Laura

Santa Muerte Smile

Thank you, Kevin ā¤ļø

Santa Muerte smilesā€¦

Death whispers: ā€œHope.ā€

Ā©ļø Laura Bennett

Today is DĆ­a de los Muertos, and I wanted to do a tribute to honor Santa Muerte, the personification of Death. Santa Muerte is a Catholic folk saint of Mexican origin who has been denounced by the church many times, unfortunately.

She has said to favor and offer protection to those who walk ā€œclose to Death.ā€

This is my first ever attempt at a Six Word (6WSP) Story – ā€œHope.ā€ Thanks to Shweta for the prompt.

My apologies if I am behind on posts and comments. I will be at the celebration tonight in Fort Lauderdale. As always, I appreciate your understanding šŸ˜Š šŸ™

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    • Thank you Shweta šŸ™ great prompt! Appreciate your kindness so much and so happy to be joining in šŸ˜€ six word story is much more difficult than it looks šŸ™ ā¤ļø

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      • You’re welcome, Laura. Thank you šŸ˜Š
        Yes, six word stories can be a bit tricky indeed. It’s hard to say a lot in such few words. But you’re off to a great start ā¤ļø šŸ˜ŠšŸ™

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  13. Santa Muerte got that mischievous glint, huh? šŸ˜šŸ–¤ Just when you think sheā€™s all grim, she drops a bit of hope in your ear like itā€™s no big deal. šŸ•ÆļøšŸ’€āœØ

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  15. Oh, it’s a beautiful tribute. I didn’t know the story of Santa Muerte of Mexico. It’s very sad how orthodox religions in the past condemned many women who practiced healing, were clairvoyants, and were called witches. I thank you for sharing this story with us. I wish you a great start to the week. šŸ¤—šŸ™ŒšŸ»šŸ§ššŸ»ā€ā™€ļøāœØ

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    • Thank you so much! Iā€™m glad you liked it! šŸ™ sorry, just back around to this comment ā˜¹ļø thatā€™s so true, and you bring up a good point about the condemnation of people who were just outside the scope of ā€œnormalā€ but still healers who were persecuted. Very sad history. Appreciate your kind words as always! šŸ¤— āœØ šŸŒ™ šŸŒ¹ šŸˆā€ā¬›

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  16. This is so wonderful, and if I’ve posted twice, I’m sorry! I remember reading and yet don’t see that I commented. As you know I’ve been um, let’s call it foggy! šŸ˜€

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