"I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them"
Wilma Mankiller, 1945-2010, Chief of the Cherokee nation.
Wise words from an inspirational person.... here are some more...
"....And lastly we call upon all that we hold most sacred, the presence and power of great spirit of love and truth, which flows throughout all the universe, to be with us, and teach us, and show us the way."
Quite!
"We call upon the earth, our planet home, for its beautiful depths, and soaring heights, its vitality and abundance of life, and together, we ask that it teach us, and show us the way. We call upon the mountains, the cascades and the olympics, the high green valleys and the meadows filled with wildflowers, the snows that never melt, the summits of intense silence, and we ask that they teach us, and show us the way..." please read more here on Cari's blog
After reading this I searched for more information about this lady, and this speech from 1993 is well worth reading in full. It contains lessons for us all, I reckon. Her words will live on & this quote springs to mind...
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.(Native American- Dakota)
and a few more words from Wilma herself...
Quite!
