A fireside chat with Mama Witch - If the Prez can have 'em then so can I!

First of all, I am so crazy stufed full of amazing food right now (dinner w/Mama Witches inlaws) that you'll have to excuse me if I doze off during this post -HeeHee! The diet starts tommorow...well...no it doesn't really but I'll tell myself that anyway. Hope you all had a great day. So, onto my fireside chat...This topic is near and dear to me and it honestly shocks even myself that I have yet to mention it so hear goes. In this day and age of internet, talk shows, "drive thru psychologists", more self help books published then I could build a medieval fortress with - people have a hard time with a very basic element, their own identities. We have all of the "newfangeled" mechanisms coupled with the omnipresent "helpful advice" of others and we feel like our head is spining with thoughts of "who am I?" "what am I?" "what do I believe?" " what's on Court TV?" You know, the answer is really very simple to come by. Here is an excersize published by a noted psychologist which I believe to be brilliant! Take a plain old notebook...On the first page write the name of an important person or entity (internet, talk show host, etc..) that you feel has contributed to your mixed thoughts...we'll say for instance "Dr. Phil". Then write what you have heard on his show or read in one of his books that you question about yourself (about your appearence, parenting, etc..), then on the next page, conteract that with what you feel...Let's say for example Dr. Phil says "All children should be raised the "XYZ" way" (obviously made up), on page 2 you could write " So long as the child's needs are met and the child is safe and loved, who THE FUCK cares what anyone else thinks".....Do this until you feel you have sufficiently filled the book! Close it. Mine took me hours to compile so do this when you REALLY have time to devote to the excersize. Then, reopen the book and read aloud the things that discourage and hold you down, Ask the Mother to release their hold over you and rip the page out of the notebook. Then crumple it good and tight (or use another binding method) and burn it in a FIRE SAFE conainer (I use my cauldron but you can use anything that is flame retartdent) - then read allowed YOUR affirmation (DO NOT tear this out!)...ask the Mother to help you to be strong in adversity and let go of slights - remember your Mission in this Incarnation is to Learn and Grow which means adversity so there is NO getting around it, just acceptance of it! Do this until you have a notebook or "blueprint" of YOU! Read it as often as needed, within a Formal circle or not, to the Mother or in your heart, through song and dance or at your altar...whatever will help these affirmations to take hold inside your Soul! You see, we are what we are, we have that luxury and that duty as Created in our Charts long before we were incarnated! It's ok if other's disagree with YOU and are even verbal about that - don't discredit another person's opinion because you CAN learn things and MUST remain open but don't EVER let it impede the essence of you! You are unique, you are special and NEVR LET ANOTHER PERSONS CHART AND SOUL OPPRESS YOURS! Respect and Love - but never, ever give up YOU! With Love and Blessings to those who love and respect us and those who do not......May the Blessings of the Mother be yours..... Myspace Graphics