By Dan Griffin A friend of mine used to say, “Balance? Of course I know balance. It’s what I pass when I go from one extreme to the other.” While a challenge, balance, in general, is something I strive for in my life. Few things these days may be more important than the idea of [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather As children we lived among other Tribes. We were taught dances from our own Haudenosaunee people and also from the local Tribes near our home. One dance I really liked is called the “Backwards and Forwards Dance”. It originated from our family’s Tribe. As stories are told and retold from one [...]
Continue Reading...By John Taylor “My name is John, and I am an addict.” These words used to mean so much more when I was active in a 12-step program and in my own recovery. They used to mean more than just another part of my self-description. Nearly eight years have passed since the first time I [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather Welcome to the holy land! People sometimes ask me why I say that when they come here. They look around at the land and the surrounding mountains as if there might be a printed sign somewhere nearby with the words “Holy Land” painted on it but they see nothing out of [...]
Continue Reading...by Fran Dancing Feather As the fog lifts, we can see the world more clearly. The colors of the sacred earth come to life in stages as the misty morning gives way to the light of a brighter day and a sustaining future filled with hope and renewal. The ways of the earth remind us [...]
Continue Reading...By Dan Griffin I love tennis. I have struggled with my serve for…well, forever. I used to have one of the fastest first serves in the league but if I missed it was followed by what I like to call a “pooch” – a weak shot with no spin that was a perfect set up [...]
Continue Reading...By Heidi Before I ever heard of a Step 3, I reveled in directing the school play rehearsals. There was a sense of satisfaction in seeing my creative ideas take on life and play out on the stage. I’ve carried that same sense of accomplishment into my life off the stage. Therein is the problem. [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather Sanctuaries of the physical world are places of refuge or protection or “consecrated places” like temples or buildings designed specifically for worship. A sanctuary may contain an altar or icon of anything that represents a deity or Creator. We may think of our home as sanctuary from the outside world. We [...]
Continue Reading...By Dan Griffin Just the other night I went out to dinner while out of town for work. I left my iPhone in the room knowing how often I use that as a way of having to avoid being with myself and simply being present. I sat in the mostly empty dining room and noticed [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather The Great Mystery is one way to translate the name of the Creator from a Tribal language. This name “Mystery” reminds us that we cannot fully understand the nature of God, no matter how much we think we may know about Him. Among the Tribes on this continent the Creator has [...]
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