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Tyler MacDougall's Lyme hasn't added a story.
~ After spending years debiltated by Lyme Diease and it's side effects, losing a career, home, car, wife and so much more I decided to turn down traditional Western medicine and traverse the country last spring sharing my stories of disease, discomfort, triumph, pain, beauty and unconditional love. Traveling the East coast with nothing but my boots and backpack I have held the honor of touching so many lives through the spreading of love, stories, hugs, herbs, teas, tinctures, salts, medicinal mushrooms and more. I feel compelled to continue these travels as long as I am standing tall and in good health. With the support of the public I feel confident we will reach the West Coast spreading our music, message and methods of welness ! :)
~ A kind word from a kindred soul ~
"Please take a moment to read his story. We met Tyler MacDougall ("Autumn") in Chattanooga, while having Briyana's senior pictures taken. It's not everyday you see a very tall, handsome lad strolling by with all sorts of foliage spread across his suit and hat. We were able to talk to him for a few moments and take a few pictures of/with him. He's originally from Nova Scotia, currently "resides" in Connecticut, and is traveling across the country with a backpack and only his two feet to carry him. He's encountered some amazing souls who've been selfless enough to offer their love, support, and gifts to him, to help him continue to travel. Sometimes, you meet someone who you can immediately tell is a pure and beautiful soul. I felt that when I met him, and it was confirmed once we became friends here on Facebook and I've read about his travels and seen all of the people he has touched with his warmth. I'm so thankful to have met you, Autumn, and as I previously said - I look forward to another day when we can meet again, share more of our stories and learn from each other. Stay safe, my friend, and you truly are an inspirational and beautiful being. Much love! " ~ Bela Fela ~
~ Cross country update ~
Chattanooga, Tennesse Novermber 2013
After finding the wallets of two fellow travelers upon awakening on
the side of highway in Chattanoog, Tennessee both : Kimberley Sutton
and Talbert Gray have both been gifted back their blank checks,
licences, personal belongings and credit cards in just 2 days! I spent
a good part of Sunday researching their names and located the right
full owners. This act of kindness lead me to head to cocal health food
store to spend my last $8 on a healthy meal at Enzo’s in Chattanooga.
I sit down across from a gentle and well traveled man by the name of
Tim Aslinger . After sharing stories with Tim for hours on end he
dropped me off at the local hostel to meet the first traveler and
return his belongings in which he was so greatly attached to. It
wasn't the contents of the wallet but the wallet itself. He had been
traveling with this wallet for some time now and was so excited when I
described the brown worn leather and silver tab on the upper corner.
Soon after this joyful event we went out on the town sharing more and
more. Eventually we ended up at a sporting goods store where he
generously purchased me a wonderful winter sleeping bag, emergency
blanket, flashlight and a communal dinner with his wife . !!! Love it <3
We spoke over a healthy meal and soon after we were burning the
midnight oil sharing stories once again before I went to sleep in a
beautiful warm home over looking Georgia and Tennessee. The next
morning we go out for coffee at his work place, meet the co-workers
then out to lunch and again I am gifted just what I needed to get to
the next place on my journey. On the way in to the restaurant a young
man tells me of his recent predicament and the cold inclimate weather
coming in as we spoke. He was in need of a sleeping bag to bare the
cold front coming across the Eastern coast. I just so happened to have
an extra sleeping bag in the trunk of Tim's car after our recent
purchaseand some change left in my pocket to help him grab a burger.
All is provided. Ask and it is given. Another live significantly
changed for the better by simply sharing. This is life :)
.
