Chapter 1: What is Living Red?
PEYTON
Saturday, December 31
It has been three weeks since I read my family member's journal entries. I learned so much about the world as Great Great-Grandma Sarah, Great Grandpa Parker, and Grandma Ava described life before, during, and after the war. They didn’t exactly tell me, but through their words, I understand that our soul is that part of us that is connected to the universe we live in. I am still not sure why the World Guideline Organization doesn’t want us to know about our soul or even why they want our feelings suppressed. I thought that seeing what was on the flash drive and telling my parents about Grandma Ava’s secrets would help me understand, but instead, this knowledge has just created more questions.
The steps that Great Great-Grandma Sarah wrote about seem easy yet challenging at the same time. She said that the first step all people should take is tolisten to their feelings. Once they make that connection, they canidentify the thought behind what they are feeling. Next, it is important to take the necessary steps tofollow their heart and to listen to those deeper truths since that is the connection to their soul. Once they take these steps, they mustexpect changes to occur because as they are being guided by a deeper, more true thought, a person will respond differently and have new feelings. As these change occurs, they must continue to listen to their feelings because it all repeats again, sometimes over the years, and other times all in one day.
She saw that this is how to truly live the life you are meant to live by letting your intuition guide you. Life is cyclical. I feel like somehow, without even knowing these steps, I have been taking them these last few months. The wordLIFE can show me the way. My Great Great-Grandma gave me a simple acronym; however, there is nothing easy or simple about following the steps.
LIFE
L= Listen to your feelings
I= Identify the thought behind what you are feeling
F= Follow your heart
E= Expect change to occur
Grandma Ava’s entries were short, but I understand that she wanted me to know the truth about the past instead of blindly believing the WGO. She tried to tell me in person even more than what is contained in these files, but it took time for me to see that. Like these words inA Simple Joy, “I have learned a truth about life that I am grateful for each day from these experiences. I feel peaceful and connected to God and life and to the world that I live in,” there are truths to uncover. I am not sure what they are or what she wants me to do with this information, but I do know that I must trust my intuition and follow the steps that Great Great-Grandma Sarah wrote about.
Grandma Ava called it “living red” when we live a life of diminished emotions and suppressed in