Happy Wednesday,
We all have things that we are afraid of. Some are big and some are small and we each have the choice of how we deal with them. So do we run, or do we look it in the eye and say “Bring it on baby!”
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Cat’s Morning Bits for November 20, 2018
Good Morning Beautiful Souls, grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.
Blessings, Cat
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Bending above the spicy woods which blaze,
Arch skies so blue they flash, and hold the sun
Immeasurably far; the waters run
Too slow, so freighted are the river-ways
With gold of elms and birches from the maze
Of forests.
-Helen Hunt Jackson (1930-85)
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Pioneer Thinking: Healthy Holiday Mocktails
Festive parties do not have to wreak havoc on your health during the holidays. Replace cocktails with a healthy alternative — mocktails. By ditching the alcohol for nutrient-rich fruit, herbs and fermented ingredients, you can create nutritious holiday drinks that will not only look stunning, but also nourish your body to boot.
https://pioneerthinking.com/healthy-holiday-mocktails
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MBG: 8 Tension-Relieving Yoga Postures To Soothe The Body & Mind
As our culture is deeply intertwined in and consistently hunching over our beloved devices, it is no surprise that the modern-day human complains of not only aching backs but also scattered brains. The physical and mental stress is detrimental to our health as a whole—both the body (organs, muscles, bones, discomfort/disease) and mind (anxiety, worry, guilt, fear).
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/9-tension-relieving-yoga-postures-to-soothe-the-body-and-mind
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Daily Good: Gardening and the Secret of Happiness
“By a shower of gifts and a heavy rain of lessons,” a good mother loves her children. This is how author and botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer came to the awakening of true happiness as she realized that the time spent and lost in her garden were the happiest moments of her days. Like her children lost in the wonder of digging in the soil, Kimmerer saw what was most important in her life as she was picking beans from within the “spiraling vines of her tepee trellis.” Kimmerer awakened to the beauty of being on this earth as part of a loving relationship with the Otherwith Mother Earth and all she nurtures. Read and listen to more of Kimmerer’s thoughts on nature.
http://www.dailygood.org/story/2142/gardening-and-the-secret-of-happiness-maria-popova/
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MNN: Wyoming billionaire pledges to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
If you follow global conservation and don’t already know the name Hansjörg Wyss, there’s a good chance you soon will.
Born in Bern, Switzerland, the 83-year-old entrepreneur and businessman first made his fortune in the Belgian steel industry before establishing the U.S. division of Synthes, a multinational medical device manufacturer best known for producing internal screws and plates used to help mend fractured bones. (The company has since been acquired by Johnson & Johnson.)
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EarthSky News: Moon near Uranus on November 20
Tonight – November 20, 2018 – as the moon travels in front of the constellations of the zodiac, it’ll appear in the general direction of the planet Uranus. Both the moon and Uranus are near the border of the constellations Pisces and Aries tonight. Although the bright moon will drown out Uranus from view tonight, the moon will mark the approximate position of Uranus in the starry sky.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-near-uranus
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Patheos-Pagan: Kitchen Witchcraft: Garden Magic
It doesn’t matter if you only have a window sill with a pot plant on it, a small city terrace, a playing field or several acres, you can always work with the magic in your garden. The kitchen extends into the garden anyway and a Kitchen Witch will often be found pottering around in amongst the plants.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/beneaththemoon/2018/11/kitchen-witchcraft-garden-magic/
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Inner Journey:
HONOUR YOURSELF
“I’d gone through life believing in the strength and competence of others; never in my own. Now, dazzled, I discovered that my capacities were real. It was like finding a fortune in the lining of an old coat.”
— Joan Mills
Take a moment to stop and think about what you give to the people and life around you. Don’t think about what you’re not doing right. Look instead at all you do that is a blessing. Many of us continually beat ourselves up for not doing or being enough. Butimagine for a moment that you are great just as you are. Feel the relief this brings! Now open to the possibility that this is not a daydream. It’s true! Believe it!
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
“We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.”
— Orison Swett Marden
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
An old soul is not an old soul by virtue of age, but for their patience, self-measure, and happy tears for no apparent reason.
