After I heard the story of Mary Webster, “Half Hanged Mary”, I felt so moved by her.
She had survived being hung for witchcraft and left hanging overnight. Her actual crime was being a woman who was called “ill tempered”.
After I heard the story of Mary Webster, “Half Hanged Mary”, I felt so moved by her.
She had survived being hung for witchcraft and left hanging overnight. Her actual crime was being a woman who was called “ill tempered”.
I have been struggling lately. As have many of us. The world can seem a frightening, frustrating place. I struggle personally with feeling like I fit in, or that my voice matters. I have insecurities about my value in the lives of people important to me, and if I’m doing enough to help the world and the suffering while I have a relatively privileged life. I struggle with anxiety and am seeing professionals to help me with it. Some days, I have enough spoons to reach out and help others. But many, I don’t have any more energy than to slide through the day and coast until I can fall asleep.
But I’ve been noticing a very frustrating comment popping up around me and on social media.
“People get offended over everything nowadays.”
Continue reading “People Get Offended Over Everything Nowadays” – a Rebuttal
Little Brighid:
A UPG introduction to Brighid for children
The Daghda was a mighty warrior. King to a people known as the Tuatha de Danann. He was wide and strong, carrying a heavy magical club that could harm his enemies, or bring life to the fallen. He was never hungry, because he had a magical cauldron that was always full of food no matter how much he ate.
But he was grumpy. Continue reading Little Brighid