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Making new friends can be tough, especially for young kids just starting school. Here is a charm I made for my daughter on her first day to attract friendships and fun in an unfamiliar classroom. Gather these materials:* Colorful beads shaped like hearts or other friendship symbols* Thin cord for stringing Hold all the beads in your hands and visualize your child surrounded by other children, laughing and playing. Imagine your child having a great time at school and feeling happiness as they ...
Take a summer walk today. But remember to protect yourself; don’t walk when the summer sun is high. (One of the sun’s least welcome gifts is melanoma.) Go out close to dawn or dusk for your walk. Can you discern any changes in the light? How is the sunlight today different from what it was in February or May? One of the gifts of light is shadow. As you walk, look at the shadows around you. What do they reveal? Look at the shadow you cast. Do you cast a long shadow, either literally ...
Aft er the death of her son, Mary Theotokos (Mother of God) retired to Ephesus. In 1950, her bodily assumption into heaven was declared by Pope Pius XII. In 1997, Catholics around the world petitioned Pope John Paul II to proclaim her a “Co-Redeemer, Mediatrix of All Graces, and Advocate for the people of God.” By a vote of 23–0, a Vatican commission advised against this. Mary is not a goddess, but a mother who loves to visit her children—she’s appeared and been ...
Unlike some people who follow the standard-brand religions, we Pagans know that our Mother Planet is alive and conscious. She is the mother of us all, from water and rocks to trees, grass, and gardens to microbes, to cockroaches, mice and rats, and elephants, to pigeons and ravens, and to every human being of any gender or skin color. Celebrate your connection to our Mother Planet today. First, do some recycling. What do you have that you no longer use but someone else could use? What does not ...