After lunch Tim uses his mobile device to purchase a Megabus ticket
to Atlanta, Georgia for only $7 sending me on my way safely along on
my spiritualjourney South along the trails of the Cheerokee. Arriving
in Georgia it is windy, frigidly cold and not very welcoming. Yet I
have a suit and suede shoes I’ve acquired free along the way after
visiting a soup kitchen and homeless shelter. This buys me time in a
warm lobby of the Marriot downtown where a traveling businessman asked
me about my travels and attire. Soon after he returns with a Naked
green juice and cliff bar. I eagerly indulge in the gifted nutrition
not sure when I will eat again. No worries
Without panic I get on facebook and set my intentions for the
evening. Warmth and shelter. A fellow DJ andmusician from London hears
of situation and books me hotel room in downtown Atlanta not too far
away from the Marriot. Another man, Brandon Williamson decides to
partake in my journey and donates some food in the lobby to fuel my
endeavors. Thank you, for your kindness and selflessness last evening
it transends further then we will ever knowin this life. A cab driver
tells me if I walk to this hotel I will surley have my throat slit
along the way if I am not picked up by police first escorting the
homeless outta towen. I challenge his fear mongering and end up having
to make the trek 3 times at 3 am in the morning in below freezing
temperatures with all my belongings strapped to my back. After trial
and trial with reservation issues I get in. Another man in the lobby
walks by and drops off pop tarts, hot pockets and trail mix after
sharing stories in the lobby. Feeling so blessed I enjoy my evening
last night in warth and comfort thanking god for the gifts I have
received thus far. It is simply amazing what opening up you heart to
others can do not only for one’s self but the ones we meet along the
way in this human experience as spiritual beings. We have changed each
other’s lives indefinitely as well as everyone we meet from here out,
sharing our stories, of pain, triumph, synchronicity and love.
I awake well rested and fed. I notice extra bags of coffee left
on the counter from the last guest….What to do with so much coffee on
a frigid morning in Atlanta. Well, last night I noticed 20-30 homeless
people wandering the streets outside the overbooked and crowded
homeless shelter on the way to the warm hotel. I was assured they
would “slit my throat” for my belongings. Yet I past them 3 times with
nothing but a nod of recognition and inquisitive glances. I decide to
utilize my gifts I have received and acquire some extra cups from the
lobby. I make a pot of fresh coffee with love as my intent and secret
ingredient. Put my laundry in the wash machine then head out to the
homeless shelter to deliver warm coffee to cold strangers in early
morning hours. I received blessings and smiles one after another as we
shared the warmth and fresh brew on the sidewalk under the morning
sun. One pot down and three to go. I walk back to the hotel and brew
another pot. Head back over to the shelter and keep it pouring sharing
the very blessings I had received just hours before.
This continued until I ran out of coffee. The security guard
says upon my return. " You must be making coffee for the
homeless, that's dangerous." I reply I am homeless. Yall provided
me coffee and I have more than I need right now. That doesn't seem so
dangerous to me...Next up I decide to deliver some of food left over
the traveling men in the lobbies from last night. Once I ran out of
pop tarts and snacks I decided to go inside the shelter with the local
folks and stand in line for bologna sandwiches on white bread, cake
and juice. Seeing so many unfed outside I felt compelled to suppress
my physical sensations of hunger and take my newly acquired food
outside to see if anyone was still hungry. Indeed they were.
Another deed done. All is provided. Abundance. Coincidently you
can return for seconds when all have been fed. I noticed some people
had not have the self worth instilled to go inside and feed
themselves. So I get back in line and go for another round. These are
the opportunities I live for. These are the opportunities provided
when people make the decision to stop and help out a fellow traveler.
We are all in the same boat and it’s slowly sinking. This how I want
to remembered. If not for Tim Aslinger, Amy Pine, and all those who
have helped me along the way, I would have never had the pleasure of
meeting and greeting these fine folks. I am forever grateful for the
opportunities provided by your selfless generosity and promise to
continue these acts as long as the heavens allow me to walk this
earth. I am releasing tears of joy as I write this. Thinking of the
smiles on the faces of the homeless and left behind as a gentle man in
flowers and suede shoes pours them coffee on a brisk morning in
downtown Atlanta. I must wrap this up as don’t have much time on this
computer at the local library. Not sure where today will lead but it
has already been more fruitful than I could ever have imagined. We are
not alone. There is a greater force supporting this journey and for
that I am filled with joy and anticipation for those I get to meet
along the way. This has been an incredible and transforming journey
and I hope to share more as hike from city to city spreading love and
light in any which way I am gifted the opportunity to. Thank you to
all those who have lent a helping hand along the way. I have so much
more to share, perhaps a video blog is better suited for the sotries I
feel so compelled to share . Much love and honor. Free love, be love,
BE loved Yours truly, “Autumn”
~ Hoping to get into some smaller towns down South and play for the locals who appreciate us stopping in to share stories. Looking to pick up a washboard and thimbles along the way to highlight Patches guitar playing. It’s been quite the experience. So many people speak of how miserable they are trapped in their jobs 6 days a week and no matter how much money they accumulate it’s never enough. The more ya make the more they take, I keep hearing. They give us blessings shake our hands and commend our efforts to freely in world run by slavery and debt. It feels nice to hear grown men say, “ You are my hero, I wish I would done that when I could.” It reaffirms that this is not a selfish endeavor. We are providing an example to the public that you can live your dreams within this spiraling landscape and share your experiences forever changing the lives of those you meet along the way. Students speak of their piling debt, the lack job opportunities and uncertain futures. Seeking any reason to leave the lifestyles they have been trained to accept, yet their hearts scream to walk away before it’s too late. The children smile and dance. The homeless wave in excitement to see joyful people sharing music in the streets. This is the reward. Cali is calling. Gotta keep movin ~ Much love to our supporters. Many pics should be popping up as we speak. Keep in touch. Much love from Georgia. ~ Autumn & Patches ~ Southbound!
