Blog PostsFriends | BlogPoem written by a prisonerI believe in the suneven when it is not shining And I believe in love, even when there’s no one there. And I believe in God, even when he is silent. I believe through any trial, there is always a way But sometimes in this suffering and hopeless despair My heart cries for shelter, to know someone’s there But a voice rises within me, saying hold on my child, I’ll give you strength, I’ll give you hope. Just stay a little while. I believe in the sun even when it is not shining And I believe in love even when there’s no one there But I believe in God even when he is silent I believe through any trial there is always a way. May there someday be sunshine May there someday be happiness May there someday be love May there someday be peace….” – Uknown Poetry and Quotes I likeOur first teacher is our own heart- Cheyenne ProverbDont be afriad to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts-Hopi proverbs what the people belive is true-Anishinabe Lost, by Shezena Muhammad Tonight I sit and wonder Why the things that happen do I want so badly to deny them But sadly they are true. So much pain and hate around us I don't know what to do I want to close my eyes and disappear But of course that wouldn't do. But now I know, why a hermit Chose the life in which he leads There are too many things around us That begs our hearts to bleed. The world is too much with us, And no matter how far away We still hear his desperate cry And feel him pleading us to go astray Ya Allah, My Lord Please help me in what I do Am I to really believe That all these things are true? Please my Lord, Guide me In everything that is true I am lost in this world And I don't know what to do My Lord, My Lord Please guide me, in everything that true This world is too much with us And I don't know what to do Emotions, by Yusuf Khalifa Emotions are flowing, From the heart and soul If understood, can not be helped. Feeling delicate and quiet I’m yearning to have been there. Again emotions, The gates of knowledge stood as an example of patience Time itself can not be compared Streams of gentle affection crawling towards them Again, I cant stand, for emotions are far too great The roaring deserts where calm for the one who held the best of love The bubbling skies were cool over the one who held the best of love The dry air was moist over the one who held the best of love Falling tears rolling down the cheeks of a young boy, He runs to help – stop! Tears now roll for him The screaming beasts want no part of this But are commanded by their keepers Within a moment, the earth is empty and mankind mourns the loss of a great treasure I’m sorry, I cant go on, my emotions have over come me.[ Edit section ]Favorite Hold on Hold on to what is good, Even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, Even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, Even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to your life, Even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, Even if someday I'll be gone away from you. A Pueblo Indian Prayer What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator 1830 - 18 So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home. Chief Tecumseh (Crouching Tiger) Shawnee Nation *******13 May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong. Chief Dan George When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. White Elk Go Forward With Courage When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists -- as it surely will. Then act with courage. Ponca Chief White Eagle (1800's to 1914) Earth, Teach Me Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light. Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory. Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning. Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young. Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone. Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground. Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky. Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall. Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring. Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain. An Ute Prayer |