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I ruined my diet today by eating half a litre of chocolate ice
cream. However, I think that it is only fair since I have a cold
and it’s the middle of final exams. I simply deserved it!

Actually, today was my weigh-in day. Every Tuesday I
decided. It’s been one week, and five pounds are gone. I’m
glad. Five more pounds and I will be back to where I was a couple
months ago. I think, by the time I’m done my thirteen week
jogging program, I just might be below two hundred pounds.

I got up extra early this morning to study a little before my final
exam in family nursing. Instead, my eyes remained glued to the
television, watching the moments in which the new pope was elected,
announced, and emerged to greet the crowds for the first time. It
was an extremely powerful event that gave me the shivers and goose
bumps.

Expanding on my previous post…I believe that a lot of pagans forget
that they aren’t the only ones that “raise energy” or “create
ritual.” It is obvious that the Catholic church are experts in
this, as is evidenced by watching recent events. However, they
simply define it differently than pagans. Anyway, by saying that
pagans should pay attention, I mean that we could learn something of
ourselves by experiencing the catholic rituals. Also, we may
understand Christians just a little bit more, and prevent a lot of
prejudice against them..

Have you ever seen more power, energy, and excitement than that raised
by the election of a new Pope? The world is bathed in hypnotic
energy…

seriously….

Pagans…

Take note!

Pyrsos

“I spent some time in the ER and the ICU as a student nurse to see if I
would enjoy it as a profession. I kept fainting.
Yes…consciousness…a key nursing skill in those areas!”

That was just a funny quote from one of our presenters in class today. She made me giggle with delight.

MAN! Am I ever tired today. Class all day long, worked on a
project, cleaned house, went shopping….now I’m going to try to stay
up and see some of the Pope’s funeral.

A lot of people don’t understand why I would do that since I’m not
Catholic. What can I say? I’m a pop culture junkie.
And lets face it, whether you want to hear it or not, the Pope’s death
has become pop culture. One of those “where were you when in
happened” moments.

Anyway, I’m still steadily loading CDs into my computer…converting
them to MP3s. I am up to about 2200 songs with about 60 more cd’s
to upload. MAN! I wish my tax return would arrive so I can
go purchase my iPod!.

*continues to wait patiently*

There is beauty in death; a strong peace that eminates from someone who
has just passed away. Like finally falling asleep after a
lifetime of tossing and turning. A thought that crossed my mind
the first time I witnessed a patient slowly slip into death.

And now, watching the Pope die, and witnessing the debate over the
women in Florida who’s feeding tube was removed, I realize that people
give it too much power. Something as natural as breathing can
spark international debate and protest. It can gather crowds with
brilliant tears to wait for its moment.

Although, there really is a particular magic in the process. Who
didn’t feel tingles all over their body as the crowds gathered in vigil
over the pope? Group conscious is an amazing thing. I think
Pagans should be jealous of the energy and power that catholics can
produce. The tradition, ritual, and spirit of their process.

Death, I can tell you, doesn’t just happen. Rather, it settles in
on a person. It sinks in like a rock into mud, or a cloud of dust
on a piece of furniture. And the moment that it happens, peace
and beauty eminates from the body. Stillness.