Hmmmmm,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: One Bowl Cinnamon Banana Muffins
There are a lot of delicious ways to use up overripe bananas. An added advantage of the recipe is the ability to prepare the batter using one bowl, making cleanup easy. Then just sit back and indulge
https://www.thriftyfun.com/One-Bowl-Cinnamon-Banana-Muffins-1.html
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Magical Correspondences for Tuesday
Intentions: Courage, Destination, Physical Strength, Revenge, Military Honors, Surgery and the Breaking of Negative Spells, Matrimony, War, Enemies, Prison, Vitality and Assertiveness
Incense: Dragon’s Blood, Patchouli, Lignum Aloes, Plantain
Perfumes: Hellebore, Carnation, Patchouli
Planet: Mars
Sign: Aries and Scorpio
Angel: Samuel
Colors: Red and Orange
Herbs/Plants:Red Rose, Cock’s Comb, Pine, Daisy, Thyme and Pepper
Stones: Carnelian, Bloodstone, Ruby, Garnet and Pink Tourmaline
Oil: (Mars) Basil, Coriander, Ginger
Goddesses: Aset [Isis], Soorejnaree, Pingalla, Anna, Aine, Danu, Yngona, Bellona, Aida Wedo, Sun Woman
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Daily Wisdom
November 20, 2018
Passion
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.”
-Rebecca West (1985)
Something within us helps us to find our passions. It’s not like a conscious choice, like looking through a catalog and picking a hobby or something. We are drawn to things that we feel passionate about. We can’t help but move towards things that give us that drive, that energy, that life force that is so all-encompassing. We have the desires, and the passions that we have for a reason. And pursuing our passions is one of the most important things we can do while we’re living our lives.
-Lissa Coffey
coffeytalk.com
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Beliefnet: How Does Responsibility Relate To Peace?
Responsibility is a companion of freedom. When we take responsibility for our actions, we are free to act. We are free to act when we know that we can accept the consequences. When the consequences are unfavorable, we accept the challenge to take action toward a favorable direction.
Read more at https://www.beliefnet.com/love-family/how-does-responsibility-relate-to-peace.aspx#MfK7DO1BvU9l5Ffh.99
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Peace, Faith & Change: Cat’s Angel Message for November 20, 2018
November’s Theme: Our goal this month lies in watching our thoughts. Remember that POSITIVE opens and draws and NEGATIVE closes and blocks. Stay focused on what you want and not what you fear.
The crops were planted, tended, and harvested – now the ground lies fallow, awaiting the new planting. Did the year fail? I think not. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
1120: We are continuing yesterday’s message of achieving personal peace and adding faith into the equation. There are important changes on the horizon and we must be ready when they arrive. The universe is asking us not to worry and to have faith in yourself and know that you and your loved ones are provided for. Remember to keep planting positive thought seeds. Your faith and focus will help them to grow so make sure that you tend them carefully and get ready to reap the rewards!
Archangel Uriel gives us essential information that we need when we need it. This assists us during the manifestation process by enhancing our problem solving skills so that we can make the decisions that are best for our current situations. The Ascended Master Saint Padre Pio has an optimistic energy that he loves to share with those who ask. He assists in both faith and areas requiring spiritual growth and can help you both plant and tend your Thought Seeds. And Aine, the Irish goddess of wealth and fertility shows us the path to increasing faith in both the Source and in ourselves. “True wealth is everywhere, but first you must find it within. Use the seeds you are gifted and use them to help you to grow your abundance.”
Our Sacred Stone is Sugilite which is sometimes called Archangel Michael’s stone. This is a stone of spiritual love and awareness and promotes Divine interaction and communication. Sugilite also encourages positive thinking and teaches us to live our truth and to trust our intuition.
Bright blessings for a magickal day!
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Happy Tuesday,
If a kind word can change your whole day, just think what it can do for someone else!
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Cat’s Morning Bits for November 19, 2018
Good Morning Beautiful Souls, grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.
Blessings, Cat
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Besides the Autumn poets sing,
A few prosaic days
A little this side of the snow
And that side of the Haze.
