Holidays

This week-end is the weeked once called "Decoration Day", and it saw to hold family and friends in our concious minds. It fell on the last day in May, the 31st. Now we hold Decorations Day on the last Sundasy of May and gfive trhose(especially Federal Employees) an extra day off. There are other Holidays doomed to the same fate. Colombus Day, Linclon's Birth Day, Washington's Birth Day to name three more. It won't be long before all Holidays will suffer the same fate of convenience for work sake. New years will be set for the last sunday in december, christmas will be the second from last sunday in december, Thanksgiving will be on some non-discript day in november. Our Veterans Day will be celebrated on a more convenient day in September. There may finally be a recognized day for the celebration of the First Nation Heros seperate from the the rest of the Heros in All of the Americas. There may be some way to make neutral all honoring days. Then again, there may be a way to seperate the Spiritual Holidays for All the people, Blacks, Whites, Yellows and Reds. This could be done so the non-spiritual days could be left to the businesses to decide which days to let their employees off and let everyone off for all religious days. Which religions, ALL religions, showing no favors, and let these days be the traditional days of holy celebration, be they White, Black, Yellow and Red and be available to all people not seperate by reverence.

The Warriors Way

If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on Earth. No matter what our station in life, we are here to serve, even if that sometimes means making the greatest sacrifice of all.

A warrior is challenged to assume responsibility, practice humility, and display the power of giving, and then center his or her life around a core of spirituality. I challenge today's youth to live like a warrior.

"Billy Mills"

These are some harsh words to lay before anyone, much less our youth. Yet, seeing the way our land and spiritual well being are being effected with the absents of "The Warriors Way", it is time to instill these honorable Character in the leaders of tomorrow. Then if that is to be the way, the responsibilities for those lessons fall upon the "Elders and Seniors". There are no excuses. As I was told some 60 years ago, 'if there none in my family tribe who wants to learn and and live the warriors life, go and seek students elsewhere. It is better to have learning passed to someone than to have that knowledge lost forever.'

I am now wanting to set one night aside to help anyone who wants, learn and slowly gather knowledge through chats on IM. Write me if you are interested.

Klahowya

R Two Bears

IF I DARED

If I dare to assume my year started on the normal turn of the year and not on my birth date, I have the honor this year surpasses any single year from my past. I of course exclude the years 1966-68 while I was in The Nam...
Instead of having people shooting at me and me shooting back, I watch my medical life slowly shrink short 15 minute walks. I thought it was hard enough that the local Star Bucks was 3/4 quarter of a mile away... Now is seems to be out of reach by ambulating. No friends or expensive coffee with a nice confection on the side. Sure I can make coffee at home and yes I can make Orange Cinnamon Bismark to have at home. It is true my wonderful wife has an alert mind and shares with me the thoughts of the day as I do for her. There was a reward for being able to traverse the distance of 3/4 miles to retrieve my reward and sit, rest and chat for a few minutes then to return home by accepting the challenge of another 3/4 miles and Safety making it HOME!!! In these past three years I have had the challenge of walking w/o a can (sometimes) to a need for one cane definitely. Then the lower legs and back caused me to need two canes at times, then forearm crutches and now even they are not letting me travel any great distance. An example was yesterday I covered a 15 minute distance of about 100 feet..
I know there are others of a less ability to walk at all. I can go see them in the V A hospital in Portland, or a Vets group meeting at a Vet center, yet I am not talking about them...I am talking about me...
I am not looking for pitty nor am I looking for people to rush to my side showing concern. I am not even calling for help. I just need to vent and hope when you see a person on the street, you will be kind enough to hold a door (whether they like it or not, most do) try not to push ahead so as to knock them off balance. There is no-where so important as to be less then polite and concerned for another human being.
I've had my say and now I can rest here in my favorite spot and watch the birds and listen to their songs.

Peace to you all and to all a GOOD LIFE