open fields and high atop mountains continues to share the lessons of learning how to survive a weighty struggle. A fourth hurricane during one season has been predicted to smash into New Orleans then skate across the sky to pour all of its energy into our soil. Yet there’s calm in my forest. The animal activity is minimal. An early fall breeze speaks out in ways that notify us of change. When it’s calm like this I’m able to hear a bee’s buzz several feet away. It’s so soft. Almost like God’s whisper. Natures calm is proving to be the best medicine. All things present creates awareness. Being aware of who we are and what we bring to each sunrise. This forest floor has stood next to me for 28 years. It’s carried me through some pretty rough storms. Belonging. Unconditionally. There’s love here. And there’s love in your steps. Physically remove the comparisons of what you think you should be doing and walk into nature. No judgement. No expectation. Being a great listener is a valuable tool. Build with the elements that are very active around us. Learn to look beyond the four walls of self and replenish the beauty taken from us during this pandemic. You have the talent. You have the skills. You are and were designed to reach people. Give yourself permission to utilize the energy of what you already know but it’s being used on a different platform. When I first got into radio forty one years ago I never dreamed that one day I’d be face to face with real people in a grocery store line. I’m working the cash register like a studio control board while building enormous relations with listeners I couldn’t see. Until now. You’re being requested. Lift your eyes and see the path. Bring yourself forward by way of choice.]]>366falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-222--41436777The things we do without knowing why we put so much energy into it. So many people have openly talked about loving the idea of knowing what our future holds. I shy away from such a feeling because if I knew what to expect I’d spend more time trying to change it. Like this forest that I live within. If I had known in 1992 what I see and experience today I’d be a completely different person. Rather than patiently wandering and wading through the challenges and changes a collection of trees endures daily, the mission would’ve been to hit Home Depot and Lowes and replenish the land with magazine cover limbs and leaves. The choice wasn’t made to follow that game. What I heard in my heart 28 years ago was to be present. To learn from the curves of a universal world then try to teach the activation to a future reader. On this podcast episode we put the energy of this forest into a frame of mind. A thought. And how investing in a thought can truly be the only answer required during their Covid days of assumption. This forest has served as my source of energy. From the roots inside the soil to being a writer on the outside, the constantly changing atmosphere evolves into words on a page. It’s the very forest my wife and I shared our wedding vows in. No day passes that I still don’t see how we gathered on a 102 degree day. What happened after that became a thought turned into a lifelong journey. The land was becoming bare and those living near the multiple trees wanted to clear. It was time to work closely with everybody’s ideas and reasons behind their thoughts and patterns. By 1997 just over seventeen hundred seedlings had been placed on the map. The wounded layer of land was trusted to bring forward something so incredibly invisible that I could never locate the right thoughts to share with anyone willing to listen. When time put me in the trees there were no deer, hawks, owls, snakes and other furry or fuzzy creatures. Today it’s an incredibly different story. Because I invested in a thought. Which a lot of us have been given during these shutdown moments. Thoughts come at us like water raging down a mountain stream. How many of your thoughts make it to the roots of others needing something to drink? Thoughts inspire and influence our personal need to giving. In doing so it’s completely natural to think of it as relinquishing. Bye bye had a good time but you’ve got to go. What if the story changed? Instead of tossing out, we look at the moment as being a continuation with connection. A community of strength and rejuvenation. What does that have to do with a forest that faced its final seasons in the 1990’s? That thought turned into a choice was never meant for me but rather tomorrows travelers. I walk several miles inside the greenways every weekend knowing someone’s thoughts made the path possible. I’m not inviting you to become a tree hugger and start replenishing your backyard. I used the forest as an example. To stop hoarding what you think and make a path for a generation you may never meet. Live beyond the present by investing in a thought. Let it grow. Let it become the existence of reason. Then pull the camera lens back and write to the future readers about the changing seasons. Your thoughts are meant to be present and possible. Believe in them and tomorrows readers will be grateful for the chance you took.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41436777Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsOctober 13, 2020 The things we do without knowing why we put so much energy into it. So many people have openly talked about loving the idea of knowing what our future holds. I shy away from such a feeling because if I knew what to expect I’d spend...The things we do without knowing why we put so much energy into it. So many people have openly talked about loving the idea of knowing what our future holds. I shy away from such a feeling because if I knew what to expect I’d spend more time trying to change it. Like this forest that I live within. If I had known in 1992 what I see and experience today I’d be a completely different person. Rather than patiently wandering and wading through the challenges and changes a collection of trees endures daily, the mission would’ve been to hit Home Depot and Lowes and replenish the land with magazine cover limbs and leaves. The choice wasn’t made to follow that game. What I heard in my heart 28 years ago was to be present. To learn from the curves of a universal world then try to teach the activation to a future reader. On this podcast episode we put the energy of this forest into a frame of mind. A thought. And how investing in a thought can truly be the only answer required during their Covid days of assumption. This forest has served as my source of energy. From the roots inside the soil to being a writer on the outside, the constantly changing atmosphere evolves into words on a page. It’s the very forest my wife and I shared our wedding vows in. No day passes that I still don’t see how we gathered on a 102 degree day. What happened after that became a thought turned into a lifelong journey. The land was becoming bare and those living near the multiple trees wanted to clear. It was time to work closely with everybody’s ideas and reasons behind their thoughts and patterns. By 1997 just over seventeen hundred seedlings had been placed on the map. The wounded layer of land was trusted to bring forward something so incredibly invisible that I could never locate the right thoughts to share with anyone willing to listen. When time put me in the trees there were no deer, hawks, owls, snakes and other furry or fuzzy creatures. Today it’s an incredibly different story. Because I invested in a thought. Which a lot of us have been given during these shutdown moments. Thoughts come at us like water raging down a mountain stream. How many of your thoughts make it to the roots of others needing something to drink? Thoughts inspire and influence our personal need to giving. In doing so it’s completely natural to think of it as relinquishing. Bye bye had a good time but you’ve got to go. What if the story changed? Instead of tossing out, we look at the moment as being a continuation with connection. A community of strength and rejuvenation. What does that have to do with a forest that faced its final seasons in the 1990’s? That thought turned into a choice was never meant for me but rather tomorrows travelers. I walk several miles inside the greenways every weekend knowing someone’s thoughts made the path possible. I’m not inviting you to become a tree hugger and start replenishing your backyard. I used the forest as an example. To stop hoarding what you think and make a path for a generation you may never meet. Live beyond the present by investing in a thought. Let it grow. Let it become the existence of reason. Then pull the camera lens back and write to the future readers about the changing seasons. Your thoughts are meant to be present and possible. Believe in them and tomorrows readers will be grateful for the chance you took.]]>323falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-221--41323228It’s funny how life constantly evolves without physically identifying its chosen path or journey. I bring this up because as a child you’d never catch me outside during a strong passing storm. I’ve always believed I got into radio because of John Denver. A huge creepy burst of sky energy moving across the plains of Montana toward Billings and I’d rush to my room to put the earphones on. There was John Denver singing about his Poems Prayers and Promises. Hated thunder and lightning. Yet as an adult I study its place and unpredictable pace with my forest. On this podcast episode I use an experience with the remnants of Hurricane Laura to help lift us from so much excess baggage. The strong winds and pouring rain immediately filled the stream leading toward the awaiting lake. The trees were bending with the wind as if to creating a dance. I wanted to feel the moment with my own senses. Once in the forest I felt the presence of a distant ocean with huge out of control waves. I stood watching. The limbs and leaves accepting the smooth moves caused by the tropical storm winds. It was a dance. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to share incredible conversations with those who bring such poetic movements to the stage. We always talk about the story. Dancing isn’t just a series of moves but rather an expression based on storytelling. The forest was no different. The twist in the wind, the dip in the existence of trust and the rebirth of light on the opposite side. Accepting the reality of knowing that we have no control. So many this late in the season of 2020 are beginning to experience what’s no longer easily pushed away. The dance has changed. Just like the movements on stage and in the forest, there’s a story. Because of the ongoing social distancing at work and at home aloneness continues to creep into the picture. The imposter can no longer hide the emotion. And in that moment the dance becomes seen. Usually in your mirror first. Then within the actions and reactions displayed on Zoom and or a carefully planned out lunch with a friend just needing to see someone eye to eye. The dance. The story. How we are moving today compared to March, April and May. Hardly if anybody wants to admit they see several layers of shading. In some places it’s darker than others. But like the passing tropical storm there’s still that twist in the wind, a dip in the existence of trust and the rebirth of light seems to always appear on the opposite side. We’ve all read the same books of motivation. Incredible amounts of fuel, inspiration and influence are brought to life by the storms in our head and heart. Some of the most beautiful songs came from horrid moments and decisions. Books have been written because the experience before the pages left the creative mind unheard and untouched. The dance. Turning darkness into light. Comedians and actors speak of the release all the time. But what if we started with light? What if we remained strong with being aware of the darkness? Were we physically designed as humans to stand in a constant downpour? Turn on the light before the storm. Know what’s creating the gusty winds and sharp jagged edges of lightning. Turn on the lights. Don’t wait for the mess to be created. Gain control and access to your place in the Now by being mindful of the storms arrival. Turn on the light. Be present and not hidden within the pictures painted by really good earbuds connected to songs that need better memories than holding onto unpredictable storms. Turn on the light.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41323228Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:11 +0000Arroe CollinsOctober 6, 2020 It’s funny how life constantly evolves without physically identifying its chosen path or journey. I bring this up because as a child you’d never catch me outside during a strong passing storm. I’ve always believed I got into radio...It’s funny how life constantly evolves without physically identifying its chosen path or journey. I bring this up because as a child you’d never catch me outside during a strong passing storm. I’ve always believed I got into radio because of John Denver. A huge creepy burst of sky energy moving across the plains of Montana toward Billings and I’d rush to my room to put the earphones on. There was John Denver singing about his Poems Prayers and Promises. Hated thunder and lightning. Yet as an adult I study its place and unpredictable pace with my forest. On this podcast episode I use an experience with the remnants of Hurricane Laura to help lift us from so much excess baggage. The strong winds and pouring rain immediately filled the stream leading toward the awaiting lake. The trees were bending with the wind as if to creating a dance. I wanted to feel the moment with my own senses. Once in the forest I felt the presence of a distant ocean with huge out of control waves. I stood watching. The limbs and leaves accepting the smooth moves caused by the tropical storm winds. It was a dance. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to share incredible conversations with those who bring such poetic movements to the stage. We always talk about the story. Dancing isn’t just a series of moves but rather an expression based on storytelling. The forest was no different. The twist in the wind, the dip in the existence of trust and the rebirth of light on the opposite side. Accepting the reality of knowing that we have no control. So many this late in the season of 2020 are beginning to experience what’s no longer easily pushed away. The dance has changed. Just like the movements on stage and in the forest, there’s a story. Because of the ongoing social distancing at work and at home aloneness continues to creep into the picture. The imposter can no longer hide the emotion. And in that moment the dance becomes seen. Usually in your mirror first. Then within the actions and reactions displayed on Zoom and or a carefully planned out lunch with a friend just needing to see someone eye to eye. The dance. The story. How we are moving today compared to March, April and May. Hardly if anybody wants to admit they see several layers of shading. In some places it’s darker than others. But like the passing tropical storm there’s still that twist in the wind, a dip in the existence of trust and the rebirth of light seems to always appear on the opposite side. We’ve all read the same books of motivation. Incredible amounts of fuel, inspiration and influence are brought to life by the storms in our head and heart. Some of the most beautiful songs came from horrid moments and decisions. Books have been written because the experience before the pages left the creative mind unheard and untouched. The dance. Turning darkness into light. Comedians and actors speak of the release all the time. But what if we started with light? What if we remained strong with being aware of the darkness? Were we physically designed as humans to stand in a constant downpour? Turn on the light before the storm. Know what’s creating the gusty winds and sharp jagged edges of lightning. Turn on the lights. Don’t wait for the mess to be created. Gain control and access to your place in the Now by being mindful of the storms arrival. Turn on the light. Be present and not hidden within the pictures painted by really good earbuds connected to songs that need better memories than holding onto unpredictable storms. Turn on the light.]]>287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-220--41201799More than any time any other time in our life, everything about us is very much aware of how the atmosphere is endlessly changing. In a world forced to take a different path, all things moving from the clouds to the yellowed leaves falling to the ground to the pesky playful squirrels, the dampened human desire only feels like a cloud burst. I find myself staring at a lot of trees. I walk through the forest every day. Listening. Wondering if they know history before it gets here. Somehow a tree is always prepared to take care of the human. Whether it’s providing shade on a hot summer’s day to acting like a large rock when winter’s wind and bite wants to cut through everything but it doesn’t make it through a tree. How does it know? There’s a lot of that sort of stuff being unveiled during this pandemic. How did Elevation Church grow from a planted church in a school cafeteria to being a global teaching tool by way of always being digitally active? They did this years before people began to believe? How did they know? How did the incredible staff at Zoom know that their visual product would keep human eyes and hearts in harmony by way of education, business meetings and family gatherings? How did they know? No day passes that I don’t bump into someone that wants to go back to the way life and living were before Covid. I stand there saying nothing. But I think a lot. They want to go back? Don’t you realize to go back you’ve got to one day move forward? We make the choice to stop, sit and patiently wait for change to take its rightful place. That’s doing nothing more than creating distance. Sure, being the watcher puts you there. But you could’ve been here. The human mind body and soul were created to endlessly grow. Like a tree. Endlessly reaching by way of limbs and root. Stretching outward and upward. From scraping clouds to nestling up to another tree by way of building a protective wall for the human. What do you know that your conscious mind isn’t allowing you to release? It doesn’t want you to be judged or injured by other people’s opinions or the stumbles that lead to failure. What do you know that needs to be known by others? Your subconscious mind has been patient with your endeavors too long. It’s the evil step child in the family that nobody wants to acknowledge. I mean what does your subconscious know right? This is the part of our moment together where you need to pull the lens of the camera back and look at the entire story. March 2020 forward. No matter how hard you tried to keep yourself and family protected during the pandemic by way of gifting energy to your conscious mind. How you have grown personally and professionally has been in the hands of your subconscious. That’s the game changer. It doesn’t want a bowling trophy for the tiny victories. It only wants to be trusted during these days of new invention.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41201799Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 29, 2020 More than any time any other time in our life, everything about us is very much aware of how the atmosphere is endlessly changing. In a world forced to take a different path, all things moving from the clouds to the yellowed leaves...More than any time any other time in our life, everything about us is very much aware of how the atmosphere is endlessly changing. In a world forced to take a different path, all things moving from the clouds to the yellowed leaves falling to the ground to the pesky playful squirrels, the dampened human desire only feels like a cloud burst. I find myself staring at a lot of trees. I walk through the forest every day. Listening. Wondering if they know history before it gets here. Somehow a tree is always prepared to take care of the human. Whether it’s providing shade on a hot summer’s day to acting like a large rock when winter’s wind and bite wants to cut through everything but it doesn’t make it through a tree. How does it know? There’s a lot of that sort of stuff being unveiled during this pandemic. How did Elevation Church grow from a planted church in a school cafeteria to being a global teaching tool by way of always being digitally active? They did this years before people began to believe? How did they know? How did the incredible staff at Zoom know that their visual product would keep human eyes and hearts in harmony by way of education, business meetings and family gatherings? How did they know? No day passes that I don’t bump into someone that wants to go back to the way life and living were before Covid. I stand there saying nothing. But I think a lot. They want to go back? Don’t you realize to go back you’ve got to one day move forward? We make the choice to stop, sit and patiently wait for change to take its rightful place. That’s doing nothing more than creating distance. Sure, being the watcher puts you there. But you could’ve been here. The human mind body and soul were created to endlessly grow. Like a tree. Endlessly reaching by way of limbs and root. Stretching outward and upward. From scraping clouds to nestling up to another tree by way of building a protective wall for the human. What do you know that your conscious mind isn’t allowing you to release? It doesn’t want you to be judged or injured by other people’s opinions or the stumbles that lead to failure. What do you know that needs to be known by others? Your subconscious mind has been patient with your endeavors too long. It’s the evil step child in the family that nobody wants to acknowledge. I mean what does your subconscious know right? This is the part of our moment together where you need to pull the lens of the camera back and look at the entire story. March 2020 forward. No matter how hard you tried to keep yourself and family protected during the pandemic by way of gifting energy to your conscious mind. How you have grown personally and professionally has been in the hands of your subconscious. That’s the game changer. It doesn’t want a bowling trophy for the tiny victories. It only wants to be trusted during these days of new invention.]]