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EarthKeeper
magazineEditorial * from
Ravenhawk
Where Do You Want To Be? *
by Jack Rabbit
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing *
by Jack Rabbit
On Kevin Grover's Speech
* by Rick McBride
Conjuring with Good Intention
* by Charla Hermann
Why Should You Care if
Indian Treaties Have Been Violated? *
by Rick McBride
Native Ceremonies
of Life * by Charla Hermann
It's Just Business isn't It? *
by
Jack Rabbit
First Amendment Considerations
in the Dineh Relocation * by Rick McBride
Legend of the White Raven
Spirit * by White Raven
Search for Native Spirituality *
By
RavenHawk
Jim Gilliland *
Master Flute Maker
George "Deer Tracks"
Tyler * Master Flute player and maker
Healing
Places * by George "Deer Tracks" Tyler
Depression,
Denial, Dysfunction, Demand - Welcome to the 90's *
by Charla Hermann
Religion
Made Simple * by Chief Piercing Eyes~Penn
Editorial*
by
RavenHawk
Editorial * by
RavenHawk
Editorial * by RavenHawk
Editorial *
by RavenHawk
Editorial*
by RavenHawk
Editorial *
by RavenHawk
Editorial
* by Chief Piercing Eyes
Editorial *
by RavenHawk
Editorial * by RavenHawk
Editorial *
by RavenHawk
Editorial *
by RavenHawk
Time
and Choices *
by Dr. Nan Fritts
Keeping the
Sacred Blue Corn * by
George "Deer Tracks" Tyler
Changing the
System of Living *
by
Charla "Hawkwind" Hermann
Altered
States, Hypnosis and Healers * by
Dr. David W. Genuit
Creating
Sacred Space in Prisons * by Patrick
Pinson
Seasons of Change *
by
Small Thunder
Attending Ceremonies *
by
RavenHawk
Ceremonial Pipes * by
RavenHawk
Personal Responsibility *
by
Small Thunder
Around
EarthKeeper's
Campfire
There's one thing about it.
We can all be who or what we want to be. There's really no
such thing as being so trapped that we cannot
change or move on. Really, there are so
many of us want to be somewhere else, have a
better job, do something different or be a
better person. There is no rock solid reason
that exists that we can't do all these. We have
the ability to change what we are or the situations
we're in at any given moment, but
making up our mind to do it is the stumbling
block that most often trips us up.
It is all too easy to sit around
and think of hundreds reasons and excuses for not being
or having what we wish and then decide that there
are too many odds against us.
"If only we had more money.
My job sucks! If only I'd gone to college or taken that
opportunity four years ago. Life is such a rut.
My spouse won't let me.”
We've all either said or heard
someone say some of these things at one time or another.
Rarely ever are there too many odds. We are never
trapped. That is just a frame of mind
which has come from this society we live in.
We are in the drivers seat. No one is going to
place a silver platter in our laps and say, "Here
it is!". We are the only ones who have the
ability to take charge of our lives and steer
it in the direction in which we want it to go. A
very wise man once told me that if I didn't like
the world I lived in, then create the one I
wanted.
What we are at present is a
result of every experience, situation and decision that has
occurred during our lives. We have been through
a process that has molded us into our
present state, and we had very much to do with
getting here, whether we like the idea or
not.
"Oh, no! If I had my choices,
I would have more money, a better job. I would feel
better about myself."
Well, like it or not, we were
sitting behind the wheel when we pulled up in our present
driveway. If we wish to change in some manner,
it is the reverse process. We must take
the process into our own hands.
We must take responsibility for our own lives and take
control of the situations we currently are in
and enter into in the future. We must not let
others make our decisions for us, but instead
make them for ourselves. Then the
experiences become more what we want them to
be. We can decide to change our
attitudes, our lifestyles, our relationships,
our world, while for the most part, steering our
own course.
To a great extent, we think
our own reality into existence and our actions reflect the
way we think. In other words, if we always think
negatively, we usually act negatively,
then mostly negative results occur. And the opposite
is also equally true. Did you ever
wonder why some people are successful at most
anything they try and others are not, even
though they all had an equal chance and opportunity?
Well, positive thoughts followed by
positive action is usually followed by... positive
results. This is not the case 100% of the
time, but usually when a positive thinker fails,
they will see the result as a lesson about
what they done wrong and apply that knowledge
on the next try, thus increasing the
chances of success.
A negative thinker
is generally defeated from the start. When failure occurs, they
figure they had known all along that they couldn't
do it. Don't sneer at the old saying, that
says to think positive. If you think you can
or you think you can't, you are absolutely
correct either way. The old adage that like attracts
like also holds more water than we
might think. If you want love, then project love.
Smile and someone will smile back at
you. Do someone a favor and they will likely
return it someday. Be nice and others will be
nice to you, and if they don't, you have projected
something positive into their life that
could influence them later. Good or bad, your
actions and attitude in life are an investment
in your future, the returns will be in proportion
to what you have invested.
It is strange that there are
so many who are sad, miserable, depressed, bored and caught
in a rut, when it is just as easy or easier to
be happy, productive and to have your life on
the track and headed where you want it. We can't
always have all we want or the way we
want it, but we can sure go a long way toward
achieving that goal if we decide to get
started. It won't be instant and will take hard
work, but the results could very well be
surprising. It isn't whether you win or lose,
in reality, what matters most is how you play
it.
Did I hear someone mumble something
about all this being hard work? Yeah! That's
another story.
RavenHawk
(c)
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