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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 22, 2012 at 8:40am

"When life is too good, we think too highly of ourselves and our blessings. Then we decide we are the wisest and the favored ones, and we don't think we need Wakan-Tanka and the Helpers anymore."

-- Fools Crow, LAKOTA

It is sometimes easy to get off track when times are good. We start to take the credit and start to think we are in control. We start to think we are smart. Then we quit praying or pray only with lip service. We say the words but don't mean them. Sometimes our head is our greatest enemy. We start acting like a foolish child. We must develop the discipline to be humble during the good times. We need to remember how honorable it is each day to come into the presence of the Creator. How happy we should be to talk to the Grandfathers, to have the choice to start each day on the Sacred Spot - our place of communion with the Great Spirit.

Oh Great Spirit, first let me thank You for the honor of talking to You today. To have the insight of Your love, that only You can love me when I don't deserve to be loved. Let me be reminded to talk to You all day long

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 22, 2012 at 8:39am

Aug 22, 1485:
Battle of Bosworth Field

In the last major battle of the War of the Roses, King Richard III is defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field by Henry Tudor, the earl of Richmond. After the battle, the royal crown, which Richard had worn into the fray, was picked out of a bush and placed on Henry's head. His crowning as King Henry VII inaugurated the rule of the house of Tudor over England, a dynasty that would last until Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603.

In the 1450s, English failures in the Hundred Years War with France, coupled with periodic fits of insanity suffered by King Henry VI, led to a power struggle between the two royal houses whose badges were the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York. The War of the Roses left little mark on the common English people but severely thinned the ranks of the English nobility. Among the royalty who perished were Richard of York; Richard Neville; the earl of Warwick; and kings Henry VI and Richard III. In 1486, King Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth, the daughter of Edward IV, united the houses of Lancaster and York and formally ended the bloody War of the Roses.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 21, 2012 at 8:49am

"The greater the faith, the greater the result."

-- Fools Crow, LAKOTA

The Creator designed us to act on faith. We are able to do this by holding firm to our beliefs. If we believe something and if we don't want the belief to change, we need to add the power of the Great Spirit to this belief. We must always have the spiritual added to our beliefs. If we don't add the Spirit, then we may very well change our minds the first time we are tested. Each time we are tested and we don't change our minds, we get stronger. The wind may blow on the red willow trees bending them and causing the roots to grow deeper. The more the wind bends the tree, the bigger, stronger, and deeper the roots grow. We should be happy that we are tested. It's the Creator's way of making us have greater faith for greater results.

Great Mystery, Grandfather, I know if I am tested today that I can count on You to give me the courage to get to the other side. On the other side of every test is the reward of strength. Make me strong

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 20, 2012 at 7:38am

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have to deal with strong characters today. You can't always get what you want but if you keep a good humor you can always have an exciting and thought-provoking experience with them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are feeling free and easy today. Bad judgment can cause bad scenes, however, so maintain good and common sense. You are too trusting and while not everyone is malicious, you can make avoidable mistakes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You think that you are automatically right. It's hard to negotiate; a fight is your first action and response. You're challenged to be expressive, to engage in give and take and strive for a win-win solution.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An exotic locale can attract your attention. A dream vacation can seem desirable. A different way of thinking about the world can begin now, possibly through the influence of a friend or an eccentric associate.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your mind and feelings are in sync with each other. You get questions answered, mostly through research, but sometimes by direct questioning. Your general perceptiveness lets you read body language, see through fallacies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are sociable and accommodating today. Not everyone can be expected to be on good behavior, so be prepared to show some tough love as well. It's important to make your expectations known early and to be able to enforce them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You're prone to let other people dominate you today; this creates resentment. You're challenged to join in the creative and cooperative process. Assert yourself and join in the free flow of wackiness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You express your opinions easily today, perhaps too freely. It's hard to put a censor on your tongue but you must think ahead to how your exact words and attitudes will affect people. You mean well but can be misunderstood.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You have definite ideas about how to proceed and how things should go. Trying to force the issue sets up unnecessary conflict. It's better to build bridges, make allies, be persuasive and make compromises along the way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You must cope with unexpected snafus today. You're challenged to cope with digressions and make extra effort keep home and job on an even keel so that as few people as possible are inconvenienced.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You're open to people's ideas and are willing to work with them to make things happen. Ask questions freely as long as your main goal is get necessary information, not to serve an ulterior motive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are full of bright ideas but they may not be very practical at this time. Write down your thoughts for future reference. At a later time, you can review them for more development and functionality.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 20, 2012 at 7:37am