>416falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-219--41059426We can learn a lot from a tree. The first lesson would be patience. It’s a one hundred year old plant. Imagine facing the daily grind of having to stand there and never move your roots. The multiple storms it faces during the seasons. A tree can’t run inside while a tropical storm is passing. A tree can’t torch up the leaves on the forest floor to keep itself warm during the winter. Look at how many trees become leaning posts for other trees that could’ve fallen the entire way. But it doesn’t because trees love other trees even when their strength is being challenged by erosion and or any other manmade disease. On this podcast episode, a day in my forest showcases a newer way to look at what humans are facing day to day during our storms. I was sitting within the trees during a cold late summer rain. Just listening. Watching how the limbs with leaves became full without complaint. Here we are inside the depths of the Covid pandemic, out of control politics, wars on the street, fires on the west coast and the biggest hurricane and tropical storm season of all time. Where does a mind need to escape? My choice was into the trees. The common step of the average person carries with them the weight of personal history with no guarantee of there being a tomorrow. Any and or all forests serve as a spiritual connection to a giving and loving universe that wants nothing more than a relationship. You can see it in the trees. All things here are somehow connected. There are no words or judgement. Only acceptance. The gift from the trees is having the courage to be open with all things, even when it appears to be an unnatural fit. A forest is peace filled especially while it’s raining or being tossed about by horrid winds. It’s somehow mastered the art of turning a raindrop into music. What does any of this jibber jabber mean? Rip down the walls of poetic expression Mr. Writer. Rather than busting serious tail trying to shake off the effects of the pandemic, the word from the restless street, the out of tune politics and everything else going wrong in 2020, stand up and face the storm. Just like the tree. Dig your heels into the soil and straighten your back. Stretch out your arms and reach for balance. Stop running away from the boulders being tossed at us by things we can’t control. Face the storm. Embrace the change. Hold onto what you believe. Be strong in your experience. Let the winds of time scrape the old skin off your trunk so your body can grow into a new age of rebirth and resurrection. It begins with one simple step. Choice]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41059426Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 22, 2020 We can learn a lot from a tree. The first lesson would be patience. It’s a one hundred year old plant. Imagine facing the daily grind of having to stand there and never move your roots. The multiple storms it faces during the...We can learn a lot from a tree. The first lesson would be patience. It’s a one hundred year old plant. Imagine facing the daily grind of having to stand there and never move your roots. The multiple storms it faces during the seasons. A tree can’t run inside while a tropical storm is passing. A tree can’t torch up the leaves on the forest floor to keep itself warm during the winter. Look at how many trees become leaning posts for other trees that could’ve fallen the entire way. But it doesn’t because trees love other trees even when their strength is being challenged by erosion and or any other manmade disease. On this podcast episode, a day in my forest showcases a newer way to look at what humans are facing day to day during our storms. I was sitting within the trees during a cold late summer rain. Just listening. Watching how the limbs with leaves became full without complaint. Here we are inside the depths of the Covid pandemic, out of control politics, wars on the street, fires on the west coast and the biggest hurricane and tropical storm season of all time. Where does a mind need to escape? My choice was into the trees. The common step of the average person carries with them the weight of personal history with no guarantee of there being a tomorrow. Any and or all forests serve as a spiritual connection to a giving and loving universe that wants nothing more than a relationship. You can see it in the trees. All things here are somehow connected. There are no words or judgement. Only acceptance. The gift from the trees is having the courage to be open with all things, even when it appears to be an unnatural fit. A forest is peace filled especially while it’s raining or being tossed about by horrid winds. It’s somehow mastered the art of turning a raindrop into music. What does any of this jibber jabber mean? Rip down the walls of poetic expression Mr. Writer. Rather than busting serious tail trying to shake off the effects of the pandemic, the word from the restless street, the out of tune politics and everything else going wrong in 2020, stand up and face the storm. Just like the tree. Dig your heels into the soil and straighten your back. Stretch out your arms and reach for balance. Stop running away from the boulders being tossed at us by things we can’t control. Face the storm. Embrace the change. Hold onto what you believe. Be strong in your experience. Let the winds of time scrape the old skin off your trunk so your body can grow into a new age of rebirth and resurrection. It begins with one simple step. Choice]]>281falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-218--40911631How about that year 2020? This amusement park ride continues to deliver! And we keep showing up in line. Wouldn’t it be great if we could make the decision of enough is enough? On this podcast episode we’re jumping back to 8:09 am on August 9, 2020. Hold it. Wait a moment. All of these weeks just went by and I just noticed that the 5.1 earthquake that shook North Carolina took place at 8:09 am on the eighth month and 9th day! I was sitting in the forest during the moment of shake rattle and roll. The very forest that was enjoying a visit from a writer during the huge eclipse from a few years back that left us in the dark for a few moments. Although the earth shook on August 9th nothing changed in this forest. The birds, deer, snakes, spiders, owl and squirrels didn’t seem to be bothered. Maybe there was a ripple in the creek water and the trees acted as if it was just another late summer breeze. There’s got to be a message here. In all that’s happening during these documented days of 2020 why does nature seem to be shrugging its shoulders? What’s the missing language? Somewhere along the way we’ve lost the pronunciation and definition guide that fully explains what’s happening. It’s all right here. It’s physically happening! I feel like we’ve become horridly addicted to social media and headlines in general because we use it to check in. To find out how other people are reacting. At times we fall witness to those who are respecting other people’s place on the map. Then there are those moments when it’s nearly impossible to let anything sink inside. We keep taking these hits without learning the intended message. The entire image reminds me of Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman, “Yes sir! I’m not quitting sir!” The positive sits in the number of global people who aren’t sitting down during these chapters of new age struggles and very little victory. It may not look like we’re united on the forefront of unpredictable change but there’s physical evidence of that hidden drive to compassionately be present. Today there’s five tropical storms and hurricanes racing across the Atlantic Ocean, the west coast is still on fire, the homeless rate is on a major increase and not too shocking a new report reveals that intimacy in marriages has hit an all-time low. How much can we take and is there an emergency exist? In this moment of now be aware that calm starts with choice. I spilled hot coffee his morning and laughed about it. When compared to everything else going haywire, losing a cup of Joe on the floor seemed to tickle the over protected soul. Choice. It’s where conversation begins. It’s where listening continues. Richard Gere endlessly had to make a choice in An Officer and a Gentleman. Men were dropping out because the stress of the daily test was getting to be too much. Mentally and physically they were on a path of destruction and not resurrection. Big word right? And it’s not even Easter. Choice. It empowers your present place in the now. It may not have the Hail Mary championship trophy at the end but you still displayed the courage to work not just through the storm but beyond the storm. I take my first walk through the forest every morning at 4:30. It’s my choice. To be in nature. To figure out how to shrug my shoulders and keep moving on. Find your inner leadership. It starts with choice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40911631Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:11 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 15, 2020 How about that year 2020? This amusement park ride continues to deliver! And we keep showing up in line. Wouldn’t it be great if we could make the decision of enough is enough? On this podcast episode we’re jumping back to 8:09...How about that year 2020? This amusement park ride continues to deliver! And we keep showing up in line. Wouldn’t it be great if we could make the decision of enough is enough? On this podcast episode we’re jumping back to 8:09 am on August 9, 2020. Hold it. Wait a moment. All of these weeks just went by and I just noticed that the 5.1 earthquake that shook North Carolina took place at 8:09 am on the eighth month and 9th day! I was sitting in the forest during the moment of shake rattle and roll. The very forest that was enjoying a visit from a writer during the huge eclipse from a few years back that left us in the dark for a few moments. Although the earth shook on August 9th nothing changed in this forest. The birds, deer, snakes, spiders, owl and squirrels didn’t seem to be bothered. Maybe there was a ripple in the creek water and the trees acted as if it was just another late summer breeze. There’s got to be a message here. In all that’s happening during these documented days of 2020 why does nature seem to be shrugging its shoulders? What’s the missing language? Somewhere along the way we’ve lost the pronunciation and definition guide that fully explains what’s happening. It’s all right here. It’s physically happening! I feel like we’ve become horridly addicted to social media and headlines in general because we use it to check in. To find out how other people are reacting. At times we fall witness to those who are respecting other people’s place on the map. Then there are those moments when it’s nearly impossible to let anything sink inside. We keep taking these hits without learning the intended message. The entire image reminds me of Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman, “Yes sir! I’m not quitting sir!” The positive sits in the number of global people who aren’t sitting down during these chapters of new age struggles and very little victory. It may not look like we’re united on the forefront of unpredictable change but there’s physical evidence of that hidden drive to compassionately be present. Today there’s five tropical storms and hurricanes racing across the Atlantic Ocean, the west coast is still on fire, the homeless rate is on a major increase and not too shocking a new report reveals that intimacy in marriages has hit an all-time low. How much can we take and is there an emergency exist? In this moment of now be aware that calm starts with choice. I spilled hot coffee his morning and laughed about it. When compared to everything else going haywire, losing a cup of Joe on the floor seemed to tickle the over protected soul. Choice. It’s where conversation begins. It’s where listening continues. Richard Gere endlessly had to make a choice in An Officer and a Gentleman. Men were dropping out because the stress of the daily test was getting to be too much. Mentally and physically they were on a path of destruction and not resurrection. Big word right? And it’s not even Easter. Choice. It empowers your present place in the now. It may not have the Hail Mary championship trophy at the end but you still displayed the courage to work not just through the storm but beyond the storm. I take my first walk through the forest every morning at 4:30. It’s my choice. To be in nature. To figure out how to shrug my shoulders and keep moving on. Find your inner leadership. It starts with choice.]]>359falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-217--40796880I find great creative pleasure while writing in a forest. There’s something about the atmosphere that welcomes the human head and heart without there being judgement or an overbearing expectation that leads to silence. You’d never know how wrong the world is inside a forest. A recent RVing trip put me in the center of a long line of trees so willing to give. Within those sticks stuck feet first in mud were the humans. Many of them telling the tale of how important it’s becoming to let go of the city life and get on the road before time calls us back home. On this podcast episode the goal isn’t to paint the photograph of what it’s like to be in an RV or how living in the wide open space seems like the answer to everything. The mission is disconnection. We’re bombarded with daily news that few trust. We can’t look at other people without instantly wondering if they’ve got Covid or a political decision that doesn’t agree with us. We might as well toss in our level of courage and personal comfort in the way of telling the Great Creator that we’ve got this moment of madness under control. The life we once knew is getting further and further away. Digesting the new reality has always been a choice. But the strength to make the right decision can be seen weakening in the presence of others. Look at the huge list of spiritual books and podcasts that have pushed their visibility toward our inability to escape. Stop! Wait! If this were a movie and someone had a safe way out, you’d spend a few moments thinking about joining the group. To break free of. To race back into. To feel whole again. Since the birth of this Covid mess I’ve written many times about the chase to locate the missing God. That spirit in the sky that’s not answering your text messages. As one person put it, “The Creator of why we feel alone.” First and foremost you aren’t alone. What you feel is generated by a conscious mind that’s demanding answers as well as reactions. Most of us feel like we don’t fit in an ever changing situation. This isn’t the MMA where we can tap out. There is no NBA shot clock and we can’t shove this experience into an NHL two minute penalty box. My new studies involve the subconscious. That little thing we’ve left behind. We’ve got this! No need for help. We’re cool. And God looks on with a somewhat innocent smile. The subconscious! Look at who you are and where you stand from three different angles. I’ve done it on this blog. It went straight through your moment of Now and you didn’t pick up on it. Take your challenge and look at it three different ways. Your way. It’s way. Now God’s way. Write it out. Read it over and over. Each change and challenge has a voice and we as a normal people are looking at it only one way. Ours! Your subconscious is screaming to be heard. It needs to be present. Look at every point of view. Your way. It’s way. God’s way. Welcome to your brand new beginning. Walk in peace.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40796880Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 9, 2020 I find great creative pleasure while writing in a forest. There’s something about the atmosphere that welcomes the human head and heart without there being judgement or an overbearing expectation that leads to silence. You’d never...I find great creative pleasure while writing in a forest. There’s something about the atmosphere that welcomes the human head and heart without there being judgement or an overbearing expectation that leads to silence. You’d never know how wrong the world is inside a forest. A recent RVing trip put me in the center of a long line of trees so willing to give. Within those sticks stuck feet first in mud were the humans. Many of them telling the tale of how important it’s becoming to let go of the city life and get on the road before time calls us back home. On this podcast episode the goal isn’t to paint the photograph of what it’s like to be in an RV or how living in the wide open space seems like the answer to everything. The mission is disconnection. We’re bombarded with daily news that few trust. We can’t look at other people without instantly wondering if they’ve got Covid or a political decision that doesn’t agree with us. We might as well toss in our level of courage and personal comfort in the way of telling the Great Creator that we’ve got this moment of madness under control. The life we once knew is getting further and further away. Digesting the new reality has always been a choice. But the strength to make the right decision can be seen weakening in the presence of others. Look at the huge list of spiritual books and podcasts that have pushed their visibility toward our inability to escape. Stop! Wait! If this were a movie and someone had a safe way out, you’d spend a few moments thinking about joining the group. To break free of. To race back into. To feel whole again. Since the birth of this Covid mess I’ve written many times about the chase to locate the missing God. That spirit in the sky that’s not answering your text messages. As one person put it, “The Creator of why we feel alone.” First and foremost you aren’t alone. What you feel is generated by a conscious mind that’s demanding answers as well as reactions. Most of us feel like we don’t fit in an ever changing situation. This isn’t the MMA where we can tap out. There is no NBA shot clock and we can’t shove this experience into an NHL two minute penalty box. My new studies involve the subconscious. That little thing we’ve left behind. We’ve got this! No need for help. We’re cool. And God looks on with a somewhat innocent smile. The subconscious! Look at who you are and where you stand from three different angles. I’ve done it on this blog. It went straight through your moment of Now and you didn’t pick up on it. Take your challenge and look at it three different ways. Your way. It’s way. Now God’s way. Write it out. Read it over and over. Each change and challenge has a voice and we as a normal people are looking at it only one way. Ours! Your subconscious is screaming to be heard. It needs to be present. Look at every point of view. Your way. It’s way. God’s way. Welcome to your brand new beginning. Walk in peace.]]>363falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-216--40631853The majority of us are well aware of the existence of the present. It then becomes a choice to participate with it or quickly scoot away. As we enter yet another month during these strange and twisty times, the thought of being in the presence of “Now” still serves as an invitation to shun what’s becoming numb. The more we see the pandemic, rioting, politics and bad weather conditions, the more we’re tuning out of the existence of being present. Raise your hands if you’ve thought about January 1, 2021 a lot. Done! Finished! Goodridens 2020! On this podcast episode a place of escape is introduced without having to leave where you’re currently sitting or standing. Learning to recognize all that’s natural by way of allowing what’s in your “Now” to have a voice. Not yours! Not another narrator! Just listen. What do you hear? Accept it as it enters your cleared space for new beginnings. Say nothing. Don’t even tell yourself how stupid this is. Just listen. What’s sharing their whisper of life with you? This proves that you don’t have to meditate with your eyes closed. Keep them open to experience the beauty of all that energy around you. There’s always something being created around you. But because we’ve become brutally beat up by the headlines covering the pandemic to politics and beyond, we’ve agreed to shun what’s made us numb. Just listen… Yes it’s already September and October will fall into place quicker than yesterday departing. In the real world where the human is constantly being invited to visit there’s a tremendous amount of peace and security. Nature will never leave you out in the rain. It’s our choice to run inside. It’s cool to be a skeptic of this little exercise. One morning around 2:30 your eyes are gonna pop open and refuse to do anything but feed you more anxiety, fear, shame, guilt and doubt. We experience those emotions so much that I can’t help but wonder if we aren’t addicted to them. Therefore we create situations that put us right back in the storm. Reality check here. 2020 has sucked. Without living in the past but researching it’s one time grip. The entire walk through life has faced unheard of challenges and defeats. What did you do to locate peace of mind during those times? I know. It’s different. There’s a lot on our plates. Well, I aint your Daddy. I’m not going to ask you to clean your plate. All of this has been cookin up on the stove for a very very long time. Shunning the numb is completely natural but now it’s time to heal. Say nothing. Just listen. Feel for yourself how nature’s world is constantly bringing energy and empowerment toward you. Let it move through you. No need to hoard it. Nature’s making more. Just listen…]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40631853Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsSeptember 1, 2020 The majority of us are well aware of the existence of the present. It then becomes a choice to participate with it or quickly scoot away. As we enter yet another month during these strange and twisty times, the thought of being in...The majority of us are well aware of the existence of the present. It then becomes a choice to participate with it or quickly scoot away. As we enter yet another month during these strange and twisty times, the thought of being in the presence of “Now” still serves as an invitation to shun what’s becoming numb. The more we see the pandemic, rioting, politics and bad weather conditions, the more we’re tuning out of the existence of being present. Raise your hands if you’ve thought about January 1, 2021 a lot. Done! Finished! Goodridens 2020! On this podcast episode a place of escape is introduced without having to leave where you’re currently sitting or standing. Learning to recognize all that’s natural by way of allowing what’s in your “Now” to have a voice. Not yours! Not another narrator! Just listen. What do you hear? Accept it as it enters your cleared space for new beginnings. Say nothing. Don’t even tell yourself how stupid this is. Just listen. What’s sharing their whisper of life with you? This proves that you don’t have to meditate with your eyes closed. Keep them open to experience the beauty of all that energy around you. There’s always something being created around you. But because we’ve become brutally beat up by the headlines covering the pandemic to politics and beyond, we’ve agreed to shun what’s made us numb. Just listen… Yes it’s already September and October will fall into place quicker than yesterday departing. In the real world where the human is constantly being invited to visit there’s a tremendous amount of peace and security. Nature will