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Brilliant Michael! You have said what I've been thinking since watching your interviews from the early days but you have said it more beautifully than I ever could have. I'm so honoured to have seen you grow from the angry Michael to the Michael you are today, with your solid foundation of love. Well done!

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You both speak and write beautifully Michael. ✨❤️✨

Thank you for your ongoing contribution to humanity- you are an absolute treasure, and I have thoroughly enjoyed following you throughout this incredible journey. It has been a gift, which I believe for the majority, has transformed us.

I was quite angry at the onset, and if I want to be truthful, I have been for many years, because looking back, I can see things have been unstable in our world for a very long time. Whilst I sensed it, I couldn’t clarify why, I simply just assumed it was me... and that perhaps my expectations of what life should be were too high. I would consistently challenge myself, ‘Why am I here... what is my purpose in this life?’ But the answers never came.

Through the grace and power of the Holy Spirit, I now have my answers, after reconnecting with God during the latter half of 2021. 🔥🙏

The gratitude I feel for being granted this journey is indescribable, and I feel extremely blessed to be here.✨🌈❤️

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I have described you as the poet of the pandemic in the past, Michael, but your prose Is every bit as good. This essay on hope has emerged from the greatest heights of the human spirit. I will spread this as far as I can. Like your 8:32, it will stand as another of the landmarks in this amazing era, where the corrupt structures of our society crumble to make way for a New Earth.

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Great work Michael.

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YOURE LOOKING YOUNGER AND FRESHER MICHAEL !!!!.. OBVIOUSLY THE OPEN ROAD SUITS YOU. Apart from that ...what is the other secret to your new youthful appearance ?? !!

GREAT and thoughtful message by the way ... love it !

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Thank you for everything you do from New Zealand. It's been a tough road alright. You keep me going ❤️

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Michael, my husband and I met you towards the end of the march through Bris. You laughed when hubby said he makes explosives for mining. You also asked for an opinion on The Fragrance of Hope.

Well here it is:

It is moving and most certainly strikes a chord. I find your writing to be deeply insightful, from the very first post I read from you back in the early days of the Melbourne lockdowns and protests. There is an eloquence and beauty to your words, whether they be harsh, gentle, hopeful, tragic, you have a gift and I sincerely appreciate you and all that you share. This particular piece I found both inspiring and gratifying. My husband and I started a Stand in the Park in our town in 2020 & continue it to this day. Your words of encouragement that we are all architects of the new is uplifting and fuels us to keep moving forward. Many thanks 🙏

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wow, that's so cool. What town?

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Gladstone, Queensland.

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Very well written Michael. You are a poet, and you know it! It has the best content i.e. love, and the metaphors and descriptive language sums up the last 3 years very aptly, with flare and a great call that we should heed - the great calling, the greatest calling - to live in service to others.

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This sounds hopeful for Australia's future. I remember the first films from 'Epic'. Just a shame it has to take so long to get the real Australia back! It will be worth it. Love and best wishes from England 🇬🇧

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