{"id":2444,"date":"2013-03-31T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shawnna.org\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2013-03-31T09:03:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T16:03:26","slug":"what-do-bunnies-and-eggs-have-to-do-with-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shawnna.org\/?p=2444","title":{"rendered":"What do bunnies and eggs have to do with Easter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve often wondered about that – we have so many religious holidays peppered over with seemingly irrelevant symbols.<\/p>\n

Then the other day I found this.<\/p>\n

\"Ishtar-Easter-Explained\"<\/a><\/p>\n

That made a lot of sense to me intuitively.<\/p>\n

But my spiritual yearning for community and companionship calls deeply. Why am I so alone year after year? My Vedic astrology reading shows it will be challenging for me until 2019. Yes indeed – it sure looks like things will be quite challenging for me for at least five years going forward given my self-inflicted tax problems. Be that as it may – I will always look for the deeper meaning – in everything. My son wrote to me yesterday:<\/p>\n

maybe you going through this right now is supposed to be how i learn my lesson? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes – I hope so. I’m glad to have whatever suffering I encounter serve as a Life Lesson for my sons.<\/p>\n

Easter has profound meaning for Christians – especially those Christians who choose to follow Jesus’ message of Love. Rabbi Rami Shapiro<\/a> has given me a wonderful Easter homily via his blog – and the message of letting go of fear strikes at the very heart of what the spiritual journey means.<\/p>\n

The Meaning of Easter by Rabbi Rami Shapiro<\/a><\/p>\n

May each of you let go of your fear and embrace Love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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