never leave you out in the rain. It’s our choice to run inside. It’s cool to be a skeptic of this little exercise. One morning around 2:30 your eyes are gonna pop open and refuse to do anything but feed you more anxiety, fear, shame, guilt and doubt. We experience those emotions so much that I can’t help but wonder if we aren’t addicted to them. Therefore we create situations that put us right back in the storm. Reality check here. 2020 has sucked. Without living in the past but researching it’s one time grip. The entire walk through life has faced unheard of challenges and defeats. What did you do to locate peace of mind during those times? I know. It’s different. There’s a lot on our plates. Well, I aint your Daddy. I’m not going to ask you to clean your plate. All of this has been cookin up on the stove for a very very long time. Shunning the numb is completely natural but now it’s time to heal. Say nothing. Just listen. Feel for yourself how nature’s world is constantly bringing energy and empowerment toward you. Let it move through you. No need to hoard it. Nature’s making more. Just listen…]]>330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-215--40484490I heard the best quote the other day, “When the world stopped we had someplace to go.” Most of us felt trapped in our homes. Kids were on the computer not playing games but learning new things from digital presentations designed by teachers then regurgitated by parents hoping to know the way. I remember talking to many creative people who had just lost their live stages, book promotions and movie premieres and they weren’t happy with the moment. And yet today… standing this close to September 2020 I keep hearing the call of rejuvenation. If this quarantine hadn’t happened they wouldn’t have been introduced to newer ways of introducing their art to the world. On this podcast episode a simple trip into the forest to go camping opened all that felt closed. Learning to appreciate what you do have when everything around you feels like it’s disappeared. I hadn’t been anywhere near a body of water connected to very tall trees in five months. To be back in nature was a moment I didn’t think would ever happen again. Upon that journey back into the wildlife I took note of so many changes. Because the humans weren’t always around the squirrels had disappeared. The birds weren’t chirping and there didn’t seem to be any pesky summertime bugs. So my choice was to shut up and listen for God. What I couldn’t hear I saw. The huge array of colors nestling next to the blue water held in place by melodic rolling hills. How could anyone feel alone? I felt safer in that forest than standing at a Starbucks or Walmart. But how could I turn this moment of not having so many luxuries into a lesson of learning how to appreciate very little than a lot? I honestly don’t want to return anything from the past seven months. As out of place as everything continues to feel and perform is as perfect as life seems to feel. The one time mundane seems to feel like a gift. As much as we’d love to run around at the mall, take in movies and step into an overcrowded arena to catch a live concert I ask, “Do you really miss it? Was it something you had to do because you felt like you fit in?” I’m truly not going to predict how life is supposed to move as we get closer to 2021. I stopped creating New Year’s Resolutions because 100% of the time I never achieved what could’ve been success. This year has taught a very valuable lesson to millions of unknowing travelers. While the world stopped and we had someplace to go we took ourselves to a deeper place. To take in the moment and learn to trust love. For many people it was a word we just said. Now we own a much clearer picture.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40484490Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 25, 2020 I heard the best quote the other day, “When the world stopped we had someplace to go.” Most of us felt trapped in our homes. Kids were on the computer not playing games but learning new things from digital presentations designed by...I heard the best quote the other day, “When the world stopped we had someplace to go.” Most of us felt trapped in our homes. Kids were on the computer not playing games but learning new things from digital presentations designed by teachers then regurgitated by parents hoping to know the way. I remember talking to many creative people who had just lost their live stages, book promotions and movie premieres and they weren’t happy with the moment. And yet today… standing this close to September 2020 I keep hearing the call of rejuvenation. If this quarantine hadn’t happened they wouldn’t have been introduced to newer ways of introducing their art to the world. On this podcast episode a simple trip into the forest to go camping opened all that felt closed. Learning to appreciate what you do have when everything around you feels like it’s disappeared. I hadn’t been anywhere near a body of water connected to very tall trees in five months. To be back in nature was a moment I didn’t think would ever happen again. Upon that journey back into the wildlife I took note of so many changes. Because the humans weren’t always around the squirrels had disappeared. The birds weren’t chirping and there didn’t seem to be any pesky summertime bugs. So my choice was to shut up and listen for God. What I couldn’t hear I saw. The huge array of colors nestling next to the blue water held in place by melodic rolling hills. How could anyone feel alone? I felt safer in that forest than standing at a Starbucks or Walmart. But how could I turn this moment of not having so many luxuries into a lesson of learning how to appreciate very little than a lot? I honestly don’t want to return anything from the past seven months. As out of place as everything continues to feel and perform is as perfect as life seems to feel. The one time mundane seems to feel like a gift. As much as we’d love to run around at the mall, take in movies and step into an overcrowded arena to catch a live concert I ask, “Do you really miss it? Was it something you had to do because you felt like you fit in?” I’m truly not going to predict how life is supposed to move as we get closer to 2021. I stopped creating New Year’s Resolutions because 100% of the time I never achieved what could’ve been success. This year has taught a very valuable lesson to millions of unknowing travelers. While the world stopped and we had someplace to go we took ourselves to a deeper place. To take in the moment and learn to trust love. For many people it was a word we just said. Now we own a much clearer picture.]]>358falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-214--40382529Being one with nature isn’t anything new. My entire life has been spent studying animal habits and connections. What I’ve seen a lot of in the past ten years is a lack of fear from those living in the wild. The deer, rabbits, red tail hawks and owls aren’t so quick to hit the highway. They stand and stare at the presence of a human. As if to be studying us or offering companionship during these uncertain times. On this podcast episode we get a little animal spiritual by way of looking deeper into the relationship that’s getting dangerously close to something we don’t know. We’ve all seen the videos of the bison attacking the people at Yellowstone National Park. For some sick reason we think our connection with the wild comes with a hug and a kiss on the forehead. Yesterday afternoon, a walk through the forest with Jazzie. We abruptly stopped when a fairly large doe charged at us. I know the reason why. Her fawn was barely six feet away in the tall grass. This doe had our number. She made it clear that we were dangerously close to something we didn’t know. Is any of this a good thing? Who am I to ask? We’re all facing a ton of questions in 2020. From the existence of Covid to the protests, election and a recession that’s being ignored because the stock market is looking pretty nifty cool. But that doesn’t help those facing eviction, continued unemployment and the potential of facing not just Covid but the Flu. Who’s paying for that doctor bill? Who am I to ask? I do bring it up because we’re dangerously close to something we don’t know. What if I changed that to dangerously close to something we can’t see? Look at what’s happening on university campuses. Huge parties with no social distancing. The move to allow students back into their moment of education has quickly shifted to virtual studies. There are two things I always think about when I’m standing in the forest with so many creatures of nature. I laugh like a Bible Thumper because I believe it’s God’s physical presence in an oversaturated world. I also believe the animal kingdom is providing us with unexpected moments of mental disconnection from the headlines and personal fears that resemble a train car completely covered with graffiti. What questions are you asking here in August of the great 2020? Who am I to ask? Talk about being dangerously close to something we don’t know! Not just each other. But self. Maybe it’s time we take a break from bad news. To locate nature, a path through a park or a lake glimmering under a sky that remains lit by a ray of light that’s traveled millions of miles through space to help you see during a new age of mental darkness. How dangerously close are you to what you don’t know and can’t see? Who am I to ask?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40382529Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 18, 2020 Being one with nature isn’t anything new. My entire life has been spent studying animal habits and connections. What I’ve seen a lot of in the past ten years is a lack of fear from those living in the wild. The deer, rabbits, red...Being one with nature isn’t anything new. My entire life has been spent studying animal habits and connections. What I’ve seen a lot of in the past ten years is a lack of fear from those living in the wild. The deer, rabbits, red tail hawks and owls aren’t so quick to hit the highway. They stand and stare at the presence of a human. As if to be studying us or offering companionship during these uncertain times. On this podcast episode we get a little animal spiritual by way of looking deeper into the relationship that’s getting dangerously close to something we don’t know. We’ve all seen the videos of the bison attacking the people at Yellowstone National Park. For some sick reason we think our connection with the wild comes with a hug and a kiss on the forehead. Yesterday afternoon, a walk through the forest with Jazzie. We abruptly stopped when a fairly large doe charged at us. I know the reason why. Her fawn was barely six feet away in the tall grass. This doe had our number. She made it clear that we were dangerously close to something we didn’t know. Is any of this a good thing? Who am I to ask? We’re all facing a ton of questions in 2020. From the existence of Covid to the protests, election and a recession that’s being ignored because the stock market is looking pretty nifty cool. But that doesn’t help those facing eviction, continued unemployment and the potential of facing not just Covid but the Flu. Who’s paying for that doctor bill? Who am I to ask? I do bring it up because we’re dangerously close to something we don’t know. What if I changed that to dangerously close to something we can’t see? Look at what’s happening on university campuses. Huge parties with no social distancing. The move to allow students back into their moment of education has quickly shifted to virtual studies. There are two things I always think about when I’m standing in the forest with so many creatures of nature. I laugh like a Bible Thumper because I believe it’s God’s physical presence in an oversaturated world. I also believe the animal kingdom is providing us with unexpected moments of mental disconnection from the headlines and personal fears that resemble a train car completely covered with graffiti. What questions are you asking here in August of the great 2020? Who am I to ask? Talk about being dangerously close to something we don’t know! Not just each other. But self. Maybe it’s time we take a break from bad news. To locate nature, a path through a park or a lake glimmering under a sky that remains lit by a ray of light that’s traveled millions of miles through space to help you see during a new age of mental darkness. How dangerously close are you to what you don’t know and can’t see? Who am I to ask?]]>415falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-213--40282456When was the last time you did nothing but sit next to the trunk of a tree? Sounds pretty silly in a world that’s gone crazy. Nobody wants to take on the appearance of a tree hugger. And yet the power a tree holds has the ability to consistently invite peace and direction into your life and unwritten chapters. On this podcast episode we open the door to a world I’ve been a part of since November 1992. My forest. The journey to not only replenish the trees but to invite the animals including the snakes back into the security and comfort a forest brings to nature. In the writing I take note of how forgiving the soil is. It’s always providing for the whitetail deer, squirrels, beaver and others that stop in for a bite or more. I say that after seeing three fawn this morning. No matter how bad the storm, be it the summer heat of Carolina to howling winds and southern downpours, the forest continues to stand strong with its way of protecting. When I first arrived in 1992 there were no animals. It was a collection of trees beat up by acid rain. Today this very tiny section on this very large planet serves as a true spiritual connection. Which is what many of us need during this dance with a pandemic and everything that’s breaking around us. As much as we’re trying to fix our lives on the outside, it’s actually the invisible insides that are cracked, caving in, crumbling and fighting to survive because we were all shown how to persevere in one way or the other. Take a walk, enter a park, sit next to a tree, a stream or giant rock. There’s a huge chance that each of them have been here longer than you and there’s a story to be heard as well as experienced. The human can so easily quit and move to another city. The trees and rocks can’t. The human has an imagination that lets it turn everything off. The stream still has to provide. There’s a lesson here. The goal rests within the elements that make up preservation. Building a continuation of conversation with why you’re reaching forward and not taking from. We’re being challenged by changes no generation has ever experienced. Pulling the lens of the camera back the bigger picture shares a story of how the six generations before you also found struggle and pushed their journey through the walls and mountains. Those six generations before you faced desert floors and spiritual hunger and still kept walking toward this present place of Now. You’re here because they didn’t stop growing. The lens of the camera still pulled back I invite you to turn to the future. What are you investing in the next six generations? Don’t just fix your outside self. Find a tree and start healing spiritually.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40282456Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 12, 2020 When was the last time you did nothing but sit next to the trunk of a tree? Sounds pretty silly in a world that’s gone crazy. Nobody wants to take on the appearance of a tree hugger. And yet the power a tree holds has the ability to...When was the last time you did nothing but sit next to the trunk of a tree? Sounds pretty silly in a world that’s gone crazy. Nobody wants to take on the appearance of a tree hugger. And yet the power a tree holds has the ability to consistently invite peace and direction into your life and unwritten chapters. On this podcast episode we open the door to a world I’ve been a part of since November 1992. My forest. The journey to not only replenish the trees but to invite the animals including the snakes back into the security and comfort a forest brings to nature. In the writing I take note of how forgiving the soil is. It’s always providing for the whitetail deer, squirrels, beaver and others that stop in for a bite or more. I say that after seeing three fawn this morning. No matter how bad the storm, be it the summer heat of Carolina to howling winds and southern downpours, the forest continues to stand strong with its way of protecting. When I first arrived in 1992 there were no animals. It was a collection of trees beat up by acid rain. Today this very tiny section on this very large planet serves as a true spiritual connection. Which is what many of us need during this dance with a pandemic and everything that’s breaking around us. As much as we’re trying to fix our lives on the outside, it’s actually the invisible insides that are cracked, caving in, crumbling and fighting to survive because we were all shown how to persevere in one way or the other. Take a walk, enter a park, sit next to a tree, a stream or giant rock. There’s a huge chance that each of them have been here longer than you and there’s a story to be heard as well as experienced. The human can so easily quit and move to another city. The trees and rocks can’t. The human has an imagination that lets it turn everything off. The stream still has to provide. There’s a lesson here. The goal rests within the elements that make up preservation. Building a continuation of conversation with why you’re reaching forward and not taking from. We’re being challenged by changes no generation has ever experienced. Pulling the lens of the camera back the bigger picture shares a story of how the six generations before you also found struggle and pushed their journey through the walls and mountains. Those six generations before you faced desert floors and spiritual hunger and still kept walking toward this present place of Now. You’re here because they didn’t stop growing. The lens of the camera still pulled back I invite you to turn to the future. What are you investing in the next six generations? Don’t just fix your outside self. Find a tree and start healing spiritually.]]>442falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-212--40166986There are no two forests the same. You can’t say a collection of trees is just another collection of trees. I’m sure you’ve noticed the amazing amount of people that have taken up walking outdoors during this Covid-19 continuation of shutdowns. Many walkers, bicyclists and joggers have hit the greenways and forests to locate their personal place of escape. On this podcast episode we revisit a forest I’ve heard nothing about, never seen yet often think of it as if it’s right in front of me. The forests of Germany during World War II. My father led many men through those trees. While in battle they had to keep their strength focused on defending as well as surviving. I know what I pull from the power of a tree in 2020. What moved through him during those moments of leadership and skill? He never spoke of the forests. In fact he never spoke of his days in battle. His life was lived like he took a vacation to Vegas. What happens there stays there. What we are failing to do in this moment of now is turning to the men and women who’ve been a huge part of this nation’s security. They know where to go when challenged with enormous amounts of uncertainty. Ask a Vet. This is a brilliant time to start having conversations. To learn from their efforts of facing the wall and knowing that no matter what happens they’ll be one step closer to victory. Reach for the experience of a Vet. The forests that they walked within. A forest of commands, orders, purpose and execution. There wasn’t time to sit around trying to turn nothing into more nothing. The mission was to make the move and stay focused on the conclusion. To face what couldn’t have been predicted. To not wait for debate to create the answer but to find the solution. Include a Vet in your journey through this. You don’t need to remind yourself every day that Covid is still looming. You don’t need to visit CNN.com to see how the protests in cities are getting closer to your front door. Yes the government and radio talk show hosts are finally saying we are in a financial recession. The men and women on the forefront of locating lasting peace don’t break down into several layers of excuses. My father, a tough SOB didn’t play games with reality. A Vet leads. It’s time to sit down and have a conversation with one or many. Talk to the men and women who know what it’s like to fight for this nation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40166986Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:11 +0000Arroe CollinsAugust 6, 2020 There are no two forests the same. You can’t say a collection of trees is just another collection of trees. I’m sure you’ve noticed the amazing amount of people that have taken up walking outdoors during this Covid-19 continuation of...There are no two forests the same. You can’t say a collection of trees is just another collection of trees. I’m sure you’ve noticed the amazing amount of people that have taken up walking outdoors during this Covid-19 continuation of shutdowns. Many walkers, bicyclists and joggers have hit the greenways and forests to locate their personal place of escape. On this podcast episode we revisit a forest I’ve heard nothing about, never seen yet often think of it as if it’s right in front of me. The forests of Germany during World War II. My father led many men through those trees. While in battle they had to keep their strength focused on defending as well as surviving. I know what I pull from the power of a tree in 2020. What moved through him during those moments of leadership and skill? He never spoke of the forests. In fact he never spoke of his days in battle. His life was lived like he took a vacation to Vegas. What happens there stays there. What we are failing to do in this moment of now is turning to the men and women who’ve been a huge part of this nation’s security. They know where to go when challenged with enormous amounts of uncertainty. Ask a Vet. This is a brilliant time to start having conversations. To learn from their efforts of facing the wall and knowing that no matter what happens they’ll be one step closer to victory. Reach for the experience of a Vet. The forests that they walked within. A forest of commands, orders, purpose and execution. There wasn’t time to sit around trying to turn nothing into more nothing. The mission was to make the move and stay focused on the conclusion. To face what couldn’t have been predicted. To not wait for debate to create the answer but to find the solution. Include a Vet in your journey through this. You don’t need to remind yourself every day that Covid is still looming. You don’t need to visit CNN.com to see how the protests in cities are getting closer to your front door. Yes the government and radio talk show hosts are finally saying we are in a financial recession. The men and women on the forefront of locating lasting peace don’t break down into several layers of excuses. My father, a tough SOB didn’t play games with reality. A Vet leads. It’s time to sit down and have a conversation with one or many. Talk to the men and women who know what it’s like to fight for this nation.]]