Living Spirits

It's a great shame that some people live the lives that other people choose for them. Unhappiness will follow, of that I am in no doubt .

Patxx

Elder's Meditation of the Day - February 9


"It can be 100 degrees in the shade one afternoon and suddenly there comes a storm with hailstones as big as golf balls, the prairie is all white and your teeth chatter. That's good - a reminder that you are just a small particle of nature, not so powerful as you think."

--Lame Deer, LAKOTA

No event, no relationship, no joy, no sadness, no situation ever stays the same. Every setback is only temporary. Even setbacks change. Why? Because the Great Spirit designed the world to be constantly changing. We are not the center of the universe, we are but a small part. The whole is constantly changing, and we as humans are constantly participating in the change. We have two choices, to resist change or participate in the change. Every change can be resisted, and every change can be made in cooperation. What will I choose today, resistance or cooperation?


Great Spirit, teach me to make cooperative changes.

How true, Red Wolf

very appropriate, Red Wolf, considering the crap some of our members are undergoing right now. poor things

Elder's Meditation of the Day - February 10


"The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the dust and blood of our ancestors."

--Plenty Coups, CROW

Mother Earth is the source of life and the place all life returns to. She gives us life. She feeds us through our journey and she waits for us to return to her. The Indian way is to recognize the earth as the place of our ancestors. That is why certain places on earth are considered sacred areas and sacred land; this is the place of our ancestors. We all need to reflect upon the earth, the place where our ancestors lived. We need to have love and respect for the earth.


My Creator, let me honor the place of our ancestors, Mother Earth.

Nice, it brought to mind my forest

I'm all for that!!!! Hence the name .
Pauline.

Elder's Meditation of the Day - February 11


"Oh God! Like the Thunderbird of old I shall rise again out of the sea; I shall grab the instruments of the white man's success - his education, his skills, and with these new tools I shall build my race into the proudest segment of your society."

--Chief Dan George, SALISH

One thing the Indian people do well is adapt. This is why we survive. We must learn to keep our culture, but also to learn the good things that other races have to offer. Education is the future weapon of Native people. We must learn the legal system, health, science and engineering. Indian people have great contributions to make to the world. We need to educate ourselves so we can better protect the land and our children. Otherwise, we will lose the things and the land that we have.


Great Spirit, make me teachable today.

EVERY nation should be allowed to keep its own culture, despite the oppressors, and that means the Irish, Scottish Welsh and all the others too, we never asked to be invaded and over run, it our heritage and we proud of who and what we are. (and I am unanimous in that, so there )

You havn't mentioned the English, DA? They have been invaded as well