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Reflections on ‘peacable’ as themes from Isaiah 11 & Romans 12

White Buffalo Teachings (excerpt)— Chief Arvol Looking Horse  We need a great healing,and we need a Great Forgiving.But healing cannot begin without forgiveness.We must forgive each other,Forgive our loved ones,Forgive our friends,Forgive our enemies,Forgive ourselves.We need to pray even for a person who has done wrong!In our Tiyospaye – our family — when two people fight they are […]

Meditations on treasures & legacies: what we cherish — themes from Hosea & Luke.

Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity. — Mahatma Gandhi You are searching the world for treasure, but the real treasure is yourself. — Rumi When he returned home to France, [Lafayette] lived on his big estates and did very well. He was in the same social class as the rich […]

Reflections on Earth Day

Earth Day — Jane Yolen I am the Earth And the Earth is me. Each blade of grass, Each honey tree, Each bit of mud, And stick and stone Is blood and muscle, Skin and bone. And just as I Need every bit Of me to make My body fit, So Earth needs Grass and […]

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