>431falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-211--40032584A two week old fawn and its mothers came within six feet of where I was sitting. I couldn’t take my eyes off the most innocent pair of eyes. I was stunned by their lack of fear but more amazed at how much it felt like they were carrying something much larger than a greeting. On this podcast episode we travel back to my daily writing of July 5, 2020. A moment of question. We were observing Independence Day but we weren’t celebrating it like years past. The best reason we held was social distancing. But that wasn’t the entire picture. The protesting and riots were on the rise during a season already labeled uncertain times. I wrote about going directly to my book of Totems. To study the story behind the visitation. The deer clear had something with them that could be described as being larger than a greeting. When the deer shows up, it means you’ve been involved in some aggressive negative circumstances and need to seek out safe nurturing situations with people. Trust your gut instinct. Present are many different paths. Be gentle with yourself and others. The nation as a whole held onto the images projected across our social media and local news channels. On the day of our nation the rise in protests and rioting was the aggressive negative circumstance. One that very few of us spoke of. We stood on the sidelines patiently trying to wait this out. Now that we’re entering the front door of August it still looms over who’ve become and continue to grow into. Today the invitation is to protect your paths. Your choices. Your actions and reactions. Protect them by being gentle not only with yourself but others. I heard a quote on television last night that can be used as a tool for the potential of there being a place of healing. The day the world stopped was the day we found someplace to go. My response to that in my de-frag journal was, “This new age of freedom is to do all we can not to back to normal. I call it reckless acceptable behavior. We are holding onto it because we temporarily have an excuse for anything that feels insane. We are who we are because it’s been shaped by choice. Make your steps today gentle for yourself and others.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40032584Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 29, 2020 A two week old fawn and its mothers came within six feet of where I was sitting. I couldn’t take my eyes off the most innocent pair of eyes. I was stunned by their lack of fear but more amazed at how much it felt like they were...A two week old fawn and its mothers came within six feet of where I was sitting. I couldn’t take my eyes off the most innocent pair of eyes. I was stunned by their lack of fear but more amazed at how much it felt like they were carrying something much larger than a greeting. On this podcast episode we travel back to my daily writing of July 5, 2020. A moment of question. We were observing Independence Day but we weren’t celebrating it like years past. The best reason we held was social distancing. But that wasn’t the entire picture. The protesting and riots were on the rise during a season already labeled uncertain times. I wrote about going directly to my book of Totems. To study the story behind the visitation. The deer clear had something with them that could be described as being larger than a greeting. When the deer shows up, it means you’ve been involved in some aggressive negative circumstances and need to seek out safe nurturing situations with people. Trust your gut instinct. Present are many different paths. Be gentle with yourself and others. The nation as a whole held onto the images projected across our social media and local news channels. On the day of our nation the rise in protests and rioting was the aggressive negative circumstance. One that very few of us spoke of. We stood on the sidelines patiently trying to wait this out. Now that we’re entering the front door of August it still looms over who’ve become and continue to grow into. Today the invitation is to protect your paths. Your choices. Your actions and reactions. Protect them by being gentle not only with yourself but others. I heard a quote on television last night that can be used as a tool for the potential of there being a place of healing. The day the world stopped was the day we found someplace to go. My response to that in my de-frag journal was, “This new age of freedom is to do all we can not to back to normal. I call it reckless acceptable behavior. We are holding onto it because we temporarily have an excuse for anything that feels insane. We are who we are because it’s been shaped by choice. Make your steps today gentle for yourself and others.]]>262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-210--39897721Will anyone remember? With so much endlessly being pushed at us in the headlines, will anyone remember that SpaceX blasted two men toward the International Space Station? Will we remember the huge dust cloud from the Sahara? What will the impact of the cloud have on our yards and the mountain forests? On this podcast episode we jump into the subject of what it’s like to be a living thing inside a living thing. The planet. The universe. We are no different than that dust cloud. Each of us are a spec of dust. We’ve collected in circles and continue to push ourselves across this lay of land. Just because we aren’t in the atmosphere doesn’t mean we still can’t participate with future change. In everything we’ve been through in 2020 how much of it is completely natural? The human had nothing to do with the shape of its story. Yet we turned it into a headline. I compare the existence of my forest to our present place in the journey. When I first came in contact with this place on the map it was badly beaten up by acid rain and whatever else big cities invite to the neighborhood. Between 1992 and the present I’ve patiently worked one on one with all things natural to keep this huge collection of trees protected. From understanding erosion to tree diseases that come unexpectedly. While writing I asked “What if I had let nature do what it’s best known for? Instead of reaching out to help rejuvenate the soil, should I have let it replenish itself? As if to generate its own journey.” I compare that to our present way of living with social distancing. Businesses still aren’t open. Not even churches. The experts are feverishly working on relieving the pressure but the elements that make up our business world aren’t participating. Meaning us. All of these deeply dedicated decision makers busting tail to create a path for each of us to return to what feels like normal and yet the roots of what makes a company a success story has very little physical determination to want to participate with the right way to rebuild America. My wife is a school teacher that’s been called back to the classroom for summer school. Her job includes being on the bus to pick up the students. To take their temperature before they climb onboard. Yesterday she watched as other children not going to summer school made fun of those who were going. Today those that were laughed at weren’t at the bus stop. Where are the forest farmers? Where are the leaders that hold people accountable? Having a voice in July 2020 doesn’t have to be a protest where bricks are being thrown into windows that don’t belong to us. Having a true concern for our soil is essential in an age of uncertainty. I talk often with my school teacher wife about the total impact of students not getting an education. I also talk about how a certain area of our forest isn’t responding to the atmosphere and we need to pay closer attention to the trees survival. By 11pm I’m so mentally torched by the process of existence that the game becomes the original question, “Will anyone remember?”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39897721Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 22, 2020 Will anyone remember? With so much endlessly being pushed at us in the headlines, will anyone remember that SpaceX blasted two men toward the International Space Station? Will we remember the huge dust cloud from the Sahara? What will...Will anyone remember? With so much endlessly being pushed at us in the headlines, will anyone remember that SpaceX blasted two men toward the International Space Station? Will we remember the huge dust cloud from the Sahara? What will the impact of the cloud have on our yards and the mountain forests? On this podcast episode we jump into the subject of what it’s like to be a living thing inside a living thing. The planet. The universe. We are no different than that dust cloud. Each of us are a spec of dust. We’ve collected in circles and continue to push ourselves across this lay of land. Just because we aren’t in the atmosphere doesn’t mean we still can’t participate with future change. In everything we’ve been through in 2020 how much of it is completely natural? The human had nothing to do with the shape of its story. Yet we turned it into a headline. I compare the existence of my forest to our present place in the journey. When I first came in contact with this place on the map it was badly beaten up by acid rain and whatever else big cities invite to the neighborhood. Between 1992 and the present I’ve patiently worked one on one with all things natural to keep this huge collection of trees protected. From understanding erosion to tree diseases that come unexpectedly. While writing I asked “What if I had let nature do what it’s best known for? Instead of reaching out to help rejuvenate the soil, should I have let it replenish itself? As if to generate its own journey.” I compare that to our present way of living with social distancing. Businesses still aren’t open. Not even churches. The experts are feverishly working on relieving the pressure but the elements that make up our business world aren’t participating. Meaning us. All of these deeply dedicated decision makers busting tail to create a path for each of us to return to what feels like normal and yet the roots of what makes a company a success story has very little physical determination to want to participate with the right way to rebuild America. My wife is a school teacher that’s been called back to the classroom for summer school. Her job includes being on the bus to pick up the students. To take their temperature before they climb onboard. Yesterday she watched as other children not going to summer school made fun of those who were going. Today those that were laughed at weren’t at the bus stop. Where are the forest farmers? Where are the leaders that hold people accountable? Having a voice in July 2020 doesn’t have to be a protest where bricks are being thrown into windows that don’t belong to us. Having a true concern for our soil is essential in an age of uncertainty. I talk often with my school teacher wife about the total impact of students not getting an education. I also talk about how a certain area of our forest isn’t responding to the atmosphere and we need to pay closer attention to the trees survival. By 11pm I’m so mentally torched by the process of existence that the game becomes the original question, “Will anyone remember?”]]>529falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-209--39682422I’m not an expert on animal behavior but I’ve studied the spiritual energy of Animal Speak for several decades. Oh no! The Jesus loving freak reaches toward other avenues of communication! Yeah, well what if that man that once walked the planet actually speaks through animals to reach us? The energy of the universe uses them as an attraction. Once your wild out of control Covid-19 fear filled mind locks in on the presence of something far greater than this mess then boom let the message begin to download. On this podcast episode we bring the squirrel into the picture. We’re always trying to out squirrel the squirrel. The pesky little fuzzy butts endlessly steal food from the birds and other living creations. For many people the average everyday squirrel creates anger. Hmmm back it down Darth Vader. There’s a huge lesson to be learned while putting focus on their daily performance. A squirrel knows when change is coming. We take note as humans of how much it seems to always store things when in reality the squirrel is brilliant at lightening up the load. Squirrels know the best way to deal with situations. It prepares for the future by making room to gather the right things. As people are we preparing for the next surge of negative entering our present place? Are you cleaning out your closets? Are you only storing extra food, water, clothing, candles and money for later use? That pain in the butt creature teaches us to be fully aware of what’s in our Now. To be ready to avoid and escape a threatening situation. Show me someone who isn’t trying to survive right now. Uncertainty is out of control. Your inner peace isn’t in your past nor is it waiting for you in the future. Millions are still unemployed. Eviction notices are being sent out. As much as we want to run out and aggressively pursue our personal goals, we’re forgetting about the extreme importance of balance. How does a squirrel jump eight feet to a different tree? Is it play, protection or a new age of socializing? In order to out squirrel the squirrel you need to know how the squirrel lives and thinks. Then look at your own life, challenges, daily victories and defeats. If the squirrel brings you to a boiling point I have to ask how many people feel the same way about your presence. This isn’t a Debbie Downer or Buzz Kill. Survival and the struggle to succeed through it are being challenged. Balance must be your daily diet. Taking walks to watch the squirrels is a great way to bring you back into the animal circle. While there you’ll see hawks, owls, giant beetles, huge ass pinecones, unique trees, flowers proudly bragging about their blossoms and a light breeze that’s waited all day to help cool you off. It’s extremely easy to create dreams and get totally frail in the mind and spirit when you aren’t anywhere close to achieving a greater day. Both are extremely strong in the presence of whatever decision you’re about to make. Or you can listen to the squirrel and let your awareness be your better tool. Assumption will land your squirrel butt on the ground and not in the other tree.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39682422Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 14, 2020 I’m not an expert on animal behavior but I’ve studied the spiritual energy of Animal Speak for several decades. Oh no! The Jesus loving freak reaches toward other avenues of communication! Yeah, well what if that man that once walked...I’m not an expert on animal behavior but I’ve studied the spiritual energy of Animal Speak for several decades. Oh no! The Jesus loving freak reaches toward other avenues of communication! Yeah, well what if that man that once walked the planet actually speaks through animals to reach us? The energy of the universe uses them as an attraction. Once your wild out of control Covid-19 fear filled mind locks in on the presence of something far greater than this mess then boom let the message begin to download. On this podcast episode we bring the squirrel into the picture. We’re always trying to out squirrel the squirrel. The pesky little fuzzy butts endlessly steal food from the birds and other living creations. For many people the average everyday squirrel creates anger. Hmmm back it down Darth Vader. There’s a huge lesson to be learned while putting focus on their daily performance. A squirrel knows when change is coming. We take note as humans of how much it seems to always store things when in reality the squirrel is brilliant at lightening up the load. Squirrels know the best way to deal with situations. It prepares for the future by making room to gather the right things. As people are we preparing for the next surge of negative entering our present place? Are you cleaning out your closets? Are you only storing extra food, water, clothing, candles and money for later use? That pain in the butt creature teaches us to be fully aware of what’s in our Now. To be ready to avoid and escape a threatening situation. Show me someone who isn’t trying to survive right now. Uncertainty is out of control. Your inner peace isn’t in your past nor is it waiting for you in the future. Millions are still unemployed. Eviction notices are being sent out. As much as we want to run out and aggressively pursue our personal goals, we’re forgetting about the extreme importance of balance. How does a squirrel jump eight feet to a different tree? Is it play, protection or a new age of socializing? In order to out squirrel the squirrel you need to know how the squirrel lives and thinks. Then look at your own life, challenges, daily victories and defeats. If the squirrel brings you to a boiling point I have to ask how many people feel the same way about your presence. This isn’t a Debbie Downer or Buzz Kill. Survival and the struggle to succeed through it are being challenged. Balance must be your daily diet. Taking walks to watch the squirrels is a great way to bring you back into the animal circle. While there you’ll see hawks, owls, giant beetles, huge ass pinecones, unique trees, flowers proudly bragging about their blossoms and a light breeze that’s waited all day to help cool you off. It’s extremely easy to create dreams and get totally frail in the mind and spirit when you aren’t anywhere close to achieving a greater day. Both are extremely strong in the presence of whatever decision you’re about to make. Or you can listen to the squirrel and let your awareness be your better tool. Assumption will land your squirrel butt on the ground and not in the other tree.]]>448falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-208--37055880I love looking up words in the dictionary. Not to be a “know it all” but to see if we’re using them the way they were meant to be. I love the adventure the dictionary provides by way of how a word began and moved from country to country. I study the different definitions a single word can have. Not because I’m a book worm! I love words! On this podcast episode we look up the word forest. Seriously! In 2020 a lot of building is taking place in cities around the world. What defines a modern forest? The dictionary says is a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. I’ve lived in a forest for twenty eighty years. Being the forest farmer I agree with the description. I have a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. But that’s not what this is about. Ballantyne, North Carolina. Huge corporate complex. Millions of Carolinian’s drive by it a year. Building after building. Larger than life streets. When I arrived in 1985 it was a collection of trees. Today, from an outsider’s point of view it looks to have been ripped from its roots. Not only am I a daily writer but I walk every day as well. During these Covid-19 days it’s not going to be on the overcrowded yet beautiful greenways that Charlotte has masterfully designed. I need nobody around me. So at 6:00 in the morning Jazzie and I hit the five unforgettable parks inside the corporate park of Ballantyne. What? Large lakes, trees, waterfalls, wild animals and everything else the dictionary says it must have in order to be a forest. I don’t want this to be a commercial for Ballantyne. The goal is to open your thoughts to the idea of something living and breathing beyond what you are assuming. What looks to be tall buildings where decision makers are trying to save their businesses is physically and mentally connected to a forest that which provides peace. The greatest storyteller’s of all time are trees. Followed by rocks. They know the way. They’ve been here longer than you and ultimately it’s your choice not to hear how to survive the bad storms, hot summer days, wicked nights or the avalanche of bugs that creep into Carolina. Trees know the way. Make today that moment where you just listen. Don’t say anything. Stand next to a tree and just listen. Pay attention to the amazing amount of life around the tree. From the birds to the spiders, squirrels and so much more. Watch as the summer breeze lightly provides the music for the leaves to dance. Feel how the tree provides shade to keep you cool. Be amazed at how the tree doesn’t judge who you are or where you are from. Your front and backyard may actually have one or two trees. Use your imagination and turn it into a forest. Belong to a new atmosphere of peace and Love.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/37055880Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsJuly 7, 2020 I love looking up words in the dictionary. Not to be a “know it all” but to see if we’re using them the way they were meant to be. I love the adventure the dictionary provides by way of how a word began and moved from country to...I love looking up words in the dictionary. Not to be a “know it all” but to see if we’re using them the way they were meant to be. I love the adventure the dictionary provides by way of how a word began and moved from country to country. I study the different definitions a single word can have. Not because I’m a book worm! I love words! On this podcast episode we look up the word forest. Seriously! In 2020 a lot of building is taking place in cities around the world. What defines a modern forest? The dictionary says is a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. I’ve lived in a forest for twenty eighty years. Being the forest farmer I agree with the description. I have a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. But that’s not what this is about. Ballantyne, North Carolina. Huge corporate complex. Millions of Carolinian’s drive by it a year. Building after building. Larger than life streets. When I arrived in 1985 it was a collection of trees. Today, from an outsider’s point of view it looks to have been ripped from its roots. Not only am I a daily writer but I walk every day as well. During these Covid-19 days it’s not going to be on the overcrowded yet beautiful greenways that Charlotte has masterfully designed. I need nobody around me. So at 6:00 in the morning Jazzie and I hit the five unforgettable parks inside the corporate park of Ballantyne. What? Large lakes, trees, waterfalls, wild animals and everything else the dictionary says it must have in order to be a forest. I don’t want this to be a commercial for Ballantyne. The goal is to open your thoughts to the idea of something living and breathing beyond what you are assuming. What looks to be tall buildings where decision makers are trying to save their businesses is physically and mentally connected to a forest that which provides peace. The greatest storyteller’s of all time are trees. Followed by rocks. They know the way. They’ve been here longer than you and ultimately it’s your choice not to hear how to survive the bad storms, hot summer days, wicked nights or the avalanche of bugs that creep into Carolina. Trees know the way. Make today that moment where you just listen. Don’t say anything. Stand next to a tree and just listen. Pay attention to the amazing amount of life around the tree. From the birds to the spiders, squirrels and so much more. Watch as the summer breeze lightly provides the music for the leaves to dance. Feel how the tree provides shade to keep you cool. Be amazed at how the tree doesn’t judge who you are or where you are from. Your front and backyard may actually have one or two trees. Use your imagination and turn it into a forest. Belong to a new atmosphere of peace and Love.]]