"...remember and think about the closeness of Wanka-Tanka. If they live in this wisdom, it will give them endless strength and hope."

-- Fools Crow, LAKOTA

The value of staying close to the Creator is the immediate help we have available to us whenever we need it. I can listen to the whisper of my heart for this is the place He communicates with me. Staying close helps me remember that we are here to serve Him and to help other people. The Grandfathers are my direct access to wisdom. He who has wisdom has everything. If we have wisdom, then we will see our lives become more effective in the areas of jobs, relationships, family, friends, and finances.

My Creator, today grant me the wisdom to seek Your wisdom. Help me to Walk of the Red Road

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 19, 2012 at 9:07am

ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is a crisis now, which some may use for opportunity. You must be patient with those who don't have such courage or strength. It's important to get people to actually believe what they know, deep inside, to be true.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can see that it's no good sitting around waiting for leadership. You step into that role now or else start learning the skills to do so. Reform has become slow or stalled and you want to get it going again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): More than most people today, you are liable to favor unconventional means for making money and reaching budget. Beware of getting involved with scams and most especially don't start one!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You sense that you are in a competition of ideas now. Whatever position you take, you take a leadership role and start organizing people. You must expect that an activist role also requires that you learn new skills.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This is a good day to take a hard look at yourself and your job. Are you where you want to be? Are you ready to take on more responsibility, to become serious about what's really important to you? A hobby can start being an income stream.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There is a chance that those undergoing financial hardship can start turning it around but only with strict attention to responsibility and hard work. Don't be dishonest or misrepresent your past, your experience or your skills.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You're feeling oppressed and put down today. You're susceptible to feelings of alienation and victimization. Of course, you need to develop a strategy to change the situation or get away from it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You feel you are on the precipice of a dangerous or uncertain situation. You need to weigh the possibilities and consequences. Perhaps time spent in research is more valuable than making a decision at this point.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You're feeling that times are tough -- some because of lack of money, others because of too much responsibility! Either way, today you want to end the uncomfortable situation and you start preparing for an easier way of living.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can apply yourself better than most people today. It's important to be focused and serious now. If you lack a goal, then it's easy to treat others with disrespect.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Personal integrity is an important issue to you today. It's easy to be concerned about others' honesty and reliability and where unavoidable this should be pursued. At the same time, however, look hard at your own faults and failures.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your social awareness is strong today and you are ready to take a stand. It's important that your criticisms of wrongdoers be on-point and measured, not wild-sounding and incoherent.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 19, 2012 at 9:06am

If we keep everything in balance, we are in harmony with ourselves and are at peace."

-- Fools Crow, LAKOTA

As within, as without, our present thought determines our future. If we want peace outside ourselves, we must first have peace inside ourselves. It's not what is going on but how we are looking at what is going on. We need to keep ourselves in balance. We must be careful to not get too hungry, angry, lonely. or tired. We must know the times - time to work, time to rest, time to play, time to sleep, time to pray, time to lighten up, time to laugh, time to eat, time to exercise. There is a saying "The honor of one is the honor of all." This means when we work with all, we need to also work on one. We need to take care of ourselves. You cannot give away what you don't have.