Update:
The Time Travelers Journal - An Epic Tale by Autumn'
I write to you from a quite and quaint Columbian Hostel right here in Orlando, Florida. After a farewell of fireworks and Christmas celebration on the Jacksonville River I arrive in Orlando to a Sunday farmer's market of local artists and entrepreneurs. On my first night in Orlando I am blessed with the opportunity and honor to share my first meal in Orlando with well over 250 local "homeless" outside the St. George Orthodox Church on Lake Eola over looking the festive fountain lit up up under the night's sky. Music, prayer, thanks, and a circle of interconnected hands to end the night with words of wisdom and well wishes. What an amazingly humbling experience being fed by enthusiastic children handing out water and cupcakes with soothing smiles of serenity and sincerity as they dance innocently in and out of the shamed and deprived faces of Florida.
These people are my family. We hug, we share, we fight, we cry,
we smile. But we do it together and we do it daily under divine
guidance. In each city I enter, I resonate intensely and so
passionately with the struggling souls who wander the roads in plain
sight in search of love, light and perhaps a meal to fuel their daily
ventures in a cold unforgiving corporate landscape of over abundance
and extreme poverty. We the people live rich for eternity while the
millionaires scrape the skies if only for just a moment here on earth.
I have been blessed with everything I could ever ask for in each and
every town I've traversed and for that I hold my faith in this world
and it's inhabitants. The people have taken me in through the opening
doors of hearts. Fed I have been, clothed I been, rested, reassured
and rescued. I am grateful for all those who made the conscious
decision to interject into this life I live and leave and
indistinguishable imprint on not only myself but everyone I meet for I
share this story in every place I step foot.
The people are listening. The ears have been attuned to
something new. There is so much to share! Perhaps a video is better
suited, but something about writing allows for a little reflection as
it pours from my fingertips. I asked the universe recently for young
lady to share my building energy with and as the photos show I was
indeed rewarded with just that that I yearned so deeply for, and for
that I am truly grateful. What a beauty. A fellow traveler. An
intelligent, intrinsic divine beauty calls me from the sidewalk to
offer a warm glass a whiskey for breakfast! Thank you god. DId I not
ask for exactly that! Smiling like a mother fucker right now, because
this journey has just gotten ridiculously and synchronistically insane
in the past few months, weeks, day, hours. I don't know all that I
just wrote but I'm sure it needed to be said and shared, it appears to
be quite a bit so I'll post it and read it back momentarily. SO many
interactions to be thankful for, the pictures should pour in as I've
met so many beautiful souls this past couple weeks. Let's hope they
tag and share our experiences I love you all. Thank you for listening.
Thank you for sharing. Thank you for being part of this.
Please share this story. People need to see what's really going
on in the world. The media news is as relevant to your lives as the
weather in the Artic is to your agenda this afternoon. It's
irrelevant! Be love and Be Loved. Please share. Donate if you so
desire and watch your energy spread across the country through the
people we meet, feed, greet and hug along the way. I wish to share
more flowers with the people of FLorida so if your down for the cause
I'll pick up some faux beauties locally and spread the love to the
unsuspecting masses. P.S. I'm Looking for a little exchange work in
Orlando so if ya have any leads hit me up!! Check out the photos, they
tell an amazing story of synchronicity. So much to say. I let the pics
tell it for now. Much love people, much love! I am another version of
yourself. Be love. Smile often. Hug people. Give. Let go. Receive.
