tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:10:38 +0000RandomSpiritualThe Pagan Blog Project 2012Family & FriendsPaganismfamilyHealthy BodyCreativitygovernmentreligionNaBloWriMoPoliticsThe MFE's Mind-Body-Soul 90 Day ChallengeGnosticismRecipefaithspiritualityHealthy MIndfacebookSamhainyogachurchdietexperiencemeditationgirlshusbandwitchdepressionpaganprayerChakraFull MoonRAblog hopchartskidsweight loss1st amendmentEsbatLGBTMoonSamhain's SirensexercisegoalsmarriagemindsabbatHalloweenbalancejudgementloveparenting9/11FinancesWiccacelebrationgnosticholidaypathtoleranceBibleNew YearPinterestYulebeefchickencraftscreativedeityfriendshiphouseworklessonsmusicpresidential raceseparation of church and statestatetraditionChristianityChristmasEtsy StoreGaneshaLunarMusic MondayResolutionsSilent Sundaybodycandlehealthhealthy eatingincensepainperspectivespescetarianpledgeschoolsoulveilingwaterwitchcraftDecemberEarthshipFebruaryGiveawayGuest BlogMother GodOccupy Wall StreetOctoberQuotastic SaturdayRheumatoid ArthritisSpirit GuideSummerTalent TuesdayTrue BloodWednesday Weigh Inanti-dairyballetbusinesschallengecommunicationcompassionconsumerismdebatedreamsestablishment clausefoodharvesthatehealinghealthy body imagehonestyinspirationintentmagicorganizedreincarnationretailseparationsuicidalthankfultimevampireAkashic RecordsAutumnAznaDead AltarFireImbolcJesus ChristLithaMabonOther SideSexualitySharia LawSpringThe DivineThoughtful ThursdayTrue SelfWheel of the Yeararthritisatheismbook reviewbookkeepingbreakdowncapitalismchild abusecommercialismcookiescrochetdetoxdirect salesdisabilitydiscussionegoequalityfatiguegodgoddesshousewifeincarnationsincense recipejourneyjustificationkarmanegativityopportunitypaleopast lifepast life regressionpreemiesraw foodsreflectionsavingschedulesharingsolitaryspellworkspendingtaxesuniversevegetarianAmericanBMIBi-LocationBlack FridayBlog TourBloodBook of ShadowsBrighid's CrossDC40Día de los MuertosEasternEclipseFDAFair TradeFather GodGrowHail ColumbiaHinduismI AmIntroductionsJanuaryJulyJuneKwan YinLammasLong Nights MoonLotusMadden/Mother/CroneMercury RetrogradeMourningNag HammadiNew MoonNovemberOMQuickening MoonReading ChallengesSacralSeptemberSolsticeStrong Sun MoonSunThanksgivingTori Amosallowanceanniversaryastrologybabybakingbarbiebeachbeadingbloombody modificationsbroom closetbrowbutterfly projectcalmcandycanvascensorshipchangescleansingcolorconnectionscrock-potcrossdigital scrapbookingequinoxexclusion dietfarmer's marketfeaturedfishfitnessfrogghost storiesgluten freegraingunshead coveringheartholisticholocausthypocrisyice creaminflammationintuitioninventoryjuryloyaltymemoriesmidsummermodge podgenephewnetworkingoceanofficeoilsopen mindednessorganic body careoutpastapatternperceptionpiercingplayprayprisonersprotectionquiltrainresponseritualrootroughhousingsafetysegregationshynesssinsmudgingsolar plexussoupsuicidesymbolismtattootelevisionthroattruthtwitterun-friendshipvampiresvisualizationwaningwaxingwickedwrist warmerwritinghttp://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)Blogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-6143145238107823394Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-14T06:00:03.947-08:00exercisePinterestRandom It's my second ever Pinterest Pin Party! I'd really love it if this took off... and I'm sure that it will! I just know that you all have something you'd love to share! So please take a minute and share the best pin you found this week! Here's mine! It's from a friend of mine actually. She just started this 30 Day Squat challenge this past Monday (2/9), so we're on day 6 already. And tell http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/pinterest-party-post-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-6655709539019426881Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:21:00 +00002015-02-13T12:21:38.339-08:00celebrationcommercialismconsumerismfamilyFamily & FriendsFebruaryholidayhusbandlovemarriage I don't think Husband and I have ever really celebrated Valentine's Day. We 'got together' just four days before the official first one, and our wedding anniversary is just 8 days before the holiday. I've never really understood the whole thing anyway. Why spend one day celebrating love, when you can celebrate it everyday? And I think we do a pretty good job of that. But if you must have 'http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/5-reasons-not-to-celebrate-valentines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-3219212791926788934Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-12T06:00:05.628-08:00facebookfamilyFamily & Friendsgirlshousewifehouseworkhusbandkidsschool I was once a stay at home mom for four years, yet I never mastered the concept of housework. Even to this day I have issues with this area of my job description. Sure I can do the dishes, run the laundry and dust the pictures on the wall. Just don’t ask me to do it all in one week. Because along with the menial chore list there’s the cooking, the planning and the chauffeuring to work http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-struggle-to-be-good-housewife.