tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40247051989737118422024-03-17T18:28:33.460-07:00My Spirit PathI'm not exactly sure how to give a discription of what this blog will be about, other than there will be some info on wellness/health, probably what's going on around me, and some of my writings (poems/proses) and some pictures (some drawings and others with camera).
I will probably add in here and there my opinion on politics to!Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-75540082043765627322023-12-09T16:26:00.000-08:002023-12-09T16:38:44.188-08:00I will be getting back to posting soon!<p> I will be getting back to posting again here soon. Since my last
post there has been so much that has happened in my life and as they say
life goes on... </p><p>I see where several of you have still chk'd back
here and there to see if anything new has been added, thank you for
coming back and I do apologize for it taken me soon long to get back
here. </p>Please leave comments or questions if you want, thank you
very much!
<p><br /></p>Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-45471504245098933972018-01-23T21:23:00.001-08:002018-01-23T21:36:26.204-08:00The Traditional Belief System<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #783f04;">In the search for order and then to sustain that order, the Cherokee of old devised a belief system that, while appearing at first to be complex, is actually quite simple. Many of the elements of the original system remain in place with traditional Cherokee today. Although some of these elements have evolved or otherwise been modified, this belief system is an integral part of day-to-day life for many.<br />
<br />Certain numbers play an important role in the ceremonies of the Cherokee. The numbers four and seven repeatedly occur in myths, stories, and ceremonies. The number four represents all the familiar forces, also represented in the four cardinal directions. These directions are east, west, north, and south. Certain colors are also associated with these directions. The number seven represents the seven clans of the Cherokee, and are also associated with directions. In addition to the four cardinal directions, three others exist. Up (the Upper World), down (the Lower World) and center (where we live and where you always are).<br />
<br />The number seven also represents the height of purity and sacredness, a difficult level to attain. In olden times it was believed that only the owl and cougar had attained this level and thus have always had a special meaning to the Cherokee. The pine, cedar, spruce, holly, and laurel also attained this level and play a very important role in Cherokee ceremonies. Cedar is the most sacred of all, and the distinguishing colors of red and white set it off from all others. The wood from the tree is considered very sacred, and in ancient days it was used to carry the honored dead.<br />
<br />Because of these early beliefs, the traditional Cherokee have a special regard for the owl and cougar. They are honored in some versions of the Creation story because they were the only two animals who were able to stay awake for the seven nights of Creation, the others having fallen asleep. Today, because of this, they are nocturnal in their habits and both have exceptional night vision.<br />
<br />The owl is seemingly different from other birds, resembling an old man as he walks. Sometimes the owl can be mistaken for a cat because of his feather tufts and the silhouette of his head. This resemblance honors his nocturnal brother, the cougar. The owl's eyes are quite large and are set directly in front like humans, and he can close one eye independently of the other. The cougar's screams resemble those of a woman; further, he is an animal possessing secretive and unpredictable habits.<br />
<br />Cedar, pine, spruce, laurel and holly trees carry leaves all year long. These plants, too, stayed awake seven nights during the Creation. Because of this, they were given special power and they are among the most important plants in Cherokee medicine and ceremonies.<br />
<br />Traditionally the Cherokee are deeply concerned with keeping things separated and in the proper classification or category. For example, when sacred items are not in use they are wrapped in deerskin or white cloth and kept in a special box or other places.<br />
<br />The circle is another symbol familiar to traditional Cherokee. The Stomp Dance and other ceremonies involve movements in a circular pattern. In ancient times, the fire in the council house was built by arranging the wood in a continuous "X" so that the fire would burn in a circular path.<br />
<br />The river, or "Long Man," was always believed to be sacred, and the practice of going to water for purification and other ceremonies was at one time very common. Today the river or any other body of moving water, such as a creek, is considered a sacred site and going to water is still a respected practice by some Cherokees.<br />
<br />The everyday cultural world of the Cherokee includes spiritual beings. Even though the beings are different from people and animals, they are not considered "supernatural", but are very much a part of the natural, real world. Most Cherokee at some point in their lives will relate having had an experience with these spiritual beings.<br />
<br />A group of spiritual beings still spoken of by many Cherokee is the Little People. They cannot be seen by man unless they wish it. When they allow themselves to be seen, they appear very much like any other Cherokee, except they are very small, and have long hair, sometimes reaching all the way to the ground.<br />
<br />The Little People live in various places; rocky shelters, caves in the mountains or laurel thickets. They like drumming and dancing and they often help children who appear to be lost. Not just those geographically lost, but children who appear saddened and confused. They are also known to be quite mischievous at times. The Little People should be dealt with carefully, and it is necessary to observe some traditional rules regarding them.<br />
<br />They don't like being disturbed and may cause a person who continually bothers them to become "puzzled" throughout life. Because of this, traditional Cherokees will not investigate or look when they believe they hear Little People. If one of the Little People is accidentally seen, or if he or she chooses to show himself, it is not to be discussed or told of for at least seven years. It is common practice to not speak about the Little People after nightfall.<br />
