Once there were two villages of people that lived side-by-side in a beautiful valley in the mountains. In the first...
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Forrest Rivers is a seeker and lover of the Earth who enjoys hiking with his dog, Abbie. He's the author of The Hippie Revival and Collected Writings and Humanity’s Spiritual Rebirth: Lessons Lived and Learned from a Pandemic. You can contact Forrest through his website (forrestrivers.com) and follow him on Facebook or through his YouTube channel, Mystic Soul Revival with Forrest Rivers.
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