>530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-207--34897236Although I’ve always had a tight relationship with my forest in South Charlotte, North Carolina, it hasn’t always been giving peace and love a chance. I was horribly lost during those early years from 1992 to 97. Nature was struggling with the opportunity to catch up. Acid rain and other atmospheric materials were weakening the limbs and roots. A once vibrant collection of trees was thinning too quickly. That caused erosion. The soil wasn’t protected by the tall stick figures. I would sit for hours in this forest daily writing. Literally listening for the wind share something in the way of protecting its tree history. Like most, I did the Lowes and Home Depot thing of trying to replenish the missing trees with what I call candy coated magazine soil fixtures. They weren’t surviving. November 1997. Seventeen hundred naturally grown North Carolina tree seedlings began a journey that has invited peace and love back into the poetry. Learning to love all living things. During those bleak moments of possibly facing cleared land, I was able to take incredible notes of how everything was reacting. From the tall grasses to the tiny creek to the turtles, snakes and other living things. I wrote about everything. I studied how the land was reaching outward and it was my goal and mission to read every book that would help me save this little piece of daily sharing. Learning to love all living things taught me to include even the tiniest pebbles used to slow erosion. To hold water for the base of the trees to giving a lizard a place of warmth on a sunny day. Learning to love all living things. While writing in the forest on June 13, 2020 I was given a different thought. All of these beautiful animals have come to this one place to help complete the circle. The seasons so incredibly peace filled. But something was still missing. The message that’s been growing for years. Replenishing a forest doesn’t happen overnight. It involves a lot of communication. The one thing missing from this forest? People. Learning to love all living things. In a day and age of life’s everyday forest constantly getting hit by the atmosphere and all it brings. People are no different than a tree. It’s time to study the soil. It’s time to get to know the flow of energy. It’s time to take notes about preserving what we already have by introducing peace and love through communication. Learning to love all living things. Not just what you like. All living things. Knowing about your community not just driving through it. Planting new ideas that are natural and not from a candy coated magazine page. Equally loving creates peace.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34897236Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsJune 30 2020 Although I’ve always had a tight relationship with my forest in South Charlotte, North Carolina, it hasn’t always been giving peace and love a chance. I was horribly lost during those early years from 1992 to 97. Nature was struggling...Although I’ve always had a tight relationship with my forest in South Charlotte, North Carolina, it hasn’t always been giving peace and love a chance. I was horribly lost during those early years from 1992 to 97. Nature was struggling with the opportunity to catch up. Acid rain and other atmospheric materials were weakening the limbs and roots. A once vibrant collection of trees was thinning too quickly. That caused erosion. The soil wasn’t protected by the tall stick figures. I would sit for hours in this forest daily writing. Literally listening for the wind share something in the way of protecting its tree history. Like most, I did the Lowes and Home Depot thing of trying to replenish the missing trees with what I call candy coated magazine soil fixtures. They weren’t surviving. November 1997. Seventeen hundred naturally grown North Carolina tree seedlings began a journey that has invited peace and love back into the poetry. Learning to love all living things. During those bleak moments of possibly facing cleared land, I was able to take incredible notes of how everything was reacting. From the tall grasses to the tiny creek to the turtles, snakes and other living things. I wrote about everything. I studied how the land was reaching outward and it was my goal and mission to read every book that would help me save this little piece of daily sharing. Learning to love all living things taught me to include even the tiniest pebbles used to slow erosion. To hold water for the base of the trees to giving a lizard a place of warmth on a sunny day. Learning to love all living things. While writing in the forest on June 13, 2020 I was given a different thought. All of these beautiful animals have come to this one place to help complete the circle. The seasons so incredibly peace filled. But something was still missing. The message that’s been growing for years. Replenishing a forest doesn’t happen overnight. It involves a lot of communication. The one thing missing from this forest? People. Learning to love all living things. In a day and age of life’s everyday forest constantly getting hit by the atmosphere and all it brings. People are no different than a tree. It’s time to study the soil. It’s time to get to know the flow of energy. It’s time to take notes about preserving what we already have by introducing peace and love through communication. Learning to love all living things. Not just what you like. All living things. Knowing about your community not just driving through it. Planting new ideas that are natural and not from a candy coated magazine page. Equally loving creates peace.]]>285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-206--32624802I love studying the habits of nature. From the long limbs of a Carolina Pine to the tall grasses snuggling up to a stream pushing energy to a nearby lake. There’s something in nature that speaks to their human neighbors but few are choosing to listen. To fall witness to. To grow with and from. My walk at five this morning was a total image of nature having a presence. The sweet scent of Magnolia’s the morning after a hard rain. The sky was lit up by stars no longer hidden by so much pollution. And the rabbits. Oh the rabbits. Just like the deer, the rabbits aren’t as fearful as they used to be. The moment they see Jazzie and I coming into their picture those little bunnies run to greet us like a scene from Bambi. What I want to know is how nature can feature so many incredibly different things and yet we never see the Elm attack the Queens Lace. How can the squirrels of plenty keep at peace with the bright red Cardinals and both get equally the same amount of required food from my feeder? While the sun rises to bring light to a new day it’s quite entertaining to watch shadows dancing on the forest floor. I don’t see the wild grape vines fighting with the tiny white roses that grew without human help. There are lessons to be learned in a forest. There’s something here that speaks out but in what language? Is the Oak tree the top of the company ladder? The huge snapping turtle we saw walking by on Sunday does he feel like he’s been wronged by the way the human parks his or her car? I’ve never received a complaint. All that seems to be wrong in the human world and nature doesn’t seem to be skipping a beat. Yes there is a difference with all things that make up a place of peace. How is it that the plants, trees and other living things have never put in those two two extra letters? In-difference. In-justice. All things in a forest equally love. Therefore peace is allowed to be present. Sure the umbrella of trees do race to see who’s going to touch the first cloud of the day. Sure the Black Snake loves to keep the Copperhead from poisoning things. Yes the spiders love mosquitoes and grasshoppers. And with all of those bunnies we see each morning at five I’m sure there’s a pretty fat owl loving his lay of the land. There is to be a difference. It’s what makes harmony work. Equally loving creates peace. It’s time to activate what the forest practices every day. Equal love creates peace.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32624802Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsJune 23, 2020 I love studying the habits of nature. From the long limbs of a Carolina Pine to the tall grasses snuggling up to a stream pushing energy to a nearby lake. There’s something in nature that speaks to their human neighbors but few are...I love studying the habits of nature. From the long limbs of a Carolina Pine to the tall grasses snuggling up to a stream pushing energy to a nearby lake. There’s something in nature that speaks to their human neighbors but few are choosing to listen. To fall witness to. To grow with and from. My walk at five this morning was a total image of nature having a presence. The sweet scent of Magnolia’s the morning after a hard rain. The sky was lit up by stars no longer hidden by so much pollution. And the rabbits. Oh the rabbits. Just like the deer, the rabbits aren’t as fearful as they used to be. The moment they see Jazzie and I coming into their picture those little bunnies run to greet us like a scene from Bambi. What I want to know is how nature can feature so many incredibly different things and yet we never see the Elm attack the Queens Lace. How can the squirrels of plenty keep at peace with the bright red Cardinals and both get equally the same amount of required food from my feeder? While the sun rises to bring light to a new day it’s quite entertaining to watch shadows dancing on the forest floor. I don’t see the wild grape vines fighting with the tiny white roses that grew without human help. There are lessons to be learned in a forest. There’s something here that speaks out but in what language? Is the Oak tree the top of the company ladder? The huge snapping turtle we saw walking by on Sunday does he feel like he’s been wronged by the way the human parks his or her car? I’ve never received a complaint. All that seems to be wrong in the human world and nature doesn’t seem to be skipping a beat. Yes there is a difference with all things that make up a place of peace. How is it that the plants, trees and other living things have never put in those two two extra letters? In-difference. In-justice. All things in a forest equally love. Therefore peace is allowed to be present. Sure the umbrella of trees do race to see who’s going to touch the first cloud of the day. Sure the Black Snake loves to keep the Copperhead from poisoning things. Yes the spiders love mosquitoes and grasshoppers. And with all of those bunnies we see each morning at five I’m sure there’s a pretty fat owl loving his lay of the land. There is to be a difference. It’s what makes harmony work. Equally loving creates peace. It’s time to activate what the forest practices every day. Equal love creates peace.]]>356falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-205--31081871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/31081871Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat does the human look like in space? A speck of dust? Maybe a seed? We as a living creation have endlessly spent trillions of dollars to get somewhere much bigger than what we are. Even in our personal lives. We dreamed to become. We stayed loyal...311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-204--29998828https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29998828Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsI sit and stare into a lot of trees these days. Its as if I'm waiting for them to share the answer. I mean trees are survivors. Look at how many storms a tree endures in a single Spring or Summer! The human keeps trying to be the answer in every...306falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-203--28893424https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28893424Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsThere's a lot of things happening in our lives right now. We thought the Coronavirus Covid-19 was extremely heavy to hold and move through. Have you looked at yourself in a mirror and asked the infamous question, "What now?" On this podcast episode...317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-202--27759084https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27759084Tue, 19 May 2020 19:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsOverlooking my forest in south Charlotte I came across a wandering thought about the truest form of lessons we could take from any of this mess baring the name Covid-19? Yeah yeah wash your hands and do all you can to socially distance yourself from...370falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-201--27153671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27153671Tue, 12 May 2020 23:00:20 +0000Arroe CollinsOver the past nine weeks I've been blessed with the opportunity to walk slowly through our entire neighborhood. I didn't know the man down the street was a bee farmer. Thousands of bees and a million stories about how to not only learn how to love...313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-200--26763642https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26763642Tue, 05 May 2020 19:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsIn the end who will win? The question keeps coming up. Over the past eight to nine weeks so much information has run through each of us. Some of the info was valuable enough to hold onto while a lot of the other is just sitting there. It's taking...364falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-199--26272885https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26272885Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:20 +0000Arroe CollinsBeing transparent has always been my walk. Not always a good place to stand. Not everybody wants to tune into where reality currently hangs its hat. Growing up my parents were always extremely honest. When times were bad Dad let us know about it....431falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-198--25957741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25957741Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:00:02 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat language are you listening too? I mean with so much being thrown onto social media and our ears overtaken by the world of news and opinions, it's completely natural to find strength in selective hearing. There's a lot of movement outside the...467falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-197--25528043https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25528043Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsNot because I originate from Montana but because I truly have a passion to study animals and their behaviors that I'm given the daily opportunity to watch as nature teaches the human. Especially during this Coronavirus outbreak. The forest I've...463falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-196--24919899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24919899Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsI've been absolutely amazed at how bright nature has been during these unwritten pages known as the journey through the Coronavirus Covid-19. I live in a forest. It's not waiting for government leaders or medical officials to set itself free to...298falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-195--24673651https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24673651Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsFor many of us we've entered the state of experience where we are beginning to compare the path to other days on the mountain. I first started documenting thoughts about the Coronavirus on March 8, 2020. I was pretty much like everyone else about...233falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-194--24247068https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24247068Wed, 25 Mar 2020 05:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsIn all things I'm doing not only as a daily writer but as the host of numerous podcasts I have followed my heart to make sure I remain in the presence of the present. Being mindful of the moments. Grateful for the daily sunrises. Which means what?...306falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-193--23975275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23975275Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsFrom out of nowhere I tend to bring up a thought that sort of kicks a comfortable walker of their path. Without explanation I'll send a text or bring forward in conversation, "Where's your God?" It's not to challenge their beliefs! Not to signify...345falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-192--23709527https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23709527Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsDuring my terrestrial radio days I was known as the keep smiling and keep loving those pets guy. Never a day of rain its liquid sunshine. Even today at the end of all of these famous people conversations I pull it to a close with a solid "Be...476falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-191--23427330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23427330Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsReceived an email the other day that pointed to the process of how I write then deliver it by way of podcasting. They said, "You say things that put thoughts in places my afraid self would like to talk about but I'm never able to bring it up. Yet you...410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-190--23171286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23171286Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:00:19 +0000Arroe CollinsWas listening to the Slow Burn podcast season one the other day. I couldn't believe how divided so many people were. No matter how much Watergate evidence was present many of us as well as our parents took sides. But we got back on our feet and...361falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-189--22911329https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22911329Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm the fool that finds enjoyment while sitting in the rain. The rhythmic natural flow of change and every reason to grow. Cardinals sing in the rain. Deer continue to wander and humans find it easier to digest if we quickly rush away. On this...375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-188--22653484https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22653484Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:00:15 +0000Arroe CollinsI write in a forest. Something about the energy of a tree. Maybe it's because the paper I use created by the tree uses the human to help serve a continuation. Pretty deep right? So is this next thought but it could very well hit you totally wrong....469falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billy-s-forest-chapter-187--22403162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22403162Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsThis isn't a negative! It's understanding the circumstances connected to awareness. Becoming mindful of your present place while piecing together the necessary parts required to participate with the process of success. How far did I send that...527falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-186--22155339https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22155339Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsMy entire life I've heard everyone from my parents to longtime friends to always be ready to forgive and forget. That can be a tough cookie. When you do forgive and forgetting becomes the struggle most feel like nothings been done to help improve....291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-185--21915021https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21915021Wed, 22 Jan 2020 05:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsMy entire life. I've never been a fan of wind. Maybe it's because in Montana the giant gusts that would race out of Yellowstone National Park were strong enough to pick up a tree and slam it into a new story. On this podcast we talk about the wind...307falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-184--21674994https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21674994Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsA single raindrop falls from the sky. The thought of rain changes so many people's moods and minds. Is it part of the flow or flaw of an everyday world? Friendships. A special kind of love. A flow of energy or the acceptance of flaws? Like a...360falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-183--21435674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21435674Wed, 08 Jan 2020 05:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsIf "Time" was a manufactured product how much would it cost at Walmart? Would we waste it like so many people waste our time? The idea of respecting other people's time has become an issue of those holding the complaint aren't being fair to someone...384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-182--20823250https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20823250Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:00:16 +0000Arroe CollinsIf team leaders spent more time crafting the skills of the individual we'd have amazingly stronger forces on the workplace front. But it doesn't work that way. The goal is to empower the team with playful atmospheres without studying the source of...389falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-181--20682147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20682147Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsWhy does it feel like time flies too quickly and yet the seasons are always on time? No day passes that each of us don't endure our own personal seasons. We just like to cover them up, run and hide and or just ignore. Then one day it all catches...374falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-180--20451898https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20451898Wed, 