Eating Organic

I was raised by a health food guru of sorts. Her reasoning behind eating healthy was to stay healthy and live longer. Though I agree eating healthy can make your body healthy, I can't agree with that it will make us live longer.

I have a friend making a life style choice to be vegan. This friend started it for health reasons to help with diabetes. In making this choice, the benefits are out weighing the struggles. All the excess weight has fallen off and my friend is feeling healthy. Is this going to make my friends life longer? I dont know. Moderate diet change and exercise might do the same thing. Who knows.

I believe that when we die we die. We cant stop death. The important thing about living on this planet is to be a part of it. What will you leave behind? I dont want to leave behind a body that will pollute the ground if I am put in it, or left on it. All these preservatives and chemicals I have ingested over the years might prolong my life and prolong my body after death but at what cost?

Most people want to eat healthy. Some people just want to eat what tastes good. I want to eat what I was meant to eat so that this earth will be balanced and the cycle will continue in a more healthy way.

after all isnt that what it is all about

how did you get named

I was named by my sister. My sister who I love soul to soul, but on the outside I have no contact with. Do I accept my name? Do I accept what it means? Should I? My last name is a name that isnt of my blood either. How complicated can it be? Who would I be if I wasnt me? My given name means "beloved" and middle name means "defender of honor" My Maiden name means "of the village" and holds a lot of military valor.

All in all that is a right honest and dignified name. My question is, Is it me? Am I beloved? if I am then by whom? am I defender of honor? only if I think its an honor worth defending. Do I have a right to keep my maiden name if it wasnt the name by blood I was supposed to have?

My biological fathers name means "of the oak grove" southern Michigan is not known for its oaks. I was born in Royal Oak and lived on Acorn street. Now I live in a land of oaks so so so far away from where I was born I almost feel lost..

My friends call ma Val. Val is a name meaning "of good health" However the name was shortened to Val from Valkyris. My husband gave me the name because he said his life was like a war I rescued him from death and despair.

During a vision quest a guide gave me a name I feel truly suits me. I wish I could change my name to that. it means, a song sung by one in a room of thirteen. But now that I am married would that be the right name for me to take?

for now I feel as if I could take all of them. I am a beloved defender of honor from a village and the oaks whos fathers and sons fight for my country and I sing alone my own song called life to rescue those i love in this world I call home.

TO MY SON

Do you know that your soul is of my soul such part,
That you seem to be fibre and cord of my heart?
None other can pain me as you, dear,can do,
None other can please me or praise me as you.

Remember the world will be quick with its blame,
If shadow or stain ever darken your name.
"Like mother, like son" is a saying so true,
The world will judge largely of "mother" by you.

Be yours then the task, if task it shall be,
To force the proud world to do homage to me.
Be sure it will say when it's verdict you've won,
" She reaped what she sowed, Lo! this is her son".

Margaret Johnston Griffin

10 ways

Someone sent me a rather funny little list of ways to piss of a pagan. I got to thinking about different ways people have offended me because of me not being of the same faith. I can laugh now but then it wasnt so funny then.

10 ways to piss of "this" Alternative spiritual practitioner

assume I wont accept a prayer because I dont follow your religion.

tell me Im going to hell

assume I know nothing about Christianity

tell me what I do is garbage

assume Im Wiccan

tell me I need mental help for talking to spirits

tell me I cant be what I am because I dont own a cat

come into my kitchen and ask for newt tails

be a man, and tell me "You must be casting a spell on me because I think Im am falling in love you."

confuse bitch with witch


yeah pretty funny huh? yes they all have been said to me LOL newt tails in the kitchen HAHAHAHA really.... the lizards and toads I keep in the altar cabinet. No self respecting cook keeps them in the kitchen. *bats eyelashes coyly* WEG