Sometimes there are things so sweet that they have to be shared. I just got finished listening to a very basic, bland webinar on spirituality and aging. About half-way through the talk, I found myself checking my e-mail and Facebook page.
Through Facebook, a friend connected me to a site called Walking the Red Road - dedicated to giving voice to First Nations people. Walking the Red Road was a nice antidote to the Western mind's linear and intellectual thinking I heard on the webinar.
Checking out the photos on Walking the Red Road, I found quotes associated with the faces of contemporary Native People elders. Below is a one that caught my attention.
"I am not old; I'm ancient. And when you're ancient, you never get old."
Vi Hilbert, Upper Skagit
Now there is a long view on aging and eldering if I ever heard one.
And for those of you who are interested in reading Vi's "signature" story about Lady Louse, you will be treated to a very short, but important story.
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8156
thanks.
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