Reciprocate. It's a brand new day. Renew. Be resilient.
- Autumn
Florida Love <3 Diggin it :)
Writting our story ;)
This very place was envisioned the morning after an amazinly insightful Amazonian ceremonial cocao and breath work class with Roman Hanis of the Patai Institute. About week later I find myself sitting under the very canopy witnessed during and after the breath work seminar. I knew simply that it was surrounded by palms, large green leaves, a bamboo structure not quite finished, nothing on the ground inside the complex, just a bamboo frame in a jungle setting and a brilliant blue orb of feminine energy. Here we are. We recently found a nudist resort and decided we need to go visit, checked it out mingled with the people, showered then met some unique and inspired land owners who felt compelled to draw a treasure map leading us to their beautiful property to build and create freely with the people. I am simply amazed by the events taken place thus far here in Orlando. The people are beautiful, the energy, the community, the trees, the interconnected love web, the everything, just blissful. So much more to come. The turn around rate for manifestation here in Florida is ridiculous. To hold something in your mind either positive or negative if only for a moment it seems to arrive in record time. Especially holding that thought amongst a kindred soul with the same passion, drive and intention. We share the land. We share the vision. We share the tools. We share the passion. We share the teachers. We are the students. We are building a community. Would you like to come share your dreams with us ? :) ♥ ** A word from Zac : " So at the moment I'm sitting by a camp fire under the beautiful stars with my buddy Autumn, in the middle of nowhere cooking rice. We found out about this place from some awesome people we met earlier in Tampa and sent us to their piece of property in Withlacoochee, FL which they are in the process of building an intentional community on. We were told to come out here and build whatever we want. This beautiful piece of land is a great big canvas to get creative with and to make dreams happen. This is also something that I manifested and is now a reality. I don't have words to verbalize how excited and happy I am. Everything is lining up perfectly.— with Tyler MacDougall. "
***Update***
"A time traveler's Journal"
~An epic tale by Autumn~
Here are some updates from "Sanctuary Earth" an
intention community we are building for the people by the people just
an hour and a half outside of Orlando Florida. We are using local
sustainable materials and reconstituted lumber taken down and
re-purposed with our own bare hands. We have put up multiple bamboo
structures, traditional yurt style frames, native American Chiki Huts,
communal bamboo showers draped and weaved with palm frans, out houses,
tents for all and a communal kitchen full of shared food area based on
donations. Everybody eats, everybody lives, every body is loved and
all are welcome. Come and be one with all. More to come. This is just
the beginning and it is already a dream come true. I have spent the
last couple weeks out here getting to know the land, animals, skies
and the great spirits that have and will continues to roam for
centuries to come. For the first time in my life I have felt the
steady slow heartbeat of a tree as it translated it's beautiful story
of pain and profit through the winds of change. Spending time alone as
well as living in community with the ones I adore so greatly. It is
truly a physically, emotionally and spiritually healing and uplifting
experience. If you support what we're doing out here please share this
link and get the word out. We are doing it, and doing it well I might
add. Most importantly we are doing it together with the purest of
intent, love, love and more love we walk the land bare foot and
grounded to earth's soil we admire so dearly <3 We are traveling
the coast in a Vegetable Oil fueled converted school bus attending
workshops on sustainable living and perma-culture picking up priceless
knowledge and fellow freedom seekers along the way. If your down for
the cause shoot me a message maybe we can scoop you up along the way.
Perhaps you'd like to hold a workshop yourself and share your
knowledge of building, growing, healing, painting, whatever skills
you'd like to pass on to be reverberated back out to the community.
This is for you as well. You are all welcome to visit. See your
donations in full blossom first hand. Come get your hands dirty or
kick back and watch us do the work. What ever floats your boat. By
simply sharing this story with the friend your helping us get our word
out to the people who sit still in their homes waiting for an
opportunity to make something happen in their community. Here it is.
It unfolds before your very eyes, get involved, re-post. Tell us what
you'd like to see in a community. Build it. Be a part of it. Be love
and BE LOVE. We love you, thank for listening, thank you being, thank
you for sharing. See you at the Hostel !!! <3 Up next bamboo tree
huts under night sky :) Come build with us, join the family:) Much
love & honor, Yours truly "Autumn"
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