December 31, 2016 Daily Feast Of Wisdom (Tsugitsvnvda Danalisdayvhvsgv Agadohvsdi ) (ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ ᏓᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ)

All Life and Family Is Sacred.
May The Lord Our God Always
Shed Light On Your Path So You
Never Get Lost And Keep Your
Home Warm With All The Love
Of God, Family and Friends I Sent
You All My Prayers And Much Love.
Happy New Year !!!!

2016

December
Vsgiga
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Saturday
Dodaquidena
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December 31 - Daily Feast

A feast is a huge banquet of wonderful foods and wonderful friends to share it. It is a time when people honor people - and many memories are laid aside for this celebration. But another kind of feast is in the heart - at the core where life is decided. It is the human way to believe himself victim of many things and he starves at his center. He worries excessively about who will take care of him and who will feed him and if he will survive at all. Never start a day without gratitude - without an inner singing of "Praise God from whom all blessings flow!" Never start a day being sour and hard to get along with. Never talk trouble nor give credence to those who do. Never give another person reason to be unhappy..... And remember this is your day. This is a day of celebrating new life and purpose.

~ On the other side of the river there is plenty of buffalo. When we are poor we will tell you. ~

BLACKFOOT - MOUNTAIN CROW

'A Cherokee Feast of Days Volume II' by Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Elder's Meditation of the Day - December 31

"They must give themselves to Wakan' Tanka and live a spiritual life. They will have the peace that frees them from fear."

Frank Fools Crow LAKOTA

There are two wills available for us: self will and God's will. Our choice is: figure it out ourselves or have the Creator involved in our lives. If we are honest with ourselves and look at past experiences what are our lives like when we try to figure it out ourselves? Is there fear confusion frustration anger attacking others conflict fault finding manipulation teasing others belittling others or devaluation? If these things are present they indicate that we are choosing self will. What is it like if we turn our will over to the Creator? What are the results if we ask the Great Spirit to guide our life? Examples are: freedom choices consequences love forgiveness helping others happiness joy solutions and peace. Which will I choose today self will or God's will?

Creator I know what my choice is. I want You to direct my life. I want You to direct my thinking. You are the Grandfather. You know what I need even before I do. Today I ask You to tell me what I can do for You today. Tell me in a way I can understand and I will be happy to do it.

'THINK on THESE THINGS'
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Today I hear the laughter of children at play. Their voices filled the air almost like chimes. And I felt their arms about my neck and their sticky kisses on my face. How blessed I am! Today I heard a mockingbird trilling out every single song it every heard from its winged friends. I closed my eyes and in the trees I heard all the voices I've heard since childhood and it took me through all the happy breathless precious times I loved so much

Today I heard my mother's voice calling to me happily. It was a good strong healthy voice that has called to me courage and hope and peace and shall continue to call down many lanes to me.

Today I heard my child's voice. I heard her singing I heard her praying I heard her laughing and talking. I heard her teasing and moving from place to place in all the activities I love to see her in.

Now even more than ever I realize how grateful I am that God has given me the excellent faculty of hearing. I shall with all diligence try to hear nothing evil but only love and peace which is my heritage.