The Autumnal Equinox is one of two days a year during which we have equal amounts of daylight and darkness. It marks the coming of the dark half of the year… In the time of our First Parents, around the First Fires of all the People around the world, the Elders tracked the movement of our star, […]
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“Every man is an instrument and his life the melody.”
~ Jewish Proverb You are the creator of your own destiny, just as the musician is the maker of his own music. You are the instrument of choice, and you play out your life in the tempo and style that you choose. If you were an instrument, what type would you be? Drums are the […]
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Hard Times Demand Hard Solutions
The intent of this blog is not to take a political position, nor to inflame the passions that are feeding the many crises we are facing… but to identify the state of our thinking, and to discover solutions to resolve our critical issues for a best outcome. Now is the time to commit to improving […]
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“Chance encounters open doors to success and friendships.”
Today’s world is bombarded with information from many sources, social, broadcast, print and network media, email, snail mail, and face to face conversations. Each offers a tumultuous collection of information, entertainment and… conflict. I read a disturbing message from a friend the other day that revealed this in a way I had never considered. My […]
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Family Matters
“Ye are who ye come from.” “Why do I care what they did or what they looked like? That doesn’t affect anything in my life now.” “I don’t understand why you spend so much time tracking down dead people. How is that relevant?” “I have no interest in my genealogy. I don’t really care where […]
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Wolf Fur, a Turkey Feather, and Some Balls of Dirt
“What’s in that bag you wear around your neck? Can I see it?” We get that question a lot. As people who follow a traditional tribal spirituality, we keep – and wear frequently – a leather pouch we call a medicine bag. Sometimes we have more than one over our lifetime. During a recent trip […]
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Empty Your Heart of Fear – Meditation
Perspective is Everything Tete is a Bayaka man, whose people live in the jungles of the Central African Republic. Honey is critically important to their nutrition, bringing much needed energy boosts. Its rarity and difficulty in procurement make it an especially tasty and delectable treat. The “difficulty in procurement” is no exaggeration. Beehives are found […]
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Walk in Balance
Great Elk’s thoughts… Hello my friend, Thank you for asking me to remind you of Our Way. I am honored to share again this with you. As each of us make important decisions which may cause profound reactions, it is wise to hearken the lessons learned from the Elders. The lesson taught with Walking in […]
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That Missing Word…
…we continually remind ourselves, “You can’t get there, if you don’t know where you are going!”
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Lessons from an Ice Rink
The Five Faces of Discipline he bedroom was always completely dark. I shared it with my mom while growing up in the tiny (800 sq ft) home of my grandparents. And my twin bed was so warm and cozy in the dead of winter. With not much insulation in the walls, our second floor […]
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