(Iulmânôd = Yule Month)
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Plans: R_&L_ back home, ??????????????????????????????
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Plans: R_&L_ back home, ??????????????????????????????
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11th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Perseverance
The Noble Virtue of perseverance requires us to meet difficulties head-on. Life is filled with personal challenges. We struggle on a daily basis with various forces around us. Sometimes we may ask ourselves, is it really worth it? Perseverance is determined, continual action in the face of adversity. If you give up, it’s game-over. It really is simple, isn’t it? No matter what you are doing, no matter the challenge, see it to its conclusion. Even if you try and fail, realize that the only real failure is not trying. Failure is evidence that someone has tried. Success is failure defeated. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)
Havamal 71
The lame man rides the horse, the handless man drives the herds,
The deaf man fights and succeeds,
To be blind is better than to be burnt;
A corpse is of no use to anyone (Larrington (pg. 23).
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The Noble Virtue of perseverance requires us to meet difficulties head-on. Life is filled with personal challenges. We struggle on a daily basis with various forces around us. Sometimes we may ask ourselves, is it really worth it? Perseverance is determined, continual action in the face of adversity. If you give up, it’s game-over. It really is simple, isn’t it? No matter what you are doing, no matter the challenge, see it to its conclusion. Even if you try and fail, realize that the only real failure is not trying. Failure is evidence that someone has tried. Success is failure defeated. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)
Havamal 71
The lame man rides the horse, the handless man drives the herds,
The deaf man fights and succeeds,
To be blind is better than to be burnt;
A corpse is of no use to anyone (Larrington (pg. 23).
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Sowulo: The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, feminine life force, lighting the way to new ideas, vitality, confidence, action, wholeness, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, life purpose, cosmic energies effecting life, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.
*A2R8
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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
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*A2R8
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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
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Armanen Rune: Is:
Havamal 154:
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3
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Interpretation: Victory (Sowulo) brings comfort (Is).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with three wake-ups.
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Call in from the Jarl. I offered to go pick up what he wants to give R_. It’s an aid to help R_ with forming armor. After running the errand, R_&L_ were already in the driveway, and came bearing Starbuck’s; a vanilla bean Frappuccino for me. R_ was pleased to get the Jarl’s armor aid.
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Wifey and L_ to storage unit.
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Little Debbie’s sweet rolls leftover from last night. King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, scrambled eggs with ham pieces, all covered inn gravy. Now THAT’S a breakfast fit for a King.
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The Poop called me Be-pah…now what am I supposed to make of that?
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Shortly after noon, R_L_&P_ back on the road.
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I created a page on the Irminenschaft site for the 12 Days of Yule https://www.irminenschaft.org/12-days-of-iulyule . With the addition of lore, in most cases, as far as I’m concerned, this is the PERFECT version of the 12 days. This is what I’ve envisioned since its inception 11yrs ago.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk. Now see? He found a tasty morsel he just had to have. Toby dealt with the voice command of “bring it” perfektly.
*cool, partly cloudy, stout south wind.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 6:3 Baltimore Blast on MASL-TV/YouTube
*amazing! A sold out UCFC arena!
Mississauga MetroStars 7:6 Harrisburg Heat on MASL-TV/YouTube
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Dillons
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I re-watched S3 E10 of The Last Kingdom on Netflix just because it was one kick-ass episode.
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Toby and I out for a bedtime potty walk.
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Last check on all fur-kids. I’m always more at ease when all fur kids are under warm shelter.
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12:30am, nighty night…I get to sleep with my wife.
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Havamal 154:
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3
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Interpretation: Victory (Sowulo) brings comfort (Is).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with three wake-ups.
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Call in from the Jarl. I offered to go pick up what he wants to give R_. It’s an aid to help R_ with forming armor. After running the errand, R_&L_ were already in the driveway, and came bearing Starbuck’s; a vanilla bean Frappuccino for me. R_ was pleased to get the Jarl’s armor aid.
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Wifey and L_ to storage unit.
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Little Debbie’s sweet rolls leftover from last night. King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, scrambled eggs with ham pieces, all covered inn gravy. Now THAT’S a breakfast fit for a King.
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The Poop called me Be-pah…now what am I supposed to make of that?
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Shortly after noon, R_L_&P_ back on the road.
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I created a page on the Irminenschaft site for the 12 Days of Yule https://www.irminenschaft.org/12-days-of-iulyule . With the addition of lore, in most cases, as far as I’m concerned, this is the PERFECT version of the 12 days. This is what I’ve envisioned since its inception 11yrs ago.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk. Now see? He found a tasty morsel he just had to have. Toby dealt with the voice command of “bring it” perfektly.
*cool, partly cloudy, stout south wind.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 6:3 Baltimore Blast on MASL-TV/YouTube
*amazing! A sold out UCFC arena!
Mississauga MetroStars 7:6 Harrisburg Heat on MASL-TV/YouTube
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Dillons
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I re-watched S3 E10 of The Last Kingdom on Netflix just because it was one kick-ass episode.
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Toby and I out for a bedtime potty walk.
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Last check on all fur-kids. I’m always more at ease when all fur kids are under warm shelter.
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12:30am, nighty night…I get to sleep with my wife.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija. Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life. Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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