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When the Lakota leader Sitting Bull was asked by a white reporter why his people loved and respected him, Sitting Bull replied by asking if it was not true that among white people a man is respected because he has many horses, many houses? When the reporter replied that was indeed true, Sitting Bull then said that his people respected him because he kept nothing for himself.” –Joseph Bruchac – Photograph: Orlando Scott GoffGood Sitting Bull, Lakota leader

Good morning everyone, I found this in my research today. It was posted 4 years ago on the Parabola (The Search for Meaning) site on tumblr.

How well said, and so simply .. it brings us back once more to the individuality of each of us, and how our cultures shape our thinking.

However that said, we are not back living in a time when the differences were not known, researched, studied, and documented. This is 2016 an electronic age, we can sit in our homes and watch documented reports of what is going on around us. There are thousands of published reports, books, magazines, videos and spoken story books. There is no reason for us to not know about our neighbours.

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“Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn’t have any kind of prison.
Because of this, we had no delinquents.
Without a prison, there can be no delinquents.
We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves.
When someone was so poor that he couldn’t afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.
We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property.
We didn’t know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth.
We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians, therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.
We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and I don’t know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society.”

— John (Fire) Lame Deer.

This also was found on tumblr,in a post, Desert Dreamer, from Cape Town, South Africa

Just some food for thought to go along with your coffee. I find it extremely interesting and thought provoking that no matter who we are, or what our backgrounds are, we ALL strive for peace and want it in our lives.

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Everyone we meet, lives with us, under the same sky, reach out with an act of kindness today. A smiles goes a long way…….

Namaste – Oyashikiri

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so .. laugh

The other day I had to take my pc in for a health check up. I’d already had a home visit and the problem couldn’t be solved here. There many of you out there .. that know the void of being without your regular PC.. Sure I have a totally freaking almost new laptop. But it isn’t my PC where all my files, pictures etc. are.

Ironton Cabin 1 by nicholsphotos on Flickr

I sat at my desk when I got home and felt.. lost… abandoned. I had to set up the Asus to work with. Not just have it for when we travel etc. Nothing is simple. It has Win.8 so as soon as I fired her up, she wanted to be updated to Win 10. Ok made sense my PC is Win 10 so I thought I’ll just do the upgrade. An hour later, I was still waiting for the upgrade to finish and do reinstall etc.

abandoned, country farm house

Time for seasons to change, clock kept ticking away, I wasn’t getting to my “work”.. Oh did I mention that one of the reason’s the PC was being fixed, was that Norton had disappeared off my machine.. and weird things kept happening in almost all the programs.

When I tried to used google on the laptop (my fav search engine and where I got my mail etc.) (Norton works on the laptop) a BIG warning with red X dangerous do not open, and of course it just wouldn’t let me use it. hmmm how else to get my mail, the icon that the tech had put on when my laptop was set up, was deemed an enemy. I tried all kinds of ways to access it and all were blocked.

abandoned, tumblr

By now my creativity level had dropped significantly, the cobwebs in the gray matter were getting tangled. Oh look, hello I think it is all updated and ready to go.. Look Look, see Jane run….no icon for my mail, and there doesn’t appear to be a browser.

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I am now ready for the blotter, a small corner will be fine. Really it was time to tune out.. and forget that the internet age is even in my office. I thought I should get out my craft supplies and make a card. Certainly I was not in sync with my technology. Finally thru a virtual connection, I got a link to download Internet Explorer.

abandoned doll

Needless to say.. it was a worn and weary little doll who wen to bed last night. I thought I would summarize this experience with a Snoopy cartoon I found through another blogger.

snoppy

Thanks for listening, it always helps to be able to babble to friends.

Penguin with flowers

PL Precept 1 Life is Art

Namaste – Oyashikiri

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a smile to start your day

What would be your caption to this picture?

