Holiday Season

 

The holiday season is upon us, and many are turning their thoughts to their various traditions and customs. In most all of these varied traditions and customs we find the tenants of Appreciation, Brotherly Love, and Charity. These three tenants bring us together and unite us in the common cause of humanity. May we always seek after the betterment of our Family, Neighbours, and our Fellow Man! Let us get out a little more, argue a little less, and extend a hand of friendship, even to those with whom we disagree. These little actions, these simple tenants of kindness, may seem insignificant, but they change the world; plant them, water them, and watch them grow!

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Strength Upon Which We Stand!

 

For us farmers, winter is the traditional time of year when we fix all that is broken, and get everything ready for the new year.  It is a time when we meet with family and friends, sharing a season of celebration and festivities.

As autumn turns to winter and the fields seem to disappear beneath the snow, so our elders often disappear from our functions, not able to attend because of the inclement weather.  Let us not forget them, for they are the strength upon which we stand.  For truly, without them, we would not be.

Let us not forget to reach out to them; a phone call, a text, even a short visit.  Better yet, show up with coffee and doughnuts, and listen to all the wonderful stories of yesteryear!

Let us never fall to the saying:  The community should do this, or the community should do that.  

Remember:  We are the community!

Relationship Advice

Relationships are often a tender issue.  There are so many variables.  That being said, some of the best advice is just to love the other person; to love the other person without expectation.  We love because we love, not to change the other person.  We love because it is in us to love.

Waking Up Refreshed

 

It is amazing, how much health depends on our rest.  It is good medicine to get proper sleep.  Even more important than the amount of sleep, is the quality of sleep.  Proper, high quality sleep is a major factor in solving a miriad of health problems.

Fairness And Equality

 

It is all about progression.  We are here to progress.  If we do not progress here, then we will have little skill to go forward with the rest of our lives.  This is our education, this is our chance to build ourselves into the type of person that will be able to go forward when we get home.  

Making Medicine

 

In this video I show parts of making a medicine that is primarily for burns, but has many applications.  Being my first video about making medicine, I left out several small, but important steps.  It is always good to purify everything that is being used; prayers, song, sage, and of course yourself.  Dedicate everything to Gitchi Manitou and all to whom it is applied.

Finding Peace

 

Greed, Ugly Greed

Those with sufficient means are not the only ones who are greedy.  I have seen many poor people that were greedy.  In fact, it is one of the most common vices to keep people poor, greed!  Greed mixed with laziness is the most common combination that I have seen that keeps people poor.  The heavens often respond in direct correlation to the type of person we are.  If we are lazy, the heavens will be lazy with us.  If we give excuses, the heavens will give excuses with us.  If we are generous, the heavens will also be generous with us, in direct proportion to our generosity, and that also according to how pure our motives are, etc.