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Mabon Ritual
We adorn our altar with food from the harvest, such as squashes, carrots, pomegranates, apples, nuts, bread, and cider. Frankincense and harvest scented candles. *Purify space and each other with sage* Sprinkling the basket of autumn grape leaves to create our circle. Is There Peace in our Circle? Attunement We join hands and begin to…
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Mabon DoorWashing
Mabon is a time of balance, the light has waned and the dark nights will now grow longer. As we welcome the dark half of the year, we begin to focus on our homes and ourselves One of my favorite ways to usher in the season, is with a door cleansing; while light and dark…
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Death still on my mind
When I was four I busted my head on the sharp edge of an oak coffee table while I was riding my toy horse with wheels on the couch. I recall seeing my mom in bell bottoms and long hair walking through a doorway bead curtain and screaming. You’ll think I’m crazy, but I remember…
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Lessons from Grief and George
After a couple of days of no sleep or food I finally slept and had something to eat last night. I still don’t have an appetite, but will try to focus on taking care of myself since I have a tendency to torture myself when I am depressed. I am behind on work, but hopefully…
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Busy Bee Update
I have been very busy lately, but in a good way. Just when I was about to give up, I landed my dream job! My boss is a woman and she rocks! She is approachable, positive, professional, and definitely a leader that I can look up to. I don’t think I’m speaking prematurely. Sometimes your…
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Second Coming
Writing is like Unwrapping the cord from an earbud Detangling strings of yarn And tracing a footprint in time. And then I lost it. Track of thought and rhyme. I had the thoughts running clear earlier today, but the running theme of impending loss surrounds me And I know I am not alone.…
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Run Free
I ran until the road split and my heart sank Into my feet But i could not be left Defeated No time to stop. Stuck with the squadron In the front of the line Where they stick all the slow runners. No time for slow Or watching paint dry Or waiting for the…
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The Great Equalizer
The descendants of kings and nobles who denounced their birth rights in exchange for a new freedom are scattered into the suburbs across America and the world. The aristocracy of the old world has changed in complexion from fair to dark and is no longer recognizable. The red blood of the rebellion has infiltrated what…
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Mr. Clean
I cannot stand for this ever-maddening mess I encroach on every cock’s crow of the day and dawn, That i lay my eyes upon a rat’s nest Smothered in dust and dirt that needs to be swept away Back to the earth and away from here. I want to clean and be clean. …
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Villages and Visions
We may not be able to change the past, but we can plan for the future ahead. We are living in an era where we can create systemic change that helps everyone. Universities and places of work should foster more diversity and inclusion. Part of that support system should include childcare, which is usually a…