December
 
 

Decmeber 1st:
When I move from struggle and control to observation and wonder, I begin to learn.

December 2nd:
Forgiveness starts with the self.

December 3rd:
When we risk learning to receive, we risk getting what we want.

December 4th:
Who as we to think we know it all?

December 5th:
Open systems are a lot of fun.

December 6th:
Is there something I have that is more important to me than my spirituality? 
If so, I need to take a look.

December 7th:
We have something to learn about "frugal comfort"
and devoting our "leisure to the things of spirit."

December 8th:
Gratitude is not static. It is an ever-flowing river.

December 9th:
I am responsible for my life --- not ot blame --- responsible.
Only I can choose to live it.

December 10th:
It is not only WHAT the Elders say, it is also the way they say it
and what they do with what they say that gives such wisdom.

December 11th:
In community, we live and work together. There is no hierarchy of profession.

December 12th:
Respect is a very versatile attitude. It can be applied to so many things.

December 13th:
The wisdom the Grandmothers bring to birthing is everyday wisdom.
It is not just for special occassions.

December 14th:
When I stumble with the toe, I fall down.
When I stumble with the tongue, I invite disaster.

December 15th:
It is time to listen to the wisdom of the Elders.

December 16th:
The God of everywhere and everything is always with me.

December 17th:
There is nothing more beautiful than a green Irish meadow.

December 18th:
I am responsible for what I say.
I am responsible for how I choose to live my life. My life is what I do with it.

December 19th:
Belonging is a culteral issue as well as an individual issue.
Being in community helps a lot.

December 20th:
The right knowledge comes from inside.

December 21st:
I can't make AROHA {unconditional love that is derived
from the presence and breath of the Creator} happen.
I can be open to it and look for the blocks in me that prevent my giving and receiving it.

December 22nd:
My "higher spiritual consciousness"is present in my oneness with nature.
I have but to wait with it.

December 23rd:
The wisdom of Native people can open many new doors to spirituality.
I am grateful for whatever Native people have to share with me.

December 24th:
Community is the playground where we can move through the dance of life.

December 25th:
I can achieve nothing greater than to live my life in tune with the Creator
and to leave a better place for those who follow.

December 26th:
Intimacy, real intimacy, is always out of control.

December 27th:
Community is not something we can "make" happen.
Community emerges as we participate in life with those around us.

December 28th:
Hearing stories grounds us --- the more stories, the better;
the greater the diversity, the better.

December 29th:
Listen, listen, listen. We have much to learn.

December 30th:
All life is a celebration with the Creator.

December 31st:
I am so blessed by this wisdom.
I offer what I have learned to those who are ready to hear.
 
 
 

First Opened: November 13, 2000
Revised: June 2004