"You are whole and complete souls delighting in the creation of multiple incarnations in which you expand awareness, gain wisdom through lived experiences, and celebrate life.
Whether your lives are happy or full of sorrow, you believe the stories you tell yourself and others, because it makes the games you play together more enjoyable." - AMAG This blog contains some of the stories I tell myself. I hope you enjoy them. Thank you for leaving comments or suggestions of topics you'd like to hear about.
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I'm surprised how many people declare they aren't superstitious even though they probably checked the news today to see whether that famous furry seasonal prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of winter. I don't claim to be superstitious, yet just the other day I caught myself throwing a dash of spilled salt over my shoulder. Elders in my family used to caution us not to bring an old broom into a new house or even to sweep the floor from the doorway toward the interior of the room. These are probably just good housekeeping suggestions, but what is supposed to happen if we don't abide by them? Superstition is defined as "a widely held, but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief." If I believe in supernatural causation, a divine creator, does that mean I'm superstitious?
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Vance Thurston
2/4/2015 02:34:39 pm
I just came across the blog Dayana. Thank you for the interesting thoughts. I need to chew on this superstition idea a bit. It does raise the question of how many of my beliefs that I have adhered to are non current and possibly in the light of more awareness are as nonsensical as the "salt over the shoulder" inherited imprint.
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Peggy Mullett
2/5/2015 06:22:30 am
I feel that as long as superstition doesn't inhibit your life decisions in a harmful way, then they mostly add a little whimsy to life. It is interesting to investigate the origins of superstitious activities.
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