Spring is a great time to “smudge” your home or office. “Smudging” or “cleansing the space of all negative energies” can be done any time of the year. However, the Spring offers a certain kind of “forward energy” that can enhance any kind of intention or endeavor.
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I’m loving this new advice / ask a question column, because I never know what I’m going to find in my email now. The following is from a “Judy”:
Judy Asks: Jack, I just sat in some gum. Now I have this dark blue stain on my back pocket and I can’t get it to go away even though I’ve scratched all the gum away and washed the jeans. Any advice?
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Jack Responds: Hopefully this didn’t occur while you were following my advice regarding marriage from yesterday. You’re thinking inside the box Judy. Start thinking outside. Just take a pair of scissors and cut the back pocket off of your jeans. Imperfect jeans have been making a comeback for some time now. Unique is the new you. Just keep repeating that mantra as you cut the pocket away. Unique is the new you.
Send in your questions or requests for advice, on any subject you can think of, to webmaster@usuxxors.com. You can request if you’d prefer Jack or Gal Val to answer th
Many of us have used smudge sticks for years and felt it's many benefits. Smudging is such a common, continuous practice that it almost seems modern. Yet smudging is a practice so ancient that we don't know just when or how it came to be. Perhaps quite by chance or by internal inspiration people have come to realize that the smoke from burning particular herbs had emotional, cognitive, and even physical benefits. Modern science has proven that the smoke from some herbs have cleansing effects changing the molecular structure of air and energy. In fact the aroma of sage has been found to actually increase the oxygen supply to the brain and also produce a physical relaxation of muscle tension.We have come to experience that smudging has a purification benefit for our bodies, our living space and our consciousness. Some of us have come to believe that the smoke from burning some herbs acts like a messenger to realities and energies beyond our conscious comprehension and understanding. Pe
Here we go again with this sort of thing (reported from Forest, Virginia):
A smudge of driveway sealant resembling the face of Jesus Christ has fetched more than $1,500 in an online auction. The family that found the image on its garage floor sold it for $1,525.69 on eBay Wednesday, more than a week after the slab of concrete was put on sale.
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The family has hired a contractor to remove the section of concrete. The chunk will be turned over to the winner, identified only as "islandoffthecoast."
An active Lutheran, Serio considers the smudge just an odd occurrence — not a sign or miracle.
"There are some people who need this kind of thing to sort of start them on their faith journey. I don't," she said. "That's why I don't mind parting with it."
Especially for $1,525.69. Pareidolia is a lucrative business.
Source: "Christ-like smudge fetches $1,500-plus," AP, August 9, 2007
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I have an insightful post lined up about the metro thing but I’m not going to post it yet, its not really my style! Speaking of my style I found this in my referrals.
“eruanna.net has fallen victim [to advertising on sites] as well. I never really expected her site to start in with it.”
I hate advertising, I really, really, really do. But I don’t think my ads affect my site, do you? (Please tell me if you think they do!!) I’ve tried to make them small and as unobtrusive as possible but without compromising their positions so that people do click on them. I’m very fussy about how good my site looks and if an ad ruins my layout - its gone!
I never said why I started advertising. Putting it simply, I need the money for this site! Every single text-link-ads referral has gone straight into this site, into the paypal and then a few days after the payments gone in, my hosting subscription takes it out. My hostings no
