To "Walk in Beauty" means-"Beauty before me, beauty behind me, beauty beside me, beauty below me, beauty above me - I walk in beauty." Walking in Beauty is walking in-Joy, Bliss and Safety. It permeates our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.To walk in beauty is to celebrate the Sacred Dance of Life, To join the Circle with an open mind and an open heart, and to move at our own pace with clarity, kindness, and a sense of calm. To walk in beauty, is to understand and practice the way of right relationship and to appreciate all of the beauty that exists both within and all around us. In  Native Traditions, the South direction of the Medicine Wheel contains four practices. These are non-attachment, non-suffering, non-judgment and beauty.The Lakota say that the South Wind,Okaga  creates beauty. Pondering this for a moment, you can understand that if we practice non-attachment, non-suffering and non-judgment, we will arrive at a space where we can walk in beauty. "Walking in Beauty" is more than a feeling or emotion. It is a state of being that can best be described as grace. In this state of grace called beauty, we accept that everything is. What is,is.- If we examine our lives honestly, we realize that the things we attach ourselves to in life often lead to a great deal of unhappiness. There are many such attachments-to people, careers, money, romantic love,   possessions, religious practices, keeping up with the neighbors-the list is endless. All of our attachments, at some point,will lead us to an awareness, in which we either  refuse to accept or we are unable to accept what is. Non-acceptance eventually leads to pain and suffering, at which time we fall from grace forgetting that we are surrounded by beauty. By practicing non-attachment, we can eliminate the source of the majority of our suffering. In this life, pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.  It is our choice. We  can choose our own suffering.The key to practicing non-suffering is to walk softly and stay in the moment, stay in our "Beauty." The south is the color yellow, which represents the warmth of the sun It also represents air, the breath of life in the body. Air reminds us that life is not about us alone, but it is a process of give and take. It is also about living life and we live by letting go, not by holding on.  While the majority of our suffering comes from regret, remorse and guilt about the past or fear of possible future pain,and fear of the unknown. Judgment also plays a part. It is astonishing how much time and energy we spend on judging. Not just judging others, but judging what is good and bad about our own lives, and the world around us.  Our judgments are all based on comparisons made with past pain or pleasure. Our suffering and judgments not only keep us from the grace of beauty, but they keep us locked in time. When we can let go of past pain and judgments we can walk in Grace as we experience our own divinity. One of the greatest joys of walking in beauty is the consistent experience of our own divinity. To Walk in Beauty is to walk gently with a twinkle in the eye,  loving thoughts in the mind and a smile in the heart.

Sharon Littledove(c) 2008

We Are All apart of One world and we all can share the same dream and if you 
just reach out to me  then you will find deep down inside, I'm just like you. There are no strangers now ,we are all brothers now , we are all one.

 
Somewhere in time , a mystery begins to unfold.
The faces of my ancestors come before me,
and I seek their medicine ways.
There is a blending of every nuance,
bring the Oneness to behold. 
The visions are appearing to me,
showing the truth in detail.  

It isn't hard to see for the truth holds the key.
And in every sparkling moment in time
there is an awakening revelation,
leading me beyond to a place
Where I am able to soar higher and higher.
And as I am able to release all my pain and fear,
the door of mystery flies open
and I move beyond the world I've always known.  

So now, I am able to grasp the message
of the visions I have been shown.
There is a knowing that comes from an open heart,
leading me on a trail to wisdom
and to a place of harmony
where love and peace exists.  