-Emily Dickinson (1830-86)
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Tetraktys: Zen, Stoicism and How to Deal With Difficulties
We all face difficulties from time to time. Nobody can go through life without having to deal with all sorts of tough decisions and situations, and thus, we need to learn to face those. Sadly, it’s not always easy, and therefore, one might feel overwhelmed when the time comes to actually respond to those situations if he has no clue on how to approach them.
https://www.thetetraktys.com/2018/zen-stoicism-and-how-to-deal-with-difficulties-a-short-guide/
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MBG: Why You Need To Release Your Emotions — For The Sake Of Your Health
How many times have you heard this advice about dealing with painful emotions? “Stop being so sensitive. Suck it up and move on.”
When others tell you to bury your feelings, it makes you question yourself and the messages your body is trying to send to you. Think about how many times today you’ve attempted to push away a painful feeling by scrolling through social media, bingeing on Netflix, or using food, alcohol, or addictive substances to avoid emotions.
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/suppressing-your-emotions-physical-health
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Karma Tube: The Man on a Mission to End Loneliness
Mike Niles had a high paying job in London, but felt that something was missing from his life. He gave up his lucrative position to start a charity, b:Friend, to help to eliminate loneliness among isolated elders. In Niles’ home town of Doncaster, a quarter of its elderly population is classified as “chronically lonely” by Age UK. An idea that took root after he visited an elderly neighbor who was lonely has led to what he calls the best job he has ever had. The companionship among the befrienders and their older neighbors show the true meaning of community.
http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=8240
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Elephant Journal: Not today, Gratitude: when Being Real is better than Being Grateful
Sometimes gratitude is hard.
Yesterday a friend of mine texted me a link to an online gratitude course, with the reminder: “We all need gratitude!” and my immediate thought was, “Nope, not today we don’t.”
And I closed that text like a cyber hot potato.
I felt a fleeting twinge of guilt. Because practicing gratitude is so good, and so important, and so helpful.
I know this.
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MNN: 5 animal tracks you can identify in your yard
Have you ever wondered who visits you backyard when you aren’t paying attention? Or perhaps you don’t suspect anyone at all … though you’d probably be surprised to know how many critters come visiting your yard or the park down the street.
If you’re interested in growing your skills as a naturalist, learning animal tracks is an excellent place to start. There are a handful of common species likely to hang out in most suburban and even urban yards, which means you might not even have to leave your own neighborhood to gain skills in animal tracking.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/animal-tracks-you-can-identify-your-own-yard
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EarthSky News: Use Big Dipper to find star Capella
Tonight – or any autumn or winter evening – if you can see the Big Dipper, use its famous pointer stars (which point to Polaris, the North Star) to find the bright golden star Capella in the constellation Auriga the Charioteer. The top two bowl stars point toward Capella, as we depict on the chart at the top of this post.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/big-dipper-bowl-points-to-bright-star-capella
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Patheos-Pagan: What Fictional Witches Can Teach Us About Pursuing What We Really Want
The Book of the Beast is a plot device in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It exists in that fictional universe and nowhere else.1
About three episodes into The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina a thought occurred to me. If I had seen this show when I was 16 or so, I would have been saying to myself “where is that book? I want to sign it!”
And a moment later I realized that thought was revisionist history. I would have done no such thing.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2018/11/fictional-witches-teach-what-we-really-want.html
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Inner Journey:
LIFE AS A MIRROR
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
— C.G. Jung
We get clues about our unconscious programming if we watch our reactions, responses, feelings and thoughts about other people and events. Ask yourself: How do I judge or stereotype people? What pushes my buttons? What makes me angry or fearful or sad?
The outer incidents that trigger these reactions in me simply MIRROR my own nature. If I didn’t have beliefs around the issues that upset me, where would my reactions come from? If I didn’t have some internal reference, I wouldn’t react at all.
When outer events spark a reaction, we need to look inside to explore what’s going on.
“We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves.”
— Vauvenargues
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
Next time you feel fear either right after a major decision or just before one, it usually means you’re exactly where you need to be.
