Elder's Meditation of the Day - August 29

"The devastated earth, the air, water, the extinct species of mankind, animalkind, and plantkind, the drugs, suicides, family separations - these are all the result of false ceremonies."
--Barney Bush, SHAWNEE
All life is a ceremony. Every act is a ceremony creating a result in our lives. Every ceremony we do always brings results to our lives. If we do bad medicine to others, we do bad medicine to ourselves. If we keep on doing bad ceremonies, we will eventually destroy ourselves. Any time we live our lives out of harmony, we are doing bad ceremonies. Any time we treat anything with disrespect whether it is another human being or a plant or an animal, we are performing bad ceremonies. These ceremonies not only have an effect on ourselves but will simultaneously affect everything. We need to use our power well, only do good ceremonies.

My Creator, teach me only good ceremonies. Teach me ceremonies that accomplish good for all the people. Good ceremonies cause good results. Teach me ceremonies that are helpful

We can not survive, our children can not survive, our grandchildren will not survive if we continue to pay homage to those things the white culture revers. Money, fame, power, guns, war, cement, Franken-food, oil.

Weather modification is killing us:

Weather modification, chemtrails, and geo-engineering what is ...

Aug 24, 2009 ... It happens all over the world without any public approval. In Germany, Italy, the UK, China, America, all over, airplanes are leaving ...
http://www.examiner.com/x-17720-Manhattan-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Weather-modification-chemtrails-and-geoengineering-what-is-happening-in-the-sky.

Video results for weather modification

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=weather+modification&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=OQm9SqL0O4yIswOBt61H&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=14#

All these bad things we do in the name of progress....science.

We worship these people and our government...those who call themselves "Good Christians" and yet the are killing us...destroying life as we know it upon this Unci Maka (Mother Earth).

So the government poisons the air we breathe, the water we drink and now the poison our foods by allowing genetic modification:

Video results for gm food

For videos on Genetically Modified Food:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=gm+food&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=LQe9SqOWLoP-tQP48KAf&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94d-KVorSHM

I'll continue all this on another day.... Until then I suggest you people wake up and reexamine your beliefs and those you choose to lead you....

Mi Takuye Oyacin

Elders' Meditation: August 30th

"I started drinking more seriously, seeking refuge, seeking death actually, from a world that was feeling more and more unnatural to me. Following a painful accident related to drinking, I finally realized that I must decide whether I want to follow my grandparents or truly take up this life. Circumstances that followed led me to choose life."

--Barney Bush, SHAWNEE

My life is run by choices and decisions. Every choice I make today will carry with it the consequences of that choice. Every decision I make today will carry with it the consequences of that decision. The question I will ask myself today is, "Do I want to be happy or do I want to be right?" Which ever one I choose will have a lot to do with the consequences I will experience today. If today was the last day of my life, what choices and what decisions would I make?

Oh Great Spirit, guide my path today and help me see the value of choosing the Red Road

Ok, so like I have given in to being happy....I just kind of keep my mouth shut these days...but I miss telling some people the truth....not that they listen, so not to waste my precious breath...I'll just write it out here.

So, as I read this meditation...I think of the one I've been forced to leave behind. He's been sober 19+ years now...and he works his steps to stay sober. What I see, but do not comment to him on is his behavior otherwise.

When we were still talking to each other he'd mostly sound unhappy, he'd say he didn't want to continue with his soberball group, he didnn't want to go to work (I'm not gonna say exactly about his job, but it's not in an office 9:00-5:00), he spent more time with the group that drinks (which he said wasn't making him happy either). He's not happy with his family (mother & siblings). He wouldn't put time in our friendship/relationship...which caused me to stop making an effort as well. It's just mostly sour grapes, because in my mind, you eventually have to stand up and get on with it...being miserable is a waste of time and a huge waste of life.

I thought A.A. was about giving it up....letting go of the pain & b.s. and getting on with life, as well as getting & staying/living sober. I thought it was about trusting Creator...about working it through and past the misery. I thought it was about letting go and making life better for yourself and your loved ones.

I really thought that the steps were there to help a person get well, to heal the past traumas in their life as well as stay sober. If that is so, how can one actively work the steps and not get well? Not heal? What's the point...if your not gonna do it all the way, why bother to do it at all?

Love: Elders' Meditation: April 18, 2009

"Women know more about love than men do...Love is taking. Love is sharing. Love is learning things about each other."

