Monday October 18th through Sunday October 24th
Happy Birthday Scorpio!
Astrological Highlights for the week: On Monday, Mercury moves Direct and Mars joins forces with Jupiter; Aries Full Moon on Wednesday; Mars tangles with Pluto on Thursday; Sun enters Scorpio on Friday; Mercury inconjunct Uranus on Sunday.
We are shifting gears this week as both Mars and Pluto move closer to the spotlight. Both are integral influences on the Full Moon in Aries on Wednesday, and they are co-rulers of Scorpio – a sign that re-enters our conscious minds on Friday when the Sun begins a new thirty-day cycle in this mysterious and passionate sign. But let’s back up a few beats and set the stage for the Aries Full Moon.
This Full Moon exemplifies the struggle and balance between individual and shared interests. The Aries Moon is daring, initiating and enthusiastic. As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries has qualities we often find in children – innocence, confidence, and fearlessness. This also translates into being inexperienced and naïve. The Sun in Libra embodies the opposite end of the spectrum – partnership, cooperation, and diplomacy.
We are continually balancing our desire and need for both Arian independence and Libran connection. During this Full Moon we can look to the influence of Mars, Pluto, and Jupiter for additional direction in balancing this opposition. While the Moon is at 27 Aries on Wednesday morning, Mars at 23 Libra is sitting right next door to the Sun (27 Libra). This sets up an interesting dynamic. Mars is the ruler of Aries; he is secretly cheering our independence and growing self-awareness. The planet of motivation may be learning lessons of cooperation in Libra, but like the rest of us, he never forgets his roots as the Arian Warrior.
Enter Pluto, the planet of self-renewal and transformation, carefully doing his thing at 24 Capricorn. Pluto may have been demoted as a planet by the scientific world, but astrologers are slow to follow suit. Its influence is elevated as it squares both luminaries and leaves an indelible imprint on the Full Moon energy. You may recognize this as a T-Square with planets in three of the assertive and initiating cardinal signs. Something’s gotta give!
Pluto’s influence is likely a strong and inflexible reminder that it will take a new and different way of seeing ourselves and our relationships to resolve conflicts. The old ways don’t work. Finding our truth is an evolving process of identifying and working through layers of defenses, beliefs, and behaviors that have proven ineffective. (Just yesterday someone said to me “I’m tired of being angry all the time.”) Ditto that.
Enter Jupiter at 22 Aquarius forming supporting, inspiring and hopeful connections to the Sun, Moon, and Mars. Jupiter in Aquarius is a visionary and a breaker of tradition, expanding our vision for what’s possible. The more challenging energies rising from this Full Moon are mitigated by admitting what isn’t working and a willingness to consider new options. Even when we don’t see them, Jupiter says “Believe”.
And the timing is right. Did I mention the Mercury retrograde is over? Well almost. Technically Mercury returns to direct motion on Monday the 18th. However, it will be in the shadow of the retrograde until November 2nd. During the shadow we continue to take advantage of the insights revealed by the retrograde and reassemble our thinking and ideas. Think of it like cleaning out a closet. We pull everything out, review and sort, determine the next step on the journey. Some is returned to the closet; some things find a new home with someone else. Some things we thank for their service and let them go quietly into the hereafter.
We do the same with Mercury retrograde patterns. Now it’s time to act on our choices. Possibly we rearrange our priorities allocating more or less time and resources to areas of our lives accordingly. Great timing with the Full Moon don’t you think?
Another big part of the shifting energy is the Sun’s move to Scorpio on Friday where it will transit for the next thirty days. This period is a time for awakening, healing, and regenerating. An appropriate symbol for Scorpio is the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. We go deep with this psychological sign with a fearlessness that allows us to probe our deepest fears and secrets. The energy can be mysterious and complex, powerful, and magnetic. More than any other sign Scorpio empowers us to understand and release what is holding us back, address our conflict and pain, and renew ourselves on multiple levels. It’s not unusual for people to report spiritual awakenings, psychological and emotional breakthroughs, and physical healings under the influence of Scorpio.
