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| Author: Posted: Nov. 17, 2002 | This Page Viewed: 3,889,404 |
Question of the Week: 15 - 11/13/2000 What are YOU Thankful For? As we get together with family and friends at this time of the year (and at every time of the year), which people do you want to thank for making a meaningful difference in your life? (Why not surprise someone and thank him/her/them publicly right now and right here?) What lessons that came your way turned out to be blessings in disguise? How do you demonstrate your gratitude to the Earth and/or to your Gods/Ancestors for their continuing guidance and blessings? |
| Reponses: There are 87 responses posted to this question. | Reverse Sort |
| I'm Thankful For My Dear Love, Christopher. Every Day He Reminds Me... | Nov 21st. at 9:48:49 am EST |
| Bethy (Staten Island, New York US) | Age: 33 |
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I'm thankful for my dear love, Christopher. Every day he reminds me in little ways how much our love grows every day, and how special I am to him, and he is to me. Sappy, I know, but true. I'm also very thankful for my family, friends, wonderful evil kitty, my job, and my health. So often my prayers to the Goddess and God are simple "Thank you for all I have." Sometimes I'm afraid that I ask them for help and guidance to much, so I always try to say thank you, even if it's for a windful of leaves and a clear view of the full moon. The very hard lesson of the breakup of my previous marriage turned into a very great blessing, mostly because in that previous relationship I was shutting off parts of myself in an effort to please him, and that just didn't work. It was very difficult to leap from that safe-but-unhappy relationship to the dangerous time of being alone and lonely and truly dependent on myself. It was a lesson that I needed to learn, and I'm glad that I did, but I'm also glad that it is over. I thank the Goddess, God, and Ancestors in my head and heart whenever I think of it, especially when I'm walking outside. I also leave offerings after formal rituals. I would like to do more! |
| I Am Thankful For My Family. I Married Into A Well Adjusted... | Nov 21st. at 9:44:57 am EST |
| Erica (Layton, Utah US) | Age: 21 - Email |
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I am thankful for my family. I married into a well adjusted american family. I am not saying they are perfect, but the are more perfect than my family. We are visiting them for Thanksgiving, which is hard for a military family. Being that this is the first time I have actually met them I felt obliged to go to church with my mother-in-law Sunday. The preacher was talking about thanksgiving and he gave the history of it that is not so true. I was being a good little pagan and trying to mix with the crowd and my husband decided to take it upon himself to tell some of his old friends that I a wiccan and that that has taught him a few things. I was just a little perturbed about it. I only tell people that need to know or who ask about it. But I am thankful that my family doesn't hold it against me. They haven't said anything to me the whole time we've been here. Except to tell my husband that church isn't the appropriate place for that kind of discussion. I think the way people hype up the pilgrim side of the original Thanksgiving is so horrible. One of the reasons why I don't want to send my children to public schools. I am thankful for everything that has been given to me in the past and count them as blessings. I count my family as a blessing because they are just so cool about some things. |
| I Am Thankful For The Blessings In Disguise, And Being Able To... | Nov 21st. at 4:32:14 am EST |
| Wayne Andrews (Siler City, North Carolina US) | Age: 48 - Email |
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I am thankful for the blessings in disguise, and being able to help others. First of all, I was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses! How is that a blessing, you may be asking yourself ? Simple! Well, they will teach you an execellent background in Paganism. They will tell you about all the holidays, the cross, and many other things including days of the week, and too many other events that are truly pagan. Much of this information came back to me during Samhain as I reflected back on my past life and where I am going in the future. I am thankful for myself and others, that we are allowed to practice our religion and able to be a Witch if we choose. The folks in my town seem to be very responsive to the messages I usually give each month. The Lord and Lady are so real in my life now, that they are like a Mother and Father at my side. I really never feel alone. Always, when praying, I thank the Dieties for what they have done, and will do in the furure for me, my Brothers and Sisters World wide. Included are the families of these people, that peace and understanding may prevail. I pray that my energies, and the collective energies of others will help heal those physically and spiritually. I thank our Mother, Sky Father, Moon(Artemis), Rulers of the Elements... Lady Brigid, Kwan Yin(Protectress and Goddess of mercy and understanding), The Horned One, Horus, and too many to mention here. It could easily take me an hour just to say my prayer in the morning upon rising, and at bedtime! There is just too much to list it all here! Thank You, LibbyAnn for the wonderful patience, insight, experience, and hope you have given me at One Magic, Pittsboro! PS: Also this thanks goes to te wonderful people at TWV, and other Brothers and Sisters. Just too many to name here! Blessed Be Well Wayne Andrews, aka "Flying Eagle" |
| First Id Like To Thank You And All Like Us Giving Back... | Nov 21st. at 1:05:22 am EST |
| derek posy (lafayette, Georgia US) | Age: 16 |
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first id like to thank you and all like us giving back energy to the earth. i would like to thank the sun for rising every morning and thank the moon for shineing down on me with her grace i would also like to thank angie for letting me live with her and treating me like a son i would like to thank dustin for being a brother and tony for everything he has helped me with.blessed be |
| I Am Thankful That I Am A Witch In America And Am... | Nov 20th. at 9:47:15 pm EST |
| Lucinda-June Chapman (Elmira, New York US) | Age: 48 - Email |
