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Symptoms of Inner Peace:
- A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
- An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
- A loss of interest in judging other people.
- A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of other.
- A loss of interest in conflict.
- A loss of the ability to worry.
- Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
- Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
- An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
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Earth teach me stillness as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness as dry fields weep with rain.
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‘close your eyes.
What do you see?’
‘Darkness.’‘Now, tell me you are not light. Can darkness see darkness? No— you have a light that radiates within you that’s brighter than you could ever imagine. Brighter even than the sun.’
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Wabi-Sabi
Native Ten Commandments
1) The Earth is our Mother. Care for her.
2) Honor all your Relations.
3) Open your heart and soul to the Great Spirit.
4) All of life is sacred; treat all beings with respect.
5) Take from the earth what you need and nothing more.
6) Do what needs to be done for the good of all.
7) Give constant thanks to the Great Spirit for each new day.
8) Speak truth and only of the good in others.
9) Follow the rythms of nature, rise and retire with the sum.
10) Enjoy life’s journey but leave no tracks.