This energy reawakens passions and can serve as a calling to our higher purpose. Like the phoenix transforming itself, we too are called to recognize forms that no longer serve or are inappropriate to our current circumstances. As much as we may complain about change, how many of you would like to completely unplug. Hmmm, maybe this isn’t a good example! But I’m sure you get the point. Pluto-ruled Scorpio isn’t about superficial rearrangements; it reaches to our core for the profound and significant.
Until next week, let go and wear loose clothes.
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October 18
Moon in Pisces/Aries
Mercury moves Forward 8:17am
The Void of Course enters Aries at 3:04am
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Mercury retrograde is over, at least the moving backwards part is. Between now and November 2nd we will continue to absorb revelations and rearrange priorities.
We are not letting any grass grow under our feet with the Moon sailing through spontaneous Aries. We should awaken with an abundance of energy and inspiration – raring to go as they say. Aries often subscribes to the philosophy “He travels fastest who travels alone”. But today, maybe not so much. Our day is likely to involve others, and our participation is necessary to the success of a joint goal. The Moon’s favorable connection to dedicated Saturn in the friendly sign of Aquarius connects us to the role we play. We are more likely to make progress on or achieve goals we share with others than on individual objectives we work on alone.
This evening the energy remains high, maybe even increasing a level or two as Mars in Libra trines Jupiter in Aquarius. This is a dynamic and positive energy that instills hope and optimism and an overall sense of luck and good fortune. If you are feeling more buoyant than usual, you are tapping into the magic of this alliance. This could be a positive omen for first dates and first meetings of any kind especially with Mars in the partnership sign of Libra. Jupiter provides the excitement and Mars the energy. To sustain the momentum, we will need discipline and dedication over the long run, but this is an auspicious beginning.
A party pooper pops up tonight when the Moon in Aries opposes Mercury in Libra. This is no biggie. Very possibly it’s the first thought or suggestion that our excitement is unjustified or a gentle reminder maybe we can’t do it alone. Don’t take it too seriously. There is a theme of needing to work as partners and teams today which the independent Aries Moon resists.
Daily Muse: Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning…Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared. (Bill Gates – Moon in Aries opposing Mars and Mercury in Libra)
Today on A Course in Miracles, please enjoy an encore of last week’s show. This includes excerpts of a recording of a Ken Wapnick ACIM Academy Class “The Nothingness of Something.” This is Part Ten in our series. You can find other shows in the On Demand section of 12Radio.com. Please join us today on 12Radio at 10 am Pacific Time.
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Overnight the Moon in eager Aries connects with Venus in the equally adventurous fire sign of Sagittarius. Love and romance may be on our minds and in our dreams. Because Venus is the planet of attraction and values, it could also be something other than a person we are lusting after. Anything we believe valuable – a new friend, job, outfit, car, home, vacation, lifestyle and on and on. Cosmic wisdom says be excited; this relationship or thrill ride has possibilities.
But…there is an age-old caution revealed as Venus also forms a cranky inconjunct to Uranus in Taurus this afternoon. Don’t sell yourself short or make someone else’s preferences, needs, or desires more important than your own. The presence of Uranus in this equation suggests we want more independence or are feeling restricted by a relationship or a choice. Listen to your heart. Are you agreeing to take on a responsibility, relationship, or project to please someone else? Take your time and consider your options. Patience is your friend in this situation even though this energy is very impulsive. Spend a little time examining exactly what it is you really want and what’s valuable. A little patience now can keep us from heartache later. If possible don’t jump into or out of something impulsively unless you feel sure of your intentions.
Tonight, the Aries Moon makes an optimistic connection with Jupiter instilling faith and hope. We probably feel pleased with our decisions, until Luna opposes Mars in late evening. If we wanted to break with someone or something earlier in the day this may be the energy convincing us to act. The competitive Aries spirit may win out over the need to find peace in a relationship.
