And to Her She Did Return
Wow, it's been almost a week and I'm still kind of in shock. On Sunday, October 28, 2018, Tip Toe Chick a founding member of the YouTube pagan community passed away. I have seen many things since I first logged on to YouTube in 2009, but I haven't really seen anyone quite like Tip Toe. Back in 2009, I was still unsure of what my religious beliefs were. At the time I found her "Is Wicca Right For You" video I think I was toying with the idea of me being an Atheist. However, I knew deep down that I wasn't an Atheist. This part of me kept bringing up that time when I was 13 and I looked up modern day Witchcraft, and this leads me to type in, something that would change my life forever, What is Wicca into the search bar.
The very first video I ever saw was her Is Wicca Right for You, and I took that as a sign that maybe this path was worth looking into. I remember almost being brought to tears from happiness, which was something I had never experienced before, as I watched. It hadn't occurred to me before that I had never had this kind of born-again type feeling before, and I was extremely Christian for most of my life up to that point. I was so awestruck that I went and binged the 12 videos she had up at that point. One of those has since been taken down because she returned to YouTube. Oh, boy, was I excited when she came back. Since then she has quite uploading and started back again, but I have never felt like I needed to unsubscribe from her channel.
I stuck it out throughout her long absences and her short appearances. Even when she started uploading over twenty-minute videos, or when she started only doing live videos. Toward the end, her videos became more focused on herbs than Wicca, but I can understand why. She had a very distinct viewpoint, and it isn't for everyone. She often brought a fresh take on popular topics in the YouTube Pagan Community.
It's hard, to sum up, what exactly Tip Toe meant to me in a single blog. If I would have done a video like so many others have done it would have been even harder. How can you easily sum up a person who meant so much to you? The answer is you can't. The best you can do is try and honor them in the best way you can. That is exactly what I did during my little memorial I held for her during my Samhain ritual.
I'm not going to go into detail about what exactly it was because it's extremely personal. However, I will say its basically a promise to live healthier than I have been. Taking care of your health was something that was very important to her. I have been debating on making this change for several months and during my grieving process, I decided that I need to because I need to do things that are authentic to my soul. In addition to being healthier, I also made the decision that I made a decision as to my religious path, I will talk about that in a different blog post, also something I have been thinking about for a long time.
I stuck it out throughout her long absences and her short appearances. Even when she started uploading over twenty-minute videos, or when she started only doing live videos. Toward the end, her videos became more focused on herbs than Wicca, but I can understand why. She had a very distinct viewpoint, and it isn't for everyone. She often brought a fresh take on popular topics in the YouTube Pagan Community.
It's hard, to sum up, what exactly Tip Toe meant to me in a single blog. If I would have done a video like so many others have done it would have been even harder. How can you easily sum up a person who meant so much to you? The answer is you can't. The best you can do is try and honor them in the best way you can. That is exactly what I did during my little memorial I held for her during my Samhain ritual.
I'm not going to go into detail about what exactly it was because it's extremely personal. However, I will say its basically a promise to live healthier than I have been. Taking care of your health was something that was very important to her. I have been debating on making this change for several months and during my grieving process, I decided that I need to because I need to do things that are authentic to my soul. In addition to being healthier, I also made the decision that I made a decision as to my religious path, I will talk about that in a different blog post, also something I have been thinking about for a long time.
Since I started this blog nearly two weeks ago, yeah real life got in the way, the geek community also suffered a huge loss with the death of Stan Lee. It's going to be a really intense next turn of the wheel I already can tell. With this intense shift, it's important for us to begin to listen to your soul. Your soul speaks to you all the time, but its up to you if you want to listen. If you take anything away from this it's that you need to be you.
Until Next Time
Amber
Tip Toe Chick: Is Wicca Right for You
https://youtu.be/j60GgFpchWQ
Until Next Time
Amber
Tip Toe Chick: Is Wicca Right for You
https://youtu.be/j60GgFpchWQ
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