A garden of love for you

That was very sweet of you.

Just a comment on the “Knock on Wood”.

An American Indian told me that the phrase “Knock on Wood” actually
refers to an old pantheistic tradition of knocking on a tree to appeal
to the spirit of the woods. Many American Indian tribes were
pantheistic in their beliefs. They believed that not only do animals
have spirits, but all living things and even places have spirits. There
is the spirit of the woods, the spirit of the lake, the spirit of the
prairie, etc.

These spirits weren’t thought of as ‘gods’, but rather as simply the
spirit of the place. Every forest has it’s own spirit for example, and
even differnet areas within contiguous forest can have differnet
spirits. Perhaps this was more of an acknowledgment of the living aura
that the Indians felt in nature. To them, nature and everything in it
is spiritual.

So anyway, that’s one explanation of where the phrase “Knock on Wood”
came from. I’ve heard others, but none were as convincing as the one I
heard told by this old Indian.

Yep...me..

I like that explanation, James. Of course being of Cherokee descent
might have something to do with it.

Do you have a charmed life, Jess?

Would "knocking boots" be considered lucky?

Roy, I make my own luck.

So I guess yes, I do...

It is all in the way we view our lives, and yes, I have an incredibly
blessed life...

Everything is exactly as it should be.

So yep, I lead a charmed life.

Definately did before I came into the house with muddy boots,
Kidatheart.

You must have a real survivor spirit in you, Jess. I can relate with
that.

HMMMM - Not necessarily a lucky charm but I have something that has a
lot of sentimental value and "power" for me.
Reminds me of my deceased sister - she lost a courageous battle to
cancer at 15

Sometimes, holding this momento makes me stronger - and humbled - and
can help change my frame of mind

Is that luck - or something like it?

Hi PG

free pysicic readings from a buhdist. who needs luck when you have
me

The Laughing Buddha spreads joy and happiness wherever he goes. He
usually carries a bag or gourd and may be sitting on or carrying coins.
When shown with coins the Buddha brings prosperity and riches as well as
happiness. Many believe that rubbing the Buddha's belly will bring luck
and joy.

rainbow trout..I am impressed. I wish you good luck with or with out a
buhda.

Thanks, Mc. I wish you luck as well.

You betcha I do! my lucky oscar mayer weenie whistle. Take it with me to
every bet i have made with my beloved Brett Favre and greenbay packers.
I have made a fortune from that whistle!

I like to eat lucky charms cereal

Barbi the only time I have ever placed a bet.

I bet 5 bucks on Green Bay to win the superbowl at the begining of one
season at 150 to 1 odds.

Five buck became 750 at the end of the season.

The sports book was quite suprised when I brought my ticket back.

Lucky Charms in Turkey

Turkey is a moderate secular country, but, has a strong Islamic culture.
It used to be a strong Christian culture, but, thats another story...
Anyway...

I was there in Ephesus to see the ampitheatre that Paul preached at, see
John's tomb, and see Mary's house. All fun stuff. While walking through
a town a peddler tried to sell me some trinkets. No dice, I wasnt
interested. Thank you anyway.

He persisted, then relented. At last he gave me a small lapel-pin. It
had a strange design - it looked somewhat like a cartoon-eye. "What's
this?" I asked, I had seen that design here-n-there while in Turkey, it
was something cultural.

"It is a sign of good-luck, from the bedouin peoples who lived here
before Turkey became Turkey" he explained. I didnt quite follow, and
surely I am reporting it to you incorrectly. The point was the same.

"Oh, thanks, but, no, I dont accept such things." I politely said,
trying not to offend.

He was pleased! "I am sorry sir, I did not know you were muslim" He said
with a warm grin, and ashamedly put away the trinket.

Now I smiled, "No, I'm not muslim."

Slightly shocked, he asked "...you are ? are you christian??" in a
disbeleiving way.

"You could say that."

"I have never met a christian who respected faith as you." he smiled and
we chatted. Then he went on his way to sell the trinkets to someone
else.

-Mike