An Internal Altar

An Internal Altar

An Internal Altar : There is a place within each of usthat is a sacred place. It is a placeWhere we place the thingsThat are and continue to beMost precious to us This is where we go to prayWhether we are awareOr not Respect this place andTreat it with care and...
“Come with Me”

“Come with Me”

“Come with Me” : Not a question and not a demandBut an invitation that cannot be refusedA gentle hand waiting to be takenThat leads into a once-feared place of dark No resistance withinAnd a willingness to give up and followWith a trust beyond wordsBeyond...
I Am Water

I Am Water

I Am Water : (In support of Standing Rock and the global need for environmental awareness and balance) #NoDAPL I am wet and yet thirsty. Floating within an endless sea that is deep blue below and light blue in the expanse overhead. There are very few waves, just a...
The Circle Lives

The Circle Lives

The Circle Lives : The Circle (Ceremony) we create is not a ‘symbol’ of us connecting with each other — it is actually a real, living, sacred entity that truly DOES connect us. This is my journey –Nate Long...
No Fences

No Fences

No Fences : I look out over low hills. Yellow grasslands with scattered pine trees. The trees thicken into forest at the higher elevations. At this edge between forest and grass, I watch several elk and a buffalo graze. I know where I am: in the foothills of the Black...
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