Elder's Meditation of the Day - November 29
"Life, the circle, a measurement with no beginning and no end."
--Phillip Deere, MUSKOGEE-CREEK
The circle teaches us how the Creator made things and how to live. It teaches us how we should look at creation. Life travels in a circle. In the East is the baby, to the South is the youth, in the West is the adult and in the North is the Elder. Then we return to the Earth Mother to start the cycle again. We observe what is `around us' from the center of the circle. This develops our point of view. We must be careful not to become self-centered.

Great Spirit, let me observe life from the circle's point of view.

Elder's Meditation of the Day - November 28
"People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones."
--Wilma Mankiller, CHEROKEE
There is a saying, conflict precedes clarity. The Medicine Wheel teachings say, in order for something to change it must first go through a struggle. When a crisis enters our lives, other powers are there to help us. We will learn some lessons. Will I honor and respect the next crisis?

Great Spirit, if a crisis occurs today, let me learn the lessons of wisdom

Elder's Meditation of the Day - November 27
"The Natural Law is a spiritual law. Its powers are both light and dark."
--Oren R. Lyons, Spokesman Traditional Circle of Elders
There are some characteristics that are evident in the system which the Creator made. He made balance, harmony and polarity. In other words, every (+) plus has a (-) minus. Every positive has a negative; every up has a down; every problem has a solution. The Spiritual Law is the same-it has light and dark. Both are good, so both need to be honored. Lessons can be learned on both sides.

Great Spirit, teach me the powers of the Natural Laws.

This weekend we passed more days involved in Iraq than we did in WWII.  We have lost 2879 military, had 21,778 wounded and there are 50,000 Iraq civilians dead.

Some of the major networks  have declared it a civil war in that bloody nation and nearly all of the 7000 British troops are moving toward leaving by 2008. Poland is planning to remove their military also by next year's end.

What the hell is going to happen to our troops if they stay in that horrible morass? What a mess our administration has created and who can predict where or when it will end?  I don't envy the Democrats for the mess they have inherited.

Please pray for peace and the safety of our troops, all troops...and their quick return to safety and their families.  Enough is enough.

Feel free to disagree with me.

Sadly,

Tula