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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