Spiritual Roots
There are many lessons to be learned from the natural world. Take, for example, trees. According to the book “The Trees Around Us”, trees are vital to much of the life on earth.
There are many lessons to be learned from the natural world. Take, for example, trees. According to the book “The Trees Around Us”, trees are vital to much of the life on earth.
These clear and simple truths are based on traditional American Indian beliefs. They illuminate the values underlying the Cherokee vision of the Full Circle, and they can help us begin living our lives in more connected, healed, and whole ways.
Songs of a Bird
A poem for CPC Sunday with artwork by Darrell Shepherd
Déjà Vu?
As each goose flaps its wings it creates an “uplift” for the birds that follow. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.
It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth.
Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past
with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less
available for life in the present because we are constantly
feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness
the same way watering a dead plant creates decay.