Gulf Coast Oil Spill - Sioux Prayer Request

A Letter from Chief Arvol Looking Horse

http://www.equiculture.org/arvols-message-to-the-world.aspx

I'm asking each of you to please go and
read Arvol's message...it is of utmost
importance in the days and weeks ahead.

I feel deeply in my bones the urgency of
this letter and have since the onset of
this oil spill...I say no more!  No more
offshore drilling of any kind any longer!

We cannot fight big money and power
but we can pray...we should pray...for
life as we know it has been forever
changed by this one horrific happening.

We need to be responsible prayer
partners now...

In honor and respect,

A'Ho!

Praying Beauty Finds Its Way....

I awoke early this morning and gently
breathed in the new beginning of the
day, coming over the horizon and the
doorsill.  Life appeared at a standstill.
There was not even birdsong this
morning.  I found that odd, but perhaps
even birds need quiet time too.  What
surprised me most was that my inner
thoughts weren't tumbling out of me
as I arose to greet the day.  Most
mornings when I open my eyes the
chatter begins before I even have a
chance to breathe in the gloriousness
of the moment unfolding before me.
This morning I was given a much needed
reprieve and I was and still am so very
grateful.  Even now as I sit and type
out the words I really haven't much
thought going on in my head and I find
it marvelous!

I quickly penned off a letter to a few
friends a while after I'd been awake,
then I took my meds and began my
day in small increments.  The morning
'Toilette'...the gazing in the mirror at
one's reflection, the looking in the eye
and studying of one's self.  The washing
up of face, teeth, brushing the hair and
making ready to face whatever will be
crossing your journey through the day
and I am smiling.  In the words of The
Ancient Ancestors who walked our lands
before us I 'hear'....It is a good day to
die!

I had a trying week this week...everyday
a test of my patience and faith but I
walked through it and recognize the
warrior who still resides within.  The
child/woman who is me, still growing,
still learning, still contemplative, still
thankful, still sorrowful, still grateful.

What I find so amazing as I go through
my days, is that I can find so much peace
as I make my way through all of your
blogs, and read till my heart is full and
know that you experience the same life
stripes as I do...the story may be some-
what different but the feelings, the human
experience is the same.  And that being
said is what the collective soul/
consciousness is all about.  How very
powerful.  At the end of the day we are
all reaching for Love...Source Love, The
One's Love, God/Goddess Love, Mother/
Father God Love...Christian, Jew, Muslim,
Taoist, Pagan, Buddhists, nothing separates us
from that same experience.  We all carry
the same atom and cell which sparked us in
the first Holy Breath.

How then do we go to celebrating a holiday
reserved for Fallen Soldiers?  For honoring
those brave enough to go into battle over
human condition and essential control and
power by the governments who deem it
necessary for human survival?  It boggles
the mind and hurts the hearts of all who
live it, and even the humans whose heart is
hardened by hate and power.  I know that
in their darkest hours the Source speaks
to them as much as it does to me.

But today and tomorrow I will honor those
who fought for freedom for this country.
Being Patriotic is a given for me albeit
a conundrum since my views are so not
in keeping with this Holiday.  I want peace
for our planet, I want peace so that wars
over oil, water, greed come to an end.  So
that Mothers and Fathers, Sisters and
Brothers don't have to experience the
human condition of dying for naught. 
Nobody wins in war...any war.  We lose
honor, we lose face, we lose lands that
belong to all by virtue of someone saying
this soil belongs to me when it belongs
to Mother Earth, we lose lives...killing
and blood shed have to stop.  No Mother
ever births a child and then wants to send
that child into a war-torn country.  Let us
begin today to stop the brutality of hungry,
greedy, power sucking killing machines.
As Mothers and Grandmothers we need to
stand together, arm in arm across all
nations of the Planet and shout it out for
all the world to hear that we pray beauty
finds its way to us now.

But for now I will be the Good Grandmother
who prays, who stands with hand on heart
and gives Honor to those who have given a
life, so that others may live.  I will cry for the
Mothers who lose their children to senseless
killing.  I will pray for the families who will
never again see the beloved face of the one
they love and hold dear.  And I will continue
to Pray for Beauty and Peace in a world gone
crazy over land, water, soil, and power.

Hear my cry Eagle Spirit and carry it to
Tunkashila...

Pilamaya Beloved One!

Calendar of Awakening

~The One Life In The Many~

There is not one way to awaken but many.
Both heart and mind are doorways.

You pass through these doors in your own
unique way, based on the qualities of soul
that form your essence.

No one is left behind.
No one is forgotten.
Even those who believe nothing at all
are on a spiritual journey.

Julie Redstone
Light Omega

I won! I won!

I was just leaving the house to go to
the grocery store when I thought I'd
quick check my Dashboard this morning.
Lo and Behold I won the May Giveaway
over on .....
Crocheting In Georgia with Gizzy and the Honeybees

I love Doris!  Not because I just won the
May Giveaway although that is so awesome,
but because she makes the cutest stuff!
I love hearing about her walks with her
adorable Gizzy first and foremost...as I
miss my own pet, Buster...so I can live
vicariously through Doris, lol!  But more
than that she is incredible with hook and
fiber...I'd love to do what she does...I
haven't the first clue about crocheting...

