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icymist

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Sun Jun 1, 2014, 10:47 PM Jun 2014

Heathen Woman: Keeping Our Words Sacred

In today’s world, words are easily exchanged. Promises are made off-handedly. Commitments are taken as light feathers or fleeting moments of interest, only to be discarded when they no longer serve their original purpose.

We live in a world where few are bound by their word, but this has not always been the case. In fact, historically the Norse people took the word of a person as being of utmost importance and if an oath had been made, it was expected that every measure would be taken to ensure its fulfillment. This was part of having honor. Men and women carried out their responsibilities with pride, for they knew the value of family, their gods, and the place that they held among those things.



http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/12/heathen-woman-keeping-our-words-sacred/

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Heathen Woman: Keeping Our Words Sacred (Original Post) icymist Jun 2014 OP
I tried to reply earlier, Ilsa Jun 2014 #1
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