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I am Thankful that I am a Witch in America and am Visualizing a future where we become stronger and stronger. Where the freedom that it is here in the northeast, where we are seen as just another religion, expands all over the United States and the Wrold. Where women, Witches, the Rainbow of Color, Same Gender love are just people, and tolerance is the keynote of the world. Where "living wage" is a truism, not a joke. And of course I'm thankful for my husband and children, all Witches. And for my email lists and Witchvox. Follow the Eleventh Commandment Sister Blue Rose http://www.egroups.com/group/PagansforHarryPotter http://www.PetitionOnline.com/trust1/ http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/uuhomeschooling Voters voted in Gore/Lieberman, got Dicked by Bush. http://www.toostupidtobepresident.com/ |
| I Am Thankful That I Am A Witch. I Am Thankful That... | Nov 20th. at 8:31:36 pm EST |
| John (Naumkeag, Massachusetts US) | Age: 33 - Email |
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I am thankful that I am a Witch. I am thankful that I live in America and that I am therefore free, including free to be a Witch. I am *very* thankful for my family and friends. And, I am generally thankful for and all the blessings the Lord and Lady have given me: the painful blessings as well as the pleasureable blessings. |
| I Am Thankful For New Beginnings For A Growing Future, For Life... | Nov 20th. at 6:37:03 pm EST |
| Wayne Harding (Sacramento, California US) | Age: 18 - Email |
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I am thankful for New Beginnings For a Growing Future, For Life, For Giving, For Friends, For Love, For Magick, For Happiness, For My Mother & My Brother. For Angelique and CJ, Ed and Mike. For all People who love me, and Espically I thank Godess For Brett, My Love. |
| I Am Thankful For The Courage To Live My Life In The... | Nov 20th. at 4:48:54 pm EST |
| Starina (Princeton, Minnesota US) | Age: 33 |
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I am thankful for the courage to live my life in the light of the Goddess. To wear my beliefs on the surface and not hide them away. I am thankful that even though my family has other beliefs they respect mine as well. Allowing me to enjoy life openly and honestly which is truley the Pagan way. Blessed Be. |
| I Have A Wonderful Life, A Magickal Husband And Son, I Have... | Nov 20th. at 4:27:21 pm EST |
| Lasairochroidhe (Cedar RaPIDS, Iowa US) | Age: 35 |
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I have a wonderful life, a Magickal husband and son, I have my dream job and my dream house...I am one of the luckiest people I know, and I am grateful every day of my life for the gifts of this life. The past several years have been like a dream, and even though we struggle through life financially and have yet to break the poverty line, we are fabulously rich in joy and contentment. |
| I Am Thankful For The Gifts And Talents I Have Been Blessed... | Nov 20th. at 2:19:23 pm EST |
| Rev. Maya Ravensong (Council Bluffs, Iowa US) | Age: 28 - Email |
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I am thankful for the gifts and talents I have been blessed with. I am thankful for the earth and all her bounty she gives.I am thankful for the teachers that have gone before me and left thier imprint on me and others. For without thier braveness to take the first step out of the broom closet, I would not be able to enjoy my life the way it is now. I am thankful for the love of my husband, children, family and friends, that abounds in my life, even through the worst times. I am thankful I have choosen a path of beauty in this life and not one of hatered. I am thankful for the people who currently take a stand for thier beliefs knowing the dangers that could be there. I am thankful for those who have taken on the task of networking Pagans around the world, fighting for our rights, and keeping us up on current events so we might have a strong voice. But most of all, I am thankful for being alive. I am thankful for the life experiences that I have been blessed with. I am thankful that I have a body that can sing with the sweetness of pleasure. That I have a mind that is sharp and clear and that my soul dances with merriment. Blessed Be |
| I Am Thankful For My Freedom, Friends, Family, And My Animals. Most... | Nov 20th. at 12:24:59 pm EST |
| Jayson Tegeder (Omaha, Nebraska US) | Age: 26 - Email |
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I am thankful for my freedom, friends, family, and my animals. Most importantly I am thankful for my love of Missy Thompson and the love for me even though she is mad at me at this time. All the people I know are helping me with the troubles that I am going through at this time whether they know it at this time or not. Garic. |
| I Have Done A Lot Of Reflection This Season; More So Than... | Nov 20th. at 10:58:44 am EST |
| Eowyn (Western, Massachusetts US) | Age: 28 - Email |
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I have done a lot of reflection this season; more so than usual. During this examination, I discovered that I have lots to be thankful for. So as Thanksgiving rolls around I will finally have something to bring to the table, if you'll pardon the expression. First, I have to thank the Dieties - I may not always like it, but to have the chance to get up everyday and make a difference ... that's worth something. And I let Them know that I appreciate that chance. I *literally* stop and smell the flowers. Having said that, there are people I thank for the way my life turned out (at least so far) Momma - my best friend and my inspiration Raven - my sister and confidante Whatever the situation, you are there. You share my joy and my pain. You hold me up when I can't stand on my own and propel me when I am ready to fly. You always nudge, but never push (even if you do administer the kick in the butt that I need every now and again). And you always seem to have just the right amount of tissues. I love you. Gwyn & Pup - life's lessons hard learned. You forced me into my own skin and to find my own voice. From you, I learned that I am a person; that I matter. I will always remember you for that. Thank you. And to all the little people who made this possible And to Victoria Bennett, the Sacred Well Congregation, Brandi Blackbear and the thousands & thousands whose names don't get public acknowledgement but fight nonetheless, even if it is nothing more than wearing your Pent openly in public. You give me hope and a reason to keep fighting. Happy Holidays, everyone and Blessings for the new year! |
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