First published at 16:53 UTC on May 5th, 2023.
The tall grass rustles in the breeze as I run, my paws thundering on the earth. The sunshine is warm on my back as birds chirp and flutter by.
This land feels alive and wild, so different from anywhere else I've known. Wild creatures inhabit …
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The tall grass rustles in the breeze as I run, my paws thundering on the earth. The sunshine is warm on my back as birds chirp and flutter by.
This land feels alive and wild, so different from anywhere else I've known. Wild creatures inhabit this place, unseen but sensed. Deer and fox and raccoon cross these hills under cover of night, as I often do now in dreams.
An eagle soars high above, riding the thermals and surveying the landscape. I feel small yet at peace here, a tiny being in a symphony of life—all interconnected, all deeply rooted like me.
The rolling hills extend as far as I can see, dotted with forests of oaks and maples reaching to the sky. Tall peaks rise into clouds in the distance, ancient companions that feel like neighbors.
Each sniff brings scents familiar and defining. Each rustle invents a tale of joy and home. Adventure lives here, so does magic, as I do.
In this space, I feel more alive than ever before because at last, I have found where I live. My spirit expands into the land, soaking in beauty, wild freedom, and vibrant power—this place that is home.
For a perfect moment, I forget myself and become one with the land. My heart swells with love and belonging, and I am home.
The vista stretches endlessly before me, alive and teeming. And so do I, fully present in each pawstep, each whisper, each heartbeat of this wild world I now inhabit. I am free.
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