A Concept from the Grandfathers, eternal and relevant to todays' Society.
You are Mortal Body and Immortal Spirit.
This concept - your Spirit chooses your Body for all of its' Strengths and all of its' Limitations.
YOU LEARN ITS' STRENGTHS AND YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH ITS' LIMITATIONS.
Your Spirit chooses this Body - which is placed on this Earth within a particular set of circumstances at a particular point in time - TO LEARN.
You ARE made from the Elements of the Universe and you ARE symbolically connected to the Elements of the Earth.
From Fire - you receive the heat that makes your Heart alive, pulsing with vitality.
From Mother Earth - you receive the solid form of your Physical Being, that which is known as the Body, made from the same substance that makes up everything of this Earth and Universe.
From Water - you receive the Life Stream of your Blood, flowing ever outward before returning once again to the source of its' beginning, giving Life to the Body. The Life Circle.
From Wind - you receive your First Breath of Life until your last sigh.
THIS IS THE INNER CIRCLE OF LIFE
This is why you should give Thanks always, to that which makes you what and who you are, bouth in Substance and in Spirit.
The Physical you, LIMITED, yet the Spiritual you, ETERNAL!
White Crow September 1956
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
What If?
Such a small statement, "what if?", yet could have enormous consequences.
"What if?" may cause a positive experience and yet in most cases it will cause a negative experience, leaving you wanting, this I have found over my years.
When one looks back over their Life Experiences, no matter where they are on their Life Path and make the comment to ones' self or to others, "what if?" How many Life experiences, loves, friends, adventures and Life changing moments that you may have missed?
I have found everyone seems to have many "what ifs?" to contemplate. What if I had said this, or not said that, what if I had ventured to this place, or not gone. What if, what if, what if? They seem to be endless.
Contemplating all of the "what ifs?" in your life, after the fact, looking back with questions or remorse, seeing how different or imporved your Life experience could have been. Maybe a love lost, maybe a friend not made, maybe a place or People not experienced. This as I see it, is ever present in the lives of most Human Beings. What If?
As a boy, words from my Grandmother, "If it feels good do it". Then she always added, "As long as you do no harm to yourself or others, never looking back and saying what if?"
There is a concept in my Culture, this thing in todays Society that is called an "urge", an inner feeling, or a need for you to do something, was better understood as a request of the Spirit. Look to these "urges", these requests of the Spirit, they were placed along your Life Path for a purpose. Ignore, your Life, itself, could have dire circumstances. Acting upon these as they occur, you will never have to look back with, "what ifs?"
Action, reacting or acting upon these so called "urges" as they present themselves will eliminate all of the looking back upon your Life, wondering about, what if? There will be times of uncertainty, but know, that urge, that request from the Spirit, was placed there upon your Life Path for a reason. ACT UPON THEM! Wondering how different or how fulfilled your Life could have been IF only you had stepped up and spoken to that individual, letting them know your thoughts, your feeling. Wondering about how Life changing, IF you had ventured to a place, experienced another Culture, another Peoples' concepts, could have been?
I have found people seem to have great concerns about the reactions of others. You ARE who you ARE, respect yourself, as you are. It does not matter what others my think, it, IS your life. Look to what makes you happy, what makes you content with yourself, with YOUR Life. The opinions of others are just that, AN OPINION, neither right nor wrong, only THEIR CONCEPT.
Looking back on things that happened, or did not happen in your Life, people you had encountered, or did not, could be very unsettling and could cause many regrets.
"What if?" a sad circumstance of the Human condition.
A small effort, confidence in ones' self, will eliminate any "WHAT IF?" in your future.
The Teaching August 1947
My thoughts October 1965
White Crow
"What if?" may cause a positive experience and yet in most cases it will cause a negative experience, leaving you wanting, this I have found over my years.
When one looks back over their Life Experiences, no matter where they are on their Life Path and make the comment to ones' self or to others, "what if?" How many Life experiences, loves, friends, adventures and Life changing moments that you may have missed?
I have found everyone seems to have many "what ifs?" to contemplate. What if I had said this, or not said that, what if I had ventured to this place, or not gone. What if, what if, what if? They seem to be endless.
Contemplating all of the "what ifs?" in your life, after the fact, looking back with questions or remorse, seeing how different or imporved your Life experience could have been. Maybe a love lost, maybe a friend not made, maybe a place or People not experienced. This as I see it, is ever present in the lives of most Human Beings. What If?
As a boy, words from my Grandmother, "If it feels good do it". Then she always added, "As long as you do no harm to yourself or others, never looking back and saying what if?"
There is a concept in my Culture, this thing in todays Society that is called an "urge", an inner feeling, or a need for you to do something, was better understood as a request of the Spirit. Look to these "urges", these requests of the Spirit, they were placed along your Life Path for a purpose. Ignore, your Life, itself, could have dire circumstances. Acting upon these as they occur, you will never have to look back with, "what ifs?"
