Monday, January 5, 2015
Elder's Meditation of the Day January 5
| Elder's Meditation of the Day January 5 | |
| "But first, let us join hands and pray." |  |
| --Starleaf, SHINNECOCK | |
| Where two or more human beings joined together for a common cause, the helpers and the Grandfathers will show up to help. When our Indian people come together, the Elders say, "Always pray first, do a ceremony and ask the Creator to be with us and to help us. We can never pray enough." The Elders also say, "pray in a circle because the Creator made things in circles. When we stand in a circle and pray together, a sacred hoop will form above the people. This is the spiritual way." | |
Oh Great Spirit, through my prayers I can find Your guidance. I pray You guide my path today. Touch my life with Your holy breath.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Elder's Meditation of the Day January 4
| Elder's Meditation of the Day January 4 | |
| "Our circle is timeless, flowing, it is a new life emerging from death-life winning out over death." | |
| --Lame Deer, LAKOTA | |
| When we look at the world in the manner which the Great Spirit designed it, we can see why it makes sense to live in harmony with it: the trees grow and bear fruit, the fruit has seeds, the seeds fall to the ground, the ground grows new trees, old trees die to make way for the young. Any time we think we can interrupt this cycle or change it we will experience turmoil and confusion. The Human Cycle exists as the baby becomes the youth, the youth becomes the adult, the adult has children, the adult becomes the Elder, and the Elder teaches the youth. Elders go on to the Spirit World. Spirit comes into babies to produce new life. Flow into the flow. Be the path of least resistance. | |
My Creator and my Maker, today, teach me to just flow with the river of life.
What Literary Character Is Your Mental Twin?
Katniss Everdeen
A natural-born survivor, your mental twin is Katniss Everdeen. Few souls know tragedy as you know it, and even fewer are capable of the growth you've achieved through said tragedy. You're tough, talented, and truly at home in the outdoors - something that drives you to push on no matter what. Though for all of the hard times, you've know true love and happiness as well - and share deep connections with those whom you've bonded. For you, life sometimes seems like a test or a game - and we may not always be able to control the questions or cards we are dealt, but we can always choose how we play them.
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