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| Flag Day
If you ever feel threatened by another person, it's a good idea to work with that energy rather than taking the typical response of either backing off in fear or countering with aggression. Instead, venture to protect yourself. Take a small piece of ginger root and chew it. Taste the unique gingery flavor and meditate on the issues you're having with the other person. Bring to mind their words, their intentions, and the energy they've projected to your person. After visualization is complete, and after you've chewed up the root, step outside and face the direction of the person. If, for example, the person lives on the other side of town from you-or the other side of the country-just face that direction. If they live with you, face the house. When ready, close your eyes and spit the ginger in that direction. Declare: Conflict eased, threat ceased. In this mind, there's only peace. So mote it be. Holiday lore: It was on June 14, 1777, that Congress standardized the flag of the United States with 13 stripes in alternating red and white and 13 white stars on a blue background. Forty-one years later, in 1818, Congress voted to keep the number of stripes at 13 representing the 13 original colonies, but to add a new star for each new state. A star's addition becomes official on the Fourth of July following the state's admission. The current flag of 13 stripes and 50 stars has been in use since July 4, 1960, following Hawaii's 1959 statehood. |
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