pagan verse of the day
I promise I’m not trying to start any drama or controversy here. I was thinking about it, though, and it occurred to me that this is not just a physical and emotional journey, but it is also a spiritual journey, at least for many of us. I wanted to provide some spiritual “food for thought" for those of us that lean toward a more earth-centered spirituality.
"When one defines oneself as Pagan, it means she or he follows an earth or nature religion,
one that sees the divine manifest in all creation.
The cycles of nature are our holy days, the earth is our temple,
its plants and creatures our partners and teachers.
We worship a deity that is both male and female, a mother Goddess and father God,
who together created all that is, was, or will be.
We respect life, cherish the free will of sentient beings, and accept the sacredness of all creation."
Edain McCoy - Wiccan Author
I'm not going to provide a lot of commentary because I think we can all interpret things for ourselves. I will just say that want stands out to me from this verse is the important of the sacredness of all creation - and that includes ourselves, and our bodies, imperfect though they may be.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
At the very least we can usually cop to the fact that when there is more sunshine, most of us exhibit better moods, right?
And I don't like ****roaches either. Or any bugs, really. I do respect their right to live, but prefer them to do so far away from me.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
Again, thank you for that!

My feeling is that God/Goddess doesn't care what brand we are. It's what's in our hearts and how we live that matters.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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HW:288 CW:146.4 GW: 140 RNY: 12/22/11