--Mary Leitka, HOH

The Elders say Mother Earth shares Her special gifts of love with the Women. The Women know about bringing forth life and nurturing their offspring. Through this gift of love the Earth really makes the Woman special. Men should look upon the Woman with a Sacred Eye. She should be respected. The Woman is a role model for love. When the Woman talks, we should listen; when she shares, we should be grateful. We should all learn about each other.

Grandmother, teach me to love with the power of the Woman.


I like today's meditation. Mostly because it points out the true nature of women, and what we are capable of. What, maybe is forgotten about us...

I find, that are certain people that when I'm around that I really want to love...I really reach out to...Those that just being around causes my heart to open. I don't always know what to do with that, because there is that fear & knowing that once I leave...everything will go back to as it was before; the silence, the isolation, the feeling of being forgotten about, & the unfulfilled desire. And for sure that is anti-love and totally crazy-making.... hopefully one day very soon, we will find ourselves back in the arms of those that truly and deeply love & comfort us and for whom we feel the same.

Laughter is Good Medicine: Elders' Meditation: February 19, 2009

"laughter is a necessity in life that does not cost much, and the Old Ones say that one of the greatest healing powers in our life is the ability to laugh."

--Larry P. Aitken, CHIPPEWA

Laughter is a good stress eliminator. Laughter causes healing powers to be distributed through our bodies. Laughter helps heal relationships that are having problems. Laughter can change other people. Laughter can heal the sick. Laughter is spiritual. One of the greatest gifts among Indian people has been our ability to laugh. Humor is natural to Indian people. Sometimes the only thing left to do is laugh.

Great Spirit, allow me to laugh when times get tough

So there are these two chickens...and one says to the other "Why did the man cross the street?" And the other one says "I don't know. Why do men do anything?"

What do Nebraska, Ford Motor Co. & a penny all have in common? "They all have a Lincoln"

Chickens in Libraries
A chicken walks into the library. It goes up to the circulation desk and says: "book, bok, bok, boook".
The librarian hands the chicken a book. It tucks it under his wing and runs out. A while later, the chicken runs back in, throws the first book into the return bin and goes back to the librarian saying: "book, bok, bok, bok, boook". Again the librarian gives it a book, and the chicken runs out. The librarian shakes her head.
Within a few minutes, the chicken is back, returns the book and starts all over again: "boook, book, bok bok boook". The librarian gives him yet a third book, but this time as the chicken is running out the door, she follows it.
The chicken runs down the street, through the park and down to the riverbank. There, sitting on a lily pad is a big, green frog. The chicken holds up the book and shows it to the frog, saying: "Book, bok, bok, boook". The frog blinks, and croaks: "read-it, read-it, read-it".

360: Healing Ourselves-Elders' Meditation: January 20, 2009

"Heal yourself-your physical and spiritual bodies. Regenerate yourself with light, and then help those who have poverty of the soul. Return to the inner spirit, which we have abandoned while looking elsewhere for happiness."

--Willaru Huayta, QUECHUA NATION, PERU

It is difficult to look inside ourselves, especially when we see conflict or confusion. During times of conflict we need to realize that we are talking to ourselves about our thoughts. This conversation is printing in our subconscious and forming our beliefs. During times of conflict we need to ask the spirit to control our self-talk. Only thorough finding that inner place and going there during troubled times will we ever find happiness.

Great Spirit, You are my peace and you dwell within me. Let me look for You within myself.

I'm reading this and what I'm seeing with some of my loved one's is that even thought they are "Friends of Bill W" and they remain sober, there isn't a whole lot of emotional self healing going on. It seems as if the pain of looking within at the scars of childhood & broken relationships and healing is too much, it's crippling.

But I know, it takes courage to heal and that it isn't shameful nor weak to ask for help, rather it takes an extremely strong, intelligent and aware person to ask for help and search for healing. I also know, that a person is not going to heal until the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing.

360: Helping Out-Elders' Meditation: December 10, 2008

"Come forward and join hands with us in this great work for the Creator."
--Traditional Circle of Elders, NORTHERN CHEYENNE
The Elders have spent years learning to pray and communicate with the Great Spirit. Their job is to pass this knowledge onto the young people. The Elders have told us we are now in a great time of healing. The Creator is guiding them to help the young people figure this out. We must get involved and participate. We should pray and see what it is the Great Spirit wants us to do. We need to sacrifice our time to help the people and to be of maximum use to the Creator. Every person is needed to accomplish this great healing.

