Native and cherokee

We want much. It seems sometimes that wanting is all we ever get done. And yet if it were not for the desires of our hearts, there would be little incentive to work and plan and expect. Some would have us believe it is wrong to desire more than absolute necessities. But good desires channeled in the right direction can do nothing but better the one who seeks. Sometimes getting is only a substitute for the true desire. Humans have a way of looking outside themselves for things to satisfy their. It may be prestige. Or it may be anything that will inflate their egos and give them feelings of security. Emerson wrote, "The implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feels it." We have the ability to rise far above what we think we can. We have within us the answers if we but have the wisdom to seek those answers. And perhaps we should consider, even before we begin to seek, the wisest of all instructions, "With all your getting, get understanding."

"With prayer and good intentions, we make our lives sacred and so come to balance." --Don Jose Matsua, HUICHOL SIERRA MADRE MEXICO– Only through prayer can we make spiritual changes that are permanent. You have told us that all life is sacred. Today I intend to serve you, my Creator. Allow me to overcome temptation, and if one comes along, let me see the lessons that will give balance. You have told us that all life is sacred. Let me see today with a sacred eye. Let me see beauty in all things. My Creator, let me know what You would have me be today. Let my intentions be honest, respectful, humble and loving.

"I think that's what unity is - knowing one another and coming together and working with no conflict." --Chief Alan Wilson, HAIDA– When we are aligned with spiritual values, we cannot be in fear or conflict. When we are aligned to spiritual values, we have the Creator whispering solutions in our ears. Unity is one of the spiritual values. When we value unity we value solutions. If we think this way, then we have no conflict within ourselves. Great Spirit, let me see through Your eyes.