tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post1641698119587217270..comments2023-10-19T23:55:34.695-05:00Comments on The Radical Virgo: "Happy Holidays," Another Kind of Peace SignJoyce Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-44841295683707240772011-12-20T06:28:37.411-06:002011-12-20T06:28:37.411-06:00Hi, Mads! I love "god jul" and may share...Hi, Mads! I love "god jul" and may share that with the women at my Solstice gathering! <br /><br />Thanks for all your good wishes. I've had an amazing 2010 full of both hard work and satisfying accomplishments, both inner and outer. It would be great to win the contest, which I visualize often. If not, having it as impetus to get my novel done is a big enough win. I plan for it to be on its way to publication in 2012, one way or another!<br /><br />Have a wonderful holiday season and New Year,<br /><br />JoyceJoyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-7112621927183139322011-12-20T03:47:39.743-06:002011-12-20T03:47:39.743-06:00in Denmark we say 'god jul', happy yuletid...in Denmark we say 'god jul', happy yuletide, our viking greeting has managed to survive some 1000 years of various forms of Christendom. <br /><br />Congratulations on finishing your novel, Joyce, fingers crossed that you'll succeed in the competition, what an achivement, making a big plan and pulling it through!<br /><br />All the best for the new year, MadsMads Elung-Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585898718359870335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-77915888504426789572011-12-13T12:30:27.796-06:002011-12-13T12:30:27.796-06:00Lana, I'm so happy to know your story and that...Lana, I'm so happy to know your story and that this post touched your heart. There's a Native American expression about not judging someone until you've walked a mile in their moccasins. Maybe this holiday season, we need to put ourselves in others' shoes and simply try to understand their perspective. I think this becomes so emotionally charged because we build our lives around our beliefs, and if we encounter a different viewpoint that makes us think, we might (gulp!) have to consider changing. And we know how well most people do with that, LOL!<br /><br />Because I grew up Catholic in a Jewish neighborhood, I learned to treasure aspects of both religions. That stretched me to always look for the good in every path.<br /><br />Love and Happy Holidays!<br />JoyceJoyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-70199929025794864722011-12-13T02:06:07.469-06:002011-12-13T02:06:07.469-06:00Dear Joyce
This post is so close to my heart! I ...Dear Joyce<br /><br />This post is so close to my heart! I was born Jewish in this lifetime, to agnostic parents, and was not indoctrinated in matters of faith. As a child I developed my own relationship with God, and through school teaching also a relationship with Jesus. You are so right, I always was hurt by the contention that no one of another faith could enter heaven – I knew it could not be true! Two books proved very healing in early adulthood in this particular respect, and they were both Spiritualist. The first, which I read at 21, was “The Unbroken Link” by Rose Ling, which described the spheres of heaven, and brought back memories of pre-birth. The second, which I read a few years later, was “The World Beyond” by Ruth Montgomery, which described the surprise of people of one faith when they passed over and discovered that people of all faith were in heaven! Since childhood, if anyone has asked me my religion, I have replied “Universalism”, trying to honour all faiths and promote tolerance. The origins and source of all religions are mystical and in agreement about the truths of love and harmlessness, and the barriers between religion are artificial constructions which have arisen since. We have passed through all religions in our past lives. God created everyone, regardless of where they happened to be born. Peace to all! And a big thankyou to you.<br /><br />Love <br /> LanaLanahttp://www.lanawooster.co.uknoreply@blogger.com