Dear Friends,
May you each hold the ones you love close to your beating heart this season so that each of you
can be nourished by the shared warmth.
May the Winter Sun rise in our hears and minds,
and remind us that we live
by grace alone.
May we all remember that we each have 4 things with which
to reconnect with ourselves,
our brothers and sisters, and with this Divine and Harmonious Universe:
Our Good Thoughts
Our Good Feelings
Our Good Words, and
Our Good Deeds.
May you and all your loved ones continue to be gifts
and blessings to one another.
"You have been telling the people that this is the eleventh hour.
Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the hour
And there are things to be considered...
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your truth,
To create your communities,
To be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for a leader."
Then he clasped his hands together and laughed, and said,
"This could actually be a good time!
There is a river flowing now, very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel they are being torn apart and will suffer greatly.
Know the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore,
push off into the middle of the river,
keep our eyes open and our heads above the water.
See who is there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally,
least of all ourselves.
For the moment we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves;
Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred way and in celebration.
We are the ones we've been waiting for."
-from the Hopi Elders, Oraibi, Arizona
