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Imagine What the Goddess Would Say (A Witch’s Perspective)

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“Do you think Goddess would really say that?” Susan said to Theresa—two acquaintances I know.

I reflected on this.

Do you ever pause and really listen to one of the thoughts that arrive unwelcome in your brain?

Thoughts like:

  • You’re not good enough.
  • You can’t survive now.
  • No one cares about you.

These were the thoughts that Susan was talking about.

Is this what Goddess would tell you?
My heart says, “No.”

Why? Goddess placed divinity within you. You are Her child.

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Have you heard that researchers point to 15% of men (in the U.S.A.) report having no close friends? That is a fivefold increase from 1990. Back then it was only 3% of men reported having no close friends.

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So, let’s practice putting a metaphorical “pause” on the destructive thoughts.

Ask yourself, “What would Goddess say?”

Listen for something positive.
Something supportive.
Something that inspires you to grow and enjoy your spiritual path.

Blessed Be,
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Are They an Idiot or Semi-Idiot? (A Witch’s Perspective)

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“Oh, no! Did you see that? What an Idiot!” I said, driving, after ducking my car out of the way of an idiot-driver.

“I’m venting,” I said to my husband.

Later, I reflected on this.

Scott Cunningham wrote: “The magic begins in you … Words and actions are used as focal points or keys to unlock the power that we all possess.”

Here are two insights.

1. Carefully choose your venting and take a look at your perceptions

    When, in frustration, I called another driver “an idiot,”  I was venting. But was that all I was doing?

    Upon reflection, I realize that I judged that person based on one action.

    What if that person was a kind teacher, who was rushing to the hospital to visit her brother, who … ironically … was injured in a traffic accident?

    It is possible that perceiving one as surrounded by idiots can cause trouble.

    Our words are a form of magic.

    Venting for five minutes is not driving our friends nuts by complaining for two hours.

    Do you vent?
    Are you judging people and feeling bad as a result?

    2. Ask Goddess to Help You Shift During Your Day

    Here is a prayer you can use:

    Goddess,
    Help me shift from judgment to compassion.
    Let me see the value in the other person,
    Even if I don’t see it now.
    Let me breathe in and out
    So my peace stays all day.
    So Mote It Be.

    Let these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    Choose the Goddess When Moments Are Dark (a Witch’s Perspective)

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    “How much choice do we have?” my friend, Alex, asked.

    “I always go back to what Doreen Valiente wrote in The Wiccan Rede:
    An it harm none, do what ye will.” I said.

    Later, I reflected on this conversation.

    I have two insights about this.

    1. “An it harm none” includes you.

    Sometimes, we must make the bold choice. Why? Because we might harm ourselves by “not even trying.”
    You might try a class. Or ask someone if they’d like to have coffee with you sometime.

    Also, we must be careful of addictions.

    My sweetheart is addicted to YouTube Shorts with golden retrievers and kittens (Don’t ask.)

    So, when he needs more sleep, he promises two friends that he will avoid YouTube Shorts for the day.
    Then he avoids harming himself due to lack of sleep.

    2. Think about what you really control.

    I notice that stoicism emphasizes that we only really control our thoughts and responses.

    Many external events, plus the opinions of others, are outside of our control.

    “You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

    We may not control our first thought.

    But our second thought can be towards the Goddess.

    You can use a prayer like this:

    Goddess,
    Show me what I can change,
    and help me understand
    what is out of my control.
    Strengthen my virtue and my heart,
    For my love is strong for You.
    So Mote It Be.

    May these insights support your journey.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    Sleepless with Regret or Shame? Goddess Is Present (a Witch’s Perspective)

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    It happened again. I thought about something I regretted. It looked like I wouldn’t get sleep.
    Then I shifted my thoughts. I brought an image to my sleep-deprived mind.
    I am floating in the ocean. Peaceful.
    The waves softly flow.
    The Ocean is Goddess.

    Eventually, I fall asleep.

    Later, I reflected on this.

    Here are two definitions:

    “Regret is an emotion. It’s a negative emotion in that it’s an emotion that makes us feel worse, not better. And it’s an emotion that’s triggered when we think of something from our past and wish we had done something differently, done something in a different way, not done something, taken an action, not taken an action.” – Daniel Pink

    “Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.” – Brené Brown

    Whoa! Stop!