In all fairness, Mars is the ruler of Aries, he is secretly cheering our independence and growing self-awareness. The approaching Full Moon tomorrow morning may add a sense of urgency to our feelings tonight as we recognize something is coming full circle. Catch some spectacular Moonlight tonight and see what inspiration you draw from it.
Daily Muse: Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. (Benjamin Franklin – Venus in Capricorn inconjunct Uranus in Leo)
Today on Simpletales we’ll look at the Full Moon in Aries and the New Solar Cycle in Scorpio with channeled messages for each zodiac sign. Please join us today at 9 am Pacific on 12Radio.com.
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October 20
Moon in Aries/Taurus
Full Moon Aries 27º 7:57am
Moon Goes Void of Course 7:57am enters Taurus 12:59pm
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When the Moon in headstrong Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn in the early morning hours we might be feeling like David and Goliath. Only in this scenario, it’s not a sure thing our aim will be accurate enough to take down the giant. Pluto may have been demoted as a planet by the scientific world, but astrologers are slow to follow suit. Most times we might simply sleep through this confrontation (1:55 am PDT) but with the Moon quickly approaching an exact opposition to the Sun (Full Moon) at 7:57 am, Pluto’s influence is elevated as it is squaring (conflicting with) both luminaries and leaves an indelible imprint on the energy. Don’t run; this is the time for revelations and finding your truth.
Mars the planet of motivation and action is the planetary ruler of Aries, and in this scenario is aligned with the Sun in Libra, which means it is also opposing the Moon and creating a conflicting square with Pluto. And we thought we had a conflict of interest! The aspect between Mars and Pluto is in perfect alignment tomorrow, so we’ll notice the tension building throughout today and tomorrow. This extends and deepens the awareness shed by the light of the Full Moon.
Jupiter in forward-thinking and friendly Aquarius gives a big assist by reminding us the action is in the here and now. We change the future by chancing our thoughts and minds today. Re-interpreting delays and obstacles as opportunities helps us realize the alternate paths available to us. Jupiter’s positive alignment with Sun, Moon, and Mars very likely creates blessings in disguise. Keep your eyes and hearts open.
This afternoon the Moon eases into sensuous Taurus. Our response to stress is to take care of our bodies and the bodies of others. This is an appropriate balancing act – nurturing instead of transferring and absorbing challenging or negative energy. This is not denial. Unless of course we go overboard devouring an entire chocolate cake, drinking to excess, or running from frustration with a spending spree. Give your mind a break and your body too. Pay attention to the physical cues. Sleep, exercise, eat, and take care of yourself. We’ll be our best selves if we are not in a state of physical excess or deprivation.
Daily Muse: Daily Muse: I don't give up; I forget why not. (Dorothy Parker – Sun conjunct Mars in Virgo
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October 21
Moon in Taurus
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Keeping the peace at home and in relationships is a challenge today with Mars in Libra moving steadily towards a conflicting square with Pluto in Capricorn which reaches its intensity tonight. It’s much easier to blame others for their part in the conflict and for what we perceive is their offense to us. But look at the underlying dynamic. If you are responsible for my unhappiness or lack of peace, then I have turned my power over to you. Do we really want to become experts at victimhood?
Probably nobody on the planet enjoys Mars square Pluto. It can feel compulsive and domineering and competition can quickly escalate into a not so pretty picture. When we feel thwarted or blocked, surrender and submission are not options. We’ll force the lock open or break down the door before realizing we are simply using the incorrect key. Can’t you hear Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live in one of her Emily Litella editorials realizing her mistake, confusing violence on television with violins, and meekly voicing “Never Mind.”
It may be hard to avoid disagreements and conflict today, but we can be pro-active. First be self-aware; recognize disappointments without judgment. Second take responsibility for your expectations and actions and prioritize what’s worth fighting for. Next, understand and believe this is temporary. We can turn any obstacle into a beneficial turning point. Although it may not seem like the right path, with Mars in Libra it might be worth our while to think about the value of vulnerability, compromise, and humility.
