Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. The words still give me goosebumps. Yet many American Indians believe all life comes from earth and that is where all life returns in some form of the other. To them the earth is sacred and we should treat it as such. The rest of us have…
Month: January 2016
Red Roads
“We call it the “sacred” red road because it is the road that will lead us to living the good life, an honest and healthy life. — Larry Aitken, Chippewa nation. Those of you who know my wife Suzy know that she doesn’t like to travel on interstates, especially I-40. She prefers blue and black…
January
January takes its name from Janus, the Roman God with two heads looking toward the past and the future. Our meditations about the past should be limited to learning from our activities and experiences. Our meditations about the future should not be those of anxiety but instead thoughts and prayers about how to make a…
Two-By-Four
I suspect everyone has heard the story about the farmer getting a mule’s attention by use of a two by four. I certainly have needed one put to my thick skull. Suzy says when I’m being bull-headed she is going to get it out of the closet. Anyway, God speaks to us in countless ways.…
Constructive Criticism
Ever hear the truism, “A lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client.” I know it to be true. There are times when we shouldn’t even try to fix ourselves, because it is difficult if not downright impossible to constructively criticize oneself. We find ourselves asking ourselves “what is the matter with me?”…