May 1 Daily Feast, Elder's Meditation, 'THINK on THESE THINGS

[David White Hawk Administrator]

2014

May
Anasgvti
ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ

Thursday
Ugineiga
ᎤᎩᏁᎢᎦ

FIVE
Hi' Ski
Ꭿ' ᏍkᎢ

PLANTING MONTH
Ana Sku'tee
ᎠᎾ ᏍkᎤ'ᏖᎡ

The Long Hair [Custer] came.....they say we massacred him, but he would have done the same thing to us had we not defended ourselves and fought to the last. Our first impulse was to escape with our women and babies, but we were so hemmed in that we had to fight.

CRAZY HORSE - SIOUX MILITARY GENIUS

May 1 - Daily Feast

Fear of obstacles makes us u d nu lv hi, lazy or indolent as the Cherokee calls it. Shy in nature and reticent in manner, most Indians avoid appearing forward. It is easier to put things off than it is to take the bit. One of the greatest discoveries is to start out in faith. Start - and boldness and energy will come in. Start out - and wisdom will flow, spotty at first but it will come. If people who are afraid they are not capable will just start out to do a thing, it, or something even better, happens.

~ We are nothing compared to His power, and we feel and know it. ~

BLACK HAWK - SAUK

"A Cherokee Feast of Days, Volume II" by Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Elder's Meditation of the Day - May 1

"All living creatures and all plants derive their life from the sun. If it were not for the sun, there would be darkness and nothing could grow - the earth would be without life."

Okute, TETON SIOUX

This is why we call the sun, Father Sun. Father Sun shines life on Mother Earth and from this Father and Mother all life forms exist and continue to reproduce. The Sun shines on all; it is not selective. We should not allow anything to block the Sun from shining on the Earth. We must not pollute the air because the pollutants block the light of life to the Earth. If the Earth cannot receive this light, then life will start to be affected. We must live in harmony with the Sun and Earth. Otherwise, we are harming ourselves.

My Creator, give me the wisdom to live in harmony with all things.

'THINK on THESE THINGS'
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Don't allow life to mean too much. Keep it light and shallow; spend as much time as possible scoffing at those things meaningful to others; forget the decency and patience in their attitudes.

And look with overbearing revenge to make them pay for what they believe....laugh at their efforts......call attention to their imperfections......and don't forget to learn how to live alone......and if not in body, then in spirit. And then don't take the blame for a desert-island soul. It is of one's own making. But remember, oh so well, that life does not stand still while we search for someone to blame for our isolation.

Donvdagahv'i (ᏙᏅᏓᎦᎲ'Ꭲ) (Until we meet again)

Dewidi Tawodi Unega (ᏕᏫᏗ ᏔᏬᏗ ᎤᏁᎦ) (David White Hawk)

Nvwadohiyada (ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏓ) (Blessings of health and peace to you)

Be good, be kind, and help each other.Respect the ground, respect the drum, and respect each other.

May The Creator Always Walk With You.

[NightEyes87]

I definitely agree that fear alone should not stop us from doing something. We are afraid from everything new and unfamiliar. Things we don't understand make us afraid. But if we start doing something out in faith... power, wisdom and knowledge comes. If we succeed then we will become stronger because we have achieved something. If we don't succeed, we will still have become with stronger personality because we were bold enough to try. I think if we have nothing to lose then we should definitely go for it, because we may gain, otherwise we should take calculated risks.
Always do what you are afraid to do (R.W. Emerson)...when you think that you can benefit from it in some way, of course :) In this way we can achieve more than we think we are capable of achieving.
Whenever I follow this advice and do something even though I am afraid of it and succeed I get stronger and feel happy with my personal achievement.

[NightEyes87]

Even if it is about simple things like learning to ride a bicycle or swim or talk infront of a public... It doesn't refer only to big things...