Bear Lodge, Fall 1997
(Words from those who took part in the Beautiful
November Bear Lodge.)
"Focus"
-Aya'Sta
"From a place of introspection, acknowledging any
whole-being, I Celebrate each moment with appreciation, and love."
-Yu wehi Elahi yi
"I have the right to become and there is nothing
outside the oneness that would deny or abandon me but myself no more. Each
moment is just another wonderful opportunity to ride the great wave and
just let go.
-Love Utawa'Hilu'
"I and the Sun are One."
-Ata'ya Stse'yi
"When I push past my fear, quiet my mind and ask
the questions, I will always receive an answer."
-Aqua da n' to' go Sali
"Friendship doesn't come of recantations of bravado
but rather it is birthed through shared vulnerabilities that nurtured with
trust can grow and blossom into oneness."
-Cougar
"Wrapped in the arms of Tara… All that stands between
'me' and myself is giving 'me' away. Only when I have succeeded in giving
'me' away will I find myself… 'moment to moment heartbeat to heartbeat.'"
-Ataga'Hi
"This is a story about love that comes from surrendering
the self in the service of others and in the expression of the gifts that
are unique to each of us. Our unique gifts & love to give in joy will
bring all the abundance we have yet to imagine."
-Tsa' wa' si Ou' nola
"May the gentle voices of the wind reassure one. May the Earth nurture ones physical and mental being. As one continues to listen, trust and be watchful of all in nature that is around us for it is in harmony." -Asga' ya Unli 'ta
"As we merge together we become a society of Respect
and Empowerment."
-Winter's Promise
"How magnificent it is to be of a world where in
every moment is contained the essence of beauty, and how wondrous is to
be of a creation where the sweetest of treasures comes from simply being
who we are truly designed to be."
-Rose Rabbit
"The gifts of the forest are many…"
-Sali quqi Talas' qewi Ama
"A heart that allows itself to become vulnerable
is the one that learn to overcome all obstacles to open up this most gentlest
part of ourselves and all others to come there. So to share the most precious
gift of all, ourselves."
-Stik A yi
"Ela Mona - Beloved Great Mother is in your forest
and beside your rivers where your daughter always finds her true sleep
Wado! This one accepts the gifts of Beauty and Love from the Ancient ones
who walk beside me. Be letting go of the imprisonment of mind this one
brings forth into this world that of who I am."
-Kama'ma Gilui' Yun Wi Sigi Mega Ya
"Without trust, nothing. It is the key to the impossible,
the unbelievable, and the magic. I looked with eyes of fear and saw naught;
I dared to trust and wonders appeared."
- Red Sun Rising
"Honesty in looking at oneself brings clarity when
looking at others."
-Flying Stag
"I sit and imagine peeling away the layers of my
personality. As I have the substantial pile of clothes resolutely removed
to brave the November frost. The sun beams down on my chest, cool breezes
caress my shoulders. Once past an onion's skin, there are many layers to
peel back until one can reach that coreless core. In me, I found a Wisdom
Heart joyously dancing upon a silver river of loving kindness and compassion."
-Nuha Nuwa Glage situ n
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