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Elder’s Meditation of the Day – August 9

“Praying to seek a vision, to seek truth is always right. Truth builds upon itself – as the true mark of a warrior who conducts himself/herself accordingly – so that its beauty may shine in the faces of our children.”
–Barney Bush, SHAWNEE
We move toward and become like that which we think about. What we think about creates our vision. If our thoughts are wise and good, then our vision becomes strong and truthful. If our thoughts are junk, then our vision becomes contaminated. It’s important to be aware of what we are thinking about. As I live my vision, my children watch and live their lives the same way. We need to live the walk of the Warrior. We need to walk in beauty and respect.

Oh Great Spirit, give me a vision for today. Let me see truth. Let me walk in beauty. Let my heart guide me in truth. The law says the truth shall set you free. Let me be free today.

Elder’s Meditation of the Day – June 17
“Your power comes from the songs.”
–Ethel Wilson, COWICHAN
If you do not know any of the songs, ask an Elder to teach you. Get yourself a drum. When you sing a song and play the drum, you’ll be surprised how your mind, body, and spirit will react. Everything becomes calm and joyful. Our bodies love the songs. The songs allow us to touch the hand of the Creator. When we sing and touch the Great Spirit’s hand, He gives us power. Songs are another way to pray.

My Grandfather, teach me a song today.

Sunday night God impressed upon me to fast…a very special fast. I could not eat my dinner or my breakfast. I could eat lunch… but then when I got so hungry that I couldn’t stand it that night I was only allowed to have this:

bitter tea
dry toast

God then directed me to begin reading Battlefield of the Mind again. I was praying that night, as I drank the tea of bitterness and the bread of idle despair, for God to just cure me or kill me. I read through the book and every turn of the page struck me anew. Then I got to the chapter called:

Don’t Give Up!

…all I could do was cry.

I was profoundly affected that night. Speaking to my therapist on Thursday just compounded the message. I even did a podcast about it.

Central message?

DONT GIVE UP

“So unbelievable things like that happen. But you have to believe it first. Not wait until you see it first, then touch it, then believe it… You have to say it from the heart.”
–Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA

The power of our belief system is incredible. The power of faith is a very natural power. How do we have faith? Inside of our minds we form a mental picture with our self talk. Self talk is recorded in our minds in three dimensions – words that trigger a picture, which has a feeling or an emotion attached to it. Once we get the words and the picture, it is the emotion that makes the idea turn into a belief. You get the right emotion by saying things from the heart. The heart is the source of emotions which can cause unbelievable things to happen.

Great Spirit, with You everything is possible

Oh Great Spirit, today help me to know myself. Help me to see the joy, kindness, strength and beauty that I am.

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“Once you have achieved this oneness, when you talk, God talks; when you act, God acts.”
–Chuck Ross, LAKOTA

In my innermost self, I know this to be true. I know of this oneness. The more I am free of doubt, jealousy, judgment, selfishness, anger, the closer I am to this oneness. When I am right with the Creator, nothing can touch me. When I am right with the Creator I always say the right things. When I am right with the Creator, my thoughts are always good. When I am right with the Creator, my actions are always good.

Great Spirit, remove from me those things that block me from You. Allow me this day to experience the oneness.

Great Mystery, Grandfather, I know if I am tested today that I can count on You to give me the courage to get to the other side. On the other side of every test is the reward of strength. Make me strong.

God has really been speaking to me about my life of late. Saturday we ended up back where we started, getting confirmation for all the things that we were thinking God was saying, but needed to make sure. So many things have been going on, I can’t even recount them all. God has not forgotten us. He is faithful to finish and perfect the work that He has started. I have so much to say, but I am so full! AH! Stay tuned.

Oh Great Spirit, give me a vision for today. Let
me see truth. Let me walk in beauty. Let my heart guide me in truth.
The law says the truth shall set you free. Let me be free today.

Elder’s Meditation of the Day – August 5

“It is a paradox in the contemporary world that in our desire for peace we must willingly give ourselves to struggle.”
–Linda Hogan, CHICKASAW

The Grandfathers have taught us about sacrifice. We have been taught to pray for the people in a pitiful way. Struggle and conflict is neither good nor bad, it just is. Everything that grows experiences conflict. When the deer is born it is through conflict. When the seed first grows, it is through conflict. Conflict precedes clarity. Everything has the seasons of growth. Recognize – acknowledge – forgive and change. All of these things are done through conflict.

Great Spirit, give me the courage today to see that struggle and conflict are here to teach me lessons that are a gift from you.

Today’s meditation speaks of the role model of medicine man. The person who has lots of wisdom in how to live as one with the Creator, but doesn’t go broadcasting his holiness to everyone. He just lives it. The more people see his holiness, the more they seek him out.

The prayer at the end says this:

Great Spirit, allow me this day to be humble. Allow me this day not to seek attention, but to live quietly and keep my focus and attention on serving You.

The best testimony we have is to live our lives as close to holy as we can, humbling ourselves in the presence of our Lord, who should be all around us at all times. We don’t leave church and leave Him there. This is my prayer today.