The story that brought me to this divine life purpose... My life was a mess... I was a mess, a big fat, ugly, wreaking, wretched 3D bog pit in fact! With the usual suspects of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes intoxicatingly mixed with repressed anger, deep depression, supersonic anxiety and loud dark voices in my head spiritually possessing me with suicidal thoughts and intentions. I had failed intimate relationships, a blaming others victim mindset, obsessive, possessive behaviour, lost friendships and at 33 years of age, I proclaimed my birthday year as the year of half the devil. In reflection, I probably should never have made that statement or should I? Interestingly if it's all about the journey and the lessons we get and the karma we pay, then perhaps things have all worked out for the higher purpose anyway.
You see I now have this enormous will to make a massive positive difference and to do that, I was divinely gifted this idea to Walk the World for Love. So that's what I AM doing, starting in February 2011.
I am walking pilgrim and hiking trails over 100km from as many countries around the world as possible; walking them end to end and consecutively allowing for travel and restocking. With every person I meet I am offering the opportunity to change the world with love, by making a written commitment and contribution to love. I'll be capturing stories of love, images of love, messages of love and interviews and opinions on love along the way. If you haven't guessed the theme... it's all about living and sharing from the heart and in the spirit of love. I really want love to shine... in me, in you, in everything we do. Will it make a difference?... YES.
It hurts me so much to see, to feel and to hear of the pain, the war, the sadness, the suffering, the hurt, the harm, the hunger, the homelessness, the helplessness, the hopelessness of people. We are ALL God's children and we are all connected and we can only move forward with love and with full responsibility for ourselves and others equally. It IS as all the Great Teachers have shared over the centuries - Love One Another.
For the walk itself, the plan for the first year is to start in Israel for the Israel National Trail with a length of 940kms then to the Wales Offa's Dyke Path at 285km, the UK for the South West Coast Path 1014kms, then to Sweden to do the Kings Trail which is about 440kms, Norway in the Jotunheim; 152kms, then on to the Camino de Santiago; 800kms, Bulgaria E8 for 600kms and ending the year on the Lycian Way in Turkey; 500kms.
This will be such an awesome adventure as some trails are very populated and wind their way through various cities, towns and villages where I aim to inspire everyone I meet to live in and for love. Other trails are very isolated which will have me talking to the animals for sanity and hugging the trees for love. There is of course the pilgrim trails filled with like spirited people and also the remote wilderness and some really big mountains that this little Aussie hiker with our speed bumps and hills is really rather nervous about. All in all it's going to be full on, physically, emotionally, mentally...
Plus, I have to say, the even bigger challenge... spiritually. I mean, am I even up for this??? It's not like I'm a particularly impressive role model of love, with my sordid past, nattering judgmental head talk, selfishness, gridlocked anger and failed relationships. I'm certainly no Jesus or Buddha or monk or nun with selfless love or calm and quiet mind, but there is something deep inside of me that is urging me to do this, to confront my fears, to let go and to let GOD. I rather consider myself a work in progress and fully accept that the work will be challenging.
Point being, that with any, even one deliberate, focussed effort toward a worthy cause brings about positive change in you and all the people around about you. So it'd be sensational to post your pledge to love on this site. I know that mass prayers of peace have profound effects on the gooey stuff in the universe and therefore on people and how they act, so I'm convinced that your conscious intentions and contributions to love will also make a massive positive difference that will benefit us all. We all want love and to be loved, perhaps it's just a matter of giving it first!
I've written the following spiel to the love book, it may help guide you. If you want to commit to love, please write your name, your country, your commitment and the date in your post. Oh and please feel free once you have made your contribution to come back and share what it was like and inspire others.
The Love Book
Thank you so much for choosing love. Your commitment as written in this book is more pure than gold for it shows what is true in your heart and who you really are.
The message is clear that now is the time that we as a race must connect through the power of love to evolve to who we are destined to become. That love is the only answer, the only way forward, that we can achieve so much and beyond our wildest dreams.
Who are we, to know our only true purpose is to love and that love will set us free. With all that you are, with all that you have and with all that you can, TRY, love.
It is through your intent, through your words, through your thoughts and through your deeds of love that we can change the world. YOU can change the world. Change your life, be more loving and open your heart to spirit.
I am walking the world for love, please join me now by writing your commitment and contribution to love in this book. Do acts of loving kindness for a stranger, think loving thoughts even in your darkest hour, forgive and let love in to heal your soul, smile with genuine love to a passerby, give a love hug to that person you tend to avoid, be wholeheartedly with someone in need, speak loving words whenever you can, work in the spirit of love, love all creatures and the environment, walk with me for love. However it is for you, let love shine.
I Deborah Cutting commit to love myself and to give love unconditionally to all I meet.