The sweetest smile

that twinkle in his eye

just how innocent

is the kiss?

hmmm let me ponder

another puzzle to wonder about

this could be a lazy day

let us meet half way

give a shout

if you want to play..

a smile to start your day

with a big loving hug, is on its way…

=^_^=

_/\_

namaste – oyashikiri

PL Precept # 1 Life is Art

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-Mirrors-

Magic mirror on the wall

remember those words

who is the fairest of them all

it is 2016

many of us have looked many a time

into one mirror or another

always to find

that whether it is 1956, or 2006

we always see

the person that we are on that given day

The mirror does not play tricks

It simply reflects back what it sees…

but … for us …. we are not always ready for what we see

no matter how we dress the wall,

using a mirror that is long and tall

if we are short and small

that is what we will see

I myself, believe I’m a star =^_^=

I really don’t need a mirror

I believe that I am me no matter how I look or how I adorn myself

so, if its alright with you,

I will enter into this new year (year of the Monkey)

with a smile and a hardy happy hug

saying, be who you are, cuz I love you just the way you are…

Every day is a new day, and every moment is a new beginning

Thank you one and all

for being who you are..

Namaste – Oyashikiri

PL Precept # 15 All is a Mirror

note- official start of the Monkey Year is beginning of February (lunar calendar) (8th)

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first winter storm 2015

It was our first winter storm in 2015, and guess what, the year will be over very quickly, only a few more days now, and we will enter into 2016. With the storm warnings, and the cold blowing winds, I’m sure that there were many who were not loving the day. Especially with buses stalled, and stuck in snow banks, the cold weary commuters had to stand and wait in the blustering weather for transportation. It was certainly a dump, no light dusting today… when I left the house shortly before nine there was already a good foot of snow in the driveway.

Snowblowers and shovels were the toys being used today. When I was leaving home and hearth on my adventure, I saw only trucks like mine or bigger, on the roads, and of course commercial vehicles. The big city plows and sidewalk cleaners were likely in the downtown core and major streets in the city’s core. I could hear the ice pellets hitting the roof of the truck, yes there was some of the little crystals gems flying through the air as well as the flakes of snow. I couldn’t hear the wind, but I could see the trees bending and the commuters hankering down into their winter coats with scarves wrapped firmly around for more protection.

So what was I doing out? I was enjoying the day. I watched the gray mist darken the day, when I got out of the truck to enter a building, I felt the cold on my face, and the embrace of the winter chill. My boots left a deep waffle like texture in the soft snow, and my coat kept me warm while I walked. I had the store basically to myself, the staff that did make it in, were busy telling of their adventure, I had time to wander and delight in the treasures that were laid out for me to discover.

Clerks had time to visit, we enjoyed some social chit-chat, while we dealt with the transaction at hand. It wasn’t rushed, it was nice and leisurely, and then while walking back to the truck, I got to appreciate how the snow had fallen and covered the truck in a blanket of white… there was a crystalized veil across the windshield… the pattern a lovely lace. Mother Nature had done this in a very short time, she is obviously good at what she does.

Smaller cars were having their challenges, I decided to take a different route home.. It was a little longer maybe, but it was a bus route, the roads would be plowed. It wasn’t till I got back closer into the city proper that I saw just how much traffic was being affected. For sure I had to be extra careful, stay focused, and enjoy my surroundings while staying vigilant. I loved it.

It was good to be out on my own, going from A to Z I even broke out in song. Yes. be thankful you were not with me. I felt that my positive good mood would see me home safe and sound, and it did. I had a great sense of satisfaction in my outing, it was rewarding even… I didn’t let the voices of “others” over shadow my desire of experiencing the day. I embraced what was presented me, and took it all in, and said thank you at the end of it all… the great mood just continued on, and tomorrow, will be another day… Hopefully just as amazing as this one was.

You know who else had a great day… the children who got to make slides and play in the snow… and the skiers who finally got enough snow to have a day doing what they love to do. =^_^= life can be magical!

I loved today … and I love YOU

Namaste – Oyashikiri

*** Blizzard oil on canvas by Joseph Farquharson,British 1846-1935

photos from CBC Canada

some from Pinterest

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idyllic & surreal

While not everyone, enjoys surrealistic art, it is so often mind-blowing and fascinating, that it is hard to not look at it, gazing into it, trying to absorb or discover what it is about the picture that draws your attention. Imagine the artist who pulled this piece of art together.

