3rd Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Courage.
Courage is definitely an attitude of boldness, however, not the absence of fear. Courage is the carrying in spite of your fear. It is courage that allows us to live life in such a manner that we can be proud. Have the intestinal fortitude to face down whatever confronts you! Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final. Failure is not final. It’s the courage to continue that counts.”
Fruchtbarkeit/Saturday, we pray to Sibba, and to Ing-Frô, lighting green candles (for fertility):
Sibba, Great Goddess of Fertility and Family, wife of Donar; let us see you in all the growing things that sustain our lives. Help us look beyond the packaging and promotion, to the richness of the Earth from which all bounty comes. When ordinary eyes see only corn, let us see your golden hair hid in its silk. When others see only bread, let us see the grain, beyond that, your smile and laughter. Feed our might and main, Holy Sibba, that we may do our work in the world. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba that resides in us all!
Ing-Frô, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar
(peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the physical man today
Naudiz (Irreversible): The Rune of Need (whether physical,
emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
Ur: Healing. that which is permanent, medical help, healing powers, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after physical death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity.
Havamal 146.
A second I know, which the son of men
must sing, who would heal the sick.
Interpretation: Stress (Naudiz) that leads to healing (Ur).
Outcome: Toby was well-behaved on his 1-mile walk. He encountered a distraction that he has encountered a few times previously, but this time he walked right by it. He encountered a second distraction but responded very well to a voice command. He’s so good.
Speaking of good, Socks continues to behave.
Off to brother’s to help him with his computer and the Internet. I know he gets so frustrated with things. I am so glad I can help him out this way.
Final Semester grades are in:
Machining 1 A
Machining II A
CATIA Parts Design & Sketcher A
CATIA Assembly Design C
Safety/OSHA A
Blueprint Reading B
Machining Blueprint A
Quality Control & Inspection A
Bench Work B
Metallurgy A
Stressful (Naudiz) yes, but healed (Ur) as well. I made it.
THREE squirrels are eating cat kibble on the porch. I love watching them. Winter is going to be stressful (Naudiz) but they seem to be a permanent (Ur) part of my surroundings. I know that would change if I didn’t leave kibble on the porch, but they look so well-fed. I don't want to ruin that.
Sushi for lunch!
Power napped
A load of laundry
GREAT Hammerstorm Yule…well attended…25 yrs of Hammerstorm!
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) http://misl.uslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 5:6 Milwaukee Wave
Syracuse Silver Knights 16:14 Rochester Lancers
Eger und Râhana, mysterious keepers of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance; be our inspiration to strive on
despite the swells and swirls of fate. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, EGER UND RÂHANA, as we honor the Eger und Râhana that resides in us all!
PM Clarification Rune: none
Comments: cared for animals
Alaf Sal Fena