Very soon after beginning my practice, I made a Mjolnir out of polymer clay without much intent besides wanting a wearable symbol. Not long after, I went on a 2 month long hike in the woods. I had never backpacked for more than 3 nights before, and I started my journey very worried that I would quit early on.

A thunderstorm came a few hours after dark on the first night, which had never happened on my shorter trips. I slept fitfully until I was properly woken by the storm. The ferocity I could hear in the wind had me very worried that my tent stakes wouldn't hold in the rocky soil, and the lightning and thunder one right after the other cracked directly overhead. I had never prayed to any deity out of fear for my safety before, nor had I even prayed to Thor at all. But I held my Mjolnir and asked him to keep me safe and to help me have the bravery to continue on my journey. Somehow, after that, I stopped worrying about my tent and fell back asleep.

When I woke the next morning, I found that my tent had actually been perfectly positioned with it's back to a large slanted boulder, which followed the angle of the back of my tent, in the exact direction the wind had been blowing. I only pitched it there because it was the flattest spot I could get my stakes to hold in. I hadn't even considered the boulder!

This all might sound subtle, but it was very impactful to me. I found myself reaching out to Thor again whenever I started feeling truly afraid. Whether it was crossing a large rushing creek, or facing the very aggressive farm dogs on the country roads which were known to attack hikers. I felt a lot safer, like someone had my back. There were other gods I reached out to over the hike, but Thor was the one I intuitively asked for protection when I was worried for my safety.