tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597311743342566755.post2524251151906620689..comments2023-05-31T10:38:36.032-04:00Comments on BRAVATRAVELS: The XL Pipeline bill fails to pass and Native Americans chant in celebrationBRAVATRAVELShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15686362614490534945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597311743342566755.post-69765476080445264862014-11-19T14:56:09.207-05:002014-11-19T14:56:09.207-05:00There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden...There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled,<br />which leads to an unkown, secret place.<br />The old people came literally to love the soil,<br />and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of<br />being close to a mothering power.<br />Their teepees were built upon the earth<br />and their altars were made of earth.<br />The soul was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing.<br />That is why the old Indian still sits upon the earth instead of<br />propping himself up and away from its life giving forces.<br />For him, to sit or lie upon the ground is to be able to think more deeply<br />and to feel more keenly. He can see more clearly into the mysteries of<br />life and come closer in kinship to other lives about him.<br />~ Chief Luther Standing Bear ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com