Creating your own smudge ceremony is a great way to start the New Year. Anyone wishing for new beginnings, or continued success, will gain from the benefits smudging can provide. This Native American tradition is easy to adapt to fit your own unique needs. So many occasions can benefit through smudging, and some suddenly arise, […]
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Sweet Time at Fenner’s Maple Syrup Festival
The sweet, sweet end of winter is signaled by Maple Syrup Festival celebrations in Michigan and all over the northeastern United States. Growing up with an abundance of maple syrup producers in Michigan plus a family connection to Vermont, I’ve never been able to enjoy anything but the real thing when I sit down to […]
Win a $100 Novica Gift Certificate and Holla for your Mala!
Prayer beads are used in many religions throughout the world. In Catholicism, they are called rosary beads. Buddhists and Hindus refer to them as mala or jap mala. The purpose of a set of prayer beads is to allow the person to focus on their prayers rather than counting the repetitions which would become a […]