Creator, whisper what You want me to do.

I was on my way to Mexico to do some sacred work, and these two beautiful children were seated in front of me on the plane...we played and sang, and made finger-plays. It was so awesome....and it's time you know, for the new Elders to step up to the plate and teach the children. Our Elders are on their way back to Creator...it's up to those of us who are now the "Elders" to fix the messy minds we have created in our children.... Raising Children is NOT a Democratic process....we need to love our children & grandchildren, but we must do so with a firm yet loving touch. It's about the good of the world and All Our Relations, not just for our immediate family. It's about teaching the natural laws and the way of balance if we are to survive.

360: Pray, People, Pray: April 24, 2008

Elder's Meditation of the Day - April 24
"Each person's prayers can help everyone."
--Thomas Yellowtail, CROW
Prayer is our entrance into the Unseen World. It is by prayer we can call upon the powers and laws of the Great Spirit. The Spirit World has powers and laws that are different from the Physical World. The spiritual laws allow healing to take place; they allow forgiveness to occur; they cause miracles to happen; they cause hate to disappear; they heal broken relationships; they guide every moment of our lives; they allow us to love even when it's hard. Prayer allows us access to the Spirit World.

Creator, teach me to pray.

I was taught by my Grandfather, Marcellus Bear Heart to begin my prayers with: "Thank-you Creator for...." Thus recognizing and affirming that what I am requesting is already a "done deal".

360: Going Within-Walking a Labyrinth: May 31, 2007

A soulful meditation is to be found while walking a Labyrinth. Not like a maze, where one encounters dead ends and must back-track, this is a seemingly endless journey to the center of being.




The photo is of the Labyrinth @ Sycamore Springs Spa on Avila Beach Rd....there is no entry fee, the spa has made this a gift to all who choose to stop and avail themselves of the journey.


Twice I have walked this particular Labyrinth, both times a clearer sense of my being has emerged.


The first time I was meditating on the length of the journey...going within, how similar it is to life's lessons. yet on the way out of the Labyrinth, I noticed how quickly the return journey was in comparison.


The second time I walked, was just one week past, after graduating with my MLIS and on my way to a massage and with plans for an interview. The walk was decidedly easier, yet almost as long...going within seems to be a task of some length. Once in the center, I made a tobacco offering and sat with the Center Tonka Oyate just giving thanks for my life.


After offering the remains of the smoke to that Center Elder, I happened to glance to my left, I saw something sparkley in the sand...a tiny glimmer of light. Much to my surprise and joy, the Spirits of the Labyrinth gifted me a tiny diamond...as well as a blue seed bead. Wowie...also on the way back out I was also gifted a few raven feathers....


It seems as something I am doing is right and just...Wopila, Tanka Shila.


Now I am not thinking that this gift will ever be duplicated, nor do I say "do this because...." However, assuredly, I know that there is treasure within ourselves, within our hearts, within the very core of our being.


Take the walk...it is a journey of great healing and self-revelation!


Mi Takuye Oyacin

360: More Thoughts on Love: May 16, 2007

This is an older e-mail, one I have received many times, but I thought I'd like to share it with all of you.



1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you..

2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.

6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

8. Don't waste your time on a man / woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened

11. There' s always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.

12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.

13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to

REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

360: Elders' Meditation: May 12, 2007

As I read this meditation...it makes me think of love.


"When you go inside that power, there's no fear. It's so beautiful!! There's no fear there. There's no pain." ---- Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA


It's like for me, when there is love there is no fear, there is no pain...you just open your heart and feel the joy, peace and loving comfort that love offers.


So I like that..it's a good feeling, it makes me smile and I feel free. So then I want to share it...that love, joy, and loving comfort.


I'm praying that soon I'll be in that loving place again...I seem to have lost it. Well not lost it exactly, but I have put it away since last October. It seems that I am allowed to bring it out and share it except for every 6-8 months, but that is no longer enough...I want to love daily (if at all possible).


I mean it feels so good...when we are in that loving place, so I can not comprehend why we choose to run and hide. How can we turn on our backs on the love that is being offered us? I know we recognize real love..it makes our hearts warm, tingle and sing. But turning away, how sad....makes my heart break.