Being a visual person, I find it fascinating to see what someone else has seen and in turn, put it out there for me to discover, It would be nice if we could see into each other’s “head” to see for ourselves what someone else has seen. however, while the person who puts their visualization to pen or to paint to show us, there is no guarantee that we will see or feel the same emotions and exhilaration that the artist did ……… We are all just so unique. Yes we sleep, wake up, and eat like everyone else in a manner of speaking… but..what we get out of these actions is different to each of us.

PL Precept #17 Grasp what is most essential

PL Precept # 7 Everything Exists in Relativity

PL Precept # 1 Life is Art

Namaste – Oyashikiri

http://art.ekstrax.com/2015/07/mind-blowing-surreal-paintings.html

fantasy landscape by Roberto Nieto www.cruzine.com/

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China

For years, China’s history and her folk-lore have been

part of my heritage and hold a special place in my heart

land of fantasy and myth

a place where Pandora came to light

how enchanting, riveting and bright

is the memory of the geography

that first gave me glimpse into a world

that captured my imagination and drew me in

the reality of what it must be like to live work and play

in such a world is way beyond what I live

in my own personal day-to-day

Yet like the discoveries of yesterday

we too, our lives as we live today

will be the wonder of another generation

Now more than ever,

we should be aware of how in the past,

a whole way of life changed

yet

and remember this, each man, woman and child

lived, laughed, loved and cried

like we do today.

the lands stay fertile and the mists still shroud the rock faces

for they are part of Nature, and live their natural cycles

with acceptance and grace, growing and harmonizing

with the environment and the life around them

Why is it, that we (humans beings) feel a need to conquer

divide,fight and control

Peace on Earth

Goodwill to all

PL Precept 14 World Peace is Everything

Zhangjiiajie National park,China,habipatayev,flickr

the guardian.com

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Saboree lo positivo de cada persona (Appreciation)

El ser humano posee tanto virtudes como defectos. Relacionese con los puntos positivos de otras personas.

Aprecie o ponto positivo das perssoas

Relacione-se com o pronto positivo de cada um.

Appreciate each person’s good points

There is a good and a less positive part to all of us. As humans we do our best,

but we do, often have to try a few times before we get it right. Let’s take the time

to strive towards finding the positive in others, and situations we encounter in

and during our daily lives. In so doing, it will not only enrich our lives but perhaps

bring sunshine and wonder into someone else’s life.

We don’t always know how our actions impact on others.

Share a smile today! Reach out and share the happiness in your heart..

Love is powerful, it touches us in ways that mortal words cannot describe..

Believe you are loved..each and every one of us is blessed

we need only accept, that love is what makes us ONE.

Always and Forever.

Namaste – Oyashikiri

PL Principle # 3 I will live with a mind of appreciation towards others and things.

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weather -whether

This is a picture of the Snow Castle built for the Harbin Snow Festival in China.

A not so much fun time for commuters in NY City after/during a winter storm

How about this, this is a sand storm, never experienced one, and hope not to, this is my first time to even see one

Weather happens, we have absolutely no control on what will appear over the horizon, we can guess, forecast, but the truth is, the world is so big and there are so many factors involved that we are never really sure .. the only certainty is when it happens. We all know the possibilities, we all have experienced the weather in one form or another. Sometimes it has been simply blissful, and other times, downright problematic, but we deal with it. What else can we do. Rain, or shine, the core of it all … is… we are alive… we are living it.

Each day is a new beginning, it really and truly is. Yes the weather can be fierce, but it can also be like this.

For this picture to have been taken, (Emerald Lake Lodge, Canadian Rocky Mountains) there had to have been a snow fall, lots of it. In life, it is our choice to see and dwell on the negatives, or whether we take action, deal with it, and move on. Whether we like or love the weather, it doesn’t matter, it is here, now and always …. our forever companion through this journey of ours here on earth.

The sun shines, even when it snows. So can you. Whether we are happy or not, that is our decision, and ours alone. Weather is not the indicator or reason for our “moods”…