Nice,
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Recipes Using Acorn Squash
There are many delicious ways to use this nutritious fall vegetable in casseroles, soups, pies and filled with stuffing
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Recipes-Using-Acorn-Squash.html
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Magical Correspondences for Monday
Intentions: Psychic Sensitivity, Women’s Mysteries, Tides, Waters, Emotional Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Female Fertility, Messages, Theft, Reconciliations, Voyages, Dreams, Medicine, Visions and Merchandise
Incense: African Violet, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, Wormwood
Planet: Moon
Sign: Cancer
Angel: Gabriel
Colors: Silver, White and Gray
Herbs/Plants: Night Flowers, Willow Root, Orris Root, Birch, Motherwort, Vervain, White Rose and White Iris
Stones: Carnelian, Moonstone, Aquamarine, Pearl, Clear Quartz, Flourite, Geodes
Oil: (Moon) Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood
Goddesses: Luna, Selene, Diana, Re, Gaeleach, Ida, Artemis [Whom The Greeks Associated With Bast], The Witches, Yemaya, Erzulie, Bast
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Daily Wisdom
November 19, 2018
Passion
“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.”
-Henri Amiel (1821-1881)
Passion is such a primal human trait. We all know what it is, what it feels like. Whether it is passion for a person, place, or activity, passion is what carries us forward to new and greater heights of life experiences. And it is through these experiences that we learn more about ourselves, and are able to express ourselves. Our passions show us who we are, and what we can do.
-Lissa Coffey
coffeytalk.com
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Beliefnet: Lessons From the Peanuts Gang
Has it really been over 60 years since we first laid eyes on Charles M. Schultz’s first “Peanut” comic strip? What started as a comic strip in the 1950s became a legacy to readers young and old. Our favorite baldy Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and Pigpen will always be the bedrock in pop culture. As the holidays approach us, one can’t help to think of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” as part of your tradition and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
Read more at https://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/galleries/lessons-from-the-peanuts-gang.aspx#dToLsvKRAZTJqXzM.99
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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily post are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.
I invite you to check out my websites!
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Look Within: Cat’s Angel Message for November 19, 2018
November’s Theme: Our goal this month lies in watching our thoughts. Remember that POSITIVE opens and draws and NEGATIVE closes and blocks. Stay focused on what you want and not what you fear.
When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. – Peace Pilgrim
1119: Today we are being asked to stay focused on bringing peace into our lives and those of our loved ones. When we are at peace with ourselves we feel better. This feeling reaches out and touches others and they feel better as well. The last few weeks ( and for some it’s been months) have been stressful for many of us so it’s important to bring peace where you can and that starts with finding peace within yourself. The Universe and it’s helpers are here to help us achieve our necessary inner peace. Sometimes it’s through alone time or nature time, and sometimes it’s created by spending quality time with family or close friends, so whatever works for you is the RIGHT way.
Archangel Jophiel helps us to bounce back from negative situations by showing us all the good things in other areas of of our lives. Remember that goodness and beauty surround us all the time, so stay open to receiving these blessings as they help us find peace within. The Ascended Master Serapis Bey helps us to indulge in loving self care as he provides spiritual insight and peace. The Ascended Master Maitreya (aka Laughing Buddha) helps us to find healing through laughter which helps us to release anxiety and worry. And the Roman goddess Venus is commonly recognized as a goddess of love and beauty, however she also teaches us that the first step to becoming empowered is in embracing your divine energy and self worth. Venus reminds us that “You must put loving self care first.By doing so you become confidently empowered and fully connected to your own divine nature.”
Use your Rose Quartz today to help ease stress and bring forward feelings of love and inner peace as it filters away negative energy and soothes the weary spirit. Rhodonite is another good stone that helps to balance both mental and physical energy. It shows us all sides to any given situation and clears away confusion and helps to promote confidence. It’s calming influence helps us to ground and balance even during chaotic or upsetting situations.
Bright blessings for a magickal day!
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Happy Monday,
Sometimes it feels like the people closest to us don’t really “see” us. Then out of the blue someone comes along who recognizes our struggle. They can be a person you know or even someone you don’t. But they “see” you. They offer compassion, protection and above all else friendship. Never be afraid to let someone in because you never know peace, comfort or help will come from.
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Life Is Better: Cat’s Angel Message for November 18, 2018
November’s Theme: Our goal this month lies in watching our thoughts. Remember that POSITIVE opens and draws and NEGATIVE closes and blocks. Stay focused on what you want and not what you fear.
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life. And when you feel better about life, your life is better. – Art Linkletter
1118: We have a small gateway opening today that will provide us with some quick manifestation in regards to prosperity and abundance. The key for today is watch your thoughts and reel in the small blessings as they occur. These sudden manifestation gateways don’t come around that often so make the most of today and the good things that it has to offer. Call upon the angels and the ascended masters for assistance and remember to elevate yourself above any negative energy that enters your realm.