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-2008127552106824251Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-11T06:00:04.500-08:00familyFamily & Friendsgirlskidslessonsparenting We all have interaction through out the day with various types of people. Family, friends, strangers. Some of them pleasant and some of them not so much. But what I notice most is the lack of manners and consideration. Though what riles me more than anything is the lack of parenting today. And a part of me wonders how these children are going to make it in this crazy world of ours. Or what http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/5-things-to-remember-when-raising-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-6345981828483771672Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:19:09.241-08:00ChristianitychurchfaithgovernmentmarriagePoliticsreligionseparation of church and state If you've perused my blog at all, or if you've been following me for a while, then you know I have a tendency to rant. And usually those rants are of a political nature. They are usually about religion in government or the alienation of rights for certain groups, which almost always comes back to the former. This little rant will be no different. It seems that there is an Oklahoma http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/is-faithless-marriage-still-marriage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-5492483804507425654Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:21:33.192-08:00EarthshipPinterestRandom So I've been learning a lot from this great little blog Blogging On The Side. And one of the things I've absolutely fallen in love with is her Pin-It Party! There are actually three different hosts and they all host it together on their respective blogs. I'm all by lonesome (at least for now) but I still wanted to get my party on... So here it is! My first Pinterest Party Post! How it http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/pinterest-party-post-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-2707411410873558316Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:22:00.564-08:00EarthshipfamilyFamily & Friendsgirlsgunshypocrisykidsparentingsafety I want to get something off of my chest. It won't be a huge surprise to most of you that I absolutely hate guns. I mean really, really, really hate them. I've been out of the parental nest for eighteen years and have never felt the need to own one. Until now. And I hate that feeling more than I actually hate guns. The worst part about it is that I feel like a hypocrite. Even though its http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/hypocrite-with-gun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-1757193896343053821Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:22:38.254-08:00arthritischallengedisabilityfatiguehealthHealthy BodypainRARandomretailRheumatoid Arthritis I work retail. Retail is a hard and physically demanding industry to be in. And when you have a disease that leaves you with chronic pain, all day everyday, some days can be challenging. Really challenging. Like today. We took in our weekly warehouse delivery. That means lots of heavy boxes, totes and cases of water, flying at me down a belt while I try to catch and scan each one. My http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/i-own-my-chronic-pain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-5065096010181899062Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:23:14.590-08:00dreamsEarthshipexperiencefamilyFamily & FriendsFinancesgoalshusbandsavingThe MFE's Mind-Body-Soul 90 Day Challenge My husband and I have been playing with this idea lately. It's nothing new really. We've talked about it before. But this time we may actually do something about it. After moving to Nevada last year our life experience changed significantly. We went from having a nice house with a backyard and a dog to an apartment in a building that has had three home invasions. That's not to mention the http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-husband-and-i-have-been-playing-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-2591615267053851199Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:24:49.108-08:00EsbatFebruaryFireFull MoongoalsLunarmeditationMoonpaganPaganismQuickening Moonsolitary The February Full Moon. Also known as the Quickening Moon. This is the time of year where we start getting a little excited for spring. Looking forward to the sun and the green and the new life. I know my Girls are ready for the warmer weather and afternoons at the park. We're almost there... just a few more weeks... The Quickening Moon is also a good time to reevaluate goals. You can http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/goals-dreams-and-full-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-5257426241226049414Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:25:11.042-08:00Brighid's CrosscandlecleansingfamilyFamily & FriendsgoalsImbolcprotectionritualsabbatsmudgingsolitarySpiritual It's February 2nd already. Hard to believe we've already come this far in 2015. It