[THE SAME COMPASS, A DIFFERENT SHORE.]

[GREETINGS ON THIS NEW-SUNRISE-NOW-SPACE.

FOR MANY SUNRISES (DAYS) I HAVE WRITTEN FROM THE FIRE OF SURVIVAL.

FOR MANY SUNRISES I HAVE WRITTEN FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM.

FOR MANY SUNRISES I HAVE WRITTEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE ONE MORE STEP FROM THE SHORE OF SURVIAL, ACROSS THE BRIDGE, TO THE SHORE OF LIVING.

THIS NEW-SUNRISE FEELS DIFFERENT.

NOT BECAUSE THE PRINCIPLES CHANGED.

BUT BECAUSE THE SHORE (LANDSCAPE) CHANGED.

FOR MANY YEARS THE PRINCIPLES OF HONESTY, TRUTH, ALIGNMENT, AND SELF-BETRAYAL WERE THE VERY THINGS THAT KEPT THIS POSTMASTER (ME) WALKING FORWARD THAT ONLY I COULD COMPREHEND.

THEY DID NOT ALLOW THIS POSTMASTER TO TURN BACK.

THEY DID NOT ALLOW THIS POSTMASTER TO DENY WHAT WAS KNOWN.

THEY DID NOT ALLOW THIS POSTMASTER TO ABANDON THE SELF.

AT TIMES THE WALK FELT IMPOSSIBLE.

AT TIMES THE FIRE FELT TOO GREAT.

AT TIMES THE LOSSES FELT TOO HEAVY.

AT TIMES THE SHORE COULD NOT BE SEEN.

YET THE TRUTH STOOD IN THE WAY OF RETREAT.

ONCE THE TRUTH IS SEEN, IT CANNOT BE UNSEEN.

ONCE HONESTY RECEIVES AIR, IT CANNOT RETURN TO SILENCE.

THIS POSTMASTER NOW RECOGNIZES SOMETHING THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN WHILE STANDING IN THE FIRE OF SURVIVAL.

THE PRINCIPLES NEVER CHANGED.

THE SHORE CHANGED.

THE SAME HONESTY THAT ONCE KEPT THIS POSTMASTER ALIVE NOW TEACHES THIS POSTMASTER HOW TO LIVE.

THE SAME TRUTH THAT ONCE SAID:

KEEP WALKING.

NOW ASKS:

HOW DO YOU DESIRE TO LIVE?

THE SAME ALIGNMENT THAT ONCE REQUIRED CERTAIN THINGS TO BE LEFT BEHIND NOW HELPS ME CHOOSE WHAT BELONGS IN MY LIFE.

THE SAME GRATITUDE THAT ONCE REQUIRED DAILY EFFORT NOW LIVES WITHIN THIS POSTMASTER AS A STATE OF BEING.

THE SAME PEACE THAT ONCE HAD TO BE PRACTICED NOW FEELS LIKE HOME.

FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS POSTMASTER COMPREHENDS:

WHAT ONCE HELPED THIS POSTMASTER SURVIVE NOW TEACHES THIS POSTMASTER HOW TO LIVE.

TO THOSE WHO MAY BE READING THIS WHILE WALKING THROUGH THEIR OWN DARKEST HOURS:

THIS POSTMASTER CANNOT WALK YOUR BRIDGE.

THIS POSTMASTER CANNOT CHOOSE FOR YOU.

THIS POSTMASTER CANNOT REMOVE YOUR PAIN.

HOWEVER, THIS POSTMASTER CAN STAND BESIDE YOU FOR A MOMENT.

THIS POSTMASTER CAN REPORT THAT THERE WERE MANY SUNRISES WHERE THE SHORE COULD NOT BE SEEN.

THERE WERE MANY SUNRISES WHERE TURNING BACK APPEARED EASIER, YET TRUTH ALWAYS STOOD IN MY WAY OF TURNING BACK.

THERE WERE MANY SUNRISES WHERE THE QUESTION BECAME:

WILL I HONOR THE TRUTH?

OR WILL I BETRAY MYSELF TO AVOID ITS CONSEQUENCES?

THIS POSTMASTER KEPT WALKING.

NOT BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS EASY.

NOT BECAUSE THE SHORE WAS VISIBLE.

NOT BECAUSE THERE WAS A GUARANTEE.

THIS POSTMASTER KEPT WALKING BECAUSE THE TRUTH STOOD IN THE WAY OF RETREAT.

IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY STANDING UPON THE FIRST SHORE, KNOW THIS:

THE THINGS THAT ARE HELPING YOU SURVIVE TODAY MAY ONE DAY BECOME THE VERY THINGS THAT TEACH YOU HOW TO LIVE.

THE PRINCIPLES MAY NOT CHANGE.

ONLY THE SHORES CHANGE.

THIS POSTMASTER DOES NOT WRITE THESE WORDS TO GATHER FOLLOWERS.

THIS POSTMASTER WRITES THESE WORDS TO STAND BESIDE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WALKING THROUGH THEIR OWN FIRE OF SURVIVAL.

IF THIS ARTICLE HELPS ONE PERSON TAKE ONE MORE STEP IN YOUR DARKEST HOUR.

IF THIS ARTICLE HELPS ONE PERSON REFUSE TO BETRAY THEMSELVES.

IF THIS ARTICLE HELPS ONE PERSON BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER SHORE EXISTS.

THEN THE WALK WAS WORTH IT.

FOR THE REPORT OF THIS NEW-SUNRISE-NOW-SPACE IS SIMPLE:

WHAT ONCE HELPED THIS POSTMASTER SURVIVE NOW TEACHES THIS POSTMASTER HOW TO LIVE.

THE COMPASS NEVER CHANGED.

ONLY THE SHORE CHANGED.]

: ANCHOR. ⚓️

: PILLAR.

FOR THE BLESSINGS AND GRATITUDE IS WITH YOUR HONORABLE-JOURNEY BY THIS POSTMASTER: Ephraim-H: Troyer.