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No wonder they are supposed to be magic

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Fungi or toadstools come in the most amazing variety of shapes, colours and patterns. They appear over night and often form rings. No wonder they have a strong association with fairies and other magical beings. In folk law fairies are supposed to dance around them and draw unwary travellers in to dance too until they die from exhaustion. Some ring formations are ancient and date back hundreds of years.

As a child, my mother, who was always of a fanciful nature, told me all about fairies and elves and I used to long to see one. She told me that the little pools of water in the hollows of trees were fairy baths and that pixies could be watching me from holes in trees in the woods. When she told this story to our 6 year old cousin as well he started to be afraid of the woods because he thought there were eyes staring at him!!

However, I was delighted by the idea and would spend hours on my own looking for fairies under leaves or in the cups of flowers. Butterflies were the nearest I got to finding a fairy except in my dreams. There I would sometimes be lucky enough to spy one or even a ring of them with hands joined dancing in mad circles in the moonlight with toads holding the glow worm lanterns and stars twinkling above.

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Hi

That is really tough. Mother's have such a massive impact that the relationship and the quality of parenting you receive from both parents impacts for life doesn't it.

Have you managed to get any good therapy at all? It can make a real difference. There is a new therapy called coherence therapy that is meant to be very effective.

Very best wishes.

Kim

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That is an awesome post. I loved it! It would fit perfectly in our new, Dreaming Under The Moon segment! Pics and all!

YOU ROCK, K!

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Kkimm in reply to JEG325

Thanks so much John. I would be happy for it to go in there. By the way I still received all the messages from your group last night.

Very best wishes.

Kim

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JEG325 in reply to Kkimm

Yeah, you're name is ther. Do you want to remove yourself? I can tell you how. But, you have to do it. Okay? I mean I can redo the charter list. But it would be far easier for you to remove yourself using H/U's set up....

YOU ARE AWESOME!

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Kkimm in reply to JEG325

Hi JEG

Yeah I did this again for the second time now so we will see if it works this time. If not I will let you know and it may take something at your end.

Sorry about that.

Kim

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JEG325 in reply to Kkimm

You are awesome, K. Let me know right away if it doesn't take and I will reformulate the group minus your name. Hope you're having a wonderful day!

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Kkimm

Yes do that. In what way was your mother fanciful? It seems an odd combination to go with that sort of emotional abuse.

Kim

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