<br />Traditional Cherokees also believe that after a person dies, his soul often continues to live on as a ghost. Ghosts are believed to have the ability to materialize where some, but not all people, can see them.<br />
<br />Very basic to the Cherokee belief system is the premise that good is rewarded and evil is punished. Even though the Cherokee have a strict belief in this type of justice, there are times when things happen that the system just does not explain. It is often believed that these events are caused by someone using medicine for evil purposes.<br />
<br />Witchcraft among the Cherokee does not resemble that of non-Indian cultures. To understand and respect the beliefs of traditional Cherokee about using medicine, conjuring, and witchcraft you must first consider early Indian societies and consider how this has remained an integral part of Cherokee culture even up to the present day. There are ordinary witches and then there are killer witches. Ordinary witches are actually considered the more dangerous since a person can never be sure he is dealing with one and they are more difficult to counteract. They may even deceive a medicine person and cause them to prescribe the wrong cure if they aren't careful. One killer witch still spoken of often by traditionalists today is the Raven Mocker.<br />
<br />Today, although many Cherokee still consult with medicine people regarding problems, both mental and physical, some will not see a medicine man for any reason and refuse to acknowledge their powers. Some believe in using both Cherokee medicine and licensed medical doctors and the healthcare systems.<br />
<br />The knowledge held by the medicine men or women is very broad. They work and study for years committing to memory the syllabary manuscripts passed on by the ones who taught them. Many formulas have been documented in Cherokee syllabary writing in books ranging from small notebooks to full-blown ledgers. If the words are not spoken or sung in the Cherokee language, they have no affect. Until the words have been memorized the medicine person may refer to his book. This does not compromise his abilities, after all; modern medical practitioners often refer back to their medical texts and other reference books as well. The writings in these traditional books are strictly guarded and anyone who is not "in training" is forbidden to study or even read the books.<br />
<br />The spoken words are usually accompanied by some physical procedure, such as the use of a specially prepared tobacco, or drink. Medicine people themselves must be and remain in perfect health for their powers to be at peak.<br />
<br />Traditional Cherokees may consult with medicine people for help with medical problems, dilemmas in their lives or other problems. There are fewer Medicine People alive and practicing today, but those few are still known by traditionalists and others in Cherokee communities. It is not accepted for medicine people to advertise or make their services known in other ways.<br />
<br />The proper way to find a medicine person is to be part of a Cherokee community, ceremonial ground or family and to come to know this person through those connections. Please do not contact Cherokee Nation asking to be put into contact with a Medicine Man or Woman or asking us to help you become one. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">This information comes from the Cherokee Nation's website at www.CherokeeNation.ORG,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">You can visit this site and learn a great deal about the Cherokee Nation.</span></div>
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Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-37842056212130509242016-08-23T15:40:00.002-07:002016-08-23T15:40:19.385-07:00My Dad<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Century, serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Yes indeed he was, and a very special person to many people!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;"> My dad was like a bull in a china shop, and
he could not whisper to save his life for anything…you could be standing 25
feet away from him (or possibly in the other side of the house) and when he
whispered you could hear every word he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;"> Dad was like an abstract artist, if he knew
what you wanted and had a picture or drawing of it he could make it. But if you
weren’t sure how you wanted it made and there were no pictures or drawings of
what you wanted then dad’s mind went to work. He would play around with the
idea for a bit then start to draw, then mode whatever pieces he had gotten
together to see how they would fit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;">If
he thought they were going to work or give him the base of it, he would then
start looking for other things to use and somehow make it all work and look
fantastic!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;"> Dad was the same way on heavy equipment; he
would look at an area whether it was for a pond, lake, road, boat channel,
drainage or cutting around mountains for pipelines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;">Dad
was also <b>literally</b> <b>one of the best welders in the world</b>,
now it may sound as though I’m bragging and or boosting about my dad, but I’m
really not…<u>I’m just stating fact!</u> He was known all over the world for
his welding and the way he could handle equipment!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;">My
dad never boosted or bragged about what he could do, he would just simply state
the fact if he could or if he couldn’t do something. If he could find a better
way to do it he would.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;">“I
can say with full confidence and proudness that through the years my dad had
people that came to him to learn anything and everything they could or he would
teach them.”<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;">The
most important thing about my dad was he was a caring man and a giving man, a
man that believed in the <b>one and only
Almighty GOD!</b> He would give the shirt off his back, I actually saw him do
this when I was a kid. He cared about people and tried to help in any way he
could. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;"> Dad was a hardworking man; he was always
working with something. He didn’t know what it was to take time off; he grew up
in a time when kids had to help their parents especially if there were several
children in one family. Everyone had to work and start at a young age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;">He