actually kinda snuck up on me. I am excited about it though. I'm sorta using this Sabbat as a marker. A start of a new beginning. I know... I know... I'm always saying this. But I have so many goals this year that I can't really slack. Not for a minute. And I figured Imbolc, the beginning of the end of winterhttp://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/imbolc-celebrations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-4679778550774050831Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +00002015-02-10T20:15:36.383-08:00challengeexperiencegoalshealthHealthy BodyHealthy MIndmindsoulThe MFE's Mind-Body-Soul 90 Day Challenge So... here we go! I've decided it's about time I get my rear into gear and get back to writing and blogging and all the fun things that come with it! And to start this all off... I'm revisiting the Mind ~ Body ~ Soul 90 Day Challenge! And its going to be so much better this time around! I hate that I missed out on it in 2014. I just didn't have the time, sad to say. I posted all of 5 timeshttp://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-challenge-for-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-1357639078960149786Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:25:00 +00002014-10-01T16:28:20.836-07:00CreativityfacebookFamily & FriendspaganSamhainSamhain's Sirens It has been eight long months since I last posted anything here. There have been several times when all I wanted to do was sit down and write. But life has had other ideas. Entirely. But today is October 1st. The start to the most magical, sentimental, significant and just plain fun month of the year! And a lot of that has to do with Samhain Siren's!  This is the third year that Samhain http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2014/10/it-has-been-eight-long-months-since-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-3266743146235878147Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:23:00 +00002015-02-07T11:56:02.376-08:001st amendmentChristianitychurchequalityfaithgovernmentLGBTmarriagePoliticsreligionsegregationseparation of church and state (A bit of a disclaimer here... when I use the term 'Christians' I absolutely do not mean to refer to ALL Christians. I do understand that the few who are opposing change are merely the most right winged and radical of the bunch. For the most part anyway.) I am so absolutely over this whole 'Christians being discriminated against' is the  new norm bullshit that is running rampant through our http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2014/02/reverse-discrimination-whatever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-7781043550467725838Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:00:00 +00002014-02-13T07:00:02.730-08:00Book of ShadowsorganizedPaganismSpiritual The 'Organic', Chronologically Ordered, Tired, Former Book of Shadows When I first started my book of shadows I had decided that I wanted it 'organic'. Meaning that I wanted everything in it to reflect the journey I was on. So I picked out this very beautiful journal that was blue leather and embossed with hibiscus flowers. I loved this book. And so I began to write in it. I added http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2014/02/book-of-shadows-revamp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-8707103806715294991Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:33:00 +00002014-01-29T19:35:04.766-08:00Family & FriendsRandomtimewriting Image found HERE. I feel like such a slacker. I mean really... three and a half months? Its been three and a half months since I have even attempted to write anything here. Not even a little something stuffed back in the drafts folder. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. That just isn't like me... In fact... I might be a bit shamed... But honestly... I haven't had the time to breathe let alone http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2014/01/from-east-to-west.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-4521550218935352266Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-10-16T06:00:02.414-07:00Guest BlogSamhainSamhain's SirensSpiritual What are doing here!! You should be over at Samhain's Sirens! Drooling over their yummy recipes, reading awesome blog posts and participating in amazing giveaways! (BTW -- that blog post day? Yup, that's mine! And guess what? So is that giveaway!) So get your tushes over there! Please respect this blog and the associated blogger by not reproducing any part of 'The http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-siren-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-431179111610353063Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:25:00 +00002013-10-14T06:25:39.933-07:00Etsy StoreGiveawaygovernmentPoliticsSamhainSamhain's Sirens I, for the life of me, can not understand why more people aren't stark raving mad right now! I know I certainly am. But it seems that most are choosing to ignore the crisis our country is going through. And I can see the appeal, I really can. But now they're starting to mess with our rights, with how government runs and removing our voice from the system. They are taking our 'for, by and of http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/10/skulls-sirens-sedition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-7828337863523563424Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:37:00 +00002013-10-02T13:37:54.999-07:00GiveawayRandomSamhainSamhain's Sirens Oh my! Samhain's Sirens is just too much! They've got some really great giveaways today too! Some really neat Stitch Pieces, some beautiful cards from Saga's Cottage and e-books from Wendy Callahan up for grabs today! You really should go check them out!  