North American Aboriginals · Towards Reconciliation

The Burden – shared by Norma J. Hill

https://haidagwaiibuildingbridges.com/2016/07/11/the-burden/?fbclid=IwAR3B5YYWSeZshA2ApM3WJh9E_oxEF-phtGEVk9CWA1wp8BkveeiskmCi8QE Excerpt: A burden for the Indians, you say/ you have a burden for the Indians and anxiously wait for my reply/ thinking your words warm my heart. Instead they send a chill down my spine./ A burden for the Indians, you say / you have a burden for the Indians. Be my Indian guide;… Continue reading The Burden – shared by Norma J. Hill

Humans - Tribes · North American Aboriginals · North American History · Towards Reconciliation

Golden Threads from Heaven – one small step towards reconciliation

Excerpt: No one knows the “absolute” answer on how to bring about reconciliation between Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples, and those of us whose peoples displaced them, according to Debra Sparrow, a Musqueam weaver, artist and knowledge keeper. But any step taken in good faith to build a new, healthy relationship is a… Continue reading Golden Threads from Heaven – one small step towards reconciliation

Theravada Buddhism

Equanimity – from Dhamma Ghara – Raymond Beugels

Equanimity......... Equanimity is one of the most sublime emotions of Buddhist practice. It is the ground for wisdom and freedom and the protector of compassion and love. While some may think of equanimity as dry neutrality or cool aloofness, mature equanimity produces a radiance and warmth of being. The Buddha described a mind filled with… Continue reading Equanimity – from Dhamma Ghara – Raymond Beugels

Chinese language

Why is Chinese difficult for a speaker of English?

THis was a conversation on Facebook I had with a friend........ and is simply my opinion i think that because English is so far removed from pictographic languages, where they use their characters to depict a thing, this is one of the reasons why folks that use an alphabet (ABC) to form their words, find… Continue reading Why is Chinese difficult for a speaker of English?

Health

Inflamm-aging causes loss of bone healing ability in the elderly

For those of us who are getting older (who isn't! haha) and are interested in keeping our bones and sketetal structure as healthy as we can, this article is very interesting. On the one hand, it sounds like inflammation helps in the process of healing the bones, but that ongoing inflammation contributes to the degrading… Continue reading Inflamm-aging causes loss of bone healing ability in the elderly