Sharon Littledove (c) 2008

Holding on to the memories of the years of my childhood, Gardenias and Roses, warm sand and the ocean tides, Sand castles and shooting stars. Playing with Grandmas' pearls and Shalamar perfume,  big hugs and always smiling , dancing with my granddaddy while standing on his feet . Always growing ,nothing stays the same .  Memories change and float away like petals blowing in the wind.  Shades of yesterday, become the light of today.  As I look in the mirror, I see the woman I have become.  Cottoncandy clouds floating across clear blue skies, gentle waves that kiss my feet as I walk along the beach , warm breezes that hug my back as I walk .  A big red house that sits across the beach and big family dinners at the table on a warm summers'  Eve.  Now,as I walk the grounds where the big red house once stood, all these memories flood my heart and mind.  Such beautiful memories that I hold deep in my heart. I realize one thing is true, yes, some memories change and float away like petals blowing in the wind.  But  their love will always remain the same and as I look into the mirror I hear these words "as long as there is love in your heart they will always be right there by your side."    Sharon Littledove(c) 2008

Dear Ones ,
Do you know how many centuries you have searched for each other? Do you know how many times you have longed to share in the union of your togetherness? Oh dear ones, we have seen you in your darkest misery. Yet here you are! Today you have your loved one nearby. You have the qualities which combine with your own to make the song that is your coupleness. Focus on those elements which blend and harmonize. All else will become less influential.You are learning to trust. Each of you in your own way. This will require trust in each other's opinion, trust in each other's actions, trust in each other's commitment. And trust each other's growth. Whatever the challenge facing you, ask yourself: Am I willing to trust enough to love? Therein lies the answer sweet ones. Trust in love. It always finds a way.

Remember precious children of light, that as you grow in qualities of love all that is UNLIKE love will be purged. Oh, we see how you cry and struggle with this. But it is only the letting go of the "clothing" that is no longer suitable for you. There is so much more to "cloak" you with. Let it go. Remain in love. And know that all you desire is being brought to you as quickly as is possible. Please trust your hearts dear ones,and  as you let go of the old, we will then bring to you the new - and we assure you - the BETTER. So,Today our wish for you is to build your life upon a foundation of gratitude. Each morning upon rising , let your first thought be about Thanks and gratitude . God has a plan for each of your lives dear ones - a plan that was formulated in cooperation with your own spirit before you were born. This plan includes all you wanted to learn while you are here upon this school called earth, as well as all you wanted to experience. This plan includes being loved, provided for, and cherished every step along the way. This plan is flexible in that it allows for free will and change along the way as you become more conscious creators of your own well being. This plan is not something that you are supposed to 'figure out and follow' according to the dictates of your mind, but rather a plan that includes surrendering to your own hearts each and every step along the way. We love you so very much.  ~ The Angels~

The time has come to listen to echoes from our land...the wisdom and teachings of our Native American Grandfathers and Elders . Their words are simple and their voices are soft. We have not heard them, because we have not taken the time to listen. Perhaps now is the time to open our ears and our hearts to the words of wisdom they have to say....   Father, I love your daughter, will you give her to me, that the small roots of her heart may entangle with mine, so that the strongest wind that blows shall never separate them. It is true I love him only, whose heart is like the sweet juice that runs from the sugar-tree and is brother to the aspen leaf, that always lives and shivers. Anon - Canadian      "Peace and happiness are available in every moment. Peace is every step. We shall walk hand in hand. There are no political solutions to spiritual problems. Remember: If the Creator put it there, it is in the right place. The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." An Indian Chief, 1876

 
Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. You lived first, and you are older than all need, older than all prayer. All things belong to you -- the two-legged, the four-legged, the wings of the air, and all green things that live. "You have set the powers of the four quarters of the earth to cross each other. You have made me cross the good road and road of difficulties, and where they cross, the place is holy. Day in, day out, forevermore, you are the life of things."

Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice.
At the center of the sacred hoop
You have said that I should make the tree to bloom.
With tears running, O Great Spirit, my Grandfather,
With running eyes I must say
The tree has never bloomed
Here I stand, and the tree is withered.
Again, I recall the great vision you gave me.
It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives.
Nourish it then
That it may leaf
And bloom
And fill with singing birds!
Hear me, that the people may once again
Find the good road
And the shielding tree.

" I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see... It was even then only after the heyoka ceremony, in which I performed my dog vision, that I had the power to practice as a medicine man, curing sick people; and many I cured with the power that came through me. Of course it was not I who cured. It was the power from the outer world, and the visions and ceremonies had only made me like a hole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds. If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish..."