04 Dec 2019 05:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen it comes to anything creative I'm pretty much a daredevil. I love the thrill of giving birth to new ideas while breaking down what's required to see the entire project through. I've earned the honor of being the author of six published books....306falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-179--20284411https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20284411Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsWe've all got that one thing in common, Asking questions that never come with answers. Does that give us permission to ask another question except this time around we get to make up the answer? It's almost like living in our past. We really...406falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-178--20116781https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20116781Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsI've always had a difficult relationship with the word "promise." I didn't grow up that way. It was actually one of those situations you're forced to play along with or face bad news. In the mid-1980's I learned the radio station wanted me to stop...325falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-177--19989667https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19989667Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsWe've all walked beside slow moving streams and almost never moving ponds and have been greeted by murky stale water. Now that the picture has been painted how does your murky flow look in your everyday life? I hear it everyday from every shape of...488falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-176--19867360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19867360Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsIf you've been to church in the past three to five years the running theme of so many leading is that God is testing your faith and trust. Your bad moment or season is because God is trying to strengthen your heart and way of thinking. This isn't to...430falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-175--19766586https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19766586Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsI love writing inside a forest. It could be connected to my early years in Montana. I openly admit to being a tree hugger. It could also be associated with my Native American spiritual beliefs that say trees and rocks are the greatest storytellers...312falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-174--19519237https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19519237Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsOh you know how we are. Those people that live by the power of a written word. I've always been connected to the book. I just didn't make it as public as I do today. It became my calling to stop hiding. My preacher friends or those extremely...248falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-173--19402078https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19402078Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsThere are multiple things they don't prepare us for in high school or college. One of them being the physical act of watching your parents fade. Making it even more difficult is being two thousand miles from the soil that raised your ambitions and...288falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-172--19307146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19307146Wed, 02 Oct 2019 05:00:09 +0000Arroe CollinsI am a poet. I write in a lot of forests. Its because I believe trees are the storytellers not the human. Pretty weird thinking right? We're all on our own journey. How you get from each corner is determined by how much energy you place in a...339falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-171--19213340https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19213340Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsA wealthy businessman once said to me "You cannot be successful without conflict." This taught me to walk into every meeting expecting to make disconnections. The true winners are those that make their way back to a solid foundation of building...403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-170--19126696https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19126696Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:00:21 +0000Arroe CollinsI write in a forest. There's an energy there I can't seem to explain. I go there to listen. I finally started paying attention in 2015. The Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. The journey didn't end there. After a year of scribbling junk into the...396falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-169--19056707https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19056707Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsOne of the most abused words set free to roam the planet is Trust. Too many times it's shoved out there to help calm those in question or just seeking truer shapes of leadership without having to dive into a vat of worry or fear. Politicians and...256anunconditionalgod,believingintheuniverse,godisunconditional,lookingatanewwayoflove,lovinggodbeyondlovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-168--18997374In 2015 I stepped into a very special collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC
While there. I did nothing but write. But they weren’t my words. They were The Lyrics From Billy’s Forest.
Nearly two years later God spoke to my heart. It was time to grow beyond the library, to write within other collections of trees. Mainly my forest in South Charlotte NC.
In every place I’ve written the spirit of Billy’s Lyrics vibrate the purpose and plan God put into play.
I never know what I’m going to write about when I enter these forest. Which gives us plenty of time in the end to talk about it.
These are not my words. These are the lyrics from Billy’s forest.
Today we jump into the subject of what we do to fit in. I begin it by asking about how Jesus fit in. He didn't. He wasn't a shape shifter but a life
changer. Within our daily walks and decisions decided we too are given the opportunity to make a choice. How will we fit in? Is that your present
need? What serves your required steps of acceptance? Engagement by way of helping others is growth. Utilizing the strength of what's been
experienced so that pieces can actually become peace filled. Each of us spend a lot of time trying to fit in. Our feelings are easily injured. Our
dreams are set aside. Our next decision is based on how shape has shifted. What if that craving to want to belong was given a new stream
to flow through? Instead of fitting into the valley floor your decision was to help change something that's growing with you. It's a choice without
having to lose your identity.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18997374Thu, 05 Sep 2019 04:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsHey it’s Arroe. I’m a Poet. One that just happens to write in a forest. In 2015 I stepped into a very special collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC While there. I did nothing but write. But they weren’t my words. They were...In 2015 I stepped into a very special collection of trees at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC
While there. I did nothing but write. But they weren’t my words. They were The Lyrics From Billy’s Forest.
Nearly two years later God spoke to my heart. It was time to grow beyond the library, to write within other collections of trees. Mainly my forest in South Charlotte NC.
In every place I’ve written the spirit of Billy’s Lyrics vibrate the purpose and plan God put into play.
I never know what I’m going to write about when I enter these forest. Which gives us plenty of time in the end to talk about it.
These are not my words. These are the lyrics from Billy’s forest.
Today we jump into the subject of what we do to fit in. I begin it by asking about how Jesus fit in. He didn't. He wasn't a shape shifter but a life
changer. Within our daily walks and decisions decided we too are given the opportunity to make a choice. How will we fit in? Is that your present
need? What serves your required steps of acceptance? Engagement by way of helping others is growth. Utilizing the strength of what's been
experienced so that pieces can actually become peace filled. Each of us spend a lot of time trying to fit in. Our feelings are easily injured. Our
dreams are set aside. Our next decision is based on how shape has shifted. What if that craving to want to belong was given a new stream
to flow through? Instead of fitting into the valley floor your decision was to help change something that's growing with you. It's a choice without
having to lose your identity.]]>218beingaccepted,belongingtosomething,feelingleftout,theneedforchange,tryingtopleaseothersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-167--18928312https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18928312Wed, 28 Aug 2019 05:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm far from being the only one that asks this question and we'll probably spend the next 50 billion years still trying to locate the answer. What wakes us up in the middle of the night? On this podcast we talk about a 1:50 am stroll through the...261falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-166--18864252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18864252Wed, 21 Aug 2019 05:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsIn Paul Stanley's new book Backstage Pass he brings up the differences between having a dream and holding onto a fantasy. One is real while the other keeps generating mental images of something you're probably not going to hold. Being part of a...346falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-165--18805583https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18805583Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsLook... Nothing swipes the air from my lungs faster than reading another story about a comedian, actor, musician, famous chef or canvas artist that's stolen the life from the origin of ambition. I can't figure out why it feels like so many creative...381falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-164--18739954https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18739954Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:00:19 +0000Arroe CollinsNo day passes that we don't feel like we're being pushed or pulled toward something. It's an invisible energy that may or may not have a positive destination. We just know that we showed up and answered the call. I wish I had the strength or...316growingthroughprayer,livinginmindfulness,prayerandmeditation,preparingyourlifeofpeace,understandingmeditationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-163--18685968https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18685968Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm no expert but because we are presently living in the core of what's become the digital generation I still want to see the research as what it's doing to us as everyday walkers and talkers. I utilize the strength of digital. My life as a...294realtimerealconversation,sharingyourtalks,stoptextingme,talkingoutloud,understandingemotionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-162--18622037https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18622037Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsPlease let me be open and extremely honest before we leap into this podcast. I can only speak of this story by way of close association. I'm not presently a caretaker but I've spent most of my adult life watching my brother Teddy being taken care of...418falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-161--18562042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18562042Wed, 17 Jul 2019 04:00:20 +0000Arroe CollinsWords. We use them all the time. Until the internet most words either warmed the ears of the person on the other side or they caught our mind body and souls on fire because the way we've always used words is to herd cats and cattle. I've read so...430falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-160--18510587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18510587Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:39:50 +0000Arroe CollinsLearning how to take those moments of words being shared and allowing them the needed purpose to be activated in your present place of growth. My father would always say things like, "Stop being a know it all and begin growing with all." Endlessly...269activatingthepurpose,believingbeyondtoday,dealingwithdeath,hearingthemtoday,trustingthewordfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-159--18431675https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18431675Tue, 02 Jul 2019 04:00:03 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's completely human to think we're instant stars. Television shows like American Idol, Americas Got Talent and The Voice all take from the depths of the invisible and suddenly put a face on possibility. What we don't see are the personal struggles...452beawareofyourself,besuccessfulwithyournow,growingforwardtowardsuccess,learningtotrust,mindfullypresentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-158--18309864https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18309864Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:00:13 +0000Arroe CollinsI received a letter from my sister. She was deeply feeling the presence of our brother who had passed away a year and a week earlier. I very peacefully replied, "He has risen." Within seconds a little boom boom pow hit my social media. Her...238dealingwithdeath,deathisreal,healingfromthepain,lifeafterdeath,missyoumybrotherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-157--18236762https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18236762Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:00:16 +0000Arroe CollinsA thought traveled through my daily writing. Living an authentic life means? Calling everything real? Learning how to not overreact during times of change? Openly I admit that as this daily writer there are multiple times I show up on a page not...377falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-156--18167357https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18167357Wed, 05 Jun 2019 04:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsIn April of this year I penned out in my daily writing about what it's like to live with an invisible God. Which pretty much sounds like fighting words. Within those paragraphs I spoke of the possibility of God having shape. How would we treat him...262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-155--18110717https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18110717Thu, 30 May 2019 04:00:16 +0000Arroe CollinsI don't just put words on a sheet of paper then walk away. One look at my writing desk and you'll instantly take note of the several writing journals I keep loyal with and to. One of them being a collection of words only brought to the surface of...324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-154--18032351https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18032351Wed, 22 May 2019 04:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsMy mother spent a lot of time warning me about the way I walked as a child. She'd say "I need you to calm down with the words you speak. Not everybody loves Jesus the way you do. You're going to get hurt deeply in life if you continue to be this...298inhisnamewelive,notafraidtotalkaboutgod,walkingwithchrist,whereareyourthoughts,whereisgodtodayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-153--17924524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17924524Wed, 15 May 2019 08:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsWe face two paths everyday. One wants to keep you connected to the money and comfort while the other endlessly tries to clear the way for you to serve. Oh boy. Sounds like a Jesus set up. If you call him that. The reality of your everyday walk is...390dontturnyourback,listeningtohiscalling,livinginhisname,stopwalkingaway,trustingthespiritfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-152--17857484https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17857484Wed, 08 May 2019 06:00:11 +0000Arroe CollinsI openly admit that I find myself arguing with the great mystery several times a week. All I want is to see the path. I'm that person that has to plan things out. I need to create a map before getting on the path. In order to bring all that's been...316godislistening,havingfaithingod,trustinggod,whereisgod,whoisgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-151--17791899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17791899Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:18 +0000Arroe CollinsI remember what it was like to finally write with a pen rather than a pencil. My teachers were extremely strict about what I held in my hand. Was it because we could easily erase the mistakes we made during spelling tests and while trying to figure...283believingintoday,buildingabetterday,lovinggodandallthingsgod,mindfullygrowing,trustingyournowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-150--17731415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17731415Thu, 25 Apr 2019 04:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsThis one might actually strike a match and cause a fire. Preachers endlessly pass the word forward by way of reminding us that God uses others to speak directly into our paths of choice and direction. Who can argue with that? We all know people...253godislovingandforgiving,godisntforsale,godisyourbusiness,notinbusinesswithgod,trustinggodsrelationshipfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-149--17508971https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17508971Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:00:14 +0000Arroe CollinsWalking in the rain. Most choose not to. It's uncomfortable and it totally destroys whatever hairstyle you're trying to sport in the moment. Life is series of storms. Often times it feels like a total downpour of bad energy connected to a fog that...353growingwithloveandpeace,healingyourheart,speakingtoyourheart,survivingthestorm,understandingyourheartfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-148--17440626https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17440626Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsA recent job interview. I was asked where I find inspiration. I said "In everyday life. I love waking up to a new day of opportunity." The other side of the phone went silent for nearly fifteen seconds. I did what most people in an interview...366canwesurviveaddiction,invisibleaddictions,isithealthytobeaddicted,whatisaddiction,whatistheresultofaddictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-147--17370404https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17370404Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:55:10 +0000Arroe CollinsContent, connection and continuation. Three very important pieces of a growing puzzle. Having the information readily available creates a connection that can't be accomplished in one or two moments but a continuation of actions and events. Reaching...342believinginyourself,forgivingyourself,knowingyourself,listeningtoyourself,trustingyourselffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-146--17297219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17297219Thu, 14 Mar 2019 04:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsHow do you know when it's "The Calling?" There's not a preacher in the house that doesn't talk about being called to serve. We're commanded to serve by the church. In your own personal life how do you know "The Calling?" It could be your heart...338doesgodreachout,godiscallingyou,godislove,howdoyouservegod,whereisgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-145--17228512https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17228512Thu, 07 Mar 2019 05:00:12 +0000Arroe CollinsI've always been inspired by what moves during extremely cold mornings. I first bumped into this inspiration while walking through those brutal 42 below zero temps once experienced while growing up in Montana. Not too many things find reason to move...302asilencedheart,asilencedsoul,dontbeinfear,reachingbeyondsilence,stopthedoubtfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-144--17157705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17157705Thu, 28 Feb 2019 08:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWe see our image in the mirror but feel like we're invisible to those around us. How? Why? They say the squeaky wheel always gets its way. Are we being too noisy with what we believe? On this podcast we openly talk about what so many endure when...346doesgodloveme,goddoesntseeme,invisibletogod,isgodmadatme,strugglingasachristianfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-143--17020358https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17020358Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:00:11 +0000Arroe CollinsThings that are invisible and yet we're told they're always there. It plays an evil game with the spirit of building trust and faith. Serving more as a reason to walk away than participate. On this podcast I get a little preachy with the way that...323billygrahamlibrarycharlotte,havingfaithintrust,howtotrustpeople,whatistrust,whereisgodintrustfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-142--16954811https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16954811Thu, 07 Feb 2019 05:00:17 +0000Arroe CollinsI've always believed that "Love" is still a family secret. Meaning the journey into that feeling that grows beyond marriage and togetherness fails to become the teaching tool that so many around us crave and or just need to tweak the systems of...374beinlovewithlove,heartheloveinyourheart,iwannaknowwhatloveis,loveishealing,whatislovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-141--16872066https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16872066Thu, 31 Jan 2019 05:00:16 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm blessed with the incredible opportunity to lecture on the subject of bringing your broadcasting calling to the forefront of the mission to become. No matter how many people are present I begin each moment with a tiny chuckle. None of them...334beingonewiththemoment,clearyourheart,locatingpeaceinyourlife,mindfullylocatingpeace,stopopeningyourheartfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-140--16810513https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16810513Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsIn the opening days of July 2016 I put a lot of energy in my daily writing as to why I was no longer able to locate the required space to