The Moon in Taurus is usually helpful in these trying times because of its practical and deliberate approach. Despite its affinity for keeping the status quo, we are more than willing to consider something new and different with Luna joining Uranus this afternoon.
Daily Muse: Everyone has oceans to fly if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries? ...Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. (Amelia Earhart – Mars conjunct Jupiter in Virgo and square Pluto in Gemini)
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October 22
Moon in Taurus
Sun enters Scorpio 9:51pm
Moon Goes Void of Course 1:35pm
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The Moon in Taurus is calling for a time-out from conflict and stress today to give us a chance to catch our breath. An early morning lunar sextile with Neptune puts us in a forgiving mood and creates a bridge of empathy to others. Mid-morning when the Moon squares Jupiter in Aquarius we may be tempted to overreact or overindulge. This little drama is quickly eclipsed by a sensible lunar alliance to Pluto in Capricorn realigning us with important priorities.
This sets the stage for the highlight of the day as the Sun enters Scorpio where it will transit for the next thirty days. This period is a time for awakening, healing, and regenerating. An appropriate symbol for Scorpio is the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. We go deep with this psychological sign with a fearlessness that allows us to probe our deepest fears and secrets. The energy can be mysterious and complex, powerful, and magnetic. More than any other sign Scorpio empowers us to understand and release what is holding us back, address our conflict and pain, and renew ourselves on multiple levels. It’s not unusual for people to report spiritual awakenings, and psychological and emotional breakthroughs under the influence of Scorpio. This energy reawakens passions and can serve as a calling to our higher purpose.
Daily Muse: You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other. (Carl Sagan – Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in Scorpio)
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October 23
Moon in Taurus/Gemini
Void of Course Moon enters Gemini 12:57am
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We are feeling lighter and more social today with the Moon in versatile Gemini. This Moon energy is especially fond of storytelling. Maybe we are creating our own or sharing tales with friends. A practical alignment between the Moon and Saturn in Aquarius facilitates keeping on track with an agenda or planning the future. This energy encourages communications work including designing or maintaining a website. Creating PR materials both personal and professional, and networking with professional colleagues. Everything in the communications arena can benefit from this disciplined alignment between the Moon and Saturn.
Don’t be dismayed if work responsibilities are keeping your time and focus today. We benefit from its efficiency. Tonight, a connection between the Moon and Chiron, the Wounded Healer, creates a tender moment. Perhaps we can apply Gemini’s storytelling talents to reinterpreting our own tales of misfortune or those of others. Resist the urge to mess in someone else’s business assuming you have the answer or the panacea. Many times, people just need and want a listening ear, not a problem solver or savior.
Daily Muse: To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated. (Barbara Walters Moon in Gemini trine Mars and Mercury conjunct in Libra)
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October 24
Moon in Gemini
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This morning Mercury in Libra makes its third and final cranky inconjunct aspect to rebellious Uranus. (The first was September 10; the second was on October 11). If you keep a diary or calendar, you might notice a pattern emerging that can be insightful. Although inconjunct connections can be hard to interpret and even harder to endure, any information can turn into an aha moment or relevant truth. It may take a bit of time to reassemble all the parts following Mercury’s retrograde, but this is an important part of the process – looking at things from a different perspective.
We might be better off keeping these revelations to ourselves, at least for the time being. Record them in a journal for your private and continued examination. The Moon in Gemini is chatty today but an opposition to Venus this afternoon could mean others don’t appreciate what we want to share. With Venus in adventurous Sagittarius, we are somewhat resistant to hearing anything that will dampen our spirits or that is too serious. We want things to be light and playful. Do we really have to talk about your traumas and dramas or spiritual revelations now? This evening when the Moon squares Neptune in Pisces instead of empathy we might elicit misunderstandings with others. Maybe they just don’t get us, or could it be we are being a bit enigmatic or mysterious in our communications? The Sun is in Scorpio after all.