And just in case you might think that this will be a daily thing... well, it might. We'll have to see what else is coming up! But I http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/10/giveaways.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-5992924127534152520Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:07:00 +00002013-10-01T06:07:01.241-07:00celebrationGiveawayRandomSamhainSamhain's Sirens The first day of Samhain's Sirens is up and it is fantastic! So much wonderfully great stuff! Its almost too much to take in.... Almost! I must tell you... I am in absolute LOVE with the Triquetra Book of Shadows from Lapulia Studio that is being given away! It is absolutely beautiful! But don't take my word for it! You should skip right on over and check it out for yourself!  http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/10/october-is-finally-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-5347728693785811511Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:55:00 +00002013-08-25T10:55:43.571-07:00GaneshaHinduismPaganismSpiritualspirituality Image found HERE I've been heading down a new path on my journey. I've written about it a little here, but I though it was time to go a little further. Lord Ganesha started to make himself known to me a few months ago. I've been doing some spot research here and there, but really wen't off on a tangent the last couple of days. Right now I have my browser open to no less than ten tabs, all http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-research-birth-of-ganesha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-1723738733630922040Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:29:00 +00002013-08-18T10:30:01.558-07:00facebookhatepaganPaganismwitchwitchcraft I have a few rants waiting in the wings, waiting to be finish or even made coherent. But this one is much too important to let slide for even one day. It was brought to my attention by my friend Loren from Saga's Cottage, that a rather disturbing page has popped up on facebook. I though long and hard about whether I would link to it here or not. And then I decided that the page itself http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/08/community-standards-witch-hunt-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-6863247072157776619Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:31:00 +00002013-08-25T11:09:56.562-07:00EsbatGaneshameditationNew MoonPaganismpathSpiritualspirituality Image found HERE I'm outta practice. Esbats have basically fallen to the wayside the last few months. Either I havn't been home, too tired to stay up past dark, or honesty... they slip by me while I'm dug into a schedule that I don't even know how I manage! Actually... I kinda don't. Hence the missed esbats. Anyway... now that the summer is starting to wind down (yay!), school is about to http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/08/playing-spiritual-catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-4047801329704308894Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:02:00 +00002013-08-08T10:51:13.125-07:00Etsy StoreFinancesGaneshagirlsmagicSpiritualyoga Stressed to the max. That's what I am. I don't handle it well. I over react. And I sink into my bed to pretend it will all go away. But this time... it won't. Not even in the slightest.  So it seems that I have a very talented daughter. Ok... so I knew that already. But its quite another to hear it from several agents and managers in LA. And wholly another when they tell you they can't do http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/07/no-ifs-ands-or-buts-about-it-this-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293898558560316702.post-4424777528180734012Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:19:00 +00002013-08-08T12:02:10.658-07:00dietfamilyFamily & FriendsHealthy BodyHealthy MIndmeditationmindpathSpiritualThe MFE's Mind-Body-Soul 90 Day Challengeweight lossyoga So I've been a bit MIA this month... Honestly... I think I've bitten off more than I can chew. No really. As I've mentioned I started Hot Yoga. And while the physical benefits of the practice are great... I'm really benefiting from the mind aspect as well. I don't always have the time to meditate on my own. Try as I might to make that time, there is always something or someone else that http://multifacetedexperience.blogspot.com/2013/06/still-here-just-bit-mentally-wiped.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kourtney L)0