May 7 - Daily Feast (WEDNESDAY)

May 7 - Daily Feast Never forget the necessity of the blessing. Even though most of us have heard and used blessing all our lives, few of us know its significance. What is it really? And why is it so important when it has been used so lightly? A blessing is a special grace given someone without their having earned it. It is the strength and power that kicks in when we set out to do a thing strictly on faith. We need it every day to fall on us abundantly so that we can overcome the darker nature. ~ It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being. ~ TATANKA YOTANKA - SIOUX WARRIOR "A Cherokee Feast of Days, Volume II" by Joyce Sequichie Hifler *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* Elder's Meditation of the Day - May 7 "We must all become caretakers of the Earth." ---- Haida Gwaii Traditional Circle of Elders Mother Earth is the source of all life. We should not only be concerned about the part of the Earth we live on, but we should be concerned about the parts of the Earth that other people live on. The Earth is one great whole. The trees in Brazil generate the air in the United States. If the trees are cut in Brazil, it affects the air that all people breathe. Every person needs to conscientiously think about how they respect the Earth. Do we dump our garbage out of the car? Do we poison the water? Do we poison the air? Am I taking on the responsibility of being a caretaker of the Earth? Great Spirit, today, I will be aware of the Earth. I will be responsible. *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* 'THINK on THESE THINGS' By Joyce Sequichie Hifler "I owe no man anything but love" it is said. But what is love? Love is duty - whatever duty may require to accomplish a good thing. Love is peace. One must not only be peaceful but contribute to the peace of others. Let there be peace and let it begin with me. Love is sometimes pain. We must give up something that causes us pain because it is for the good of the greatest number. Love is understanding. That others do not have to forever explain their actions to us. That we know their reasons without being told. Love is courage. Courage to lead where one has the ability to lead. Courage to stand up for what one believes in and wants to live. Love is faith. Faith in God, faith in self, and faith in others. Everyone is not above reproach, but we must have faith that the majority strive to be. Coleridge wrote, "He prayeth best who loveth best," which seems to rule out all hollow and self-heard prayers. For those who truly love do not hear themselves only, or rule all life useless because they cannot pray or love. Life can be as simple as love and prayer. Where the two mingle there can be no jealousy, resentment, or fear. Jealousy makes us compare our lot with another's. And there can be no comparison, for no two people are alike. Resentment plunges an otherwise logical soul into despair and an endless journey of revenge. And fear rushes us headlong into situations that detract, accidents that could be prevented, and long delays in reaching our goals. But if we can, for a few moments, invite into our hearts a thing called love, then we can pray. And if we can pray we have the source of all answers to our aid. *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* Available online! 'Cherokee Feast of Days' By Joyce Sequichie Hifler. Visit her web site to purchase the wonderful books by Joyce as gifts for yourself or for loved ones......and also for those who don't have access to the Internet: http://www.hifler.com Click Here to Buy her books at Amazon.com Elder's Meditation of the Day By White Bison, Inc., an American Indian-owned nonprofit organization. Order their many products from their web site: http://www.whitebison.org   *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* If you would like to Subscribe\Unsubscribe, or change your subscribed email address for The Daily Feast email list, visit here: http://dailyfeast.info and fill out the form!   If you are receiving The Daily Feast From FeedBlitz, you must login there to unsubscribe from their service.