In every night,
I wish that I was back
To the time when I rode
Through the forests of old
In every winter,
there's a different cold
In every winter, I feel so old
So very old as the night

Many times when hardship comes, we have our own plans for how to handle it.

We have plan A, B, C, D, etc., and after we have exhausted all of those, we find ourselves in that place where we say, “If God doesn’t come through for me, it is over with. This is horrible.” But actually, it is not horrible because it is an opportunity for God to show His glory.

When times are tough, we have a built-in instinct to become dependent upon God for strength that is needed. It is obvious that so many of us are growing weary in these dark days of oppression that we live.

Struggles surround us at every corner, and it is hard to stave off the growing fears of uncertainty. We were told in the Scripture that these times would come and test the faithful.

Remember, when you get to the end of yourself, you get to the beginning of God.

Sunday mood

This is the kind of lover I am

On whispered breath I call your name, my energy’s spark ignites your flame.
My warming hands caress your soul,
Until we two become one whole.

Everything is interconnected energy.

"She who walks the floors of Hell finds the key to the gates of her own Heaven, buried there like a seed."
Segovia Amil

Happy birthday, Vati Nietzsche 🤍

There are 3 aspects of real, selfless love.

Sympathy: understanding what another person feels.
Empathy: feeling what another person feels.
Compassion: the willingness to relieve anothers suffering.

To understand, to feel for, and to take care of another is to love them.

"It takes strength to be gentle and kind over, over, over, over. It's so easy to laugh. It's so easy to hate. It takes guts to be gentle and kind over, over, over, over again." Morrisey

Treating others how you want to be treated, simply putting that kindness out into the world, will ripple outward and eventually will return back to you (in one way or another).

I am Aslög Sigurdsdottir, princess of Götaland.
I am Ildico, the last wife of Attila the Hun.
I am Helen of Troy, warbride of Theseus.
I am Joan of Arc, defender of France under divine guidance.

Remember who you are 💭

Aslög Sigurdsdottir princess of Götaland was the second/last wife of Ragnar Lothbrok. She was a queen and sorceress whose life was full of magic, myth, and mayhem.

Ildico the Germanic princess was the last wife of Attila the Hun. Her name is Proto-Germanic, a diminutive form of the noun *hildaz ("battle"), and refers to Germanic folklore, Hildr ("battle") was the name of a Valkyrie.

Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and Nemisis, the goddess of revenge, who was famous for her extraordinary beauty. She is also called "the face that launched a thousand ships" for setting off the Trojan war.

Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who became a symbol of national pride. King Charles VII allowed her to lead his armies and help him regain the throne. Joan knew details about the king that no one else did, and he came to believe her claim that God had chosen her to lead.

"Father Apollo, I pray to You, all-seeing guardian God, be gracious to me and protect me, watching over my kingdom. Be ever vigilant and warn me what strangers or what subjects of mine conspire against me. Whatever treacherous plots there may be, keep me alert and prepared."

Valerius Flaccus Argonautica 5.244-49