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This week: The Magic of Childhood Edited by: Kitti the Red-Nosed Feline  
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Childhood is a magical time, filled with magic and wonder, and possibility. So what goes wrong? Most adults don't believe in fairies and dragons... do they?
This week's Spiritual Newsletter has a look at the power of our imagination.
kittiara
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It’s officially Autumn. Okay, it has been for a couple of weeks or so, but this is my first Newsletter of the season. Halloween is approaching, Christmas sweets are on sale in the shops, the nights are setting in at an earlier hour, and some of us in colder countries are already wearing our winter clothes.
There’s a touch of magic to Autumn, at least in my opinion. Some people feel that way about Spring, when the flowers open and nature comes back to life, but there’s something about that time between Summer and Winter that fills me with wonder. Perhaps it’s because of the colours, or the migration of the birds. Perhaps it’s because of the mushrooms popping op in the woods, or the cold, crisp nights twinkling with distant stars. I don’t know. All I know is that ever since I was a child, this has been my favourite season.
I guess it’s easier for children to see magic everywhere. When we’re young, we’re truly open to the wonders of the world. Our imaginations are allowed to roam wild and free, unhindered by fear or the notion that we have to be sensible about everything. A child’s world is often filled with fairies and dragons, elves and unicorns. This can lead to the occasional monster under the bed, or in the wardrobe, that you’re so convinced is there even if your parents tell you otherwise. It’s part of growing up for many a young one around the planet.
I was a right bookworm, partly because my mother and grandmother used to read to me, partly because I was an only child until the age of 15. I loved to curl up with a book. In one of the earlier homes I grew up in, there was a huge built-in wardrobe in my bedroom. It was a perfect spot for hide and seek, or to play with my toys, or to build a little nest to curl up in with a good read.
My love for books had me dream that one day I’d find a portal there to another realm, where I’d befriend dragons and unicorns… or maybe a wizard would come during the night and ask me to come to their world to help defeat the evil that was threatening it. And when I’d get there, there’s be dragons and unicorns and elves and all these other wonderful creatures… well, you get the idea. I even had a backpack at the ready, because it’s good to be prepared for these things. I can’t fully remember everything I had stashed in there, but I know there was a piece of string because I’d read somewhere that pieces of string were a must have on any adventure.
Sometimes I feel it’s a shame that we grow up. When we’re young, the world is full of possibilities. It’s only when we grow up that our world gets smaller, because we‘re told things aren’t possible. We can’t all fulfill our dreams. We’re told what’s real and what’s not real, and slowly but surely we stop believing. The tooth fairy and Santa (or Sinterklaas, in my country of birth) fall victim to our disappointment. Later on, the wonders of the world get replaces by work, bills and the responsibilities of day to day life.
That’s when I feel lucky that I’m drawn to writing. When I write, I can open the doors to my imagination and unleash the hidden creatures for someone else to enjoy. If I do my job well enough, I can spark that bit of magic that transports a child into my world.
Perhaps writers have never truly stopped believing. Maybe we don’t have to. Quite possibly, we shouldn’t. I think it’s good to dream. If ever a wizard stops by and asks you to come on a quest, though, don’t forget your piece of string! You never know… you might need it.
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The Spiritual Newsletter Team welcomes any and all questions, suggestions, thoughts and feedback, so please don't hesitate to write in! 
embe - True romance back in fashion,
I have my doubts in fear
who will marry me?
To love and hold forever more
come what may,
when I'm old and grey in a home
all alone,
the phone hanging in the hall
what for,
maybe a passing stranger
Jesus to love me,
there in heaven my reward.
embe, in appreciation
your lovely newsletter of hope.
Thanks so much for the poetic feedback, Embe! You made me smile. Thank you for your kindness. .
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Zeke  - I am here to tell you that a perfect committed relationship is very possible. My wonderful wife and I are committed in a way that I could have never imagined. There is a poem in my port that describes the kind of love we have.
Zeke
Thanks so much, Zeke! It's wonderful to hear about your relationship. I will definitely look for your poem!.
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Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥmas  - It's so true, Kit. It's better to be fussy about falling in love, rather than finding one romantic partner after another and realizing later on the spirit of the souls don't mesh.
Faith is important and being oneself is key to being happy in a long-term, lasting relationship.
You have made some excellent points about this in the Newsletter. I have found my true-love, soul-mate. It is pure joy, even in those little moments of stress and especially when more serious things in life develop. Two minds, hearts and souls work together to make it more than bearable, they make it all better.
WW
Thanks so much for your feedback, WW! Your relationship sounds wonderful. I am very happy you found your soulmate!
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NickiD89  - Thank you so much for featuring my poem! And on mon mari (my husband) and my wedding anniversary! How perfect  .
Wow, that is a happy coincidence! You're very welcome! I'm glad it worked out that way .
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Christine Cassello - This is very nice. While my experience with falling in love was the opposite of yours and is the reason I am still single at 64, (I always did want independence and was convinced no one could live with me other than my parents who pretty much had to), I too have seen many successful role models for good marriage including my parents. I feel sorry for those who have not had these models. It is no wonder their relationships don't last.
I guess we all do have different paths. Some people are very independent, others function best in a relationship. It's wonderful about your parents! I'd love to have a marriage like that. Whilst I function well enough on my own, I appear to be the relationship type. Though I'm not very succesful at it!
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GRAMPA ED - Kittiara,
Love has been around for a very long time, even from the first ones on earth, tell present, and will always be here. Right now I for one am looking but I am to fussy and I admit it. People will always write love stories and have since the Bible was writen, including the Bible.
The one thing I think is a problem with love today is we are all in to much of a hurry to find the right one and when we think we do we have to get married right away. No one thinks about "can I live with this person for forty years or so". What about the marrage vows? Can you follow them, along with God's commandments? Especially "Do not commit adultery!"
I could go on and on but will not.
Grampa Ed
Thanks for your feedback, Grampa Ed! That's true. Many people seem to want to do everything in a hurry. I guess that's why Vegas has a certain reputation!
And I guess I'm fussy as well. That might be part of my problems. But then, settling for a person we're not going to be very happy with is no good, either, and unfair on the other person 
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yoyomary - Single people can survive without a partner. Sometimes they enjoy life more than couples, because they often don't have someone else plan interfering with their everyday life.
Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful to get married or be in a relationship, that is how human beings multiply, however, our culture thinks everyone should commit to a relationship even if a partner is been used instead of loved. In most cases this is what leads to high rate of divorce and broken families.
Everlasting joy can only come from Christ not someone else. Thanks for writing about what many struggles with daily.
That's very true. I would never recommend anyone to stay in an unhealthy, unhappy relationship. I know people who have been single for as long as I've known them, and they're happy the way they are.
I do like the idea of a lasting relationship, and I do think it has its benefits, but it's got to be right. Otherwise it's not worth it.
Thanks for writing in!
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Wishing you a week filled with inspiration,
The Spiritual Newsletter Team:
SophyBells  , KimChi , Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥmas , kittiara
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