As I continue my spiritual path to a better me, I have to remind myself that it is the journey that makes all the difference. We learn from experiences and seeing new concepts or things in the world. I have been so happy building my pagan 101 video series. I am actually getting more views for my videos. The wheels are turning and picking up speed. I have even picked-up a couple of subscribers since I started this project. I am happy, and the bonus is that I am remembering and learning things that I need to know. I am looking at my spiritual mirror and liking what I see.
There is a little uproar in the pagan community about a movie that is being released. Hansel and Gretel, Witch Hunters. I was going to just walk away from the movie, but I have been seeing the commercial for it and it bothers me. The quote that bothers me is about how not all witches are bad, but they are going to kill them all. This movie is promoting the wrong way to think in so many ways. They are talking about killing people, murder is wrong unless it is to defend yourself and/or others that can't defend themselves. Blind judgements toward a class of people. A person could be a good person, but because they are a part of a certain class of people, they must die. I was spending the day trying to think about how I would counter this movie. What if I was to write a screenplay for a man that was molested by catholic ministers as a kid, and then at some point in his life, decides that they all must die. Not all ministers molested little boys, so to kill all would be wrong. I know that the christian community would be forming mobs to protest such a movie from being made. It is just a movie though, and I hope that the mentality of this movie fades away quickly.
I read today about a fellow pagan preparing for a massive change in how she presents herself. I will not state her name out of respect. This pagan has used her witch name for many years and has become well established in the pagan community. She also mentioned that her fame has come at a price. So she is going to stop using her witch name and start using her real name. I must give her credit for such a bold move. I wish her the best of luck in this transition. This has made me started to think about me using my witch name compared to my real name. I have enjoyed the degree of separation, and it is needed because I am a divorced father. I know that there would come a time that I might have to use both together. Until them I am very happy being "Blue".
I have splurged on myself in silly little matters this week. The local Dollar General is selling Christmas stuff for 25 cents each, no matter what the item is. So I have been buying metal tins and a few other things that could be used for pagan purposes. Some of the tins will be used as storage tins for nails and screws in the basement. I have been wanting to build something real bad as of late. I have the urge to use my hand tools for something. I just haven't figured out what I want to make.
I am feeling very proud of myself at work, but there is a little shame as well. I have a reputation of being a mean person. I am stubborn and I like to get the job required done right and as fast as possible. When things are going good, I will laugh and joke. But when things go wrong, I am complaining and rather rude with everyone that is not doing what they need to do. I have a co-worker that works with me in the cooler, and he is a rather cranky person. The level of profanity and bad attitude is worse than mine. Reflecting back on the person that I used to be, I hope I was never that bad. I told myself that I owed several people and apology if I ever was that bad.
Every day is a step on your spiritual path. We don't go from Point A to Point B overnight. with every step we discover new things upon the horizon and down by our feet when we take the time to look down and around ourselves. The road less traveled is the journey of discovery of who we are as individuals and the truth of the world around us. Don't run when you can walk, don't stare at the horizon when something amazing is right beside you.
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