You have lived, Megan. And you have seen a lot. And you have quite a story And no doubt you will write quite an autobiography in due coure - full of breathtaking events and details - but interestingly, what I remember most from what you've written (and I'll do this from memory) is your last paragraph:"While honouring and respecting life in all its forms, and my life here, I just can't take any of it too seriously." I really love that. Only a person with that type of detachment can engage fully and passionately with the world. That, more than anything else, tells me clearly who you are.
thank you friend. I appreciate the kind words and encouragement. and reading to the end. I find my self surpised that people read anymore after spending too much time on other platforms :) haha. This place is surprising me by the day!
Megan, hardly know where to start, there are so many correlations it's as if we breathed the same air and drank from the same waters. It's worth mentioning that The Spell of Ai (a series in S&UP) is my metaphor of the ancient spirit. Ai is a hereditary name passed first born son to first born son back through time. Anglicized long ago its meaning is lost and The Spell of Ai is the search, and the spirits are allowed to speak. The pronoun "I" is not used. Thousands of foot-traveled miles the Appalachians are my mountains, a rainforest as well, and home to this wanderer. Come to think of it, we did breathe the same air and drink from the same waters...strange and unusual.
wow. Incredible insight on AI. I felt that and have chills. I have definitely seen it is a very old and real entity as well- to know the history and roots is important. Thank you for the share.
I’m just so glad to be on this journey with you friend. I love how our paths have wound around and together and in parallels as well. Excited to continue this crazy trip with you and learn from each other as we go. It's nice to reconnect with you in this lifetime brother.
We'll have to admit that if nothing else, the Lancaster region is full of the strange and unusual, a wormhole of diverging worlds. It seems more than a coincidence that colorful lives might be a result of it. It also includes harsh realities, and anxiety is the father of creativity. Just say'in.
Megan I LOVED reading this and finding out more about you. The healing with sounds incredible and your link with spirit, strong. So pleased we are connected in this space! 💫
Aw! my dear friend. Love that you've been here with me. You've been such a bright light and encouragement! Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Megan, there is so much here that I love sooo much! I see you and am very excited to read more of your healing and energy journey. The line that stood out to me is "...I'm pretty sure I went sane."
Thank goodness for that. You are doing sacred word and raising boys who will make the world a better and healthier place.
wow, goodness thank you for the love and encouragement! Appreciate that you took the time to read and come along on this journey here. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to connecting and learning from each other.
This what I am talking about. You do not need a refund on living life. You have done that. I tip my hat to you. We all can say to ourselves why not now!
Haha! why not now! i love that. thanks for the comment and kindness. Thanks for reading. Big hug to you! little steps and big jumps on our path. Together.
yes indeed. You live the dang thing. You need that Ted talk because you are inspirational in a world that needs it more and more. Look forward to your posts. Cheers Megan. Have an amazing day
aww. thanks for taking time to read and connect with such kind words! I've really been enjoying your thoughtful posts. :) looking forward to a continued friendship!
A most remarkable story, very inspiring all the more remarkable because you have only hit the highlights. Love for your family can propel us far beyond what we thought we could take. Keep on keeping on.
I look forward to being gifted by your presence. Your story is heart expanding. Thank you❣️
Like you I pivoted many times into new and different opportunities, physically, mentally, and notionally and spiritually. My first time taking mushroom happened when I was 7… yah something to write about soon. LOL
Cheers for being here to utilize this amazing Substack opportunity. Let’s stay consciously connected❣️
We are truly on this weird journey full of curve balls and adventures together friend. I cannot wait to read about your experience at 7. That is wild! and 7 is such a shift in consciousness in how we relate to the world! I feel like my kids are always on some sort of mind altering substance. hahaha.
Cheers indeed friend. Grateful for you. grateful for this platform to connect in meaningful ways. Thank you for the comment and connection.
WOW!!! 🤯 I cannot believe what I just read - your story is powerful. It gave me chills and got me teary-eyed because I resonated with so many aspects of what you wrote about. Your post “randomly” popped up tonight, and by randomly I know it was divinely guided for me to read. ✨ I felt understood and seen through your writing… like there’s another soul out there who is speaking the same language! 😂 Thank you so much for sharing your profound life journey - it was so inspiring, healing and liberating to read.
wow wow wow. I’m so grateful to have found each other :) Thank you for sharing here. it was such an encouragement to me tonight. We are finding each other. We are not alone. Deep bow in acknowledgement and seeing you.
What an incredible story. And beautiful for you boys to grow up knowing what it looks like to follow your gut and your heart. I grew up as a missionary kid in the Quito and my earliest memories are of open air markets and eucalyptus forests. While I’ve since left Christianity for a more open mysticism, I’m grateful for those early, formative experiences.
