Out with the Old, In with the New

This week, I have both a regular prompt, and a question to ask of my followers.... First, the Prompt:

Most people save cleaning and organizing for Spring and Fall, but what about the dead of Winter? With the calendar New Year around the corner, lots of folks are taking time to clean out their lives - getting rid of the things they don't need/want and making room to welcome in the new (possibly better) things. Some refer to this as Resolutions, but even without a name, this is a good time to review your life as is and decide if you'd like to continue the same path or make changes.

Are you making Resolutions or Life Changes now?

 Please share, if you are willing.

And now, my question to you folks is actually related to the prompt.... Over the past few days, I've been working on my own Resolution to keep up better with any responses that are shared here. I've been wading through all the comments ever made on this blog, reading people's blog posts inspired by or related to the prompts, and leaving comments where I can. In fact, some of you may have seen a bunch of comments from me (Connie Mitan via Google) - I'm not trying to spam, just let you know that your post is in fact being read, and that your participation here is acknowledged and appreciated.

In the process of reading through old comments, I've come across quite a few links that are no longer valid. My question to you is, should I delete the comments with dead links? Kind of a "cleaning house" thing... If this was my personal blog, I'd just do it, but because this is more 'public domain', I thought I would try to be fair to those that have engaged with us in the past.... Then again, would they ever even know their comment was deleted?

One last thing... I am looking for a better way to allow people to share their links, and I came across Linky Tools. Have you ever used it before? Would you be interested in seeing that added here, rather than having to comment through blogger? Any suggestions for the best source of one of these tools?

Don't forget, we're on Facebook now! And we have updated graphics, thanks to Shauna L. If you have a button for us on your blog/site, please update it to the new one.

And with that, I wish everyone a Blessed, Healthy and Prosperous 2012!

~Sunfire

Prompt: Winter Holidays and Family

This time of year, there are many different celebrations going on, most often ones that bring family close together. While it can be nice to see everyone again, it can also be stressful, when your family doesn't feel the same way about things as you do.

So, how do you deal with them? Do you simply avoid all talk of religion, even though the holidays can be very religious? Or perhaps it's just easier to avoid family all together....

If your family actually believes as you do, then perhaps these holiday gatherings aren't tough at all. Please, share with us how your Pagan winter family gathering go...

Prompt: Yule 2011

Yule is right around the corner - any plans?

What is your favorite part of the Yule season?

Do you have a lot of close family that does NOT celebrate or honor Yule? How do you deal with all of the Christmas?

Prompt: Meditation

Do you meditate? How?

Does it help you deal with things? Or do you do it for clarification on tough issues?

Do you include any sort of meditation when working rituals?

Prompt: Ghosts

Do ghosts exist? What are they?

What is your experience with ghosts?

Photos often tell stories we can't otherwise hear....

Ever had a ghost show up in a photograph you took or were in?