Weather. I've been reading about Native Americans living on the Plains and
Tornadoes. It take a little time to begin to understand the nuances of NA relationships
with weather, land, sky, earth etc. It's different from our own. We try to
fix situations where many times seeking harmony or balance may be
more effective. Relationships are important.
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Then there's this cane thing. I have Parkinsons and must use a cane (I'm fortunate
to still be walking). I've noticed how the cane changes brief relationships with people I meet.
I keep canes stashed in rooms and in my car. Bob just finished sanding a wooden cane
for me to paint.
I'll post photos of the cane as it's painted and varnished. I hope it gives folks something
to focus on, something happy. Getting old can a bitch but is still better than not being.
if ever I need a cane, I do think painting it would be very much the way to go ... "something happy" to focus on for sure!
ReplyDeleteI guess what we focus on becomes our world, right?
ReplyDeletei can feel that smoooooooth wood....the thought of the
ReplyDeletepainted images....!!!!....
i pass a downed Manzanita branch in this forest...keep
thinking to "harvest" it as a walking stick
where are you reading about the First People and tornadoes? is it online?
Love Love and i anticipate the painting
Thank you, Grace! Here is one of the places I read...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.npr.org/sections/theprotojournalist/2014/06/17/319078684/a-native-american-take-on-tornadoes
And the most interesting book (online) was here;
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ekw2j/how_did_precolonization_midwest_native_americans/