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October 16

There is a certain degree of sameness in your
life and mine . . . a sameness that says no matter how
different we are . . . we can still identify with each other's
daily problems and hopes and aspirations. You may
have that basic quality of serenity and quiet
confidence . . . and I of frivolity and eagerness . . . but we
can still communicate through our basic sameness
and through friendship, or 'o li i', as we Cherokees call
it. If there is any greatness or strength in either of us,
it will be from the standpoint of our consideration for
each other and our understanding of unspoken concerns
and the need for support . . . for the thread of
sameness is from the Great Spirit that touches not only
us but all with whom we are in contact . . . a silent bond
that makes us one in courage.

Quote -

Friend and brother: It was the will of the Great Spirit
that we should meet together this day.
~Red Jacket~

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October 16

There were ducks on the pond this
morning, a pair of blue-winged teals gliding
smoothly along and stopping only to feed. They
were oblivious to cattle feeding along the slopes -
and even to footsteps on the grass. It is a calm peace
of mind that is not easily startled.

Everywhere is beauty, the cottonwood tree
white against the oaks and evergreens, the ungainly
heron wading at the water's edge. So common and
so unlikely to attract attention because it all fits
together in a picture so easily taken for granted. But
the peace cannot be taken for granted because it
seeps into the soul like sunlight pierces the deepest
shadows - and rests.

Quote -

I questioned the trees and bushes . . . Who made
you? In dream Wakan Tanka told me I must honor
his works in nature.
~Brave Buffalo, Sioux~

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Cherokee Feast of Days Original and volume 2
By Hifler

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Let everything you do be your expression of Spirit,
And everything you say be your Prayer     ~Anon
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Nice article on the Power of Intention and Animal Healing
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