Late night the energy is more receptive and hopeful as the Moon aligns with Jupiter in friendly Aquarius.
Daily Muse: Thank you for believing in my weirdness! (Katy Perry – Sun, Moon, Mercury, Saturn, Pluto, and South Node of the Moon in Scorpio)
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Our dog, Trudie, and I were playing ball while the TV was on in the background. A talkshow host was building up the next guest who had been in a new comedy. The host, lauding the film, said, “It was SUPER LOL!” I hadn’t been paying close attention, but I was surprised by this new term and it stopped me in my tracks. I had never heard this idiom before and something about it irritated me. Trudie stared at me to resume the game, but the term had offended my sensibilities on many levels, none of them logical. I was exercising my right to be crotchety in my old age.
I huffed and puffed a bit, sarcastically bellowed the words, “Super LOL,” a few times, let out a harrumph, shook my head and grumbled something to Trudie about how ridiculous things are getting.
I told her that youngsters come up with idiomatic phrases to annoy the fogies. I then remembered the slang of my youth, and more poignantly the idioms of my adolescence, only a few of which were not designed to confound our elders. Of course, this only worked if they never asked us what we were talking about.
Many years ago, my dad and I were watching television when out of the blue he asked, “What does, ‘Far out,’ mean?” “Huh?” I grunted. He repeated the question. I asked him where he’d heard the term and he replied that it had fallen out of my mouth several times a day for quite some time now. I thought for a second, wanting to make sure that I wouldn’t betray anything I didn’t want to and told him that it meant, “Great.” He then asked me why we didn’t just say great. I had no answer.
He followed up with another question. “What does ‘right on,’ mean?” I was getting annoyed and sensed that he was trying to get under my skin. I grunted, pushed my long hair out of my face and replied, “It means that I agree.” I knew what was coming. He asked, “Then why don’t you just say you agree?” I hollered that I didn’t know, that it was like saying cool, or neato, stuff I’d been saying forever and he’d never asked about that before and what was this, the Spanish Inquisition? (I may have overreacted.) He looked at me as if I were an exotic species in a cage, recently discovered but not yet determined to be safe.
“What,” he then asked, “is Bong?” This question threw me. I became aware that I was acting suspiciously, not making eye contact and squirming. “What’s a Bong?” I replied. Dad said, “Oh, it’s a thing?”
At this point I wasn’t sure whether I’d been herded into a corral, or if he was simply trying to figure out the slang of the times. I told him that I had no idea what a Bong was. I asked him where he’d heard such a ridiculous word. He told me that he heard me say it several times while talking to my friends on the telephone. (We had three phones in the house. The Princess phone in the bedroom was my mother’s and none of us had ever used it. This wasn’t a matter of respect, but one of survival. The other two phones connected to the wall. One was upstairs in the kitchen and the other downstairs near the TV room, obviously not as far away from my dad’s chair as I thought.) Dad was now smiling at me, fully amused. It made me smile, too.
Slang can be confusing. I sent a friend a picture of Trudie. He sent back an email with the words, “Totes Adorbs.” I had no idea what it meant. I wondered if it was another language, or perhaps a mixture of languages. I’m an occultist, and that’s how we think. I figured the word “Totes,” might’ve been a mixture of German and Latin, meaning, “Death Is.” I discounted that theory. It made more sense that it was literal and implied carrying something. What though? Adorbs seemed clear. It meant, “To the orbs,” in Latin. Wondering why he sent a note that said, “Deliver to the orbs.” I wrote him, asking what he’d meant by Totes Adorbs. He replied that it meant, “Totally adorable.” It occurred to me that this was how conspiracy theories get started.
I no longer feel annoyed about what I heard on TV. As a matter fact it gave me an opportunity to SUPER LOL at my own stuffiness. Did I use it right?
Until next week, I wish you all peace and love.
