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Mana is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects and that instills in the appreciative observer a sense of respect or wonder..... It has commonly been interpreted as 'the stuff of which magic is formed," as well as the substance of which souls are made."

Quoted from Wikipedia 12 January 2007

 

It may surprise you to know that all living things have mana.  Your pet frog has mana, as does the fly he snatches out of the air.  Muggles can have as much mana as witches and wizards, or even more. 

 

There are many Muggle tales of the silent power of mana at work: of a tiny Muggle woman lifting an enormously heavy object when her child is in danger; of a husband sensing his mate’s danger or distress though separated by great distances. 

 

What seems to set magical beings apart from non-magical is not the possession of mana, but the ability to use it. Whereas a witch or wizard will have a natural knack for calling on their mana to cause things to happen, a Muggle may only ever experience this phenomenon when under great stress.

 

Mana ebbs and flows in our lives.  Some days your lumos spell may be as dim as a firefly and on others you have to shield your eyes from the blaze.

 

There are no great secrets to increasing your Mana flow.  The things that are good for your body are good for your spirit too.  Likewise, the bad habits that damage your body also damage your soul.

 

And therein lies the key: habits.  The key to improving your mana flow is to gradually and painlessly replace negative habits with positive habits.  Go to the next page:  A Homily on Habits

We sometimes think of following habits and routines as "being in a rut" but they are not one and the same. "Routine" literally means "like a road." It's a quick way to get from point A to point B. Routines are ideal for tackling life's boring-but-necessary tasks. It actually frees up more time to do the things you enjoy since you're not bothered thinking things like:

  • "Where are my keys!?"
  • "Why didn't I tell Mom I needed cookies for the bake sale today?!"
  • "I need my lucky socks for the math test and they're still in the washer!!!"
  • "Where the heck are my keys!?!?!"
  • "Oh, no, I forgot my homework again!!!"
  • "I can't believe we're out of toilet paper! MOM!!!!! 
  • "I still can't find those stinking keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

When all your mundane tasks are done semi-automatically it leaves you with enough time to leave the beaten path of routine and take the scenic route!

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