The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 430 The Scent Of Death

Living 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 moving forward?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Since twenty sixteen, I've been blessed with the opportunity to
share conversations with those that have been featured on NBC's
The Voice. Sure, we'd put them up on the platform,
but then most people were going, so where's it at?
So now we finally centralized it for you. Every performer
from twenty sixteen forward, Aro dot net, Rroe dot Net

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enjoy the exploration. My boy Ernie, my boy boy. He's
a Blue Crown conyer and for over thirty two years
he has overlooked this forest right here in South Charlotte,
North Carolina. I mean, every day Ernie and I sit
in this beautiful home, overlooking the trees, the nearby lake,
and every bit the wildlife that peacefully strolls through this

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amazing collection of trees. Ernie and I share the same vision.
It's this forest. We both look into the trees and
study the earth below. I mean, there is something spiritual
going on here. The lyrics to Ernie's Forest, we both
receive an amazing amount of energy. I put all of
my trust and skills as a student into what he's

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willing to share with me. These are not my words,
these are the lyrics from Ernie's Forest, chapter number four
hundred thirty June eighth, twenty twenty four. Whoo, the scent
of death is in this force, this brand new sun.
You never forget what death smells like. It's a powerful

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odor that gets into your lungs and then stains your
soul because it's consuming the entire force. My worst fear
is a large animal is currently in transition. But from
where I've walked, I can't seem to pinpoint the source
of energy. The bad part about catching a whiff of
death is that it follows you into the house, and

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then you think it's inside there, being that at spring
did a newborn not make it? I keep looking up
in the sky for vultures to appear, so that it
would give me a better idea as to where this
scent is coming from. But the scent seem to be traveling.
It's way too easy to be torn away from the
right path and start wondering about the walk and way.

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There was talk yesterday of a bear spotted inside this forest.
Today's news is about the state suffering from the most
copperhead snake bites. Ever, there's a scent of death inside
this forest. In all my years I've never experienced it
this strong before. If you've been there, the scent of

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death animals in transition. One of the things I want
to learn as well as teach from this is that
it goes well beyond what we think the scent of
death is. As a martial artist, a third degree black belt,
a lot of people say, ooh, I don't want to
ever mess with you. Do you not realize that the
real true black belt path is to steer yourself away

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from situations such as the fear of death. If something
is going down, you're not going to see a martial
artist run to that rescue. It's about moving away from
the scent of death. And see, we don't do that
in a lot of times and places in our lives
because we want to get closer. We want to grab
our smartphones and get photographs and or video of what's

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taking place. We walk to the fire. Now I have
a preacher, and that preacher is all about do not
turn and run away from the chariots. Face those chariots
with courage and confidence and know that you're not alone.
But when you deal with the situation where the scent
of death is inside a forest right away, you're thinking
there's something really bad going on here, but is there

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a positive that could be very right? What is going
into that earth that we don't know about. Maybe it's
rotting leaves or a tree. Because the scent of death
is not always associated with mammals. When we put ourselves
in a place and a decision to say do I
walk away from this or do I walk into this,
you're right there in the middle of flight or fight.

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What is your next decision? And if it's the wrong decision,
you may not get the opportunity to make a correction
and or heal. In fact, I heard a quote yesterday
that totally blew me away. There is a difference between
recovery and healing. This right here, right away, in the

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middle of that conversation was a moment like this where
I felt like that I smelled the scent of death.
Recovery versus healing two completely different words. And where do
you fit on that path? And are you creating your
own scent? I'm row These are not my words. These

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are the lyrics from Ernie's Forest.