    Goddess put divinity within us.
    We ARE worthy of love and belonging.
    We belong to the Goddess.

    I remember this quote:

    “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

    So I need to shift from regret to reflecting on what I may want to do differently in the future.

    Here’s a prayer you can use.

    Goddess,
    Let Your waters of love caress and flow within and without me.
    Let my shame and regret be washed from my mind, body, and soul.
    Soothe me, nourish me, and heal me.
    So Mote It Be.

    May these insights support your journey.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    Burst through the “It’s Good for You” Wall (a Witch’s Perspective)

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    “What’s good for you—that’s Wicca—that you don’t do?” my friend, Margarette, said.
    “Meditate more often,” I said.
    “What holds you back?”
    “It’s a freakin’ cliché. I have no time in the morning. I’m too tired at the end of the day. And, I spend my day mostly taking care of my parents (often). And one diabetic cat,” I said, my shoulders drooping.
    Margarette nodded. She looked sad.

    I have an insight for you.

    Attach The Good For You Action to Something You’re Already Doing

    Something good for me is to do an action that makes me feel better.

    For example, my husband massages my back every night. (Yeah, I feel lucky.)

    But I just don’t get around to massaging his back.

    I don’t feel good about not supporting the Love of My Life.

    Except, now I’m turning that around. Now, I’ll take 10 seconds to massage the trapezius muscles next to his neck when I walk past him to my workstation (in our home).

    10 seconds is better than nothing.

    He smiles and says, “Wow! You remove a lot of tension from my trapezius muscles in a short time!”

    So I’m going to walk past him anyway. I’ve just attached being kind to my husband (and I feel better) to my daily action.

    My way to add Wicca to these 10 Seconds is to say a prayer like: “God and Goddess, thank you for my sweetheart. May he feel safe in my arms and loved.”

    What would be good for you to add to your daily life?

    Here’s a helpful prayer.

    Goddess,
    Guide me to make time for
    What’s good for me,
    What’s important to me,
    What makes me smile.
    So Mote It Be.

    May this insight support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    A Secret about Happiness—Or a Miserable Life (a Witch’s Perspective)

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    “I don’t have any success,” my friend, Samantha, said flatly.

    “What about how you’re taking good care of your ailing parents? That’s work,” I said.

    “That’s not work. Work is only when you get paid,” Samantha said.

    “You know, there are people who get paid as assistants to old people,” I said.

    Samantha just frowned.

    I reflected on this.

    Samantha is often miserable.

    Why? One reason may be about her definitions, which are like knives that she uses to cut herself.

    What about your definitions?

    How do you define success? Or even happiness.

    So many of us live in the space of “only when I can…”

    How does this sound?

    “I’ll be happy only when I can have no worries about the future.”

    Good luck with that.

    Researchers note that approximately 85% of what people say they worry about does NOT happen.

    But what does occur? A bunch of people being miserable moment-to-moment … How? They’re living in their worries.

    And their definitions are, by default, set up so they can never win.

    What are examples of a self-defeating definition?

    • “Success is only making a lot of money.”
    • “Work is only if you are paid.”  (That means getting groceries for your family means nothing?!!)

    We, witches, look to nature for guidance. We know that we live through seasons. Spring follows Winter. The forest burned by fire can have new growth.

    What is another definition of success? “I choose what is meaningful to me. I take action, and something valuable gets done.”

    A happy life appreciates seasons, and we go through chapters of our lives. Some chapters are tough. And then, like the seasons, we can experience renewal.

    What definition would help you on your path?

    Blessed Be.
    Moonwater

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    How Witches Gain Strength and Support Their Willpower

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    “This administration is making me gain weight,” my friend Irma said. She was reacting to more bad news about prices going up. Irma stopped buying eggs because the prices were too high.

    I reflected on this. There might be some leeway between the bad news and Irma’s reaction.

    “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor Frankl

    We, witches, realize that so much of life is about energy.
    It takes energy to be patient.
    It takes energy to make a good decision.

    “Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.” – Charles Duhigg

    Charles Duhigg is referring to “willpower fatigue.”

    Here is a powerful idea: You can call on the Gods to strengthen you in the space between bad news and negative action.

    Here is a prayer that you can use.

