The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power. It was good for the skin to touch the Earth and the old people liked to remove their moccasins and walk with bare feet on the sacred Earth. Their tipis were built upon the Earth and their altars were made of Earth. The birds that flew into the air came to rest upon the Earth and it was the final abiding place of all things that lived and grew. The soil was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing.
Chief Luther Standing Bear
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Acceptance: The Key to Cultivating Inner Resilience
In the midst of our global predicament that has no solutions but begs more for wise responses, embracing acceptance may be our most vital and wisest response of all. Acceptance, often misunderstood as resignation, is far from giving up. It … Continue reading
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