Wisdom of the Elders

Elder’s Meditation of the Day - January 12
“The first thing that we want you to understand is that spirit has no color or race to it. It doesn’t matter whether your skin is white, black, red, brown - whatever. No one out there is any better than you, and you are no better than anyone [...]

Gratitude

Today it feels like a real Fall day. It is kind of chilly, misty, gray, and rainy. A time to lite a candle and be grateful for all what we have in our lives.
Food and shelter, firewood (gas or electric), and people around us we love and who love us. And, don’t let us forget [...]

Purpose

Elder’s Meditation of the Day - August 25
“God is making use of you - you should be grateful He’s found a use for you.”
–Mathew King, LAKOTA
The Creator can only create through human beings. Each human being has a purpose given to us by the Creator. We are on this earth to fulfill this purpose. Our [...]

Trust

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t
have to see the whole staircase.
Just take the first step.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. That is what sunflowers do”     Helen Keller

Both sayings have a very deep meaning to me. My knowing in God has to be so [...]

Marie Curie

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”
- Marie Curie
What we fear we will fight. Instead of getting defensive and attack we have the choice to just pause and look inward and ask ourselves: What does this situation have to do with me?  Why do I react so strongly? Did [...]

Frank Fools Crow, A Holy Man

Different religions have different words for Universal Truth. The following are the words I understand best.
Elder’s Meditation of the Day - June 25
“We are called hollow bones for our people and for anyone else we can help, and we are not supposed to seek power for our personal use and honor.” –Fools Crow, LAKOTA
In [...]

Elders of the Earth

Elder’s Meditation of the Day - June 6
“We need to save those Elders who cannot speak for themselves — the trees.”
–Haida Gwaii, Traditional Circle of Elders
The trees are the Elders of the Earth. Go to the forest or to the mountains and find a young tree. Then find an old tree. Spend time with each. [...]