Recently I have been contemplating the current issues facing the world and the terrible Burdens that so many are carrying. It made me think on my favourite character in Lord of the Rings, Samwise Gamgee. A humble hobbit with a heart to serve those he cared most about. A heart brave enough to follow his friend into what could be considered hell. Sam had made a promise to Gandalf that he would not lose Frodo and he intended to keep to that. The image above is what i have been contemplating for todays world, that Sam could not carry Frodo's burden of the ring but he could carry Frodo. How can this scene apply to us? What can we do? In what way can we respond to the burdens of the world.

There are so many burdens and we cant possibly carry them all or we will break. I feel the answer to this question is to "Pick a burden today that we feel we can help another carry!" It can be a small burden or deed that you choose but help someone carry it. Come alongside someone who is in need, spend time chatting to someone who is lonely, donate to a cause you feel for. We can also do things for others in world, help someone with a project, say something nice about their builds, be excited for what they have created. Also reach out to someone whom you have a grievance with and take responsibility for your part in it. Connect with those outside your social circle, get out of our echo chambers and listen to what others have got to say. We cant control what others do but we can sure as heck control ourselves and our responses to others.

Servers & Grid closed
The grid is definitively closed due to a bad manipulation on the databases, we have tried everything to try to repair but it turns out to be impossible, in the absence of exploitable asset backup, from February 20, 2022 at 6:35 p.m., the gate is officially closed, we are sorry for the inconvenience, we ask you all to stop your automatic payments and all donations!!!

Lunaria on Mobius Grid

My goal with all my stores and regions, but especially this region, is to show that even a store can be an artistic expression of the highest order. Every piece I sell and every place I display them is a work of art.

See Lunaria here: main.mobiusgrid.us:80:Lunaria
Use shared environment and advanced lighting model to see it as it was meant to be seen.

Novale winter region is back online
hg.creanovale.ca:8052:NOVALE

Because of a hardware failure, the grid Creanovale has been offline since January 8th.
We came back online on January 19th. The region Novale is currently in its winter state, featuring several winter activities: alpine and cross-county skiing, skating and sleigh rides.
It is a large 4x4 region with lots of scenic viewing points, ideal for landscape photography.

Thirza Ember has published a nice review of Novale on her blog recently: [**Frost Burn**](https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2021/12/frost-burn.html)

o.0 AMAZING NEW WITCHES HUD for all you would be witches! :) Totally free! Summon the goddess to eject someone from your land, rez a secret arcane practice center! Create your own relaxing witchy space!!! Cast spells! Find answers! :) Play with Salem the familiar!!! You should have many questions, well I have many answers. :) Please don't hesitate to contact me for help. I am very pleased to offer you this gift to enjoy your magical fantasy!
Note: please like my region, as your votes let me know I'm appreciated :) hehehe
Commands of the familiar: Salem followme, Salem follow cindy.resident, Salem seen (lists all people he has seen), Salem teleport teleports to center of sim. Salem has many many commands, for the list contact me.

Happy Birthday Jesus. It's what CHRISTmas was always actually about. The birth of Christ. "fact" Merry Christmas everyone from me, myself, and I. lol :D Prayers, good karma, love, hugs, and high 5's everyone. :)

Come and try the new binoculars at the summit of the Frozen Mountain
It really works and without having to insert a quarter in it
Nice way to look closely at many sites in Novale
It is located at (655,610,101)

ALL NEW VERSION !!!
Get YOUR free copy today! @ Free Magic. \/^^^\/
The Vampires Magic Hud & Ring
List of Powers:
[Teleport] tp you to any person in your sim you select.
[Shields] rez a shield around you for protection.
[Weapons] toss swords, tombstones, stakes, coffins, and crosses at a target. (go into mouselook and left click to fire weapons.)
[Flight] super fast fly mode.
[Speed] walk, jump, and run super fast.
[Cryo] rez a snow storm around you.
[Flaming Skull] toss a flaming skull at a frenemy.
[Bat's Eye] zoom in on anybody in your region.
[Vampire Teeth] rez a disk to bite someone.
[Red Star] rez a device to find nearby items.
[Security Shield] kick,ban,eject, tp home a griefer fast.
[Invisible Man] become invisible!

Another piece of seasonal decor. I've put out some wreaths in the christmas section of the shop. There are 2 versions, one with and one without ornaments. All the textures are included so you can change bow or ornament colour as you like.
Jingle Jingle Jingle

I call this Kitty Bezel Solitaire, cute little kitties purr and caress the solitaire. This is free and full perms you can easily edit it with your favorite textures. The stone looks great as onyx or bloodstone too to celebrate fall and Halloween. I did not rig this is not Bento, to save a bit on LOD :) continuum.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

Wir hoffen ihr hattet alle einen entspannten, erholsamen und vor allem gesunden Sommer, der ja noch nicht ganz vorbei ist.
Deswegen senden wir euch allen mal herrliche Sonnengrüße aus dem Pangea Grid und freuen uns euch bald wieder zu Live Konzerte und andere Kulturveranstaltungen begrüßen zu dürfen. Dieses Jahr starten wir erst im Oktober, da einige von uns noch auf Reisen sind.
Einen Termin solltet ihr euch aber schon unbedingt einmal vormerken, denn wir feiern vom 5 bis zum 7 November 2021 unseren ERSTEN großen Gridgeburtstag! Wow, schon ein Jahr Pangea Grid, und wir freuen uns jetzt schon sehr auf euch alle.
Wer mag ist natürlich jederzeit herzlich eingeladen uns im Pangea Grid zu besuchen. Einige von uns sind schon zurück und bauen fleißig und bereiten das große Grid - Fest vor.
Natürlich werden wir euch rechtszeitig alle Termine zu den kommenden Veranstaltungen mitteilen.
Bis dahin genießt den Restsommer und bleibt gesund und munter!
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We hope you all had a relaxing, restful and above all healthy summer, which is not quite over yet.
Therefore we send you all sunny greetings from the Pangea Grid and look forward to welcoming you soon to live concerts and other cultural events. This year we will start in October, because some of us are still traveling.
But there is one date you should keep in mind, because we will celebrate our FIRST big grid birthday from November 5 to 7, 2021! Wow, already one year Pangea Grid, and we are looking forward to seeing you all.
Of course, if you like, you are always welcome to visit us at Pangea Grid anytime. Some of us are already back and busy building and preparing for the big grid party.
Of course we will inform you in time about all dates of the upcoming events.
Soon we will see each other again! Until then, enjoy the rest of the summer and stay safe and sound!

Yesterday somebody said to me "remember, it's only 21 weeks until Christmas". I thought, wow, you must really love the holidays. In any event, since a lot of people may really like Christmas, here is an appropriately themed item from the shop :). It's a snow globe with a tiny toy train travelling around a Christmas tree. You can turn the train on and off with a click. It resizes just fine too so it works even when it's huge ;). The train is also available separately.

There's several types of wild grass at the shop, some you would even call "fantasy" (Ikr, pink grass in a virtual world, not really a stretch :D). I seem to keep adding to them, ground cover always comes in handy.