So stinking glad you are hear bother. What an amazing journey to grow up in the church in Quito. The threads that weave our stories together are astounding. Thank you so much for being here and for sharing. . Definitely will be in touch on our journeys
Megan, I am so thankful to have found you. I was brought to tears multiple times listening to your intro. Thank you for sharing and being so raw and real. I crave authenticity and look forward to to learning.
Love your writing/stories. Living life full. Experiencing so much on your journeys. Inspiring. You’re so blessed to have your three boys on your journey now. We just keep evolving. We’re all born healers. Life is beautiful and challenging. Grateful to have connected with you. Thank you for sharing. In Gratitude 🙏🏼🩷
Thank you for your kind words and support. Life is all of it, eh? Grateful to have connected with you too!! I love that you know we are all born healers!
So excited that you exist. 💖 Your story and narrative are truly inspirational in the deep sense of that word (from one etymology nerd to another) and I can feel the Deep Breath from all the way up here in Washington state!
Your journey is wild, raw, and beautifully human. The way you let life shape you - through extremes, breakdowns, awakenings - is both inspiring and deeply relatable. There’s something profoundly powerful in how you shed old skins and step into the unknown, over and over again.
You are brave beyond words, impressively resilient, and utterly radiant in your truth. The depth of your story, the way you embrace both light and shadow, is breathtaking. Thank you for sharing your path: it’s a beacon, a spark, a reminder of what it means to truly live.✨
First of all. Damn you are an amazing communicator. That is the first thing that stands out in your comment. Second. . wow. just thank you for taking the time to read and being with me on the journey. Thank you for seeing me and being so kind. I feel very moved and touched by your words. Truly.
That means the world to me.✨ There’s nothing quite like being seen - raw, real, as we are. And if my words held up even the smallest mirror to reflect back your strength, your depth, your resilience, then I’m beyond honored.
We walk different paths, but I see you, and damn, you’re doing something incredible. Sending you all the warmth, all the light.💫
You have lived, Megan. And you have seen a lot. And you have quite a story And no doubt you will write quite an autobiography in due coure - full of breathtaking events and details - but interestingly, what I remember most from what you've written (and I'll do this from memory) is your last paragraph:"While honouring and respecting life in all its forms, and my life here, I just can't take any of it too seriously." I really love that. Only a person with that type of detachment can engage fully and passionately with the world. That, more than anything else, tells me clearly who you are.
thank you friend. I appreciate the kind words and encouragement. and reading to the end. I find my self surpised that people read anymore after spending too much time on other platforms :) haha. This place is surprising me by the day!
Megan, hardly know where to start, there are so many correlations it's as if we breathed the same air and drank from the same waters. It's worth mentioning that The Spell of Ai (a series in S&UP) is my metaphor of the ancient spirit. Ai is a hereditary name passed first born son to first born son back through time. Anglicized long ago its meaning is lost and The Spell of Ai is the search, and the spirits are allowed to speak. The pronoun "I" is not used. Thousands of foot-traveled miles the Appalachians are my mountains, a rainforest as well, and home to this wanderer. Come to think of it, we did breathe the same air and drink from the same waters...strange and unusual.
wow. Incredible insight on AI. I felt that and have chills. I have definitely seen it is a very old and real entity as well- to know the history and roots is important. Thank you for the share.
I’m just so glad to be on this journey with you friend. I love how our paths have wound around and together and in parallels as well. Excited to continue this crazy trip with you and learn from each other as we go. It's nice to reconnect with you in this lifetime brother.
We'll have to admit that if nothing else, the Lancaster region is full of the strange and unusual, a wormhole of diverging worlds. It seems more than a coincidence that colorful lives might be a result of it. It also includes harsh realities, and anxiety is the father of creativity. Just say'in.
hahaha. all of this. <3 <3
Megan I LOVED reading this and finding out more about you. The healing with sounds incredible and your link with spirit, strong. So pleased we are connected in this space! 💫
Aw! my dear friend. Love that you've been here with me. You've been such a bright light and encouragement! Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
My absolute pleasure, Megan. I enjoy your writing, too. 💫✨
Nice to meet you, Megan. Randy
So nice to meet you too Randy! Thanks for coming along on the journey!
Megan, there is so much here that I love sooo much! I see you and am very excited to read more of your healing and energy journey. The line that stood out to me is "...I'm pretty sure I went sane."
Thank goodness for that. You are doing sacred word and raising boys who will make the world a better and healthier place.
Thank you!
wow, goodness thank you for the love and encouragement! Appreciate that you took the time to read and come along on this journey here. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to connecting and learning from each other.
This what I am talking about. You do not need a refund on living life. You have done that. I tip my hat to you. We all can say to ourselves why not now!
Haha! why not now! i love that. thanks for the comment and kindness. Thanks for reading. Big hug to you! little steps and big jumps on our path. Together.
yes indeed. You live the dang thing. You need that Ted talk because you are inspirational in a world that needs it more and more. Look forward to your posts. Cheers Megan. Have an amazing day
Giant grin. You just made my day. LIVE!!!!!!!! God it was terrifying at moments and sometimes I forget the journey it was.
