My awakening actually began in 2016 after I suffered a heart attack and underwent open-heart surgery. Some would consider this a "near-death experience".

After many weeks of painful recovery, actually during my recovery, I started to experience physical changes. At first it was my 'personal thermostat' that seemed different as the heat and humidity bothered me more than usual, but my tolerance to cold also seemed higher than usual. My tolerance to pain became apparent later, not that I didn't feel pain but I could withstand more pain than what was normal for me.

These initial changes had to do with my physical being, but most of my changes had to do with my mental and spiritual nature. I began to see myself differently as if I were a different person. I actually felt free from the grasp of society, truly liberated, and I launched myself into a new and different lifestyle. My move to Tennessee in 2018 after I retired proved to be a good decision, giving me the opportunity for a new start; not to mention the climate seemed to suit me much better.

Although physically my inner self longed for more; I let my hair and beard grow and I started dressing more comfortable and leisurely.

Eventually I started with the tattoos and piercings, becoming addicted to the pain and desiring more and more. The artist who has done all my tattoo work became a dear friend and beginning with her I learned new spiritual things; not in the way of religion but more in the way of 'personal enlightenment'.

I began a search to find out more about myself; my inner self. I started by joining one of the ancestral websites. I searched relentlessly for two years, devoting many hours to uncovering my past and my ancestors. It was quite interesting and rewarding in most cases as I traced my lineage through the pages of time.

Once I finished my genealogy research I turned my attention to another area of great interest; the truth. I had too many questions that had never been answered completely. I had taken issue with the Bible and questioned much of its content and interpretation.

So where did we really come from? How many ancient civilizations lived on earth before us? What really awaits us after death? What part do extraterrestrials have to do with earth and mankind?

I completed and published my first book in August 2023 entitled "Awakenings". The purpose of the book was to help make others more knowledgeable and aware so they could be awakened to the truths I had discovered.

I admit I am a different person and I am still learning and evolving as a spiritual being living inside a physical vessel. I am more comfortable with whom I am and confident in whom I will become.

I am learning to relax and meditate which seems in itself to enlighten me tremendously. I have no fear or anxiousness concerning the world and all its problems. I don't worry about anything anymore and I feel freer than at any time in my adult life.

I have no malice or hard feelings for any other humans, whether they are considered friend or foe. I only want peace for all mankind.

I am content and I don't fear death; knowing that death, real death, is not even possible. We all possess eternal souls that will continue the cycle of life and death until we have successfully completed our earthly journey and where we become one with the universe.

The key I have found to living an earthly life is to live in the now; one moment at a time. My advice to anyone; find your true self and be who you really are. Don't be afraid to be yourself. Life is about experiencing, learning and creating. O.C. Davis