
A strong, tough person that fears nothing, not even death, will wear this tattoo. It will show the features of a strong person, prepared for his defense, and willing to sacrifice him or herself. Tattooing an ax must reflect all the characteristics we mentioned before. Moreover, it symbolized fatigue and strength, ardor, and sacrifice. Thor was the father of the gods to the ancient Scandinavians.Īll these features were transferred to the tattoo to symbolize not just courage, but the defense of the community and family. Here, the ax even attributed divine properties as the ax has been the weapon of the thunder god Thor. In particular, it was dear to the Nordic peoples who made it the symbol of pride. Therefore, it is the symbol for the fighter warriors. The ax was one of the primary weapons for war. This happened when there were even the carpenters who built the ships. The ax has lost that vital function it once had. Nowadays, with heating from fossil fuels, there are new ways and materials for producing axes.

All men, since ancient periods, possessed an ax, and they used it for hunting, self-defense, and woodworking. To kick off March Madness coverage and fun here on the Rambling Viking I have started a bracket challenge group on ESPN where I filled out live on the show my "RIDE THE LIGHTNING" bracket, which basically means I did no extra research and went with my gut instincts on the selections.The ax is a very ancient instrument, probably among the first weapons and the primary tools that humans used. I want to share those stories of people's struggles and show the blessings that can come from them to promote encouragement for those who find themselves in struggle. We all have struggles in life and it's easy to let them bring you down. If you have a story of tragedy that brought blessings and would like to share it please contact the show or myself personally and we will have you on. She now feels prepared to take on whatever life can throw at her and has seen a significant increase in her confidence, something she has struggled with. She found that going through this made her stronger and showed her just how tough she is. Despite all of that and almost giving up on school she made it through and will be applying for RT school this spring. She has a unique situation where her brain doesn't just learn best a certain way but her brain only learns a certain way and schooling shifting to online inhibited her ability to learn the material severely. The last two years have been a struggle for her, at times she was studying 40 hours a week for a single class. I sat down with my sister Rachel who was a freshman in 2020 when the world went sideways.
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This is the debut of my new series covering stories of struggle that bring forth positive outcomes despite the difficulty. If you have a Blessings from Tragedy story that you would like to tell please reach out to me through my personal channels or the podcast's pages.

If you would like to donate to Connor's WalkMS team or just the cause in general please follow this link to the WalkMS page: WalkMS He is now using his experience to build out a business to help people who find themselves, as he would put it, living like "2016 Connor." His story is one of inspiring hope that no matter what life throws at you, good can be found out of the ashes of disaster. It caused him to take stock and choose to seek the good in life and since then has put him in a position of purpose in life with deeper connections and empathy.

It opened up his perspective on life and how he was just skating through, apathetically. Today is Oklahoma's Walk MS which is an event to raise awareness and money to help research the invisible disease that it is in hopes of one day finding a cure.Ĭonnor was first diagnosed in 2017 and it rocked his world, but ironically mostly in a positive way. In this out of the ordinary schedule release I sit down with the right hand honyock, Connor, to discuss his contracting MS in his mid twenties and how that has changed his life, mostly for the better.
