Good Morning everyone. 

Today I must make a note of personal victory.  Since monday I've had this terrible chest cold and headache.  While on the one hand it sucks cause I don't feel good,  I am quite thankful for the cold because I was not able to smoke all week. I've been struggling with smoking for years now, and most of the people who know me know I find unique was to glorify the act of, but it doesn't change the fact that cigarettes are terrible and hurt more than just yourself.  An ex girlfriend of mine called them slow suicide, and she was right.  I started because I would go off on these rages and would wind up breaking things and scaring people, and needed some thing bit more powerful than my inability to cope with life.  Well people do grow up, and I have grown much calmer and positive minded, and I havent broken anything in a couple years soooo, why am I still smoking?
Well there is no correct or justifiable answer to that question. Nicotine addiction is something else.  Has anyone seen the commercials where the person can't do anything or function without a cigarette (the lady with the car was hilarious)?  Well sadly that portayal was true. My mother is even worse.  The car does not run or go without a smokey treat. 
My chest still hurts and with a little attention from my new companion I am feeling better, and I treat every glob of crap that comes out of my lungs and throat as a victory in itself. My body saying "see that? thats the garbage you've been putting in me for the last six years. enough."  I don't argue with my body or insticts.  They have more common sense than I do.  I'm just glad I've been able to make it four days without nicoteen. I should have enough strength in my self to carry out the rest. 

And now for a little magical stuff for you readers this morning.  Most of us use color association with our spell and daily life and I would like to mention a great alternative to the "crayola" varitey of the color pallate and suggest your local Home Depot or any store like it.
We were in HD yesterday looking for a blue to paint an outside door with.  My special friend is of the christian faith, but very open minded, and I had her read some of Scott Cunningham's "The Magical Household". She wanted to try his suggestion of the color blue on thresholds to see if it could calm some of the turmoil going on in her household.  So we were standing there at HD looking at all the paint cards and I realized this would be great for finding the right color for a spell.  We were doing that anyway trying to find the right "calming" blue color.  Although she wanted something metallic along with it.  Also to aid with my chest cold I picked a yellow card (Behr SG330), rubbed it all over my arms and stuck it in my back pocket.  Well the headache soon went away and I could breath a little easier. I think I will stick this card in the medicine cabinet for the next ailment to come around. 

So if anyone is having color problems, just go see the goofy guy behind the paint counter, he'll be glad to help and not even know why.  We had Chris, and he mixed up a wicked metallic periwinkle. 

Have a good weekend everyone.