Action, reacting or acting upon these so called "urges" as they present themselves will eliminate all of the looking back upon your Life, wondering about, what if? There will be times of uncertainty, but know, that urge, that request from the Spirit, was placed there upon your Life Path for a reason. ACT UPON THEM! Wondering how different or how fulfilled your Life could have been IF only you had stepped up and spoken to that individual, letting them know your thoughts, your feeling. Wondering about how Life changing, IF you had ventured to a place, experienced another Culture, another Peoples' concepts, could have been?
I have found people seem to have great concerns about the reactions of others. You ARE who you ARE, respect yourself, as you are. It does not matter what others my think, it, IS your life. Look to what makes you happy, what makes you content with yourself, with YOUR Life. The opinions of others are just that, AN OPINION, neither right nor wrong, only THEIR CONCEPT.
Looking back on things that happened, or did not happen in your Life, people you had encountered, or did not, could be very unsettling and could cause many regrets.
"What if?" a sad circumstance of the Human condition.
A small effort, confidence in ones' self, will eliminate any "WHAT IF?" in your future.
The Teaching August 1947
My thoughts October 1965
White Crow
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Making Life Choices
Become Proactive, get Involved
A Culture Lesson:
The Four Directions are Sacred to my People the Onondaga:
North: Widsom: the representative color White
East: Reflection: the representative color Yellow
South: Innocence: the representative color Green
West: Introspection: the representative color Black
A note here: each Native American Culture has their interpretation of the meanings and colors of the Four Sacred Directions.
The Story, the Teaching
A Young Man went to a place where the Grandfather would pass each Season on his Journey in the Four Directions. The Young Man thought that if he just sat in the center where the Paths crossed, the Grandfather would tell him which Direction to take. This would make it much easier for him, and it would help him avoid errors and consequences.
On a Spring Day, the Grandfather came upon the Young Man. "What are you doing, Young Man?" he asked. The Young Man told the Grandfather of his plan to get advice from the Grandfather for his chosen Path to follow in Life. The Grandfather thought, then replied, "You must follow your own Path." The Young Man said, "Well, you just came from the Direction of the North. What did you Learn about North?" The Grandfather told of his adventure in the North and the Lessons to be Learned. But the Grandfather said, "You may have a different experience than I did, so you must find it out for yourself."
Another Season went by, and the Young Man continued to sit in the Crossroads of Life waiting for the Grandfather to tell him which Path to follow. It was Summer, the leaves were on the Trees and the Blooms of Flowers. Here came the Grandfather. The Young Man asked, "Tell me, Grandfather, what Path do you think I should follow?" The Grandfather gave him the same reply as before. The Young Man asked about the Grandfather's experiences in the East. The Grandfather told him of his wonderful experiences. In awe, the Young Man wondered if that might be the Direction he should follow. But instead of following that Path, the Young Man just sat and waited until the next Season. The Summer was long and hot.
The Young Man saw the Grandfather coming toward him as the Leaves began to change. The Young Man was changing as well. He was excited to hear what the Grandfather had Learned on his adventure in the West.
The Grandfather once again reminded the Young Man that it was his Choice to follow his own Path. The Grandfather also shared with the Young Man the wonderful experiences and what he had Learned. The Young Man was excited, and he thought surely this was the Direction for him to follow. But he was a little tired, and he decided to stay for yet another Season.
The Fall of this Life had ceased, and Winter was near at hand. The Man, no longer a Young Man, felt the Cold Winds and thought that he would freeze to death, with little food and no shelter. Still, he survived another Season, waiting for the Grandfather to come yet again. This time he would really decide which Direction would be his Path of Life.
This time the Grandfather did not return to the Crossroads, and the Man realized that he had gone through the Four Seasons of Life. Aged and all alone, he relized that he was no longer a Young Man with a Decision to make about his Path of Life. Life had passed him by while he went through the Winter Season of his Life. He relized that Choice was not someting to waste because of a Fear of Consequences, or while waiting for someone else to make One's Choices.
White Crow May 1949
Thoughts:
Should you, as the Young Man at the beginning of the Lesson, set and wait for another to tell you what YOUR Life Journey SHOULD BE, Life will trully PASS YOU BY. His or your Fear of ERRORS along the Life Path are put there as Lessons to learn and grow. All of the Choices you may have, being that Choice was a Gift at Birth, I suggest USE IT. Do not live another's Life, trully you will NOT have a Life of your own. CHOOSE, and move forth on YOUR LIFE PATH.