Revealing this, they walk.
A sacred herb -- revealing it, they walk.
Revealing this, they walk.
The sacred life of bison -- revealing it, they walk.
Revealing this, they walk.
A sacred eagle feather -- revealing it, they walk.
Revealing this, they walk.
The eagle and the bison -- like relatives they walk.

"The Six Grandfathers have placed in this world many things, all of which should be happy. Every little thing is sent for something, and in that thing there should be happiness and the power to make happy. Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus we should do, for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World."
Black Elk - Oglala Sioux  


The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit), and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is known that true peace, which, as I have often said, is within the souls of men.
Black Elk - Oglala Sioux  

I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all children of one mother and one father. And I saw that it was holy...but anywhere is the center of the world. Black Elk - Oglala Sioux  

The beauty of the trees, the softness of the air,
the fragrance of the grass speaks to me.
The summit of the mountain, the thunder of the sky,
The rhythm of the sea, speaks to me.
The faintness of the stars, the freshness of the morning,
the dewdrop on the flower, speaks to me.
The strength of the fire, the taste of salmon, the trail of the sun,
and the life that never goes away, they speak to me
And my heart soars.

Chief Dan George    

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Crowfoot - Blackfoot Chief

 May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong.
Chief Dan George

Dear Ones,  
We love you so very much,

Rest assured that while the circumstances of your life
and your world will always change, the reality of God's love for
you is eternal. God could no sooner forget you or your needs than
the brain could forget a single cell within the body. You are part
of God's creation dear ones - precious, loved, celebrated, and
cared for. If you can adopt a belief in this truth, then your
entire experience of reality will change.

You will find that your needs are handled in perfect timing. You
will find that as you grow in faith your ability to choose love no
matter what the circumstances will attract a kinder response from
the world. You will find that as you surrender your dependence
upon material things and outer circumstances to make you happy,
your inner joy will attract more happiness to you than you could
ever dream or imagine.

When the material world no longer controls your inner state of
being, your true inner being will take command of your material life.

Your inner being, dear ones is the light and the breath of God
illuminating your soul in every moment. Your inner being is
eternally connected to the source of all you could ever want or
need. Your inner being does not feel lack, fear, or victimhood.
Your inner being knows only the glory and love of God. And so dear
ones, when you are able to stop allowing outer circumstances to
convince you of anything less, then this light within you will
shine brightly and attract to you more than you could ever want
or need - sufficient resources, more love, more joy, more ability
to express the light of God within. It is an illusion dear ones
that any material issue could ever have more power over your life
than the light that God has placed within you. It is an illusion
that your economy has more power to control your life and well
being than God. It is an illusion that anything has the power to control
your life and well being other than God.

God is not cruel. God has a greater love than the human mind
will ever be able to comprehend. God wants your
inner being to shine brightly in the world, and when you allow for
that to occur, through choosing faith, choosing love, choosing to
find the joy and the lessons in each moment, then dear ones your
inner being will be a beacon that attracts a wonderful life in the
outer world as well.

There is suffering in the world. There is pain. And dear ones, we
ask you to have compassion and pray for those who are experiencing
the very difficult lessons of this world. At the same time, know
that it is your light, your love, your faith that will uplift not
only your own existence but the existence of those around you.
Earth, dear ones, is a school. There are millions of lesson plans,
billions of students, and an amazing variety of classrooms. And
yet, ultimately all lessons boil down to one - learning how very
much you are loved, loving God, loving self, and sharing the truth
of this love with the world around you.

We love you so very much,
~The Angels ~

  I dedicate this beautiful song to all of you because you raise me up ....
you lift me higher than the mountains, your love calms the stormy sea in my life , and your light brightens my path. In love, greatfulness and honor, with love and joy in my heart , this song is for you..... may you all know what a beautiful blessing you are in my life and in every life that you touch... may you always be blessed with love,joy,peace and happiness everyday in your life. 
                                            With love always, Littledove