Monthly Archives: October 2009

Rememberance

Posted on October 31, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

As a pagan, Halloween is one of the most holy days of the year as we believe it is the day when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is the thinnest and … Continue reading →

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Gaming Bliss

Posted on October 29, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

There’s something about sitting around a table and competing for glory and honor that truly bonds a family. My family has been playing games together since the kids’ favorite game was Chutes and Ladders. As our kids have grown, the … Continue reading →

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Glimpsing Balance

Posted on October 28, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

My eyes started to open to what balance truly meant the last weekend I spent in Europe. We spent our last Friday night in Germany as a project team drinking and meandering through Bremen, Germany. We strolled down the cobblestoned … Continue reading →

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Clean Enough Bliss

Posted on October 27, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

Walking into a clean house where the floors are glistening, the room smells of scented lilac or something equally yummy is an amazing feeling. It gives you a tremendous feeling of calm and bliss and somehow seems to make the … Continue reading →

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Crafty Bliss

Posted on October 24, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

There is something about making something with your own two hands that is magickal, it’s like alchemy to take several things, blend them together, and create something new. My day job is working with computers and theories and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Empowering Bliss

Posted on October 22, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

One of my very favorite things to do in the entire world is to empower other people and to help them become their best. There is such an incredible bliss in seeing other people get jazzed about the possibilities of … Continue reading →

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Familiary New Bliss

Posted on October 20, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

The leaves are turning, the days are getting shorter, and the temperature is dropping, in other words, it’s autumn. You’d think that after forty some years on the planet, I’d be used to the turning of the wheel of the … Continue reading →

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Enough Bliss

Posted on October 17, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

Despite living in the relatively affluent Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, there are still homeless people living in our community. I saw one on my way to work this morning and it got me thinking about the more, more, more culture … Continue reading →

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Green Bliss: Saving Cash and Saving the Planet

Posted on October 16, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

The cold hard reality is that we only get one planet and if we use and abuse our planet, we’re using and abusing the only home we really have. For too many years, we’ve treated the earth as if it … Continue reading →

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Momma’s Bliss

Posted on October 14, 2009 by raine.clara.shakti

Today’s my mom’s birthday and it’s the first one she’s celebrated without my dad since she was sixteen years old. As a child, I idolized my dad and didn’t really pay attention to the sacrifices my mom made to make … Continue reading →

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