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They can change the world.” Gautama Budda
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Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Love vs. Hate
Posted in Winged Messages, tagged Chief Dan George, hate, inspiration, love, nature, quotes, self-esteem, spirit on July 12, 2022| 11 Comments »
“It is hard for me to understand a culture that not only hates and fights his brothers but even attacks Nature and abuses her.
Man must love all creation or he will love none of it.
Love is something you and I must have.
We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it.
Without love our self-esteem weakens.
Without it our courage fails.
Without love we can no longer look out confidently at the world.
Instead, we turn inwardly and begin to feed on our own personalities and little by little,
we destroy ourselves.”
Chief Dan George
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Moose Medicine
Posted in Compositions, tagged Canada, celebration, history, inspiration, lifestyle, medicine, moose, Moose Milk, prairie, recipe, self-esteem, wisdom on July 5, 2022| 10 Comments »
A few weeks ago during the last few days of a long drought, we had an early morning visitor arrive for coffee.
When a moose appears on your doorstep, intent on sharing your morning cup of coffee, it is always a special and sacred gift. Moose are predominately solitary animals who are able to survive within any territory be it on lands such as forests, and prairies, or wet areas such as rivers, swamps or lakes.
The moose is an animal of contradictions. It seems awkward and strange yet it is a majestic creature with tremendous grace despite its ungainliness. Moose have an undeniable sense of self and the simple fact that they are able to survive in any territory means that they have developed much wisdom. We found ourselves very fortunate to receive this visitor for coffee and take part in the medicine it offered.
Moose are associated with the north direction on the Medicine Wheel. The north direction represents wisdom. Self-esteem is the medicine of Moose because it represents and recognizes that balanced power has been used in a situation and that you should be congratulated.
The core of Moose medicine is in knowing the wisdom of silence, so that when it is proper to speak you can take pride in your words.
The Moose is a revered animal in the, “Great White North,” otherwise known as, “Canada.” 
Canada just had its 155 year celebration on July 1st, 2022.
Moose Milk; is a traditional Canadian cocktail with its roots in historical celebrations. The Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Canadian Army all claim to be the originators of the drink.
My exposure to Moose Milk has only been medicinal. It was a remedy used by my family to cure the common cold. It was a hot drink served in a coffee cup. The recipe consisted of whiskey, brown sugar, cream and boiled water. It has never failed to cure the most stubborn of head colds. The traditional Canadian cocktail differs from the one our family used as it can not only be served hot but cold.
We love cold drinks during our summer season in Canada and in the spirit of our Dominion Day celebration I have added a cold libation for you to try. It is a slightly different version of Moose Medicine, a bonus treat, to celebrate Canada’s 155th celebration. See the recipe below for ice cold Moose Milk. I hope you enjoy it throughout the hot summer months ahead.
Please use wisdom when consuming alcohol. Try to refrain from damaging your self-esteem or that of another by speaking when you could simply remain silent. Ask Moose to help you honor the gifts you can give and recognize your worthiness into the future. Remember to congratulate yourself for your successes in life. Enjoy!
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Many Gifts
Posted in Lessons of the Drum, tagged art, dissention, eagle, gifts, inspiration, light, lightning, parade, rain, storm, thunder on June 28, 2022| 9 Comments »
When clouds of dissension swirl about you, rise above like an eagle.
Don’t let someone else’s thunder rain on your parade.
Realize; there are cracks in everything, that’s how the light gets in.
Let the power of lightning inspire you towards a brighter future.
Remember; some of the best things that happen are the one’s you never thought could.
Be grateful, a storm can deliver many gifts.
Welcome them with open arms.
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Changes
Posted in Winged Messages, tagged changes, happiness, Hellen Keller, inspiration, spring, Summer, whimsical, wistful on June 21, 2022| 17 Comments »
As I take a moment to ponder changes,
I wish –
A wistful, so long to Spring,
And a whimsical Hello to Summer,
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens,
but often we look so long at the closed door,
that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” Helen Keller
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Possibilities
Posted in Lessons of the Drum, tagged dream, earth, hope, inspiration, lilacs, possibilities, scent on May 31, 2022| 6 Comments »
Never stop dreaming of the possibilities…,
Lilacs are the earth’s way of rewarding us for surviving the winter.
They bring us hope with their warmth and light.
And, revive us with their dreamy scent.
The possibilities in life are endless.
Dream.
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The Meadowlark’s Song
Posted in Lessons of the Drum, tagged inspiration, joy, Meadowlark, Robert Louis Stevenson, singing on May 24, 2022| 7 Comments »
“…find out where joy resides,
and give it a voice far beyond
singing.
For to miss the joy is to miss all.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sunshine
Posted in Winged Messages, tagged face, inspiration, Quote, shadows, sunshine, Walt Whitman, wild flowers on May 17, 2022| 15 Comments »
"Keep your face always towards the sunshine,...
- and shadows will fall behind you." Walt Whitman
The World’s Fog
Posted in Winged Messages, tagged beauty, breathe, focus, fog, inspiration, peace, perspective, ugliness, world on March 14, 2022| 8 Comments »
When the World’s fog starts encroaching on your peace of mind and ugliness creeps forward, step-back, breathe and focus on the highlights of your day.
Beauty is a matter of perspective.
Clear your focus.
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Blue
Posted in Short Stories, tagged air, blue, creative, Devil, earth, eye, fire, ice, inspiration, lifestyle, saint, soul on January 4, 2022| 13 Comments »
She was giving and kind. They worshipped her like a Saint. She was of the earth and moved about the land like a breath of fresh air.
They said he was the Devil. His was a craggy, worn exterior. People avoided him. He was hard they observed – probably cruel. He was fire and ice. He’d burn you if he could.
No one knew for certain how they’d come upon one another but they were concerned for she epitomized all that was good – but he was evil.
It was pure magnetism that pulled them together. Opposites attract or so it is said.
It so happened that she’d heard a sorrowful sound and followed it until she happened upon him. When she’d found him, he was like a pool of iced over water cracking, groaning and crying for help. He craved warmth, she could see it. The magic happened when she looked beyond his icy blue depths and into his soul.
To him, she was like a downy white quilt that wrapped his hardened exterior in warmth. When he looked into the darkness beyond her eyes – that is when he melted.
She held out her hand and he readily took it. Holding her tightly in his arms, he waltzed with her over the tapestry of the earth to music of the Universe.
With their spirits entwined, they balanced and danced, bringing the world alive with beauty.
And, the people worried over the change in him. It seemed unnatural.
Now, consensus is that she’s a Sorceress – wicked.
While he…, he is merely a man who has fallen under her spell.
‘But not all opinions are equal,’ she reasoned. And, she did not hold the opinions of others.
She had awareness; an awareness that the others did not; for she knew what had happened when the eyes of fire and ice met the eyes of earth and air – two souls collided and became one.
‘Eyes are the windows to the soul,’ she knew and she knew the power of ‘love.’
She held the opinion, ‘When souls unite in balance and beauty, love is neither wicked nor evil. Love is a gift found within the eyes for any who dare look into their depths.’
The Trefoil Muse 
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