August
August 1st:
There’s so much we don’t know.
August 2nd:
Sometimes, what we learn from Native people is how to be ourselves.
August 3rd:
Let’s put our money where our wealth is.
August 4th:
The message is clear. It is coming from all parts of the world.
What does it mean for our lives?
August 5th:
If I want to participate in creating the future,
I must be willing to give up my attachment to being a victim
and take responsibility for being an adult of my species.
August 6th:
We in Western culture frequently come together for funerals.
It is equally important to join together in the bringing of new life into the world.
August 7th:
When unseen forces are ignored, we miss a big part of the picture.
August 8th:
A bit of hard work contributes to the honesty of a person.
I can trust people who know how to pitch in and help.
August 9th:
I like togetherness. It’s difficult to be lonely when we come together.
August 10th:
Knowledge, information, and understanding are dangerous without compassion.
August 11th:
Just because I can’t hear something, that doesn’t mean it’s not “talking.”
August 12th:
Life is circular.
August 13th:
Spirituality is easy. It’s religions that cause problems.
August 14th:
We are blessed to have Elders. What might happen if we listened to them?
August 15th:
The “isms” are outgrowths of fear and the refusal to face ourselves.
August 16th:
When I learn to listen to nature, I am never lost.
August 17th:
A clearer vision, a more generous humanity, and a deeper spirituality.
Who could ask for anything more?
August 18th:
As we find our way to meditation, we give ourselves a chance.
August 19th:
Let us help each other to remember how blessed we are to have Elders in our life.
August 20th:
Eight days of quiet. That’s more than some of us get in a lifetime.
August 21st:
Pondering is a good thing.
August 22nd:
Sitting Bull was right. Materialism is a disease among us, and it is killing us.
August 23rd:
It is our responsibility to be realistic and to know whose tongue can be trusted.
August 24th:
Tolerance will allow us to participate in change,
and participating in change will give us tolerance.
August 25th:
If the shoe fits, should I wear it -- or look for new shoes?
Maybe it’s time to go shopping!
August 26th:
Waiting with can be important to Elders too -- and it’s worth it.
August 27th:
How can we learn anything if we try to destroy everything we don’t understand?
August 28th:
What am I doing in my life to “develop my eternal beingness”?
August 29th:
By disenchanting our world we have lost something precious.
August 30th:
There are so many mysteries.
August 31st:
I want a soft heart.

First Opened: November 13, 2000
Revised: June 2004 |