Something of interest I found on the web.
Native Americans considered all living beings as brothers and sisters that had much to teach including squirrels. These small creatures taught them to work in harmony with the cycles of nature by conserving for the winter months during times when food was plentiful. In our modern world, squirrels remind us to set aside a portion of our most precious resources as an investment in the future. Though food and money certainly fall into this category, they are only some of the ways our energy is manifested. We can conserve this most valuable asset by being aware of the choices we make and choosing only those that nurture and sustain us. This extends to the natural resources of our planet as well, using what we need wisely with the future in mind.
Saving and conservation are not acts of fear but rather affirmations of abundance yet to come. Squirrels accept life's cycles, allowing them to face winters with the faith that spring will come again. Knowing that change is part of life, we can create a safe space, both spiritually and physically, that will support us in the present and sustain us in the future. This means not filling our space with things, or thoughts, that don't serve us. Without hoarding more than we need, we keep ourselves in the cyclical flow of life when we donate our unwanted items to someone who can use them best. This allows for more abundance to enter our lives, because even squirrels know a life of abundance involves more than just survival.
Squirrels use their quick, nervous energy to enjoy life's adventure. They are great communicators, and by helping each other watch for danger, they do not allow worry to drain them. Instead, they allow their curious nature to lead the way, staying alert to opportunities and learning as they play. Following the example set by our squirrel friends, we are reminded to enjoy the journey of life's cycles as we plan and prepare for a wonderful future, taking time to learn and play along the way.
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Economy of a financial nature is only of use to those who have superfluous monetary resources. I have found time and again that to move forward, risk must be taken and forethought must be respected above all else. One cannot worship money and economy all at once, because in this day and age, one is the very antethesis of the other.
And thus, the local squirrel has taken to burrying his peanuts in my garden pots. :)
Also, please be careful, my friend, not to judge a situation until you have all the facts.
I will say this about the Indians - I like their perspective of God. One Indian said, The white man says his God is in the sky. To the Indian, God IS the sky.
I don't like the way people talk about Indians as though they are not human. I don't like the way people talk about animals either. Animals are people too. They are more Christian than we are, for Christ's sake. We'd to better to adopt many of their so-called "primitive" insights.
I am _so_ sick of all these phoney, stump dumb shit-for-brains telling the rest of us we have to be sick like them to be accepted. I say we make cold cuts our of their fat arses. :P
Now please quit yer bitching!!
I *ucking love you, BTW. :P
cyndy lu, what is going on with you Hon? Please take a Valium if you need to, or find some better pot, or just get laid. :-) No one was talking about Indians as if they don’t have souls, I have an Indian soul, and my first wife was half Indian.
Do you need another hug?
(((cyndy lu)))
eeeholay!
Anybody talking vaguely against materialism online might consider a vacation from their keyboard...I'm po' as a churchmouse, but grateful I have a 486 with dialup. Like Mama, a Depression child, recycle has always been a necessity, not a fashion statement.
I didn't find anything here disrespectful of indigenous folk -- or critters, native or otherwise; just some honest observations and food for thought. Mayhaps we could save our vitriol for powers destructive instead of nitpickin' at those individuals that do care?
There are many paths for a True Human Being...
Tonight, this human is finishing her beer and making a path to bed. My needs are simple.
You know I didn't mean anything by it. Just making sure it's cool here. Been called an Indian too many times in a not so nice context so I get snippy about it. I feel so strongly for those people, and I hate how they are treated with a passion. All the impeachment stuff was also upsetting me. All that does is make room for another idiot to take over anyhow. Easier to just teach the current idiot some manners. So far as getting laid-- same to you, dude! Or should I say, gummed. LOL! Or maybe I'll just settle for that hug. :)
Oh, and BTW, that second bit was a co-miseration, not an attack on anyone here. Sorry if it came off that way.
Native Americans lived in balance with nature, taking just what they needed, living in harmony with wild animals, living without destroying the natural world. Their spiritual world was bound to their treatment of the natural world.
Within our current culture, economics—
not community well-being,
not morals,
not ethics,
not justice,
not life itself—
only economics drives social decisions.
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