May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.

Chief Dan George



Unknown Adventurous - 16 years, 22 days ago

When you are in doubt, be still, and wait;
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.

So long as mists envelop you, be still;be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists
-- as it surely will.

Then act with courage.

Ponca Chief White Eagle (1800's to 1914)

Unknown Adventurous - 16 years, 22 days ago

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life...

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"

The old chief simply replied,
"The one you feed."
Unknown Adventurous - 16 years, 22 days ago

If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence.

Unknown Adventurous - 16 years, 22 days ago

Oh Great Spirit,
Whose voice i hear in the winds,
and whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me!
Let me walk in beauty,
and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and every rock.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy.... myself.
Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.
so when life fades,
as the fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you without shame.

-Native American Prayer-
Unknown Adventurous - 16 years, 2 months, 25 days ago