Author: Sister Bridget Corfield

  • A different perspective on things…..

    Someone recently sent me this in an email. At times of loss, it can be soooo easy to focus on what we dont have, rather than on what we do have (and are taking for granted…….)

    I AM THANKFUL:

    FOR THE WIFE
    WHO SAYS IT’S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
    BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
    AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

    FOR THE HUSBAND
    WHO IS ON THE SOFA
    BEING A COUCH POTATO,
    BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
    AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.

    FOR THE TEENAGER
    WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
    BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME,
    NOT ON THE STREETS.

    FOR THE TAXES I PAY
    BECAUSE IT MEANS
    I AM EMPLOYED .

    FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
    BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
    BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

    F OR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG

    BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
    ENOUGH TO EAT.

    FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
    BECAUSE IT MEANS
    I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE.

    FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
    WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
    AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
    BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.

    FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
    I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
    BECAUSE IT MEANS
    WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

    FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE

    FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE
    OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION ..

    FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
    BECAUSE IT MEANS
    I AM WARM.

    FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
    WHO SINGS OFF KEY
    BECAUSE IT MEANS I CAN HEAR.

    FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
    BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.

    FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
    AT THE END OF THE DAY
    BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN
    CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

    FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
    IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.

    AND I AM THANKFUL:
    FOR THE CRAZY PEOPLE I WORK WITH
    BECAUSE THEY MAKE WORK INTERESTING AND FUN!

    AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL
    BECAUSE IT MEANS
    I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

  • The passing of a Friend….

    This weekend I got the news of the sudden passing of a long time friend. It was a peaceful passing, but still surprising and heartbreaking. I was looking for a  poem to bring to his service, and I came across one. It certainly suits him, and speaks to Spirit, and how its keeps on after all here is done….

    Do not stand at my grave and weep,
    I am not there, I do not sleep.

    I am a thousand winds that blow.
    I am the diamond glint on snow.
    I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
    I am the gentle autumn rain.

    When you wake in the morning hush,
    I am the swift, uplifting rush
    Of quiet birds in circling flight.
    I am the soft starlight at night.

    Do not stand at my grave and weep.
    I am not there, I do not sleep.
    Do not stand at my grave and cry.
    I am not there, I did not die!

     

                                                                                            ~~~Mary Frye (1932)

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

  • Tarot Reading Special for the rest of July!

    SPECIAL FOR JULY!

    Mambo Sam has graciously provided me with a private chat room in which to hold readings. I am soooooooooo excited to try it out, I am offering a special for the remainder of July for chat readings. So, what is the special?

    Order a 30 minute reading to be done in the chat room, and get a free 15 minutes added to your reading. So, get a 45 minute chat reading for the price of a 30 minute reading!

    To order a reading please see http://www.spellmaker.com/bridget.htm . Be sure to follow the link in the confirmation email to fill out the form with your questions (that is the only way I know that you have ordered a reading) and I will send details for the chat room.

    Hope to "chat’ with you soon!

    Light and Love, Sister Bridget

  • The Hungry Ghost Moon July 21,2008

    Hey There!

    I know as Voodooisants, that little heed is paid to the moon, its various phases, etc. But there is some pretty interesting facts (and lore) about the individual full moons and traditions that go along with some of them.

    The July full moon, which is coming up this Monday, July 21st, has a few different names associated with it, depending on what occupation or population was working by it.

    Hunters often call the July moon the "Full Buck Moon" as this is the month that buck deer begin to push new antlers out covered in a rich velvety covering.

    Farmers have 2 names for the July Moon. One is the "Full Thunder Moon" because of the many storms during this month. The other name is the "Full Hay Moon" as it is typically the month when most second hay cuttings are done — which is the richest and most plentiful hay of the season.

    American Indians and Colonial Americans called this moon the "Moon of Middle Summer" or just "Midsummer Moon"  (Nice to know they agreed on something back then 😉 )

    The Cherokee call it the "Ripe Corn Moon" as this is when the corn harvest began for them.

    The Chinese call this the "Hungry Ghost Moon" and if you read a bit about it, it sounds somewhat like out Fet Ghede. Each year, for the entire 7th Lunar month, the traditional Chinese
    observe this month as the month dedicated to the wandering souls and
    the ancestors who have passed on.  This year, 25 Jul 2006 marks as the first day of the 7th Lunar Month.
    It is believed by the ancient Chinese that on this day, the ghosts
    could come up from the "below". And it is also believed that those who
    died young or in unusual circumstances could become wandering souls.
    Unless their relatives have arranged for the proper conducting of
    ritual to raise them up from such status, they would remain wandering
    all the time. And during this month, the traditional Chinese would
    offer their departed ancestors or relatives as well as the wandering
    souls with food and joss-papers (money for the nether world). If you hit Google, you can find some pretty ornate photos of altars used to feed dem hungry ones!