    Lord of the Hunt, Lady of the Moon
    Strengthen me to pause and pray
    To make my willpower come to stay
    Let fatigue fall like leaves from a tree,
    May I be strong and free.
    So Mote It Be.

    May these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    How You Can Ease Up on Beating Yourself Up (A Witch’s Perspective)

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    As I settle to sleep, I suddenly remember messing up when talking to a friend.
    “Damn!” I grumble.
    “You okay?” my husband asks.

    “I’m all right. Just thinking about something I messed up.”

    “You want to talk about it?”
    “Not now,” I say.

    Do you emotionally beat yourself up?
    I have three insights for you.

    1. Find healthy comfort.

      A hug from my husband can help. Or a bite of a chocolate chunky chip cookie. (Okay, I must avoid going to extreme on the cookies!)

      Comfort is not a cop-out.

      Comfort is a necessary part of life.

      Who or what provides you with some comfort?

      2. Get outside in the breeze and more.

      As a witch, you know your kinship with nature.
      Don’t hesitate. Get that 15-minute walk next to trees. Feel the breeze. See the sky.
      Connect with nature.
      Get out of the box (office).

      How can you experience your connection with nature?

      3. Make prayer your ladder upwards.

      In the mundane world, we humans have limitations.
      Call for reinforcements!

      Here is a prayer you can use.

      Gods, shift my mind from self-blaming,
      Keep me growing with kindness and self-love.
      Lift me up to Your light.
      So Mote It Be.

      May these insights support your path.

      Blessed Be,
      Moonwater

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      How Witches Take the Necessary Step to Receive Divine Guidance

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      I was 18 years old, and I got married. I was more running away from my parents than running towards a life with my 18-year-old husband. No, I was not pregnant.

      It is decades since my divorce. When I reflect on the process, I realize there is no way forward without letting go of shackles.

      I have three insights for you.

      1. Abandon what is “Not good enough.”

        My parents will keep watching a mediocre film. On the other hand, my current husband will turn to me and ask, “Is this film working for you?” If something is not good enough, he will let it go.

        Is there something or someone in your life that isn’t good enough?

        2. Abandon forcing something.

        When I knew my marriage had to end, I dreaded my parents’ disapproval. Still, I moved forward with ending the marriage.

        But there were months that I tried to force the marriage to work. That was useless.

        Are you trying to force something?

        3. Ask the Gods for intuition.

        I’ve learned to listen to my intuition. This is where I receive Divine Guidance.

        Here is a prayer you can use.

        Lord and Lady,
        Open the door to my intuition,
        Quiet down my fear,
        Help me step forward on my path.
        So mote it be.

        May these insight support your path.

        Blessed Be,
        Moonwater

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        How Witches Stay Aware of “Talkers” Versus Authentic People

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        “Crap! I fell for lies, again!” my friend, Phoebe, said.

        “How can I support you?” I asked.

        “I don’t know. Wait. Maybe, I should just come to you and voice my doubts before I get too entangled with someone next time.”

        This began an important discussion.

        I have three insights for you.

        1. Find where you are vulnerable.

        Are you vulnerable to “Talkers?” How do you know if you are vulnerable?

        Here are possible ways to be vulnerable. Are you:

        • In a stressful time right now?
        • Feeling emotionally vulnerable?
        • Transitioning from one stage of life to another?
        • Young without certain life experiences?
        • Physically older with physical ailments?

        Manipulators are like predatory animals. They prey on the weak. They target people due to something they want: Money, sex, or something else.

        2. Ask “Is this too good to be true?”

        Be careful if you want something too much.

        So many people are experts at pulling a con on others.

        When possible, step on the brakes.
        Get multiple estimates. Check in with trustworthy people. Do relevant research. Type in the name and add “scam” to a Google search.

        I like this quote

        “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
        – Maya Angelou

        If you find out that someone does or says something terrible, do not hide. Instead, “believe them the first time.” Protect yourself. Get away.

        3. Ask for Goddess’s support so you stay strong and face difficult truths.

        Here is a prayer you can use to ask Goddess to empower you.

        Blessed Mother,
        Give me strength,
        Hold me close in Your arms of comfort.
        Empower me to weather the storms of my life.
        Help me face the difficult truths I encounter.
        Give me guidance so I take positive steps forward.
        Thank you, dear Mother.

        May these insights support your path.

        Blessed Be,
        Moonwater

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