Life is never dull at the Garden of Eden.
That I can say for certain!!!!
This past month's events have sent us spinning!
Between all of us, we have been experiencing a wide range of emotions,
and having the opportunity to really face ourselves on even deeper levels than ever before.
I for one have been angry, frustrated, confused, defensive, appalled, suspicious, overwhelmed, aggravated, hesitant, regretful, horrified, nervous, compassionate, exasperated, disgusted, apprehensive, disappointed, astonished, annoyed, disappointed, offended, resentful, determined, discouraged,, curious, weary, vulnerable, worried, powerless, distrusting, cautious, disturbed, shocked, numb, ambivalent, sad, fearful, dominated, alert, determined, distressed, confident, disheartened, infuriated, concerned, confused, courageous, furious, outraged, stressed, strong, threatened, curious, hopeful, tired, confident, anxious, betrayed, hopeful, loving, nurturing, relieved, and above all,
appreciative and grateful!
There's nothing like a cataclysmic event that can shake you to the core of your being
and change your fundamental perspective and direction in life.
We are taking this opportunity at the @gardenofeden
to regroup and activate an even more empowered and vivacious reality.
We know we are here on this planet for a reason.
It's time to step up and put our master training into high level action!
The difficulties are just as important as the joys.
Maybe even more so.
Though facebook shut all of us down multiple times
immediately after the stabbing of @quinneaker,
the blockchain will carry our message and let the truth be seen.
It is no coincidence that we have found our way here,
are being supported by our global family,
and that great change will come from the slimy swill.
I haven't written a post here on Steemit for about a month.
I began this post the week after the stabbing,
but let it just sit here waiting to be finished,
as nothing really felt as important as being present with the events right in my face.
It has been a month since that difficult day May 23rd.
Not only was I in disbelief about what happened to Quinn,
but I was also surprised and unfortunately not surprised,
about how the Arlington Police Department handled the entire situation.
I have been spending my time writing affidavits about the events that day,
including the 3 trespasses by the Arlington Police without a warrant.
I have dealt with the trespass and hiding out on our land
in the following days of the man who stabbed Quinn,
paid bail, interviewed attorneys, made open records requests,
reviewed the photographs and videos we took of the APD on our land,
did some investigation on our own,
recounted the many year history of the dishonorable actions of the APD,
contacted the media,
hosted Eden Metamorphosis,
and am giving Quinn daily massages to help him recover from his injuries.
Documentary filming with Award Winning Film Maker Alex Voss during Eden Metamorphosis
I also, reluctantly and with much internal strife,
made a payment to the City of Arlington on 12 warrants they had out for my arrest.
Yes, Shellie Smith has been a wanted woman for nearly 4 years,
as I have refused to pay these dishonorable people a single dime
since their full-on black ops SWAT raid at the @gardenofeden in 2013.
I have been continually threatened by these warrants hanging over my head,
never knowing if I set foot outside my gates what would happen.
Who knew that grass growing over 12 inches tall,
improperly stacked wood,
the wrong kind of fabric on outdoor furniture and the like
could make one beholden to a City that uses their forces
against peaceful people in service to humanity.
I chose to make a payment to get them out of warrant status.
I never know what they have up their sleeves,
especially when they just break and enter whenever they please.
To spend my time at all concerned about their evil intentions
and my personal well-being, is just not worth the $4,400.00
in fines they have levied against me.
Not to mention the thought of spending time breathing their air,
drinking their water, and eating their food for the 45-90 days
it would likely take to sit it out in their cold and dirty jail.
So, all in all, I'm delighted to be back on Steemit.
I'm overjoyed to be with my people here at the @gardenofeden,
have their support, their energy, and their love.
It's alway amazing to have people I can count on and trust,
who I know always have my back,
and will give of themselves to make my life better everyday.
Thank you Steemit family too, for sending love our way in these difficult times,
for sharing the word that needs to be shared,
and for your up votes and support that will
lessen the financial burden of these times.
I am most grateful for @quinneaker,
who even though has taken the brunt of the impact of this entire scenario,
still stands strong, honorable and positive.
One never to complain, he is still finding solutions,
making documentaries, managing and directing the intricacies of community living, and
conducting high-level business negotiations toward bullding a better world for all.
@quinneaker is a shining light, and I have no doubt that he will alchemize this incident too,
into something that activates global change.
BLESSED ARE WE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STAND TOGETHER!
