Happy Halloween 2026

 

In our neighbourhood, people have started decorating for Halloween as early as September 20.  The number of inflatable scary ghosts, goblins, cats, and skeletons has increased every year.  It is such a fun time to dress up one’s yard and to let the imagination run wild. 

Households begin buying treats… chocolate bars, chips and snacks, and all kinds of individually wrapped goodies to hand out on October 31st.  The problem, of course, is that not all treats last to the end of the month.  They are consumed by the taste testers that do their best to make sure the treats are worthy for handing out. 

Halloween is actually the old Irish celebration of Samhain, a time when the veil between the Earth and the Afterlife was so thin that the spirits of the dead could once more walk the Earth.  To hide from the spirits, individuals wore costumes and stayed up late around large bonfires to ward off the spirits.  The Christians named Samhain another name.. All Hallows Eve to celebrate the Saints and martyrs of Christianity.  

As you celebrate today and tonight, remember to have fun and to be safe as you walk around in the dark.

Blessings,

Judy

Beyond “Plan A”

  

The poster says:  If “Plan A” didn’t work.  The alphabet has 25 more letters!  Stay Cool. - Author Unknown

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Have you ever thought that your day was going from bad to worse?  The Angels tell us that they can help… all we need to do is give them the “go ahead and help me” words, and they can pitch right in.  

Many times, the problem over whelms us so that we do not see the easy solution.  That is where the Angels come in.  They know how to help us do things easily, in the flow, so that the sense of doom can go.

Ask them.

Blessings.

Judy

Compassion For Self

 

It is true!  The Angels say that humans can show so much compassion for others, and even cry at commercials on television because they tug at our heart.  They go on to say that we do not seem to be able to show compassion for our self. We see the “self” as someone who needs to be bullied, harangued, and mocked.  We are harder on our self than any other person could be.

Change that now.  Put your left hand over your heart. Use your right hand, if left is your dominant hand.  Then put your right hand over the left.  Close your eyes.  Breathe.  See the golden light around you.  Know that you are safe.  Now, in your mind, see a river, meandering between two banks.  On each bank, the grass is green and dotted with flowers.  A forest starts up several hundred yards away. The river flows peacefully now, but sometimes, it rages and overflows its banks. Other times, it is a trickle in the bottom of the river channel.  Always it moves. Always it flows.  Finally, it merges with a larger body of water… a lake, sea, or ocean.  

We are like the river.  We need to keep flowing.  We do not need to stop what we do or how we do it unless we choose.  Go with the flow of your life.  Stop several times a day and put both hands on your heart.  Give your self some compassion.

Blessings.

Judy