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 Thoughts
and reflections from
Lil’Thunder - Rena
A. Youngman Sinclair
Rena, a member of the Siksika
Nation of Alberta, teaches Native Awareness/Self-esteem, and
is an Elder support for Personal Development for Youth. Rena
has been married for 50 years to Bill Sinclair. They have 5 adult children.
Her experience in working with youth over the past 30 years has been
most rewarding.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift
That is why
It is called
The Present.
To Be Humans
As human beings we all make mistakes.
If we let the mistakes control us, we do more harm than good to ourselves.
If we learn by our mistakes we pray for forgiveness – GOD forgiveness
We must remember
As well
To forgive our selves.
Faith, Love, Peace, God
Where there is Faith
There is Love
Where there is Love
There is Peace
Where there is Peace
There is Creator
Where there is Creator
There is no Need.
To a Worry Stone
Sometimes when I am close to you and try to pick you up
You jump away
Or
Jump down out of my hand
Is it because
I am not ready for you
Or
You are not ready for me
But when you are ready for me
Thank you for your
Availability
Thank you for your
Support and your
Honesty.
Be True To Self
Integrity means
You do what
You do because
It is right------------------
Not because it is
Fashionable or
Politically correct.
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Worry is futile
Or
Do something about it
Either way, worry
Worry adds nothing
Except more stress.
A Man Grows Up
Only they can decide
No longer
To be intimidates by
Anyone
Because have righted
Their thoughts
To be their own satisfaction
(Hub)
They must think what a relief!
Spirit Guide
Now is the time to
Look into the future
Plan a time of quiet
Alone and dwell in it.
Look inside, get to know that place
Go there often!!!
Sensitive
I learnt that
Not everyone is
Sensitive
Easily crying
Most frown on it
It makes them uncomfortable
So many hold it in
But everyone has feelings
Just that some know
How to hold feelings
Better.
Time is Precious
Life is so fast paced
One day a young person
The next day you awoke
And everyone is calling
you
Old
How come I don’t feel Old.
Make You Feel
Nobody can my
Feelings alter
Nobody can make me
FEEL………
I can decide how
I want to feel.
Grand Parents
When you become a
Grand – parent
It is a feeling unlike any
You ever felt before
It is special –kind, warm
To protect kind of feeling
Right and Wrong
Only you knows
And decides to do
What is right and
To be happy with
The decision-
Or to do wrong and
To have to live with
The consequences
Oh To Be 59
What a scary #
Next year 60
Ouch!
Just the same
Peace, luck
And health
Pleasant memories
Renie
Life is Good!
Prayer Works
So many times since
I was a very young girl
Prayers I’ve seen answered
And up to now I still
See many results and many changes brought about by prayer.
Thank you so much Lord- I Believe.
Spirit Guide
Now is a good time
To look into the future
Plan a place of quiet alone
Dwell in it, Look inside – You
Get to know that place……..
Go there often.
We Are
Magnets
I understand that
we are magnets
Between the Universe and Mother Earth
We attract negative and positive
By What we think
Think negative – Bad things come to us
Think positive – Good things come to us
Being negative is a waste of time.
To All
Crafters
As you go about
your work, doing all those beautiful crafts, it is by your creations
that you are healed. A good idea is to pray for your work, that way
it is blessing the person who will be using the product that you made.
You Are A Creator.
Do
this 5 minutes or so before you go to sleep at night.
- Seeding:
planting wishes in the mind
- Visualization:
picturing what you want to happen, as if it has already happened
- Affirmation:
Imprinting – repeat over and over to make it a
reality
The Mind is a marvelous instrument. It is all our own with a filing
system.
If Learning is over, so is the magic of life.
Observe creatures in their natural habitat, for this connects you
with the earth, the animals, and the Great Spirit. The law of oneness!!!
Small children, if lost call on the medicine of the parents. This brings
the strength of the parents, even not physically present. Parents will
feel the
pull of the child’s need. Behind this kind of power is the idea of unity — earth being connected to all other beings.
Thou
Shall Not Grovel. It prevents positive action.
The
meanings behind grovel:
• Crawl
• Beg
• Sneak
• Stoop
• Kneel
• Crouch before
• Kowtou to
• Sponge
• Cower
• Snivel
• Beseech
• Kiss One’s Feet
• Brown Nose
This is a story that I share with my youth groups. It was written
by Verconica M. Hay 1991
There
are a million reasons,
Not to take a chance.
There are a thousand excuses,
Not to learn to dance.
And you could think of all of them,
When things start getting rough.
And your whole world comes crashing down,
And life just seems too tough.
But before everything you think
That you just cannot do,
There’s a hundred angels
Watching over you.
And for every “No I Can’t”
Ever known to woman,
There’s as many more inside,
Saying “Yes, I can!”
Respect all living things.
Dishonor, when you kill something for nothing - not to eat
or to make use of. It is disrespectful.
Never make fun of anyone. A boy was fishing. Suddenly a funny looking fish
swam to shore. He started making fun of it – making signs of mockery.
His Grandma explained to him that making fun of living creatures and killing
was not right. Something could happen. While in the boat, he fell over. A few
days later he was washed ashore. Seaweed was growing out of his ears. Through
Nature, people were taught to hunt and kill only what was needed to eat and
to use for livelihood. Any extras were shared with friends and neighbors. If
you unnecessarily kill or maim any living thing with a soul; it will come
back to us.
Let Go and Ask the Mountain
Oh Majestic Mountain, you need never be vain.
You stand so tall and strong, who dwells on your territory
Sure has a story. I’m sure to tell, the majesty of it all.
There was a man who lived in the meadow and who seemed to know his
way anywhere.. never did he see the tie up of traffic, the noisy
buzzing of the mall.
A very quiet life he leads. How lucky he is! Not too many seem to
know or care of life. His noise is the chatter of birds and different
animals.
How serene, I see a life like this. But where, oh yes, I know back
home again to live a life of ease. I hope that I can truly appreciate
it.
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