Thanks so much for the update. Metamorphosis, was exactly that - and I predict positive change at every turn of this challenging time. I have some experience of the kind of treatment Quinn underwent under their custody (though we haven't really shared stories about it yet, that was a very busy weekend) and from what I know of THAT jail, his resilience is as impressive as his resolve. Glad you got the sword hanging over your head paid off (even though they didn't deserve the money, I suspect it'll come out in the wash as this unfolds) and the GOE will prevail and continue to thrive. Can't wait to see what Alex does with all that footage. It was an amazing event that I will never forget.
Oh YES!!! Transformative times for certain--the likes of which I believe will greatly affect the future for us all!
It's unfortunate that there are so many stories of this disgusting treatment, and that there is so very very little accountability for it. Quinn is indeed resilient and this will only serve as a catalyst for his even more powerful presence.
Arlington does indeed not deserve the money, especially since I have to pay them $368.00 a month until that $4400 is paid off, or risk it going back into warrant status. Aargh!!!
So glad you made it to Eden Metamorphosis and experienced this once-in-a-lifetime event with us. We are eternally blessed!
Oh my God Shellie!! I missed this entire thing somehow, but I just clicked over to the post about it- UGH, makes me so ANGRY!! They truly are the largest organized gang in this country!
I don't blame you one bit for paying the fine- a few years back my husband and I had a transformative incident with the cops in North Carolina- transformative because our eyes were opened to just how far they will go, how much they will lie, and how despicable their injustice system really is. I spent one night in jail and had to suffer the humiliation of being strip searched, not something I ever want to experience again. And it was all because Howie calmly asked them a few questions about their oaths of office and jurisidiction from a chair on my step son's back deck- they decided he was being 'threatening' (grinning as they stated this and arrested him) and I was grabbed and thrown across the deck onto another officer in their attempts to lure my step son from inside the house -and then I was charged with assaulting a police officer! Fortunately I only gave my first name and they took it upon themselves to assign me a name, so I (Linnet) have never been charged with anything since I obviously did not go to the court date after being released!
I'm so sorry! Poor Quinn!
Ahhhhh...what craziness!!! Unbelievably believable! Can both of those words go in one sentence? I'm so sad to know how these things happen, and the corruption and great lengths they will go to to keep and gain control. We cannot underestimate the deception and abuse they will inflict to save face and cover their ineptness.
I'm sick to hear what happened to you, though glad you have escaped their clutches. @quinneaker is in a very precarious situation, as the system supports their own evil intentions.
We will be sharing a lot about this story, as it is quite unbelievable. We have taken lots of video and people can see for themselves the unfolding. It's crazy that they totally knew we were recording and behaved like this anyway. Which indicates that they either believe they are immune, they are completely delusional about their duties and responsibilities, or they are in bed with greater dark forces.....or likely all of the above.
Thanks for sending the love. We appreciate the help in spreading the world about this, as I feel this is just another opportunity to let people see what is really going on, and to help hold them accountable to their deceitful and dishonorable ways.
Lots of love to you @dreemit. So glad you are here with us.
sorry that i am just seeing this post now! It's great to have you back my friend and I appreciate the update. I can imagine the mixed emotions you felt paying that huge fine - but I'm glad that you can hopefully breath a little easier now that it isn't hanging over your head. Sending some loving vibes your way that your posts earn well and that your online shop booms so that you can help re-coupe some of those costs quickly.
Big love to you my friend! <3
Yes! It's you!! So glad to see you here, though I'm just seeing your comment 3 days later! I hope all of those things too because not only does paying them suck, but I also have to redirect funds away from helping others to to do it. Aargh!!!
Thanks for the love @coruscate! We will alchemize all that goodness received into something that benefits many. <3 <3 <3
Glad everything’s okay and happy to have you back. Come back stronger 💪🏼
Thanks @journeyoflife. Indeed, coming back stronger is the wisest thing to do! I'm certain that this, too, has a blessing.
Hmmm, glad to have you back dear, their is corruption everywhere, can you imagine those police perverting the judgement despite the clear evidence of attack.
They have embarked on a battle they can't win, I'm sure you guys are very strong, smart and intelligent to come out victorious.
You are welcome back dear, I've missed you so much....
I'm grateful to see you as one of the first smiling faces I see upon my return.
These are definitely no ordinary circumstances and no ordinary stance against the corruption. The truth must be seen on many levels, as the blatant dishonor is palatable, and going unchecked is simply unconscionable. May the truth prevail!
