Steal a Moment
"The struggle with self-truth often originates with poor self-images or unreasonable expectations. We are, after all, human, with human limitations and failings. But we also bear the remarkable human attribute of curiousity, an amazing capacity for love, and the ability to change not only the self, but the world."
"Buddha once said that many things in our spiritual life boil down to staying awake. Wake up to who you are and who you wish to become. Wake up to your potential and power. Wake up to see the changing self and appreciate so that new being."
"Traditions maintained
Relationships and roots
Interaction and interrelatedness
Becomingness and Be-ing
Emotional support and empowerment
Putting these elements together, as you work toward creating or recreating tribe, you preserve your customs and spiritual ideals through oral and written tradition. The relationships and foundations provided by the tribe create an emotionally supportive atmosphere in which growth-oriented interaction occurs. This gives everyone in the tribe the opportunity to find and express his or her true Be-ing, and to start becoming-becoming more spiritually centered, more loving, more tolerant, more whole. So find or restore your tribes. When you do, treasure them and recognize the tremendous blessing that they represent."
"During your efforts to uncover and empower the shaman within, you're likely to fail, get frustrated, and possibly want to give up altogether. When those moments come, use good humor, happiness, and a healthy portion of ingenuity as coping mechanisms. Our Ancestors recognized that laughter really is good medicine. There's little in life that a heart full of joy can't tackle creatively. So, don't let your spiritual growth be paralyzed by life's ups and downs.
Confucius once said that it does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Life is a pilgrimage that each person has to take at her or his own pace. This isn't about keeping up with the Joneses-it's about quality learning. The path to true knowledge never ceases until we do. So trust yourself and forge ahead with confidence and joy."
"Buddha once said that many things in our spiritual life boil down to staying awake. Wake up to who you are and who you wish to become. Wake up to your potential and power. Wake up to see the changing self and appreciate so that new being."
"Traditions maintained
Relationships and roots
Interaction and interrelatedness
Becomingness and Be-ing
Emotional support and empowerment
Putting these elements together, as you work toward creating or recreating tribe, you preserve your customs and spiritual ideals through oral and written tradition. The relationships and foundations provided by the tribe create an emotionally supportive atmosphere in which growth-oriented interaction occurs. This gives everyone in the tribe the opportunity to find and express his or her true Be-ing, and to start becoming-becoming more spiritually centered, more loving, more tolerant, more whole. So find or restore your tribes. When you do, treasure them and recognize the tremendous blessing that they represent."
"During your efforts to uncover and empower the shaman within, you're likely to fail, get frustrated, and possibly want to give up altogether. When those moments come, use good humor, happiness, and a healthy portion of ingenuity as coping mechanisms. Our Ancestors recognized that laughter really is good medicine. There's little in life that a heart full of joy can't tackle creatively. So, don't let your spiritual growth be paralyzed by life's ups and downs.
Confucius once said that it does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Life is a pilgrimage that each person has to take at her or his own pace. This isn't about keeping up with the Joneses-it's about quality learning. The path to true knowledge never ceases until we do. So trust yourself and forge ahead with confidence and joy."