I am the non artistic one – I work at painting with words and keeping pumpkin seeds off the floor…it is rather quiet with them all gone, but we are going to have a talent fest for Christmas rather than gifts – this should be quite a blow out!

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I always have to vice my fears outloud and when it is to a friend how much better is that? When I keep them inside my head they just swarm into hives of worry.

How are you feeling? I got 11 hours of straight sleep last night and wow I think I finally turned the corner…thinking about you.

When I was growing up, we lived on a very long dead-end street, and all the families were the parents of baby boomers. All the kids knew each other, and we had a great time dressing up and collecting huge amounts of candy. There were very few pranks.

I knew of the connection between Halloween and Samhain, but not of the rest. How I deal with fears? Talk them over with a trusted friend.

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Davina – Oh! I can never pull a band aid off slowly, just the thought of it makes my mouth go dry. One of the things my daughters learned at Martial Arts lessons was the different feelings you get when the fears are real or imagined. The one I remember most is the feeling like a fire truck/emergency vehicle is coming up behind you and the sirens are going – that feeling in the pit of the stomach is one in which you should move away from quickly and with a practiced plan. You should act and not hesitate. Thank you for your kind words.

Vered – oh it is of ancient history and has many, many rituals associated with it. Then too, it has a ton of mythology hung on it’s coat tails and more contemporary fear heaped on top of that by the religious “right”. In some spots of the world it is a ticking time bomb of controversy.

Jannie,
I think running through the fields and being wild is more the way folks were intended to celebrate this spirit fest and scare away all the evil and spells of doom and drought. I just grew up with it being more about fear, harvest, death, darkness and a time of good connection and conversation. It was a time to feel safe as we came home to roost in doors for the winter.

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I admire your givingness for the holiday! Most commendable.

I thought it was some old pagan celebration?

We had the best times as kids, running through fields, soaping up windows, just being wild. Best times ever.

Oh, Vered hasn’t been to my newest post yet. Run, girl, run!!

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