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Duality
There is a dual nature to every person. Each of us is both the man of earth, (mortal and material) and the individualization of Source, (infinite and eternal).
The bible says that God created Man in his image and likeness and gave him dominion over all created things, but he did not make man an automaton. He gave man everything, including free will. The kingdom of heaven is within us. Infinite Source is the Self and Soul of each of us and we are free to demonstrate as much of it as we can believe and realize.
If we truly believed that we are never separate from our Source, that God is truly closer to us than breathing, we would never experience pain, lack, fear, limitation, or restriction, regardless of outer circumstances.
Joel Goldsmith said – “There is no God in this world until you experience God.”
All limitation is self-inflicted. Lack, fear, restriction, etc. are the products of a sense of separation from Source. Mortal man believes that he is on his own, that he must struggle to survive, that there is a limited supply, and that he is at the mercy of circumstance, sickness, and death. And he is right because his experience and his world can only reflect what he believes.
US Anderson wrote - “Cast aside your vanity. You do nothing by yourself, and you are never alone. All things are done by the Universal Subconscious Mind, (Source), which is always right where you are. You are not isolated from the world; you are a part of it and at the same time the whole of it. The world is your friend if you are friendly with yourself. If you make it your enemy, you fight only yourself.”
Mortal man continues to cast himself out of the Garden of Eden, but we can still find paradise within the Infinite Self.
Have a very blessed week
Kelly
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Weekly Grace Encore
Hello beauties!
Welcome back for another edition of Weekly Grace.
I hope you are doing well and enjoying some Fall foliage!
It hasn't hit Philadelphia yet. *sad face*
Spiritual Condition
We have all had that experience of waking up, tired, lethargic and feeling all around crappy. We wake up but there is no significant difference between our dream life and our awake one. We feel at the mercy of what life is giving us and struggle to get through the day. Everything hurts, everything is hard and it feels painful just to try.
If you are human, you have had those days.
Then, there are the really beautiful mornings in which we look like a commercial for Folgers coffee. All snuggly, we sit up in bed and stretch. We see the sun peaking into our bedroom greeting us with a good morning. We ease into our day, we take things nice and slow and we embrace every moment. We feel good and no matter what happens; we have an inner peace that keeps us positive and in perspective.
If you are human, you have had at least one of these days.
The difference between the two days can be a slew of issues and circumstances, but ultimately, it is reflective of our spiritual condition. Spiritual condition is different from emotions or mentality. It is more specifically about our relationship to God and to life.
Our spiritual condition comes through humility and really looking at ourselves and our actions. Even the most spiritual people in the world are still human. But the more they are able to be objective viewers of themselves, the more choice they have in their lives.
Our spiritual condition is predicated upon awareness and trust. Imagine an athlete who trains diligently for months for the big game. They put in the work but no one can truly predict what will happen in that final moment. When it comes, they know they have done their work, but there is no guarantee. They have to let go and trust that the work they did is enough and the truth is, sometimes it's not.
I'm a big fan of the Rocky films in which boxer Rocky Balboa is always getting defeated and then coming back stronger. I want to point out: there is value to failure. Failure can be a great motivator for all of us. There is great value to fear, stress and anxiety. All of these systems challenge us and as humans, we need a good challenge to overcome. We need that supposed mountain to move to keep our lives purposeful and exciting.
But that doesn't mean it isn't painful. So back to the athlete, trust is not about winning. Trust is about giving it all you got and putting the rest in God's hands. Trust is the months of training and how much you give it because you want to be the best. Trust is knowing that even if you don't win the battle, God will give you the war.
So spiritual condition is more than just waking up happy or sad, it's about our relationship to Spirit. It's the existential reasoning of how we see life. It is more than just our perspective- it's how fit we are mentally, emotionally and physically to show up for life. And what we do on a daily basis to keep ourselves in check.
So be honest, how "fit" are you?
And what are you doing to keep yourself spiritually fit?
Blessing,
Grace
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