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Grow Where You’re Planted
“Let us step outside for a moment. It is all there, only we have been slow to arrive at a way of seeing it. Unless the gentle inherit the earth, there will be no earth.” ~ May Sarton
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An Elder once told me, “Grandson, the longest road you will ever have to walk in your life is the sacred journey from your head to your heart.” Another wise Elder said, “We will never resolve the many critical and life-threatening issues before us solely through the intellect, for every problem the intellect solves, it creates ten more.” Unto itself, the intellect is a sacred gift of the Creator, but equally, without an open, visionary and creative heart, there is no wisdom. Both the mind and heart are sacred. Both are inseparably connected.
Brother Phil Lane Jr., Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations
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Of the many needs we have as human beings, the one that brings us the most inner tranquility is sharing who we are, how we feel, what we are thinking, and what we are discovering about ourselves. We all need a sacred Witness in life, a person who can listen without judgment while knowing the right questions to ask that continually illuminate our path. We need this quality of deep sharing with another person because through such dialogue, we witness our own maturity through the years, we grapple with our own…
