Who will sit with me within the sacred circle (difference, judge, America)

[CelticLady1]

Originally Posted by baxendale

ptsum,
Vietnam did change my perspective on life, but the biggest life changing event for me was 8 years ago when my wife died of stomach cancer at the age of 39. I was 47 at the time and our 4 children ranged in age from 15 to 7 years old. My wife dying at such a young age made me realize how short life can be and has effected how I have raised my kids. Negative thoughts, such as bigotry and intolerance are not family heirlooms to be passed on to the next generation.

Baxendale, I am so sorry for your loss. But, what a wonderful gift you have given to your children. Your children will be healthier for it, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. They will bless your name for this teaching, and if they will follow suit, as I am sure they will, the seventh generation will be blessing you, as well.

[baxendale]

Thanks Celticlady1, I can attest from my own personal experience that children are not born with negative viewpoints, I've probably learned as much or more about accepting people as they are from my kids, than I have taught them.

[ptsum]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

Ptsum,

I have a special message for you. I think it will interest you greatly. We have a friend who is currently very ill. In fact she has been in Intensive Care for the past 3 or 4 days. She comes from Cherokee lineage, although she has lived her life in Denver area.

While in the ICU, a Cherokee medicine woman came to visit her. And the healer said when she approached the ICU area, she saw our friend standing there as if waiting for her. Of course, our friend is lying unresponsive in ICU, but I thought that is exactly something she would do.

The healer gave her a medicine pouch, brought some sweet grass to keep in her room, and had a vision of great love surrounding our friend, and strangely enough horses, which she equated with strength. Strength is probably an understatement as far as describing our friend who is ill.

Although our friend's companion is Anglo, she is very open to Native spirituality. It made her family and companion so happy to have this special visit from the healer.

Normally, I would not share something of this nature online, but I feel the sacred circle is a place of healing and love.

Thank you Ptsum, for providing a place to gather with kindred souls.

For those of you who have read this particular post by redbird, I have just been informed by brother redbird that our friend is doing much better, she has come out of the coma although she is still in the ICU and it may be some time before she can recover fully and get her strength back, but it seems as though she's on the road of coming back among us and that is good news, I'm sure that brother redbird would appreciate any prayers or well wishes for our friend and I know that he will pass them on to her.osay

[june 7th]

Originally Posted by baxendale

ptsum,
Vietnam did change my perspective on life, but the biggest life changing event for me was 8 years ago when my wife died of stomach cancer at the age of 39. I was 47 at the time and our 4 children ranged in age from 15 to 7 years old. My wife dying at such a young age made me realize how short life can be and has effected how I have raised my kids. Negative thoughts, such as bigotry and intolerance are not family heirlooms to be passed on to the next generation.

Within the sacred circle:

Take gentle care.

[ptsum]

I came across this recently and thought it was very interesting and very appropriate, it's titled.

The Sunset

That I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and around and about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in the sacred manner the shape of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being.


And I say this sacred hoop of my people was one of the many hoops that made one circle,wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father. And I saw that it was holy....


But anywhere is the center of the world.

[Miss Blue]

I loved that ptsum..I have been thinking of sacred circles and I saw a painting in my drs office the other day..It was very plain, just a drop of water hitting a body of beautiful blue water, it showed just the beginning of a circle, then more and more,complete circles melting into the next and becoming larger and larger until there was just one huge circle that reached the opposite shore and met with the horizon..

[weatherologist]

Hello, friends. My spirit gathers much peace from visiting this circle...

You are all in my heart.

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[ptsum]

Originally Posted by weatherologist

Hello, friends. My spirit gathers much peace from visiting this circle...

You are all in my heart.

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Weather, it is always good to have you amongst us, and you are never alone here. osay

[look3467]

A circle is better than a line, for a line divides what is on the one side from the other.

I am a staunch believer in Jesus, yet I draw no lines.

Peace>>>AJ

[ptsum]

Originally Posted by look3467

A circle is better than a line, for a line divides what is on the one side from the other.

I am a staunch believer in Jesus, yet I draw no lines.

Peace>>>AJ

Welcome to the circle look-AJ, as you can see everybody here is on equal bases and nobody is judgmental of another persons beliefs or religion or culture, we are all children under the same creator and that's what a circle is about.osay