Thank you for your support and love @emmakkayluv. So grateful, as always, to have you here.
yo why dont u just get a damm paintball gun and shoot that bitch someone stabbed me and was hiding on my property get some fucking rocks and throw at his bitchass i i had to .... u got a damm right 2 defense urself ....... yeeesh course u can allow ppl 2 abuse u chooise is up to use what reality we co-create my god friends.
This is indeed an opportunity to see what together we have all co-created, and what we are perpetuating through our complacency, individually and as a whole. We know there is a greater feeling, more loving, way as we are blessed o be living it everyday.
Great change is upon us.
May we all seize this opportunity to make a difference.
glad to hear quinns ok. it all sounds insane over at your place! Much love to you all x
!!!@basilmarples!! I'm glad too that he is recovering and that major change will come from this past month's craziness. Thanks for the all the love! Grateful to receive it and send it back to you!
from Venezuela a country in ruins and decadence I wish you the best of this world and what I can say is that I trust in God and will make greatness where the injustice exists hara and everything will return to a good term, and again blessed
May we all be blessed to experience the greatness @peraza82. Thanks for the comment.
Amen, thanks for your support for this wonderful people, God bless you and grant you peace.
Ahhhhhh. yes!!!
Smile...
<3
Glad you are back.
Grateful to be here! <3
Living an artful, cutting edge life in gratitude! 😉😍 I feel glad to be here. I saw your observation about human different feelings and some motivational speech. Somewhere, I read again and again. Cause the way of writing as like your profile quote.
I am grateful to be sharing with you @tanjir1990. It is no coincidence you have found me and can feel me through my profile quote. I have much to share and am grateful for the opportunity to connect with you.
Oh my! Saddened to hear about these injuries and injustices. I'm just now catching wind of the news: the stabbing, the arrest... What a strange series of events. I honor you all for holding your heads high and working to bring Love and Truth to the world, in the way you do so brilliantly and beautifully. My heart goes out to you now, and I call for protective angels to guide and guard you all. May you be safe, strong, happy, and live well.
Thank you dear @cabelindsay. It has already been quite the ride, challenging us to soar to even higher heights. The opportunity to share and to help the truth be seen is knocking, so we will take it and amplify it. We are grateful for the support and loving energy sent our way. May we magnify that too and share it widely. Blessings your way!!
So glad to hear you guys are healthy and standing strong through these hard times. It's always inspiring to see someone push against the boundaries of their world to expose where they really are.
Thanks for you support @winstonalden. Hopefully many people will see what is happening and stand up to make change. We are all much more powerful when we stand together. It's time for the light to shine even brighter.
remember that everything we give is returned to us in full and you will receive peace and tranquility soon
As low are the lows---are also the height of the highs. We shall prevail and our light will shine ever brighter. Thanks for the comment @mgaby. Peace and tranquility FTW!
I am so delighted to read from you again. I read the whole thing that happened to him and i was really sad about it and reading this post only made me understand how trying and tough those times were for you. I am so glad to have you back and that the moment has passed. I know the memory stays but this will only make you stronger. Stay strong @everlove. You have always been a source of inspiration.
My warm thoughts goes to @quinneaker. You are a fighter, always will be. Lions don't recover like humans and i know your healing process will be fast and smooth. No one can kill of @gardenofeden because it is here to stay. Bloom!.
It is nice to know we are supported by our people, though far away across the world. What a blessing is your positive energetic infusion @olawalium.
We will indeed be stronger and more powerful than ever. This will not get us down but only fuel the dream! Glad you're on it with us!
Here it is:
https://steemit.com/womancrushwednesday/@olawalium/woman-crush-wednesday-fun-time-with-gee1-everlove
I had a super smile today because of you @olawalium! Ohhhhhhh....that was really a super sweet post my dear friend. Thank you for being with me and for expressing your appreciation. I appreciate you too...of course you know. Blessed are we with such a powerful connection.
Your comment delighty my heart and i am so happy to know it made you smile. Thanks a lot for that.
Thanks for sharing the love. Blessings
Such a huge honour sir and i am really excited to hear from you. Stay strong sir and you have always been an inspiration to us all. You are one of that few and you are always a blessing. Stay strong sir.
I am always with you and will always lend my voice and support. I am making you my woman crush for today and i hope it makes you smile at least, in the midst of everything that happened. Will share the link with you when i made the post later today. You are a source of inspiration.