Archangel Raziel teaches us how to manifest prosperity and abundance by recognizing them when they show up on our doorstep. He works with the angel Barakiel who helps to open our hearts and minds to receive the blessings provided. The Ascended Master Saint Germain helps us to free our minds from worry and stress which allows us to receive with an open heart. And the Irish goddess Aeracura can also help with the manifestation process as she reminds us that ” Playfulness and a carefree spirit are the heart of true abundance. By sharing of yourselves it creates an energy that spreads and grows.”
Our Sacred Stones are Jade which attracts both prosperity and good luck. It soothes the mind and escorts negative thoughts to the door. Our other stone for today is Citrine. This sunny golden crystal promotes an optimistic and cheerful mindset. it also aids the manifestation process by nudging us into action.
Bright blessings for a magickal day!
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Cat’s Morning Bits for November 16, 2018
Good Morning Beautiful Souls, grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.
Blessings, Cat
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My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree
Toward heaven still,
And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill
Beside it, and there may be two or three
Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough.
But I am done with apple-picking now.
-Robert Frost (1874-1963)
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Spiritual Unite: Sigil Magick: The Beginners Guide
Hello witches! Here’s a new article in my series “Types of Magick”. This week, I am sharing with you my knowledge on sigil magick. This post contains all you need to know to create effective sigils right away. This article is separated in two part. The first part introduces the theory behind sigil magick and the second part is a detailed practical guide.
https://www.thetetraktys.com/2018/sigil-magick-beginners-guide/
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MBG: Social Media Really Does Cause Depression. Here Are 6 Ways To Make It A Healthier Habit
We’ve known for a while that social media use is linked to symptoms of depression and loneliness, primarily by causing FOMO-related anxiety (i.e., fear of missing out on experiences with your friends, or at least knowing what everybody’s up to) or by making us constantly compare our lives and bodies to those of random internet people.
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Daily Good: K9s for Warriors: Together We Stand
Sometimes it’s not the human who rescues the dog, but the dog who rescues the human. K9s for Warriors, a program based out of Ponte Verda, Florida, was established in 2011 to help soldiers experiencing PTSD and other war trauma disabilities. The dogs are trained to be service dogs and address symptoms in their owners such as anxiety, isolation, depression, and nightmares, often serving in conjunction with traditional treatments like medication and psychotherapy. To date, the program has rescued more than 850 dogs and 440 military service members, with an astounding 99% program success rate. “Service dogs are prescriptions on four legs,” says owner Shari Duvall. Read on to learn more about the inspiring stories behind the soldiers and their canine warriors
http://www.dailygood.org/story/2140/k9s-for-warriors-together-we-stand-scott-smith/
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MNN: 10 cultural variations on Thanksgiving
Harvest festivals around the globe
Thanksgiving is defined by oversized meals with family or close friends (not to mention football games, parades and other modern additions). Historians still debate the origin of American Thanksgiving, but the most common narrative attributes it to early North American pilgrims, who held feasts to celebrate successful harvests. The concept of celebrating agricultural success dates back much further than the 17th century. Ancient Greeks, South Asians, and Celts all marked harvest holidays.
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EarthSky News: Leonids peak mornings are November 17 and 18
The famous Leonid meteor shower is expected to be at its best in the predawn hours on Saturday, November 17, and Sunday, November 18, 2018. We give the nod to Saturday, November 17, because there will be less moonlight to intrude on the show.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/radiant-point-for-leonid-meteor-shower
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Patheos-Pagan: Of Light & Shadow: Anubis, God of the Modern Age
I can’t tell you exactly how old I was the first time I encountered Anubis, but I was rather young. I was likely around 5 years old, and it was a chilly, but pleasantly sunny autumn day. My grandfather and I were out on one of our nature walks, this time in a wooded area just a few miles outside of our small town in the Midwest.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2018/11/of-light-and-shadow-anbuis/
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Inner Journey:
SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY
“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Racing through life is very stressful. If we stay in high gear too long, we lose our ability to shift down. And when we’re stressed, we can’t access happiness, appreciation, fun, compassion, generosity, awareness of beauty and other wonderful qualities.High stress also triggers negative emotions like frustration, impatience, anger and fear.