continue writing at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC. The paths had changed. I was no longer a stones...423believingthespiritofgod,hearinggodspurpose,knowinggodisthere,trustinggod,trustingthewhereaboutsofgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-139--16717831https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16717831Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsIn the movie Bohemian Rhapsody they clearly make it a point to paint the picture of how radio would reject the length of the Queen song. How dare they try to release something that clocked in at just over six minutes! FM radio was present but wasn't...355canweslowdown,learninghowtoslowdown,puttingthebrakeson,slowingdowntime,thespeedoftimefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-138--16667949https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16667949Fri, 11 Jan 2019 05:00:19 +0000Arroe CollinsSitting within a winter forest without snow magnifies the importance of growth. Winter is a transition period not just for trees and nature but each of us are dropping things and looking like faded gray sticks slowly pacing our way through whatever...256getthroughthestorm,knowwhereyouare,protectingyourheart,reachbeyondwinter,whereisyourmindbodyandsoulfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-137--16583128https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16583128Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:00:16 +0000Arroe CollinsIt’s not because I’m into nature but I find it extremely funny to watch humans do all they can to race from gray rainy days. I’m no different! Those types of days mixed in with the winter months of Carolina have a way of reaching the bones. The...346falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-136--16513158https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16513158Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsTrees are my weak spot. The importance of those limbs, trunks and roots keeps me firmly attached to the importance of their place of shape shifting. This year the Fall colors were pretty amazing. While sitting under a huge tree I couldn't help but...320falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-135--16440611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16440611Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:00:20 +0000Arroe CollinsWhile sitting in a forest these words became the path of the writing, "An atmosphere of constant change makes no room for a guarantee." We only assume the forest floor sits in its present shape not just today but all days until it rains. Our...431acceptingbadbehavior,acceptingbadbusiness,lowratingsareaccepted,savingmoneybysacrificing,wedontwantthebestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-134--16380627https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16380627Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:28:28 +0000Arroe CollinsTrusting the physical act of collaboration. Being a radio guy. It's always been a tough journey to share the reins of expectation with a partnership of presentation. I knew in my early days that I wasn't going to be a morning show host that...323activatingthewordofgod,doingitallforgod,sharingthewordofgod,touchingliveswithgod,usingyourgiftsforgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-133--16311409https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16311409Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:35:09 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat are we truly listening to during our daily walks through chapters trying to be met? I love listening to the wind because I believe humans are missing out on multiple layers of lessons. The wind is known for carrying the seeds of plants and...314areyoulisteningtogod,godswhisper,isgodtalingtous,learningfromgod,whendoesgodspeakfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-132--16215996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16215996Sat, 17 Nov 2018 08:00:08 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm not a weatherman but I do enjoy studying the way of the rain. As much as I want to believe each drop is sent to feed the roots of a tree it's never met, the other side of my creative mind believes rain is sent to locate an ocean. This far inland...410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-131--16147968https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16147968Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:09:38 +0000Arroe CollinsLiving in the present is a tough walk. There are too many things taking place in our past to suddenly drop it off. To stay in a moment of "Now" I ask myself, "What are you feeling in the present?" Mindfully I accept as well as respect the...354livinginaforest,lookingatyourlife,stopthejudgement,walkingthroughaforest,whatpeopledontseefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-130--16081325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16081325Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsWe measure a lot of who we are by the changing of seasons. When it's summer that gives us permission to run like children and play out things like never before. Fall and Winter are reminders to drop our old souls off and begin new paths of change...426canwehealfromwinter,growingwiththenight,understandingtheseasons,whydowegetdepressed,winterandfallareherefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-129--15975068https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15975068Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:00:10 +0000Arroe CollinsNot once but twice the Carolina's were hit by either a hurricane or tropical storm. We barely caught up with the required cleaning before we were interrupted from a different direction. During both cases I paid close attention to the stream located...237canwebehappy,letitmovethroughyou,michaelthearchangel,understandingmoodiness,whereisyourflowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-128--15915501https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15915501Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:12:41 +0000Arroe CollinsWhen Fall arrives in Carolina each year I pay close attention to how the trees never mourn the loss of their leaves. It's physical proof of how each of us need to move in forward motion and emotion. The tree doesn't bend to wave goodbye nor does a...313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-127--15859609https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15859609Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:47:11 +0000Arroe CollinsThese are great times to spend moments sitting in a chair watching spiders mastermind their plans to build the biggest and best web caught between tree limbs. The average person can't stand the sight or thought of a spider being anywhere near their...281learningfromthespider,spiderasatotemanimal,spidersaregreatmedicine,studyingthespider,thespiderswebfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-126--15801578https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15801578Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:23:59 +0000Arroe CollinsHow often do you go back into your social media posts? It says a lot about how you express. At times I feel like I'm a magnet to everybody's bad day, mood or misunderstanding. It's like an old episode of Batman. Boom! Pow! Biff! That's not the...357beinyourmomentwithgod,forgivingyourself,godisaliveinyou,trulytrustinggod,understandingyourselffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-125--15744486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15744486Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:45:07 +0000Arroe CollinsI sat in my forest in south Charlotte, NC as Tropical Storm Florence made her way across our lay of land. As the rain began to fall I listened to it's pleasant voice as it fell between the leaves still attached to the trees. I guess you can me a...245lovingtheforest,personstorms,strongstorms,treehuggers,whatcanwelearnfromthisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-124--15693021https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15693021Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:52:30 +0000Arroe CollinsMagnifying the image of where courage and strength come from is a very difficult subject for many to openly discuss. I know a lot of people that try to laugh off the compliment, "You know how it is. You stick to something you like and eventually it...332doitrustyoulord,idontdeservethis,imnotgoodenough,wherearewegrowing,whymegodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-123--15646373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15646373Thu, 06 Sep 2018 04:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsI sat writing in the forest. On this particular day there seemed to be less birds. It looked as if the sun was dimmer then usual. I wasn't moved but rather bothered. It was the center of summer and the forest usually doesn't locate calm until the...247falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-122--15596447https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15596447Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsI recently sat staring into a swarm of Dragonflies. My studies of Native American Spirituality opened the soul I carry to what it meant to be in such a moment. To become aware of falsehoods, deceit and illusions. I could've easily stopped there but...300billygrahamlibrary,godsloveisintheanimals,godspeaksthroughanimals,nativeamericanspirituality,studyingthewordofgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-121--15536572https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15536572Thu, 23 Aug 2018 07:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsWhile growing up I always took note of the older generation getting away with a lot of things they said and physically did. It's almost as if a person hits a certain age and society accepts their actions as just being what old people do. Being the...620istherealeaderanymore,leadershipskillsaredown,oldpeoplegetawaywithalot,whoaretherealleaders,whoismakingdecisionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-120--15488803https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15488803Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:54:22 +0000Arroe CollinsMy most recent journey back home to Montana wasn't designed to collect memories but rather to open my heart toward newer beginnings. One such place of study was taking the time to write while sitting next to my father's grave site. Since May 7, 2015...258beingrealaboutdeath,lifeafterdeath,losingalovedone,losingyourfather,myfatherisgonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-119--15439616https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15439616Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:09:55 +0000Arroe CollinsMy most recent trip back home to Montana is still very much alive within the steps I walk. I didn't return home to catch up on memories or to feel like a kid again. It was more of a journey to drop stuff off. In each of our days we carry with us a...325beingpresentinthenow,freeingyourselffrommemories,godiscallingyou,letgoofthepast,lettingmemoriesgofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-118--15397077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15397077Thu, 02 Aug 2018 18:00:06 +0000Arroe CollinsMy most recent journey back home to Montana was more than a first time event in thirteen years. I found myself in positions of thought that weren't fed by reminiscing but rather understanding the construction of the platforms to which I presently...412doesgodwink,giftsfromgod,notallgodwinksarepositive,understandingagodwink,whatisagodwinkfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-117--15318193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15318193Thu, 26 Jul 2018 04:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsI struggle with memories. It's not that I can't remember. I don't feel in this age of continuous growth that we need to feed our creative minds with memories. Being upfront and honest. How many of your memories have been rewritten by your...248canweshareourmemories,dontyouremember,holdingontomemories,memorybreaker,whydontirememberfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-116--15272136https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15272136Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:30:06 +0000Arroe CollinsWith so many choices many of us have gotten caught up in playing the game but not living the lifestyle. Radio is a great example. Anyone and pretty much everyone thinks they can be on the air. In every lecture I always ask, "I think it's awesome...114believingdeeperinchrist,billygrahamlibrarycharlotte,livingthelifestyle,motorcycleaccidents,understandinggodslovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-115--15226617https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15226617Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsWe hear a lot of talk about disconnecting. Getting away from the weekend versus disconnecting from one time working relationships aren't the same. Friends disconnect more than connect. What you think you once had is now part of that conversation,...246howcanyougetmorelikes,likemeok,truefriendsforever,wannabefriends,whatisafriendshipfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-114--15183420https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15183420Wed, 04 Jul 2018 04:00:05 +0000Arroe CollinsToo many times we get caught up in conversations with coworkers and friends that seem to lean hard on how others treat them. Even my father would complain about how decision makers and worker bees endlessly took from him. He felt abused by the system...257badcoworkers,beingabusedatwork,horriblebosses,stealingfromyou,workplaceabusefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-113--15141611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15141611Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:12:14 +0000Arroe CollinsThose aching moments. You've poured your everything into generating what was supposed to be a very successful career. No payoff has arrived. You've been professionally patient not just this year but throughout every change and challenge presented....243alivewithgod,believinggodsgotit,godandyourcareer,lovinggodfirst,successstartswithgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-112--15083438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15083438Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:24:00 +0000Arroe CollinsI recently wrote about experiencing a feeling of my head being held under water during a baptism. Inside that moment my feet were attached to the center point of walk and don't walk. What is the next step if what's being lived clearly points in two...263beingheldback,herewearewithnothing,stuckinthesameplace,whatsholdingyouback,whyarewedoingthisagainfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-111--15027072https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15027072Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:39:27 +0000Arroe CollinsFor some this might be too heavy. Accepting the moments that feel out of place during the tragic loss of a loved one. It's been two months since word reached me about my brother. Never once have I felt hurt and or alone. All too many times along...319bealiveinthemoment,helpingyourheart,losingafamilymember,strongerafterfamilyloss,survivinglossfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-110--14973448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14973448Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:12:41 +0000Arroe CollinsI got into a huge conversation with a Pastor yesterday about developing friendships. I was honest, "Friends in 2018 are an investment. It requires time, space, forgiveness, growth and your mother's kitchen sink. I don't feel the development of such...333canwebefriends,lookingforfriends,survivingfriendships,thereneedstobefriends,whatisafriendfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-109--14925636https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14925636Wed, 30 May 2018 11:26:38 +0000Arroe CollinsThere are so many subjects attached to this particular moment of thought moving in forward motion. We could spend time talking about intuition and how we choose not to listen. We know of an approaching change in our personal seasons but rely on...235celebrationoflife,havingintuition,learningtolisten,strongerwithintuition,thisisntaguessinggamefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-108--14853706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14853706Tue, 22 May 2018 11:54:42 +0000Arroe CollinsI'm going to point blank ask the question, "Who do you super serve? Yourself? Your God? Your Boss? Sadly I think all three are somewhere in the Top 10 but nowhere near where they should be. Getting a grip on the chapters we are participating with...309hearinggodscommand,isgodatworkwithyou,isyourbossyourgod,messagesfromgod,whodoyouserveinpublicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-107--14797202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14797202Tue, 15 May 2018 10:32:21 +0000Arroe CollinsHow often do you sit and watch the growing path of a single raindrop? It's almost an impossibility when there's distance. To take note of such an incredible journey you have to be willing to get wet. To stand in the storm. To become part of the...291becomingstronger,doesgodhearus,godisspeakingallthetime,thejourneyofnature,understandinggodslovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-106--14732704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14732704Tue, 08 May 2018 10:50:38 +0000Arroe CollinsAs a child I feared the wind more than thunder and lightning. Maybe its because Montana was the receiver of those extremely strong Chinook winds out of Yellowstone Natl Park. I always felt the trees in the neighborhood were going to come down and...366blowingwiththewind,listeningtothewind,thewindspreadseeds,wheredoeswindcomefrom,whyisitsowindyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-105--14674532https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14674532Tue, 01 May 2018 10:46:23 +0000Arroe CollinsThat moment. Yep the one where everything feels like the planets have aligned. You feel great and in tune with the atmosphere of constant change. Most people don't pick up a writing instrument or whip out their smartphone or tablet to write about...234atthebillygrahamlibrary,hearingthewordofgod,meditationandprayer,writingatthebillygrahamlibrary,writingdowngodsmessagesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-104--14623510https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14623510Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:38:05 +0000Arroe CollinsReturning to your places of inspiration. It's not an act of conceit but rather rejuvenation and or a reminder of where you once stood before your mind body and soul were challenged to change. In 2015 I began a journey of writing at the Billy Graham...271billygrahamlibrary,godspeakstous,inhisnamewepray,listeningtogod,returningtothelibraryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-103--14567506https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14567506Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:41:36 +0000Arroe CollinsI think we'd be fibbing if we shouted out, "I never say things like I truly don't know where I am right now." The problem with modern day technology is the lack of GPS systems that put the right direction in our daily decisions and choices. One...334activatinggod,godislove,growingwithgod,hearinggodsword,listeningtogodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-102--14393717https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14393717Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:33:12 +0000Arroe CollinsThis is a subject that can easily be taken and or read wrong. Open your heart and face the base of the mountain and realize that no day goes by that we aren't handed some sort of rejection. I'm still not convinced that the human frame was designed to...295godareyouthere,godismissing,godlivesinsideyou,ihearsilence,whereisgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-101--14347230https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14347230Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:35:28 +0000Arroe CollinsI sat in the forest with my newly adopted Pointer. She was on a leash. I mean those are the rules right? As a writer I took note of her path and where it wouldn't grow only to learn that each of us are on leashes as well. What are your dreams and...266bepresentchrist,godisapoet,ilovejesuschrist,imherelord,imlisteninggodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-100--14275524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14275524Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:40:20 +0000Arroe CollinsEach of us are introverts. The digital age has turned us into travelers to very far places without taking a step in any direction. The moment someone puts a little pressure on our system of choice the idea of correcting the corners of the jagged...333areyouagamer,iplayvideogames,smartphonesarenthealthy,talkingaboutgod,toomanysmartphonesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-99--14214516https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14214516Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:52:29 +0000Arroe CollinsThe slightest things change my direction of choice. It's not that I'm always studying the GPS of life but rather I want to make sure that everything I am creating forward has a purpose and plan. Maybe it's a generational thing. In my twenties I didn't...277godisspeaking,hearinggod,lovinggod,thewisdomofchrist,thewordofgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-98--14155130https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14155130Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:38:42 +0000Arroe CollinsA simple but healthy thought fell into my process of growth the other day: It's all around you. Why aren't you taking notes? We take in so much mentally on a daily basis who would ever think that sitting down with a writing instrument and documenting...263billygrahamlibrary,godscommand,hearinggod,listeningtogodcommand,writinginaforestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-97--14106685https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14106685Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:55:15 +0000Arroe CollinsI've always been fascinated by the view of the creative mind. How living in the future makes a great connection for the collector or buyer to one day catch up. I use a painted rock found on a mountain trail as an example. How much did the artist...276beingcreative,godscreations,learninghowtobecreative,paintedrocks,theartofartfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-96--14059330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14059330Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:55:41 +0000Arroe CollinsPerception feels like a word that best represents assumption. Not so... Dictionary.com says "Perception is the ability to see, hear or become aware of something through the senses." Whereas assumption is accepted as true or as something that is...312billygraham,billygrahamlibrary,godisalive,hearinggodscommand,listeningtogodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-95--14001519https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14001519Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:44:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWe face those walls all too many times. I still can't figure out why we don't just turn and walk away. Unless it's because there have been several times in our everyday challenges where the grass has been greener on the other side. But getting back...385betruetogod,godlovesyou,inspiration,leadership,motivationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-94--13914767https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13914767Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:29:48 +0000Arroe CollinsI think we learn early on that brothers and sisters aren't truly wired to get along. Too often though what drove us crazy as kids actually creates a lifelong wedge. One week becomes twenty plus years. Through hardheadedness and or just ego we agree...503billygrahamlibrary,hearinggod,inspiration,leadership,motivationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-93--13814386https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13814386Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:34 +0000Arroe CollinsThe depths that we travel aren't always by way of choice. We can try to erase the paths that invited the moment to unfold but the elements that create purpose find their way back to the forefront of reason. Lets be honest. We all endure seasons....285inspiration,leadership,motivation,victory,winningfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-92--13756823https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13756823Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:55:59 +0000Arroe CollinsFor the longest time we've been this generation of laughing other peoples failures away. We see a troublesome spot on life's everyday highway and most people do all they can to steer clear of the clutter. I'm reminded of the multiple times a...272billygrahamlibrary,inspiration,leadership,motivation,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-91--13710162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13710162Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:27:39 +0000Arroe CollinsWe hear it a lot these days. People openly admitting "I'm a little low on faith." What exactly does that mean? Should we have been built with needles and dashboards that measure how much fluid or faith we have inside our mind body and soul?...217determination,inspiration,leadership,motivation,victoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-90--13624818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13624818Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:44:04 +0000Arroe CollinsI recently shared with a friend, "While trying to prevent a storm I actually created one." Selected words from two days earlier were misinterpreted and it led to some serious judgement. There seems to be a lot of that going around. Instead of...381godispeace,nojudgement,peaceandlove,peacemaker,walkinginpeacefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-89--13564720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13564720Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:41:08 +0000Arroe CollinsWhat if what we see are only images an imagination can get away with delivering? And that maybe if we look beyond the mirages of everyday life and living we'd see a completely different painting. This chapter dives into the presence of Fall during...271devotional,inspiration,leadership,motivation,trustinggodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-88-mp3--13511940https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13511940Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:55:07 +0000Arroe CollinsYeah yeah I know. Be great at one thing. Interestingly enough those that put focus only on what they assume is their talent or gift tend to shrivel up and blow away with the wind. No day passes that you aren't given brilliant new ideas and paths....361inspiration,leadership,motivation,victory,winningfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-87--13452743https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13452743Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:43:34 +0000Arroe CollinsWe all go through it. We're so consumed by work, play, dreams, far away wishes and too many commands. The cup is so full that it's become too easy to get lost and confused. You wake up from a simple catnap and your mind can't instantly plant you in...287aliveinthemoment,godspresence,hearinggodscommand,nature,poetryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-86--13383309https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13383309Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsThe story beyond the story. The lessons learned while marching through the storms of everyday. While studying Martial Arts I learned very quickly that winning is a choice. Sounds like a tool of insurance more than assurance. Learning to live that path...356aliveinthemoment,beingwithgod,billygrahamlibrary,hearinggod,poetryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-85--13320037https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13320037Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:28:56 +0000Arroe CollinsIf I were to truly explain what this entry is about you'd judge the book by it's cover. In fact if you have a difficult time dealing with reality I suggest you don't pull your vehicle in. Life is a series of changes and challenges, victories and...252faithinchrist,godprotects,godsword,losingalovedone,lovinggodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-84--13058578https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13058578Wed, 18 Oct 2017 04:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsI recently sat in the forest paying close attention to the changing of the leaves. Slowly one by one they'd drift to the earth below. I love to people watch. There's a dance that we do during times of challenge and or reasons to want to grow...262billygrahamlibrary,godcommands,godscalling,hearinggodwhisper,listeningtogodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-83--13002078https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13002078Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsThese are some trying times. So many unexpected headlines and business decisions causing horrible shades of stress leading to fear. How can we survive the attacks inside an age of where it's OK to tell employees to work free of charge during...282billygrahamlibrary,godsleadership,hearinggod,motivational,poetryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-82--12963140https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12963140Thu, 05 Oct 2017 11:46:48 +0000Arroe CollinsI was moved by a thought that filled my heart while talking to a legend in music. It flooded my process to the point of taking the words into the forest. I wanted to better understand why in the center of such an incredible conversation something so...274godisgreat,godloveall,healedbygod,hearinggod,servinggodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-81--12889799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12889799Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:37:30 +0000Arroe CollinsI've spent a lot of time in mediation studying what it means to live in the presence of the present. There's a huge amount of energy waiting to be tapped into. But too often we allow the outside world to crack the code. Putting focus on being in...230activatinggod,billygrahamlibrary,hearinggod,poetry,studyinggodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-80--12845325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12845325Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsWe keep hearing how there's too much noise in the world. So much so world leaders are building devices and shooting them off into space just so people can hear his voice. But what happens when chance and opportunity put you inside a forest. Not...315billygrahamlibrary,godswhisper,lovingchrist,poetry,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-79--12779444https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12779444Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:30:11 +0000Arroe CollinsScience has gotten really good at predicting weather. Through man made technology we can spot a collection of swirling clouds days away from where we presently stand. So often I hear people talk about unexpected things always creating storms in...376activatinggod,billygrahamlibary,godsplan,hearinggod,thewordofgodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-78--12737111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12737111Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:30:05 +0000Arroe CollinsThe things we are missing are the things we keep taking. What if we weren't supposed to have it? What if making such a comment was speaking to our over zealous behavior of always wanting something bigger and better than what we already have? It's...283believe,hearinggodscommands,hisnameisvictory,seethewholepicture,successfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-77--12677310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12677310Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:06:01 +0000Arroe CollinsLike a great movie or favorite song the most recent total solar eclipse is still very much alive in my everyday walk. I can't help but wonder if its because my focus during those three minutes of transformation were off the physical bright light...289billygrahamlibrary,godspresence,hearinggod,listeningtogod,totalsolareclipsefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-76--12634720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12634720Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:01:30 +0000Arroe CollinsIn the movie Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe's character not only dealt with but lived with several mental beasts. Those voices in your head and heart that seem to always win invisible confrontations. Within my daily writing I've often described them...282beingwithgod,bullying,falsepeople,godislove,meanpeoplefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-75--12579706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12579706Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:00:04 +0000Arroe CollinsIt's funny how people describe their places in the present. Some enjoy questioning it while others float along as if to be part of a passing breeze. The older I get the more I find myself trying to locate the brakes that'll physically slow down the...280godislove,hearinggod,inlovewithgod,seeinggod,selfhelpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-74--12538982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12538982Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:38:07 +0000Arroe CollinsThose voices in your head. Some feel like storms while others leave you in question. I don't mind facing each. What is placed within isn't without. What is heard can be a swift change in the wind. But ultimately how you react is the true message. We...481biblestudies,funerals,god,religion,spiritualityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-73--12446798https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12446798Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:00:07 +0000Arroe CollinsEvery place we travel from home to work we've become too reliant on two words, "I wish." Most of the time we've got so many wishes lined up that in order to see one come true it would require us to remember why it was we made the wish. Some of the...340billygrahamlibrary,hearinggod,knowinggod,leadership,wishuponastarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billy-s-forest-chapter-67--12432881https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12432881Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:53:18 +0000Arroe CollinsI was shocked to see that it's been nearly a month since I've written in the forest. How is that possible? It feels like just yesterday. While in thought my writing instrument drew out a frame of mind that sort of crosses the line. Has God gotten so...341falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-72--12395093https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395093Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:11:15 +0000Arroe Collins429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-71--12395091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395091Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:11:03 +0000Arroe Collins221falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-70--12395090https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395090Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:10:51 +0000Arroe Collins253falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-69--12395088https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395088Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:10:39 +0000Arroe Collins348falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-68--12395086https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395086Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:10:24 +0000Arroe Collins262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-66--12395082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395082Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:10:10 +0000Arroe Collins339falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-65--12395081https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395081Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:09:56 +0000Arroe Collins260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-64--12395078https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395078Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:09:39 +0000Arroe Collins249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-63--12395076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395076Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:09:24 +0000Arroe Collins274falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-62--12395075https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395075Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:09:06 +0000Arroe Collins334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-61--12395074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395074Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:08:52 +0000Arroe Collins318falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-60--12395073https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395073Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:55:58 +0000Arroe Collins208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-59--12395072https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395072Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:55:45 +0000Arroe Collins215falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-58--12395071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395071Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:55:30 +0000Arroe Collins280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-57--12395069https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395069Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:55:14 +0000Arroe Collins219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-56--12395067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395067Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:29:55 +0000Arroe Collins197falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-55--12395066https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395066Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:29:37 +0000Arroe Collins263falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-54--12395065https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395065Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:29:19 +0000Arroe Collins242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-53--12395064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395064Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:25:57 +0000Arroe Collins173falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-52--12395063https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395063Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:25:14 +0000Arroe Collins236falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-51--12395062https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12395062Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:24:42 +0000Arroe Collins297falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-50--12308684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308684Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:35:39 +0000Arroe Collins266falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-49--12308683https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308683Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:35:23 +0000Arroe Collins235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-48--12308681https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308681Sun, 16 Jul 2017 14:35:09 +0000Arroe Collins238falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-47--12308679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308679Sat, 15 Jul 2017 14:35:49 +0000Arroe Collins264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-46--12308678https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308678Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:35:31 +0000Arroe Collins344falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-45--12308677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308677Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:35:15 +0000Arroe Collins243falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-44--12308676https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308676Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:30:58 +0000Arroe Collins242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-43--12308675https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308675Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:30:43 +0000Arroe Collins287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-42--12308672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12308672Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:30:16 +0000Arroe Collins291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-41--12296750https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12296750Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:00:52 +0000Arroe Collins228falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-40--12234262https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234262Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:30:42 +0000Arroe Collins300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-39--12234263https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234263Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:30:23 +0000Arroe Collins256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-38--12234261https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234261Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:30:00 +0000Arroe Collins252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-37--12234260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234260Tue, 04 Jul 2017 16:30:36 +0000Arroe Collins306falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-36--12234258https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234258Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:25:11 +0000Arroe Collins217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-35--12234256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234256Sun, 02 Jul 2017 16:25:50 +0000Arroe Collins342falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-34--12234255https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234255Sat, 01 Jul 2017 16:25:26 +0000Arroe Collins375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-33--12234253https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234253Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:25:07 +0000Arroe Collins299falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-32--12234251https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234251Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:25:38 +0000Arroe Collins258falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-31--12234250https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12234250Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:24:49 +0000Arroe Collins326falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-30--12166338https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12166338Sat, 24 Jun 2017 14:40:20 +0000Arroe Collins328falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-29--12166337https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12166337Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:40:03 +0000Arroe Collins337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-from-billys-forest-chapter-28--12166336https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12166336Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:40:33 +0000Arroe Collins319falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-27--12166332https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12166332Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:40:15 +0000Arroe Collins400falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-26--12166330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12166330Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:39:44 +0000Arroe Collins470falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-25--12037501https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12037501Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:25:52 +0000Arroe Collins300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-24--12037499https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12037499Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:25:34 +0000Arroe Collins381falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-23--12037497https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12037497Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:25:44 +0000Arroe Collins481falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lyrics-to-billys-forest-chapter-22--12037495https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12037495Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:25:29 +0000Arroe 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