I do have a hook and book that teaches
the basics but I just don't get it.  I'm
one of those hands on girls...you have
to sit and show me and then the light
bulb goes off?

So go check her blog out...she is an
incredibly warm and caring person and
I am so glad I have met her!  Doris
very definitely warms my heartsong!
She has a store on Etsy too!  You
can pick up some cute little gifts for
birthdays, and lots of other special
moments as well.

Thanks A Million Doris!  You are a
jewel and a star!  Here is a lovely
bouquet for you My Sweet!

Good Morning!

Good Morning Sisters and Friends!

I know I haven't been around much but
I wanted to stop in this morning and let
everyone know what has been happening
on my corner of the globe.

About six-seven weeks ago if you recall
I had gotten some kind of bug...be it
sinusitis, bronchitis, whatever...and had
been working to get rid of it.  Yeah, okay
so it was hanging on and hanging on but
I did not want to make two appointments
to see the Doctor as I knew I had two
coming up this month to get bloodwork,
urinalysis done and then this Friday to see
the Doctor and go from there.  Done Deal!

In the meantime my stove/oven decided to
die on me and so my Landlord replaced it
but he had to order a new one so that took
some eight or nine days to arrive.  No prob
there either...I could live without the oven
for some days even though I have been
trying valiantly to cook in a healthier way,
as my cholesteral levels are very high.   I
had been baking and broiling lots of good
foods. 

Then the oven arrives one day while I am
out and about running errands, seeing
another Doctor I go to and when I return
home I see that I have the new one
already hooked up but when I opened up
the door I thought I could smell gas?

The following day the Landlords
maintenance man (Tommy eye-candy :) )
arrived to fix some of the boards in my
ramp to the deck so I had him come
inside to check and see if he smelled gas.
He said he did too but when he checked
for a leak could not find anything.  I left
him to it as I figured he knew what he
was doing?

All this time then I could still smell what
I thought was natural gas leaking but
kept telling myself there wasn't anything
going on...Tommy checked it.

So...in this heat wave we've had going on
here in the Midwest, I had closed up the
house and kept the A.C. running as I have
COPD and some days when the humidity is
high it is difficult for me to breathe as I am
on oxygen here at home.  Several days
running I have been sitting in the house
getting sicker and sicker, with headache,
nausea, stomach hurting and just wanting
to sleep, sleep, sleep.  Well, late yesterday
afternoon something kept nagging at me to
call the Power and Light company and ask
them if a gas leak in your home could make
you sick and the guy that answered the
phone said Oh Yes!  So I told him my story
and he sent someone out right away, told
me to go outside and wait, which I did.
When the Power and Light guy arrived he
came on in and OH YES!!! Boy did I have
leaks coming from the new stove!  Faulty
Appliance big time.  He then showed me
where it was leaking...in about 4 different
places and proceeded to shut off the gas
valves.  He then wrote up a form letter...

CAUTION NOTICE
Warning:  Immediate Hazard Exists.
Equimpment Shut Off!  Condition is
serious enough to require immediate
action.  Your gas supply has been shut
off at the gas range and will not be
turned on until the condition described
has been corrected.

Am I alive? Am I lucky?  Do I feel
better in the space of twelve or so
hours give or take a few?  That would
be a resounding Yes!  Yes!  Yes!

And it is a Very Good Morning!

Wishing you a Sunny, Love-filled
day of Peace and Good Health!

P.S.   Almost forgot!  I was going
to say I thought my oxygen levels
were going down and that was one
reason why I was not feeling well
but I was trying to hang on till this
Friday when I see the Doc...I can
be so dense sometimes!  Wait till
she hears this one!  Somebody
needs to shake me!

Introducing....

I'd love to introduce you to
my Long Time Sister...
DancingFire!  This woman
speaks to my heart like no
other soul on earth...but of
course I can say that about
each of you as you are all
unique and precious, just
as DancingFire is.  She is new
to Blogger and I thought I'd
introduce her so that you all
can see what a phenominal,
visionary woman she is for
yourselves.  She writes from
her HeartSong, her Dreams,
her Visions and shares much
knowledge from The Ancient
Ones she is directly connected
to. 
Over the years since I have known
her she has proven to me over and
over again that she loves with
passion...she shares in kindness
and compassion, she gently leads
and guides, she walks her walk,
and talks her talk with genuine
authenticity.  I feel honored to
call her my friend and Sister.
If you can, make your way over to her
blog and give a shout out and tell
her I sent you ... read some of her
astounding Dreams and Visions...
they come directly from Grandfather
and Grandmother Great Spirit and
I know they will touch your spirit
as much as they touch mine.  Her
writings take me back to that
primordial place in me.  You will
not be disappointed.
Just recently as I am moving thru
my place of sorrow she began
sharing with me some very intimate
letters that were written by a very
dear and close friend of hers that
was dying of Cancer and their
ensuing walk through it...they are
so moving...and they are helping me
to move through my place of sorrow.
I am so eternally grateful DancingFire!
Without further ado....I give you
DancingFire  (just click on her name!)