White Crow July 1955
A Culture Lesson:
The Four Directions are Sacred to my People the Onondaga:
North: Widsom: the representative color White
East: Reflection: the representative color Yellow
South: Innocence: the representative color Green
West: Introspection: the representative color Black
A note here: each Native American Culture has their interpretation of the meanings and colors of the Four Sacred Directions.
The Story, the Teaching
A Young Man went to a place where the Grandfather would pass each Season on his Journey in the Four Directions. The Young Man thought that if he just sat in the center where the Paths crossed, the Grandfather would tell him which Direction to take. This would make it much easier for him, and it would help him avoid errors and consequences.
On a Spring Day, the Grandfather came upon the Young Man. "What are you doing, Young Man?" he asked. The Young Man told the Grandfather of his plan to get advice from the Grandfather for his chosen Path to follow in Life. The Grandfather thought, then replied, "You must follow your own Path." The Young Man said, "Well, you just came from the Direction of the North. What did you Learn about North?" The Grandfather told of his adventure in the North and the Lessons to be Learned. But the Grandfather said, "You may have a different experience than I did, so you must find it out for yourself."
Another Season went by, and the Young Man continued to sit in the Crossroads of Life waiting for the Grandfather to tell him which Path to follow. It was Summer, the leaves were on the Trees and the Blooms of Flowers. Here came the Grandfather. The Young Man asked, "Tell me, Grandfather, what Path do you think I should follow?" The Grandfather gave him the same reply as before. The Young Man asked about the Grandfather's experiences in the East. The Grandfather told him of his wonderful experiences. In awe, the Young Man wondered if that might be the Direction he should follow. But instead of following that Path, the Young Man just sat and waited until the next Season. The Summer was long and hot.
The Young Man saw the Grandfather coming toward him as the Leaves began to change. The Young Man was changing as well. He was excited to hear what the Grandfather had Learned on his adventure in the West.
The Grandfather once again reminded the Young Man that it was his Choice to follow his own Path. The Grandfather also shared with the Young Man the wonderful experiences and what he had Learned. The Young Man was excited, and he thought surely this was the Direction for him to follow. But he was a little tired, and he decided to stay for yet another Season.
The Fall of this Life had ceased, and Winter was near at hand. The Man, no longer a Young Man, felt the Cold Winds and thought that he would freeze to death, with little food and no shelter. Still, he survived another Season, waiting for the Grandfather to come yet again. This time he would really decide which Direction would be his Path of Life.
This time the Grandfather did not return to the Crossroads, and the Man realized that he had gone through the Four Seasons of Life. Aged and all alone, he relized that he was no longer a Young Man with a Decision to make about his Path of Life. Life had passed him by while he went through the Winter Season of his Life. He relized that Choice was not someting to waste because of a Fear of Consequences, or while waiting for someone else to make One's Choices.
White Crow May 1949
Thoughts:
Should you, as the Young Man at the beginning of the Lesson, set and wait for another to tell you what YOUR Life Journey SHOULD BE, Life will trully PASS YOU BY. His or your Fear of ERRORS along the Life Path are put there as Lessons to learn and grow. All of the Choices you may have, being that Choice was a Gift at Birth, I suggest USE IT. Do not live another's Life, trully you will NOT have a Life of your own. CHOOSE, and move forth on YOUR LIFE PATH.
White Crow July 1955
Friday, January 2, 2009
Worry Part 2
After posting my blog, "Worry", I realized I had omitted a very important part of the Teaching.
As situations or people enter into your Life Circle, causing you concern, and you come to a conclusion you need to worry about it, THINK. As explained in my first posting, as you are thinking and trying to determine, there is nothing I CAN DO to improve or make this problem go away, and you DO determine there is a course of action YOU can do, JUST DO IT. Face the situation or person that has caused this concern you feel you need to worry about, take the action required at that time. Thus, no need to worry.
When you face these situations as they occur and find a solution, something you can act upon, do it. If you find there is nothing YOU CAN DO, FORGET ABOUT IT, take it from your mind. Then you will never have anything to worry about. What ever the problem, it is going to happen, it is out of YOUR control.
DON'T WORRY, it can be destructive to your well-being.
Worry?
White Crow January 2009
As situations or people enter into your Life Circle, causing you concern, and you come to a conclusion you need to worry about it, THINK. As explained in my first posting, as you are thinking and trying to determine, there is nothing I CAN DO to improve or make this problem go away, and you DO determine there is a course of action YOU can do, JUST DO IT. Face the situation or person that has caused this concern you feel you need to worry about, take the action required at that time. Thus, no need to worry.
When you face these situations as they occur and find a solution, something you can act upon, do it. If you find there is nothing YOU CAN DO, FORGET ABOUT IT, take it from your mind. Then you will never have anything to worry about. What ever the problem, it is going to happen, it is out of YOUR control.
DON'T WORRY, it can be destructive to your well-being.
Worry?
White Crow January 2009
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