Timeless

This video was made by a 16 year old girl, who lives in Norway, to express how she feels about her pony…



This story is unusual how?
A naughty little pony showed an advanced level rider the truth about the riding activities she once thought she loved. As the girl learned about the damage and pain she was causing her beautiful pony she could no longer participate.

Her parents did not like her new understandings, about the pony, and all living beings, so had sent her for a psychiatric evaluation. The community does not understand her views of allowing her pony to live unfettered and have called the authorities saying it was cruel not to nail metal shoes to her feet and ride her.

This girl is truly courageous.

Magical Melodies

Gentle Thunder mesmerized, moved, and inspired the large group that came together at the Alaska Center for Spiritual Living, on May 17th, to spend an evening of music with her. She playfully and powerfully wove together her beautiful Native American Flutes, Hammer Dulcimer and moving stories, touching and awakening hearts. She says “Each of us has a unique gift to bring to the world” and thanks everyone for simply showing up to be exactly who they are in these difficult but important times.

Musicians from the centers music department were invited to play piano and drums, and to sing with her. She also invited two local flute players to play an impromptu piece, and another couple played an Irish Jig medley on the Hammer Dulcimer and guitar. All of which was fun and deeply moving for the musicians as well as the audience.
The music was beautiful, the messages profound!

An Apology

While visiting Alaska I met so many extraordinary, beautiful, wonderful people, who I will write more about, but today I will let this man speak for himself.

I received the following email from him...

Dear Cate:

As a reward for listening to one of the (looong....) lectures on Mind/Body Healing, I have been periodically treating myself to little tours through your blogspot. What fun! I confess a real weakness for buckskins. I swear, Paisley looks as if she is looking right into my soul. I love your horses, large and small.

But then I came across The Cruelty of Equestrian Sport. This really bothered me. As a member of the human race I was embarrassed and ashamed how we, as a specie, treat other living beings. It was Wednesday and we were having a service that evening. I normally do not attend the Wednesday service but there is opportunity for meditation prior, so I went. I meditated for an hour or so and then just prayed. What came up for me was that it is not right that I do nothing. But what can I do? I decided that an apology is in order. I know it does not seem like much, but it is something one guy in Alaska can do now, in this very moment. So here goes:

To: All horses who have ever been harmed or hurt in any manner by human beings, to all horses who are now being hurt or harmed by human beings, and to all horses who may be hurt or harmed in the future by human beings.  

 From: Don Fleming, member of the human race.

I apologize for all of the cruelty and pain and agony that my specie has heaped upon you since the beginning of time. There is no excuse for our ignorance, lack of compassion or lack of understanding. Please know your beauty and magnificence is cherished. As a creation of God, the Living Spirit Almighty, you are loved beyond measure. I am ashamed at the way we have treated you. I am sorry for all of the cruelty, pain and agony we have created. I am so very sorry. I apologize.

Well, that's it for now. Thank you so much for creating such an exciting site.

Love,

Don

On the 17th, at the Alaska Center For Spiritual Living, my friend Gentle Thunder offered an evening of musical prayer and inspiration. It was powerfully transformational and a deep spiritual journey for all who attended.

Don and I met that afternoon while setting up for this event. He is not a horseman but has always admired horses, and, it seems to me, with a pure heart. I am deeply touched by his words and wanted to share them here.

Thank you Don, from me, from everyone who loves, and from all of the Horses.

Duck Days

Monday,
The little ducks go into fits of joy running on top the water, swimming the length underwater, shooting out of the water like a rocket with a big quack! The more I laugh the crazier and funnier they get. I get soaked as they run across my lap or dive under and kick water all over me. Then they suddenly just stop and preen, what nice ducky’s. Another quick decision... time to eat the pond flowers.



Tuesday,
Not too much plant damage and the water has cleared right up so must be time for those ducks to get back to work! Come on duck duck ducks...
Ally Pup takes here duck herding/caretaking duties very seriously.



Yep they are messy!


Wednesday,
June 1st and it was snowing!
The ducks are not even the slightest bit concerned about the weather. The snow piled up on their backs and they paid it no attention. The fish started chasing their legs and bumping them from below, the little ducks hop out of the water, waggle around a bit, then hop right back in. The fish have really livened up with the new silt kicking floaty toys around. The loud noise in the background was the new duck house construction underway.




Today the fish were really chasing the ducks around... what a fun new game!

What Is Sustainability?

Caitrin's Message

A Grandaugter helping to make the world a better place!

What is Evolution?

Reading this quote today made me think, again, of how everything is connected...

“Evolution is a cosmic process that is going somewhere in and through time. And we are all part of that process. This simple fact is potentially life-transforming, but it's also hard to grasp at a deep level. The process that created us is moving. We tend to see the world around us as static. But it's not. It's going somewhere. We're going somewhere. Awakening to this truth about all of manifestation changes the way we see the world around us and our place in it. The biggest and most important part of this awakening is that we discover our power to affect where the process that created us is going. We realize the ultimate reason for our own existence: to be a spiritual hero, to boldly take responsibility for the future of the process itself.”

~ Andrew Cohen

To this I will add, from the Native Great Sioux Nation...

“Each of us is put here in this time and place to personally decide the future of human kind. Did you think we were put here for something less?”

"It is a time of great urgency to unite for Peace and Harmony upon Mother Earth in order for our future generations to survive."

~ Chief Arvol Looking Horse

Spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People

And Jesus said “All that I have done, you will do that and more.”
Well in many ways we have, we have jets, trains, cars, cell phones, computers, and the world wide web bringing us information from every culture, philosophy, religion, belief system, activist, antagonist, the self-righteous, the benevolent, both loving and hating, ascended or shadow.

What do we choose to do with all of this information? Do we not have a greater responsibility to it than ever before? Can we continue to live in this time of rapid change without changing and evolving ourselves? Can we walk a Christ like path? Do no harm? Can we live up to our very definition?

Every culture and religion has its own story, its own prophecy, or mythology, and at their core they all tell us this same thing, we are all one. Everyone has this call within, that call to be a part, do something, to create. Maybe in a ceremony, prayer, ritual, song or teaching will be found what is needed for restoring our own inner balance, nurturing our own inner light, our very being. Then, after the understanding, or the enlightenment, comes the real work, to be the creative evolutionary process, on time and on purpose. We can share all that love with the world, nurturing, loving and healing others, the children, the animals, nature, water, our planet.

Return to the heart and then do something. We are the people who have become aware of our own evolution, and this is the time of great change... not survival of the fittest. This is not a time for fear; this is the great awakening and should bring feelings of pride, purpose and excitement.

"If you and I, as human beings, can change totally, then whatever we do will be righteous."

~Krishnamurti

"Who uses well his light, reverting to its source so bright, will from this body end all blight."

~Lao-tzu

Precious Water

Without it we would be only dust...



so be grateful, the light, the voice.

Thank you Grandmother Agnes.

Duck, Duck... Duck Pond

Dogwood

Umbrella Plant

Keep lookin up!

Iris

Shaking it off

Jack-in-the-Pulpits

Living Wild

We paid a visit to our friends...

who now live free by the Klamath River

Here they come!

Charlie

Workin it out

Ginger and Charlie

Wilson

Wilson

Wilson

Ginger watching the Osprey

Nesting Osprey

Off into the sunset

A Lesson From Grandmother‏

"If you offend someone by speaking the truth take it as a compliment."

Grandmother Margaret is from the Cheyenne Nation, horse people, and her words to me were for the Horse Nation. Spoken after having read the book Do They Know?.

"When speaking for those with no voice never stop speaking the truth, never stop speaking for them."

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