Tag: legacy

The winter solstice begins a season of storytelling and ceremony | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian | Smithsonian

In the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice is the year’s day of least sunlight, when the sun takes its lowest, shortest path across the sky. North of the Arctic Circle, it is the midpoint of the period of darkness, when even twilight doesn’t reach the horizon. We asked a few of our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Their answers highlight winter as a time for storytelling.
— Read on www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2017/12/20/american-indian-winter-solstice/

F*ck Minimalism. F*ck Modern. Give me Joyously Cluttered, Antique, Upcycled, Repurposed. | elephant journal

In my many moves , lots of paperwork has been involved

as I move an office and a house it has been arduous, costly

and draining ..At some point I can burn these legal papers

and research , as years of documents are saved can be utilized

and deleted ..

I am not spartan , I enjoy my things , but certainly can downsize

or replace things , I’m not invested in . My home feels like home

and usually takes 18 months or longer to settle into.

Thus I always have projects .. The homes I have rented

require attention , challenges that slow me down or impede

forward movement and are totally avoidable .

It’s repetitive, and closing/clearing , very similar to the shaky

ground of past …

I give things to folks and don’t hold tight to many things .

Having had the experience of 2 or 3 adults , go through my

things and decide what to keep , and what to allow me .

Including our sons ….

I believe in abundance , sharing as much as possible , receiving

support and blessings from many sources , as I surrendered

to my life purpose …I AM HOME 🏠🌈🌝☮️🎁🎅🏼🤶🏼❤️🎄 ©️

Blessings & Peace ,

Doña Luna

Every 2 year moves , mainly for reasons of personal health

and safety

I am not a minimalist. I don’t value empty rooms. I don’t like clutter, either. I like a cozy, spacious, bright, cheerful home. I do not care for the modern fad
— Read on www.elephantjournal.com/2019/09/fck-modern-in-defense-of-antique/

Each Individual Impacts the Field Environment | HeartMath Institute

Each Individual Impacts the Field Environment | HeartMath Institute
— Read on www.heartmath.org/articles-of-the-heart/global-interconnectedness/each-individual-impacts-the-field-environment/

Achievement Test Shows No Progress for American Kids in Reading and Math Over Last Decade | News and Politics

Very little progress in actual education in 50 years .

It’s time to teach what a child needs , not what a school board chooses

child should know … Boards are comped to choose … Not in

a child’s best interest .

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Blessings & Peace ,

Doña Luna

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an achievement test given to 15-year-olds in 79 countries around the world. The world rankings released today should be worrisome for parents, teachers, and school districts around the country. Despite hundreds of billions in federal, state, …
— Read on pjmedia.com/trending/achievement-test-shows-no-progress-for-american-kids-in-reading-and-math-over-last-decade/

Not enough babies being born to replace US population, report says | KRON4

Rather like the Hulu series, hey.?

The birth rate in the US fell in 2018 and has reached the lowest level in over 30 years, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
— Read on www.kron4.com/news/national/not-enough-babies-being-born-to-replace-us-population-report-says/

Playing for Change –

My hometown has a diverse and strong musical thang

going on …I have chatted this up, several years ago

and can see it happening , sooner ..

a very local or Virginia Playing For Change .

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🤩😉😍✊

Blessings & Peace ,

Doña Luna

Playing for Change , explained ..

www.youtube.com/watch

Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood emotional neglect is incredibly hard for the neglected individual to identify because it’s not a memory of an event that occurred.  It’s actually the lack of an event.  How can one identify the lack of something when that is all they know, therefore they dont know they are lacking it? They are left with the symptoms of this but not the identity of why. It is very very common for alienated children to suffer with this type of neglect, but they unfortunately misinterpret the source of their symptoms as the “rejected” parent, when its actually the distorted parenting practices of the “alienating” parent.