Life has so much to offer if we will slow down and truly experience it. We must always remember that we are the ones in control of the accelerator. We CAN choose to brake.
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast — you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”
— Eddie Cantor
higherawareness.com
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A Note from the Universe
To put a few “non-things” into a time, space, and material perspective, it’s as if all the love that now bathes the world comes from a heart 7 zillion times larger than your sun.
Your “guardian angel” is so gigantic, her halo would reach the moon.
And your ultimate happiness is so assured, we’ve been celebrating your life since the day you were born.
Yeah, you insisted –
The Universe
tut.com
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Today’s Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower Soup
This recipe came from a magazine called Ohio Valley. The original did not call for chicken and only really had onion and cauliflower. We added mushrooms, red pepper, and chicken, and we found it much improved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Roasted-Cauliflower-Soup-3.html
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Magical Correspondences for Friday
Intentions: Love, Pleasure, Affairs of the Heart, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Peace, Healing, Beauty, gentleness and Women’s Issues.
Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron, Verbena and Vanilla
Planet: Venus
Sign: Libra and Taurus
Angel: Ariel
Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua
Herbs/Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly
Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade
Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmrosa, Rose, Yarrow, Apple Blossom, Musk, Ambergris
Goddesses: Astarte, Aphrodite, Erzulie, Aida Wedo, Eve, Venus, Freya, Diana, Aset [Isis], The Witch Of Gaeta, Chalchiuhtlique
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Daily Wisdom
November 16, 2018
Laughter
“A good laugh is sunshine in a house.” -William Makepeace Thackeray
Norman Cousins discovered personally, and wrote eloquently, about the healing power of laughter. Laughter is good medicine. When we laugh, we can’t help but feel good. We feel good around people who laugh, people who enjoy life and can express themselves so freely.
Here’s a little story I heard that might get you giggling:
A wealthy man dies and goes to Heaven. He brings with him all of his earthly belongings when he meets St. Peter at the gate. St. Peter says: “Oh, my… you know, you can’t bring any of that in here.” The man pleads his case, he worked so hard for everything and can’t bear to leave it all behind. Finally St. Peter agrees to discuss the situation with his boss, who says, “Fine, let him bring in just one suitcase.” The man is overjoyed! He goes through everything and loads up one of his largest bags and presents it to St. Peter for inspection. It is filled to the brim with solid gold bars. St. Peter looks at his quizzically and says: “You brought pavement?”
-Lissa Coffey
coffeytalk.com
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Beliefnet: 5 Effective Tips to Teach Kids to Be Grateful
Being grateful is an important skill for children. It can be taught by parents and teachers who make it a priority, say authors Jeffrey J. Froh and Giacomo Bono in their book “Making Grateful Kids:…
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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily post are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.
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Transformation Time: Cat’s Angel Message for November 16, 2018
November’s Theme: Our goal this month lies in watching our thoughts. Remember that POSITIVE opens and draws and NEGATIVE closes and blocks. Stay focused on what you want and not what you fear.
The power of the Wizard lives within me. I call upon its magic at will – transforming Fear into Love. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
1116: We often hear that our thoughts create reality. This is very true and to make this happen we must use our inner magic which includes how we choose to perceive things. By focusing on the good things in our lives the happier we tend to be. Today the Universe is reminding us that when we stay positive and keep our expectations high we discover that we are far better off than we realized. The Universe and it’s helpers make sure that we have what we need and when we combine this with our willingness to help ourselves we find that we have the power to manifest a steady flow of material supply. Step into YOUR power as a creator today and don’t forget to offer thanks for what you have and for the blessings headed your way!
The angel Gamaliel brings us gifts, blessings and abundance, while Archangel Jophiel helps us to see the wonderful things that we already have and promotes gratitude. The Hindu god Ganesh helps to remove obstacles from our path including the ones we have created for ourselves and the Ascended Master Jesus teaches us that anything is possible including miracles.
Try the following Sacred Stones to bring your gratitude forward: Rose Quartz helps us to show and embrace universal love, Tiger’s Eye teaches us the difference between wishful thinking and what you really need, and Pink Sapphire draws the things we need into our lives that will aid our personal evolution.
Bright blessings for a magickal day!
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