Elder's Meditation of the Day - August 6

 Elder's Meditation of the Day - August 6               

"We have to have one mind for the Four Directions. Until we
reach thatone mind,  we cannot be filled with understanding....
The Creator will not answer until you  have just one mind, just
like if you have one person."    
-- Grandfather William Commanda, ALGONQUIN    
         
The Elders have taught us to balance our lives emotionally, mentally, physically and
spiritually. If I am out of control emotionally, I get angry, doubtful or erratic, I am out
of balance. If I trigger bad mental pictures of my brothers and sisters, I am out of balance.
If I get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired, I am out of balance physically. If I don't pray
and talk to the Creator daily, I am out of balance spiritually. To be centered, I must be
in balance. The Creator talks to me in the quiet and still place. So if I get angry, what I
should do first is to pause and get still so I can hear the guidance of the Grandfathers.