Always

For All My Relations.
“Always give before you take.
It could be a gift, the tobacco, a prayer, a song, whatever you have. Give first before receiving.
Always be kind.
You never know the journey someone else has had to take, and they don’t know yours. We all have burdens. If we are kind we lighten all our loads.
Always be in prayer.
Thank the Creator for your life and for all life on this beautiful Mother Earth. Our time is short, but we can make our mark last forever.
Always live in your purpose.
If you don’t know what it is, then serve. Serve others and your purpose will find you. But serve as a warrior, not as a slave. Serve to strengthen others through your example, do not weaken them by doing everything for them.
Always honour the hoop.
We live together, we die together, we laugh together and we cry together. No one is higher, no one is lower.
Always speak in your true voice.
There is strength in you the world has never seen. Show your strength. Build it. Use it to create peace and as a blessing to those around you.
Always drink clean water
Water is Mother Earth’s milk. Drink deeply many times a day and clean your body.
Always exercise your body.
You have been given a vessel to house your spirit. Treat it with the deepest respect and give it the gift of health, stamina, and endurance.
Always sleep deeply.
Sleep long and sleep deep, for it is in your dreams inspiration comes. Give the Creator ample time to speak to you.
Always, always love yourself.
If you will find one good thing about yourself and another and another, you will learn to fulfill your purpose. And when you love yourself, you will know how to honestly love another.
Hiy hiy.”
Words and Art (braid of sweetgrass) by Aaron Paquette’s Lightfinder, First Nations Metis Artist/Writer. Visit his website, www.aaronpaquette.net

Sanne Burger – Sacred Dreams

I can’t stay, mother.

I love you, but I wasn’t born to please you

I wasn’t born to make you happy

or give your life meaning.

I wasn’t born to rot under your wings

like an unhatched egg.

I can’t stay, teacher.

I wasn’t born to be put into your boxes

to think along your lines

or to memorize your facts

I was born to think independently.

I can’t stay, my love.

I wasn’t born to satisfy your needs

to take care of you

or to hide in your arms.

I wasn’t born to make myself smaller

or to be taken for granted.

I can’t stay, boss.

I wasn’t born to make money for others

I wasn’t born to follow orders

or to repeat the same day over and over again

I wasn’t born for boredom.

I can’t stay, master.

I wasn’t born to follow your ideas of what truth is

or to live according to your dogmas.

I was born to find my own truth

and make my own rules.

I was born to meet life full on

To get lost on Indian trains

To be seduced by dangerous men

To meet different faces, places and cultures

to be out in the jungle all night

To run with wolves

To be swept off my feet

To be taken by storm

To be heartbroken

Devastated

Stunned

Shocked

Lost

Thrown into the deep

I was born to get my hands dirty

To get sand in my mouth

Mud on my clothes

Thorns under my feet

I was born to jump into the abyss.

I was born to meet aliens

To do rituals

To be cracked open in ceremony

To go beyond time and space

To welcome magic

To totally loose myself

I was born to feel everything

To taste everything

The bitter taste of sorrow

The foul taste of deceit

The sweet taste of love

I was born to learn how to handle change gracefully

I was born to know the truth

to learn how to fly

I was born to learn how to speak the language of love

How to unchain my heart

How to shed everything

How to let go of all expectations.

I was born to learn how it feels to lose everything

except what really matters.

I was born to live a life that would strip away everything that wasn’t real

that wasn’t true

that wasn’t me

I am a phoenix.

I am born to spread my wings and fly towards the sun

To burn up and turn to ashes

To fall down to earth and rise up again

When I am old

I will be proud of my scars

My wrinkles

My memories

My stories

My wisdom

My freedom.

I was born to be free.

And therefore, I can’t stay

Sanne Burger

https://www.sanneburger.com/en/blog/

art: Sophie Wilkins

via: Sacred Dreams

Angry Sadistic Silent Abuses-Alienators are Malignant

Do I ever know this , especially during the trauma

of the holidays, it’s a given that he’s gonna stoke

up the divisive , shame , blockage as he always has

covertly holding him self apart , separate, unless he

was in his honored brother’s mode , in family

where alcohol or anger or blank silence was the norm.

Locked and Loaded , never has he owned his abuse

never will ..

Unfortunate that too many fall into this illusion

in house and trauma freezes the scream….

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Blessings & Peace,

Doña Luna ♐️☮️💟

www.parental-alienation.info/publications/83 – Angry_Sadistic_Alienators.htm