[Oe List ...] Gratitude NS LOVE

[Shelley Hahn]

Thank you so much for sharing this, Nancy.  We used it at our small family
Tgiving dinner today, going around the table and each of us reading a
section.  Very profound,

I am so grateful for your presence in my life.  Thank you for sharing with
us all.

Love,
Shelley

2010/11/25 Nancy Lanphear <nancy at songaia.com>

> Dear Ones,
> Over the pat several years we here at Songaia have used a MODIFIED version
> of the Iroquois Thanksgiving address.  It is a beautiful connective piece
> beween the human being and all other species.  40 of us sat surrounding the
> large alter in the center of the living room that was covered with bright
> scarves and symbols of the web of life, such as toy animals, shells plants,
> flowers,rocks, water, trees, etc.
>
>  4-5 years ago we celebrated with this ritual for the first time using a
> written statement that was read followed by a spontaneous witness after
> which we spoke in one voice, "all our minds are one". We expected that the
> adults would do the spontaneous witnesses and the children( 7-12 years old)
> would read the written statements.  WRONG!  The children decided they would
> speak spontaneously on behalf of the other life forms on our planet, their
> relations - and they did just that!  We were amazed at the words they spoke
> - thoughtful, heartfelt, poetic and full of compassion for "all our
> relations". It was a beautiful reminder of the power of community and of the
> availability of the natural world outside of our doors.  We are grateful!
>
> This year as we celebrate Thanksgiving as our dining room doors and walls
> nearly burst open with 70 people present, we remember our beloved Stan and
> Fred who moved on from us this past  year.  We miss then greatly but
> continue to feel their presence as new (2-77 years) leadership continues to
> emerge.  We imagine that they will watch over our lives and occasionally
> send signs of possibility for us as we expand the edges of our community,
> perhaps to Songaia Neighborhood!.
>
> Below is one version of the thanksgiving address
>
> With a life full of gratitude
>
> http://www.nativevillage.org/Inspiration-/iroquois_thanksgiving_address.htm
>
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