Thx allot

This is an absolutely amazing story, worth sharing!
Would you mind if I posted this (without any names, links to the nexus or anything) for my friends?

thank you shadow, im comfortable with anyone reading this feel free to share it, thank you for asking first.

everyone else- first just a real quick thank you for all your supportive words, this has been a very moving process that was long over do. i will write more tonight to address specific reply's once im off work.

ill will say i feel 100 pounds lighter when i woke up this morning. like a giant weight was taken off me.

Wow! Thank you for sharing this experience. Inspiring to say the least, it makes me think of the relationships in my life that need healing. If you can find compassion for an angry prosecutor hell-bent on imprisoning you for life, I certainly should be able to forgive some old friends over misunderstandings. I know the gravity of the situation doesn't compare, but biting the bullet and setting things straight can be very hard, and humbling.
I'm glad that you have come so far, and are free to tell us about it!

Thank you for sharing this Olympus. That pit of despair sounds like it was the true crucible. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that, but you've transformed it into the wonderful loving heart you've become.

I would like to give a big thank you to Olympus Mon's inspiring tale of forgiveness in the "Advice for Help and Healing Forum". It really brought tears to this old guy's eyes.
Olympus, most folks would have reacted with hate and bitterness, but you were able to eventually transcend that horrible experience and use it to make huge strides towards some kind of sainthood. Not sure I could have handled it with the same kind of maturity and honor. You prove that hate and evil doesn't stand a chance against love and foregiveness. By the way, the writing is excellent. Everyone should give this story a look
Peace

to everyone whom posted a reply-
thank you, your words and encouragement are more than i ever could have asked for. the fact that some people felt inspired and wanted to share it with others was a wonderful feeling. not in an egotistical way but more just the sheer joy of knowing it touched someone.



this story wasn't ever told until about 10 years ago. i had a very hard time adjusting to life after i was released. drugs and violence plagued me for many years. it never even occurred to me that what happened was actually quite rare or special. it was 1993 there wasn't all this "power of now" and "what the bleep" kind of information out back then so i never thought of talking about what i went through. i never thought that someone would understand what i was even talking about. i didnt even fully understand it!

as the years went by i would here these bits and ices of spiritual insights as well as read books such as "mans search for meaning" by Victor Frankyl. i slowly realized that what had happened to me was very special and would be the hub of all my progress as a person in this life.

about a week ago a wise Nordic elder friend of mine told me she feels i have given up on people and because i never put myself out there i never allow myself to feel the bliss of being loved. her words really rang true for me. i have a very hard time opening up this part of me to other people. i really want to change that about me.

that morning i woke up and felt inspired to take a gamble. no matter what the outcome whether its ill recieved or not didnt matter. what matters is felt willing to be vulnerable, and if i was going for it i may as well open up the deepest event in my life. i felt in that moment that this was an important story to be told, it had to come out of me, and it had to be now!

this is what i did with all of your kind support. thank you very much for even reading it.
much love
OM'

Thank you so much for sharing this story, Olympus!!! What great insight you had during your experience...I'm so happy to hear that you were able to bring something so positive and trans-formative out of it.

I don't know if we as a people are becoming more compassionate now then back during those years, but I hope and think so. My belief is that if we are going to evolve as a species, this is how we will do it. Being able to forgive everyone. Being able to be honest and open about EVERYTHING...no more secrets. Working together rather than competing against each other.

Telling your story seems like another step towards your ultimate freedom. When you are open about everything, you can truly be free and be yourself. I have had my own addiction I shared with my wife that I was very ashamed of, but afterward I felt that same weight off my back, and it felt awesome :-)

Good luck in your continued personal growth!

Namaste

Thank you so much for sharing OM. I'm still shaking at the thought of you looking through the vent and counting the days. I feel for you, I really do.
We have been fooled into taking such harsh substances, fooled by the drug "education" systems currently in place, and unfortunately it leads a lot of us into some very dark and scary places. It scares me so much to think that you can't even approach your "executioner" and tell him/her of your fears and to try to seek the help you need to get out of this darkness.
Where most would fall, you raised! I hope the best for you and your future!

-hH

I am very glad to read this so thumbs up for sharing this beautiful story OM!

Wow, cheers to halfhead for renewing ths wonderful story.

Thank you everyone for your loving words and support. I cant believe its been 4 years since I took this leap of faith to open up and share this story of my younger life.
Much love to everyone.
OM

Wow! I am so glad that this thread was resurrected. Turning a situation like that into a life shaping gift at such an early age. This is not the first post of yours that has made my skin go all tingly.

Reserection is a fitting term. OM, as I have been taking these first steps into the work with DMT your post's have been very valuable. As I started out oppurtunities to learn about forgiveness are abundant. I have struggle with a lot of sefl doubt as these oppurtunities have come up for me personally. Your storys and so many others help push me forward and through. Sometimes struggle can be so isolating except when one can read of struggles of others and their triumphs.

Thanks

very inspireing and insightful, thank you for sharing this gift <3

"what is to give light must also endure burning"

Enormous respect.

Healing and love to you friend, and thank you.

wow.. truly amazing and touching story. some thing happen to us because they need to, this showed how strong a person you are. thank you for sharing this

Thanks for sharing your hardship with us, olympusmon!
You're a true spiritual alchemist; You took an experience of Bronze and turned it into Gold.

Allthough I must say I find throwing young men, who admit to having a drug problem and being instable, into solitairy confinement wildly irresponsible and immoral, you came out the other end positively transformed, but many have come out of such ordeals more spiritually maimed than they came in. Your selfless prayers put you in a blissfull state and pulled you through the dark ordeal. Very inspiring experience. Thanks for sharing it with us.


I've allways enjoyed reading anything you write, because you're really a good writer. Do you write books
Olympus? If not, you defenitely should.

Thank you for reading my story. Yes I have written my memoirs so to speak. The events that led me to selling it all and going to Peru. Its about half written and has been edited by a friend. I hope to finish it this April. I'm planning on going back to the Amazon for 2 weeks of ceremonies and finish the book.
Cheers

I hope it gets lots of attention, should be interesting to a lot of people!