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New job, school, town? Reinvent yourself ! I did this when I moved from one job to another and knew no one. To that rote question “How are you?” I answered every time, “Can’t complain.” Some of my fellow workers became annoyed and said, “Of course you can,” to which I replied, “I have my spouse and my child. All my family members are healthy. I am making a decent wage. My home is secure,” and so on. Some people inevitably walked away in a ...
The holidays can be difficult for people who don’t have good relationships with their family, or even for those who do but who live far away from those they wish they could be with. Thankfully there is more than one kind of family. There is the family you were born to and the family you create. For many Witches, some of those folks may be part of the local Pagan community, if they have one. They might also be friends or people you work with or even your pets. This can be a good time to ...
People all around the world have honored gods and goddesses who bless and protect their homes. Where did your ancestors live? Search back as far as you can, not just to the city your grandparents lived in but to the land where your many-times-greatgrandparents lived. Read about the history of that land, about the beliefs of the people. Find the household god or goddess in your family history— a food giver, perhaps, or one who protects the hearth or the pantry, or a giver of ...
No matter where we live, if we drive a car, we need to park it somewhere. Whether we’re at work or at the mall or at home in an urban neighborhood that has more multifamily dwellings than there are parking spaces, we need to park our car. Speak the Parking Space Word:ZZZZZAAAAAAZZZZZ. Speak it loud and with great energy. It seems to work best if you plan ahead and say where you want to park. Speak the Word, therefore, when you turn a corner or enter the parking ...