Life Is Good...Pass It On

I was passed the Life Is Good Award

by Mother Moon yesterday and have been
asked to answer ten questions and
then pass it on to 6 other blogger
friends.  This meant a lot to me as
one may not necessarily realize that
even though I may post about some
real heart-wrenching moments in my
life, I do believe at the end of the day
That Life Is Good!  How could it not

with the wondrous souls I've connected

to here on Blogger and elsewhere who

uplift me everyday!  You are all very
much my Earth Angels...so without
further ado here goes...

1.  "If you could change one thing in your
past what would it be?"  That one is a
given and very easy to answer...I would
have loved and listened and played more
with my children when they needed me
instead ofworking sometimes two jobs
to make ends meet...working till exhaustion
set in and then never having had the
time to do the things which really mattered.

2.  "What would you do if you won the
lottery?"  Again that is easy for me...
some years ago during a teleportation/
trance I saw in a vision a Home near a
river and knew that I owned it...in that
vision there were all manner of people
there from infant to the aged...all working
the land, communing with one another
in love and harmony and healing from
life trauma...I can still see it quite clearly.
It was huge and rambling and adjacent
to a river where there were ancient
trees, stones, herbs growing, vast
gardens, elemental spirits...and on
and on.  I'd bring the babes from
all over the world who are hungry,
and without benefit of love and
stability and gather them to my
breast and lap to live in peace.

3.  "What was your favorite band
when you were a teenager?"  I
wasn't really into many bands although
I do remember having a crush on John
Lennon...I was much more into the
blues and singing in church and school.

4.  "If you were a car, what kind of car
would you be and why?"  I'd be an
Old Woody station wagon so I could
pack it up at the drop of a hat and
hit the road Jack!  He He He

5.  "If you could sit and visit with 3
people who have passed, who would
they be and why?"  Again, that would
be easy...I'd choose my Mother and
my maternal Great Grandmothers to
learn their beliefs and wisdom and
spirit it away.  I'd love to hold them
in my arms...I never met one Great
Grandmother but my Mother was the
spitting image of her and I think of
her all of the time.  Her name was
Alta Celia.

6.  "What is your favorite flavor of ice
cream?"  Oh dear...I love too many
flavors but if I have to pick one I'd
say Chocolate (but I love all of them
lol)!

7.  "Beer, Wine, or Liquor?"  Well,
a good cold beer on a hot summer
day is the bomb but I don't drink
anymore so that pretty much leaves
me out of this ball park, he he.

8.  "Where would you go to vacation if
money were no object?"  Oh my!  I
think perhaps to stand on the moors
in Ireland...(and a close second is
Switzerland).

9.  "What is one thing that makes you
steaming mad?"  Oh don't even get
me started!  It is hungry children,
abused children, children who are
getting lost in the cracks in our
court system.  Everytime I hear of
monies being sent out to help the
needy in other countries I think why
in God's name can't we take care of
our own here on our Mother Soil?
I'm sick to death of it!!!!!!!!
I am not opposed to helping in other
countries but I cannot for the life of
me justify sending money to help
others when we don't help our own.

10.  "Why did you start blogging?"
I ask myself that question everyday!
I don't have a definitive answer.  I've
been blogging for some years...it began
as a way to keep in touch with those of
like-mind and has blossomed into so
much more...the Heart has openings we
haven't even touched upon yet and I
experience, see, feel the Authentic
Love of many through the words I share
as well as the words of others I read.
We are what we've been waiting for.

Now for my ten questions....

1.  Who is your favorite poet?

2.  What has been your most
embarassing moment?

3.  What is the one thing your
Grandmother/'s impressed upon
you that you really took to heart
and still live by to this day?

4.  Helium Balloon Ride, Ocean
Parasailing, Deep Sea Fishing or
Experiencing the Wilds of Africa -
which one would you choose to
show your adventurous side and
why?

5.  If you could choose a charity
to give to what would it be?

6.  If you could choose a living
person of today to spend the
whole day with who would it be
and why?

7.  What is your favorite meal?

8.  What is your favorite holiday
of the year?

9.  Tell one thing about yourself
that others do not know.

10.  What did you want to be
when you were growing up?

My recipients to receive The Good
Life Award Are...

DancingFire at DancingFire's Blog
Merry ME at Random Thoughts
Sorrow at Walking the Labyrinth of Life
Swallowtail at Larabee
Pam at Pamela Stead Jones
Mary at Avalon Revisited

Have fun with it You Beautiful
Goddess Women! 

Good Morning...

Sometimes music and visual images say
what I cannot find the words for at a
given moment in time...I know I have
been quiet of late...but I am still working
through my sorrow.  I am recognizing it
as it comes to me in increments.  The
depth with which I felt it, is easing too,
as so many of you came to stand by my
side in sisterhood and friendship, and
for that I am eternally grateful and so
very thankful.  So today I celebrate the
love of friendships, relationships all,
and I am thinking of each one of you.

Walk In Beauty!
A'Ho!

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