    The more Pagan-minded among is might recognize the July full moon as the "Mead Moon".The Mead Moon is the time of observance of the making of mead, a sweet wine, or harvesting honey and making herbal teas.

    I did find some references to this month also being called the "Claiming Moon" but I’m not sure about the background on that. I think it could have to do with courtship, maybe. If anyone has any ideas about this one, please pipe in!

    I think my favorite so far is the "Hungry Ghost Moon" – there is just soooo much to like about that!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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    July Full Moon 2007

  • Heartwarming Story

    Sometimes you just have to read something that is good for your heart……

    The Duck Story

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

    Hi There!
    I came across the remarkable story of Kateri a couple of years ago. There isn’t a whole lot written about her. And while her life was a only a little more than 24 years, she endured an immense amount of suffering during very turbulent times full of disease and fighting. Also, she is the FIRST Native American to be beatified and considered for Sainthood. 

    Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
    (1656-1680) Feast Day July 14th.

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    Her life briefly:

    Kateri Tekakwitha was born in Ossernenon in the year 1656. She was born into this world a child
        of mixed anchestry, her mother was an Algonquin and her father a Mohawk. Kateri became an orphan in the year 1660, when the smallpox epidemic nearly destroyed the entire village, taking the lives of Kateri’s parents and her brother.
       

     

    Kateri was then adopted by an uncle who had great hatred for the Christian people. The smallpox
        disease left Kateri with scarred skin and really terrible eyesight.     Kateri moved to a new village with her uncle and his family.

     

    After the smallpox  epedemic had happened, they burned the old village and moved to Kahnawake.
        It was in Kahnawake that Kateri saw for the first time the men they called the Blackrobes. The Blackrobes were the Christian priests also known as the Jesuits. Their job was to convert as many natives as they could into becoming Christian. For many years Kateri avoided the Blackrobes but watched with great
        interest as they did their work. Kateri secretly wished to be baptized a Christian but feared her uncle’s reaction, so she waited until she could no longer bear to be anything but a Christian.

     

    On Easter in 1676, Kateri was baptized a Christian, and she felt very close to God. Kateri spent  many hours praying and talking to God. Over the next few years Kateri refused to marry, believing that she was married to God and no man could replace the lord in her eyes and heart. Many people ridiculed her and her religious beliefs but Kateri would not be scared or threatened into leaving Christianity, she
        was very devoted to God and the Blackrobes. Kateri escaped from her uncle and the village one day to go north to learn more about Christianity, with the help of her brother in law and a huron indian.

     

    Once she arrived at her destination, Kateri wanted to become a nun. The Blakrobes said that she was too young to do this, but Kateri proved to them that she was ready, and so they allowed her to become a sister of the mission. Kateri was very happy to spend her life as a servant of God.

     

    As the years went on, Kateri became sick with another illness, tuberculosis had infected her
        making her weak and very ill. Overtime the disease took away all of Kateri’s strength and finally it took her life.

     

    Kateri died on April 17, 1680 at the mission of Laprairie at the age of twenty-four. Those who were with her when she died said that Kateri’s scars disappeared and she became very beautiful.

     

    It is believed that Kateri has performed many miracles since her death, curing the sick and helping those in need through their prayers to Kateri. After much investigation concerning Kater’s miracles, she was declared venerable by Pope Pius XII on January 3, 1943. Kateri was then beautified by Pope John Paul II on June 30,1980.

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    This is a picture of a statue of Kateri in front of a cathedral in Santa Fe, NM. 

    Kateri is the patron of the environment,  environmentalists and ecologists. Also of nature children, small pox sufferers, parental loss and people who have been exiled or mocked or persecuted for their faith. (Any of this ring familiar, Voodooisants?)

    This site has ALOT of great info about Kateri and her work with the earth, ecology, and nature. 
    Anyone with an affinity with Gran Bwa would find this site appealing.

    Her symbols are a Lily (her favorite flower and also part of her nickname) and the turtle (the symbol of her tribe).

    This is the special prayer to lend energy towards her canonization:
    O God, who, amongst the many marvels of Thy Grace in the New World,
    didst cause to blossom on the banks of the Mohawk and of the St
    Lawrence, the pure and tender Lily, Kateri Tekakwitha, grant we beseech
    Thee, the favor we beg through her intercession, that this Young Lover
    of Jesus and of His Cross may soon be counted among the Saints of Holy
    Mother Church, and that our hearts may be enkindled with a stronger
    desire to imitate her innocence and faith. Through the same Our Lord
    Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
    of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. Blessed Kateri
    Tekakwitha, pray for us.

