Sometimes, in too many ways, and too many things, we are our own worst enemy. . .
One thing that really makes me angry, is too see someone carelessly drop garabage within sight of a trashcan.
The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives. --Souix proverb
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. --John Muir (1838 - 1914)
"The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too. So he kept his youth close to its softening influence." --Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux chief
Humankind has not woven the web of life.
We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
All things are bound together.
All things connect. ---Chief Seattle, 1854
When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money. ---Cree Prophecy
When one sits in the Hoop Of The People,
one must be responsible because
All of Creation is related.
And the hurt of one is the hurt of all.
And the honor of one is the honor of all.
And whatever we do effects everything in the universe.
If you do it that way - that is,
if you truly join your heart and mind
as One - whatever you ask for,
that's the Way It's Going To Be.
---passed down from White Buffalo Calf Woman---
hey, lovely sayings and love the pogo cartoon.
ReplyDeleteI worked a stint with Native Americans..and they seem to have a spiritual all knowing aura about them. Always when I asked them a question, it was many times answered in a question, that I then had to answer myself. The point being, when we ask a question, many times we already know the answer, but hearing it from another, seems to have more impact...(it's deep I know, but think about it)
ReplyDeleteyep........I enjoyed this....and that is something we tell our son all the time....HE TRUELY IS HIS OWN WORST EMEMY!! simply breaks my heart!
ReplyDeleteI am gonna pass this on to my little chicken farmers... They need to understand what their legacy will be if we continue down the path we are all on.
ReplyDelete...yes John....in so many ways....listen carefully.
ReplyDeleteSo just how do you think it would effect the universe if we were to "run neiked through the periwinkle????"..................... yeah, that's what I was thinking too!
ReplyDeleteI am a big one for litter patrol. We are fortunate enough to live by a nice lake and its surrounding parks. We spend a bit of time working with Scouts and other organizations doing park clean up.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in NYC with my teenaged daughter, she stopped one of her friends and made her turn around to pick up her trash. I was so proud...that not only did she think it was important, but that she would speak out to her friends and hammer the point home. Nice to know some of the things you say sink in once in a while.
words to live by............. great blog !
ReplyDeleteahhh penguin i missed this when it posted and just getting here..and such wise words passed on from a wise bird ..and the tune is great I saw james do this a cpl summers ago here in savannah ..man he was looking bad then ..bud still hung tight for an outside jam..
ReplyDeleteLooking for some periwinkle now!!
ReplyDeleteLove the Nasty Sax on this version!! And yes I triple checked my spelling!!!
ReplyDeletegator loves nasty sax
ReplyDeleteJohn great blog.... Will be back tomorrow when I have my thoughts together... Just been over at Gators and now I'm feeling a bit CRAPPY....LOL
ReplyDeletesorrry frannie hon...wanna buy some art?
ReplyDeleteJust got off work and it got deep. Wow. Now I didnt mean deep in a bad way. Great blog John
ReplyDeleteSuch truisms, but can the blind see the truth and can the deaf hear the beauty around them?
ReplyDeleteWhen all the trees have been cut down,
ReplyDeletewhen all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money. ---Cree Prophecy
I think this is the most headbanging part.
See this is how the wise old bird can come up with these i found a penguin training tape for how to deal with things
ReplyDeleteIt can be a depressing thing if you think about what human kind has done to it's own living area... and still doing. I love the sayings you gathered here!
ReplyDeletefunny... I have that same poster of Pogo STILL... from when I first moved out on my own when I was 19. I unearthed it just this last weekend... oh the trip down memory lane I had...
ReplyDeleteHi John....hope you got my PM. Will come back to this am busy watching the Olympics and just dropped in for a minute.
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