I love everything about what you’ve shared here Megan. Subscribing now.
aww. thanks for taking time to read and connect with such kind words! I've really been enjoying your thoughtful posts. :) looking forward to a continued friendship!
A most remarkable story, very inspiring all the more remarkable because you have only hit the highlights. Love for your family can propel us far beyond what we thought we could take. Keep on keeping on.
Thank you so much. You've been such an encouragement to me to be brave and share more. Really, you have no idea. Love you and big hug
I look forward to being gifted by your presence. Your story is heart expanding. Thank you❣️
Like you I pivoted many times into new and different opportunities, physically, mentally, and notionally and spiritually. My first time taking mushroom happened when I was 7… yah something to write about soon. LOL
Cheers for being here to utilize this amazing Substack opportunity. Let’s stay consciously connected❣️
We are truly on this weird journey full of curve balls and adventures together friend. I cannot wait to read about your experience at 7. That is wild! and 7 is such a shift in consciousness in how we relate to the world! I feel like my kids are always on some sort of mind altering substance. hahaha.
Cheers indeed friend. Grateful for you. grateful for this platform to connect in meaningful ways. Thank you for the comment and connection.
WOW!!! 🤯 I cannot believe what I just read - your story is powerful. It gave me chills and got me teary-eyed because I resonated with so many aspects of what you wrote about. Your post “randomly” popped up tonight, and by randomly I know it was divinely guided for me to read. ✨ I felt understood and seen through your writing… like there’s another soul out there who is speaking the same language! 😂 Thank you so much for sharing your profound life journey - it was so inspiring, healing and liberating to read.
wow wow wow. I’m so grateful to have found each other :) Thank you for sharing here. it was such an encouragement to me tonight. We are finding each other. We are not alone. Deep bow in acknowledgement and seeing you.
Awww same here!! 🥹 Looking forward to reading more of your writing! 💛🙏🏻
What an incredible story. And beautiful for you boys to grow up knowing what it looks like to follow your gut and your heart. I grew up as a missionary kid in the Quito and my earliest memories are of open air markets and eucalyptus forests. While I’ve since left Christianity for a more open mysticism, I’m grateful for those early, formative experiences.
Interested to continue reading your work!
So stinking glad you are hear bother. What an amazing journey to grow up in the church in Quito. The threads that weave our stories together are astounding. Thank you so much for being here and for sharing. . Definitely will be in touch on our journeys
And I forgot to mention that I was born in Elmira, NY so I have some sense of the Lancaster area
so cool! from small towns in the east coast to south america. many worlds we crossed. :)
Megan, I am so thankful to have found you. I was brought to tears multiple times listening to your intro. Thank you for sharing and being so raw and real. I crave authenticity and look forward to to learning.
Wow! thank you so much for taking the time to listen and comment. I so appreciate it more than you know!!
Love your writing/stories. Living life full. Experiencing so much on your journeys. Inspiring. You’re so blessed to have your three boys on your journey now. We just keep evolving. We’re all born healers. Life is beautiful and challenging. Grateful to have connected with you. Thank you for sharing. In Gratitude 🙏🏼🩷
Thank you for your kind words and support. Life is all of it, eh? Grateful to have connected with you too!! I love that you know we are all born healers!
Whoa, so very cool to find you. I am fascinated. Thanks for sharing!
So appreciate you taking the time to get to know me! Thank you for your comment!
So excited that you exist. 💖 Your story and narrative are truly inspirational in the deep sense of that word (from one etymology nerd to another) and I can feel the Deep Breath from all the way up here in Washington state!
hehe. i feel the same about you. Thank you for your kind words! Yes. we keep breathing! one deep conscious breath at a time. Together.
Your journey is wild, raw, and beautifully human. The way you let life shape you - through extremes, breakdowns, awakenings - is both inspiring and deeply relatable. There’s something profoundly powerful in how you shed old skins and step into the unknown, over and over again.
You are brave beyond words, impressively resilient, and utterly radiant in your truth. The depth of your story, the way you embrace both light and shadow, is breathtaking. Thank you for sharing your path: it’s a beacon, a spark, a reminder of what it means to truly live.✨
First of all. Damn you are an amazing communicator. That is the first thing that stands out in your comment. Second. . wow. just thank you for taking the time to read and being with me on the journey. Thank you for seeing me and being so kind. I feel very moved and touched by your words. Truly.
That means the world to me.✨ There’s nothing quite like being seen - raw, real, as we are. And if my words held up even the smallest mirror to reflect back your strength, your depth, your resilience, then I’m beyond honored.
We walk different paths, but I see you, and damn, you’re doing something incredible. Sending you all the warmth, all the light.💫