Great Spirit, let me walk in balance today. Remove from me resentment, self pity, and self seeking motives. Let me love myself so I can love my neighbors

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 18, 2012 at 7:59pm

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your eccentricities are showing today and this helps to make the day interesting for the people around you. Be sensitive, however, to those who really prefer predictability in their lives right now, those who don't want upsets.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are open to ideas for personal and social improvement. Many would benefit from personal coaching in their chosen activities. Open up unique side interests to round out the personality.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your family supports your next move to success. You must be willing to move on and up and not be held back by false sentimentality. You feel better about yourself if you're able to help your family better than before.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): This is an excellent day for generating new friends. Meet the neighbors and create a good relationship with them. Pleasant activities can involve local travel now. You are feeling generally at ease now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You're attracted to an idea or opinion that dissents from what's popular. You're challenged to present disagreement as rational dialog instead of crazy argumentation. Get all the facts; you could be wrong -- or more right than you know.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It's easy to coast and let problems take care of themselves. However, it's better to take charge and deal with them as they arise. Multiply your advantages instead of letting disadvantages accumulate and grow.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Disagreements creep into your relationships today. You and your friends find a chasm developing between you. You're challenged to value good feelings over a momentary intellectual dissension.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You're liable to jump past orderly procedures and go by intellectual leaps of faith. Be sensitive to situations where timing is important and where justification is necessary. Publicly, such jumps are disruptive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take opportunities that arise or that are offered to you. You could stand to gain as long as you are neither complacent nor over-ambitious. Seek organic growth in your success, not a revolution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You take an unusual perspective on social events today, which can catch on as people see its basic wisdom. You should in no way seek to go along with popular opinion. The truth is deeper and different.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You have ideas that would completely overhaul existing procedures. In reality, some of them are crackpot, while total confusion would result from implementing them. Work them in, if possible, gradually and systematically.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This is an excellent day for professional success and expanding contacts. The key is winning people to your side and reducing the sense of alienation and resentment people may already have.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 18, 2012 at 7:59pm

"You have to have confidence in your own ability to be able to go it alone, to go against what the rest of the culture is doing."

-- Eunice Baumann-Nelson, Ph.D., PENOBSCOT

God, this is hard. Today, allow me to be a Warrior. Let me be strong. Let Your voice be clear to me. Let me hear Your guidance. My goal today is to serve You, to develop myself to be the kind of Indian person that You would have me be. To Walk the Red Road must sometimes be walked alone.

Great Spirit, let me walk the Red Road today with the confidence that You are with me. If I fall, I will quickly ask You to help me know what I should do next.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on August 18, 2012 at 7:58pm

Aug 18, 1590:
Roanoke Colony deserted

John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony in present-day North Carolina, returns from a supply-trip to England to find the settlement deserted. White and his men found no trace of the 100 or so colonists he left behind, and there was no sign of violence. Among the missing were Ellinor Dare, White's daughter; and Virginia Dare, White's granddaughter and the first English child born in America. August 18 was to have been Virginia's third birthday. The only clue to their mysterious disappearance was the word "CROATOAN" carved into the palisade that had been built around the settlement. White took the letters to mean that the colonists had moved to Croatoan Island, some 50 miles away, but a later search of the island found none of the settlers.

The Roanoke Island colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was founded by English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in August 1585. The first Roanoke colonists did not fare well, suffering from dwindling food supplies and Indian attacks, and in 1586 they returned to England aboard a ship captained by Sir Francis Drake. In 1587, Raleigh sent out another group of 100 colonists under John White. White returned to England to procure more supplies, but the war with Spain delayed his return to Roanoke. By the time he finally returned in August 1590, everyone had vanished.

In 1998, archaeologists studying tree-ring data from Virginia found that extreme drought conditions persisted between 1587 and 1589. These conditions undoubtedly contributed to the demise of the so-called Lost Colony, but where the settlers went after they left Roanoke remains a mystery. One theory has them being absorbed into an Indian tribe known as the Croatans.

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