    I hope you have found this interesting.
    Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

  • Quotes for the Day…..

    ~ Overcoming fear and worry can be
    accomplished by living a day at a time or even a moment at a time. Your
    worries will be cut down to nothing. ~
                                Dr Robert Anthony

    ~ True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful. ~
                                Paul Seeney

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  • Quote for Today.

    Hi There!
    Seems like forever since I made my last blog post ;-(  I hope you all are enjoying the summer so far and getting outside and lots of sunshine and fresh air.
    Last night I was looking thru my bookshelf for something, and came across the book "Simple Abundance". I haven’t picked that book up in a loooooooong time (It was something I read daily while in college and when I first started working. I guess in one of the many times I moved, I must have lost track of it). Anyway- this quote is the first thing I saw when I opened the book, and I felt I should share it with you all…..

    "If you trust life and learn to embrace it and try not to control
    everything, then life can be more wondrous than you thought it would
    be."

    — Sarah Ban Breathnach

    Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
    Much Light and Love
    Sister Bridget

  • Products to help you grow your Intuition.

    OK, so now that I have spammed you all with articles about Intuition for the past 2 weeks, here are some recommendations of items that can help you build that intuitive muscle:

    1. This one is MY personal favorite : the LaSiren Aquamarine Shoals Blue Bath Kit. LOVE IT ! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

    2. White Image Candle Magick kits  especially wonderful to mix a few drops of Abre Camino Oil in the Anointing Oil that comes with the candle kit and ask for any blocks there might be to your intuition to be removed.

    3. Discover Hidden Secrets Charm

    4. New Orleans Voodoo Self Improvement Doll

    5. Cosmic Voodoo Power Gris Gris Bag I actually have this bag right on hand when I do my tarot card readings 🙂 Wont read without it!

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

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  • Intuition — Your Inner Guide

    What I loved about this article was the last paragraph! (#4)! I mean, sometimes we can get one little piece of information that just doesnt fit anywhere else …. and its possible to worry it to death or make a mountain out of a mole hill 😉 Sometimes, its just a red herring.

    Light and Love

    Sister Bridget

    Intuition – Your Inner Guide

    by: Anne Walsh

    Have you ever thought about someone out of the blue?and then they 
    called you. Have you ever made a decision that everyone else thought 
    was crazy, but you knew was right for you..and it worked out 
    perfectly? Have you ever followed your gut instinct on something and 
    was proved gloriously RIGHT! If any of these have happened to you, you 
    have experienced the power of intuition. Most of us at some stage wish 
    we could have an inner guide that would tell us the right thing to do. 
    The good news is that we do have an inner guide, the bad news is that 
    the message can be fuzzy!

    Benefits of being guided by intuition

    So what are the benefits of following your intuition as opposed to 
    listening to the promptings of parents, partners and others? First of 
    all, this begins to give you confidence in your own judgment. It helps 
    you judge whether this person or opportunity is the right one for 
    you?even if it may not seem so on paper. Secondly I have never met 
    anyone who regretted following their intuition. Yes it may have meant 
    making a difficult decision but it WAS the right ultimate decision for 
    them. Many great business deals have been gone through on a hunch?or 
    intuition?

    Developing your intuition

    1. Recognition: I have relied on intuition for making most of my major 
    decisions but I still have difficulty sometimes distinguishing between 
    it and just a passing thought, so here are some guidelines I use?

    a. Feeling: What’s the feeling around it? If it’s gentle that’s 
    usually a sign of intuition. Something that is fear-based and urgent 
    is not intuition.

    b. Persistent: You find that you keep having the same thought about 
    something, check it out.

    c. Messages: You find that the issue crops up again in all sorts of 
    ways..it gets mentioned on the news, you hear it in passing 
    conversation.

    2. Trust. So after you have got these messages and confirmation, if 
    you wish to use this, you actually need to do something about it. You 
    must learn to trust this feeling. Follow promptings and see where they 
    lead you?

    3. Openness: Be open to where intuition can lead you. One thing I can 
    promise you..is that you will be surprised and delighted by where it 
    leads you..

    4. Sometimes it doesn’t mean anything. This is one thing I have 
    noticed about being guided by intuition. Sometimes hunches and gut 
    instincts don’t actually seem to mean anything?but we don’t know that 
    until afterwards?so accept that you may have the odd intuitive red 
    herring!

    So this week begin paying attention to your hunches. Call that friend, 
    read that book, make that call?and who knows what delightful things 
    could come to your door..

    About The Author

    Anne Walsh is a life coach based in Co. Galway, Ireland