was also funny and like to kid around, tell jokes and laugh, but he was very
stern and hard also. He was respectful, had morals, values, common sense…this
is how he was raised and how he raised his kids also. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Century",serif;"> It was said at his service a couple of weeks
ago that he was a special person and he was a real character, “well, yes he
was…<b>my dad was a real special
character!”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-31304378315944881672016-01-23T21:30:00.002-08:002016-01-23T21:40:11.320-08:00Reba's new song is Just Like Them HorsesListen to “Just Like Them Horses”<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Click above on the watch; Reba McEntire's new video and it should take you to it. Besure and give it time to load and then you can read about it or scroll down to listen to her new song "Just Like Them Horses".</span></div>
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Reba McEntire's new song "Just Like Them Horses" is so beautiful! This song is for her dad and she made the video on the family ranch she grew up on in Oklahoma. </div>
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You have to go to you-tube to watch it if this link doesn't work,but make sure you click on the one with the picture of her above.<br />
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My dad past away a couple weeks ago and it has been very hard, I was sent this link on my facebook by one of my clients/friends and of course there were no dry eyes in the house after listening to it.<br />
But it is so beautiful, I just wanted to share it. As I said you can go to you-tube and watch it, but the link should go right to the website that has the story and song.<br />
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, Especially if you have lost one or both of your parents. Of course I think it would go for whom ever you have lost, the title more or less says it all!<br />
"Just Like Them Horses!" </div>
Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-79938834100106313732016-01-12T19:19:00.000-08:002016-01-12T19:19:51.679-08:00Michelle Malkin OWNS Matt Lauer, Speaks Truth about Obama<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2WMahJK4y70" width="459"></iframe><br />Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-49444387708861464512015-12-24T21:53:00.002-08:002015-12-24T21:53:59.449-08:00The REASON for the SEASON is...JESUS<span style="color: #cc0000;">Wishing each of you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a BLESSED NEW YEAR for 2016!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">To our MILITARY PEOPLE, I wish each of you and your families a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a SAFE and BLESSED NEW YEAR!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">To Israel and my Jewish friends, I wish each of you a HAPPY HANUKKAH and for the NEW YEAR, BLESSINGS of PEACE, GOODWILL (from the CHRISTIANS in America) and may GOD keep you SAFE from DANGER, HARM AND! </span>Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-49674545760488523892015-12-24T21:32:00.001-08:002015-12-24T21:32:08.985-08:00Helping to keep Ladies SAFER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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C<span style="color: #351c75;">heck out the website </span><span style="color: blue;">www.damselindefense.net</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> or go to my website at </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">www.mydamselpro.net/PRO11171/</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> and see how we ladies can help keep ourselves safer. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">We have several things to choose from, ex: Stun-guns, pepper sprays (different types), whistles, door alarm and more. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">Be glad to answer any questions, just go to comment, I will answer asap.</span>Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-58568421984096639382015-12-24T19:39:00.004-08:002015-12-24T19:39:58.533-08:00The Legends of Christmas<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Christmas Wreaths</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">The wreaths of Christmas are very special symbols of the season. Wreaths represent a love that knows no end. Much like the wedding bands that couples exchange when married, the wreath has no beginning and no ending. So, too, the love which came down at Christmas is eternal love, and the wreaths symbolize the love of God that never ends.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">The Christmas Tree Star</span><br />
<span style="color: orange;">Christmas Star on top of the tree for the most part represents the Star of Bethlehem. Christians see candles as "Christ's Light" and the lighting of candles on Christmas Eve comes from the Jewish "Feast of Lights" or Hanukkah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">The candy cane represents one of the oldest symbols of Christmas, the shepherd's crook, for the shepherds were among the first to experience that first Christmas. The colors of the candy cane have special meaning, too. The wide red stripe represents the sacrifice of Christ, "For by his stripes we are healed." The narrow red stripes represent our own sacrifices (giving). The white stripe is a symbol of purity. The peppermint plant is a member of the hyssop family, referred to in the Old Testament as a medicinal herb used for cleansing. As you eat your candy cane, you might want to break it, as Christ's body was broken for you, and share it with a friend, thus sharing in the sweetness of the true meaning of Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Christmas tree</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">The Christmas tree, which is an evergreen with it's boughs stretched toward heaven, reminds us of the everlasting life that Christ came to bring sinners. The candles or lights on the tree remind us that Jesus is the light of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">The holly leaves and berries from the holly bush are widely used in holiday decorations. The sharp pointy edges of the holly leaf remind us of the crown of thorns that Jesus wore upon his brow. The red berries remind us of the blood that Jesus shed. </span>Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-7868072236858818262015-12-10T23:59:00.000-08:002015-12-10T23:59:32.444-08:00Please help put a smile on her little face!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">I do not normally do things like this, but this beautiful little girl and her story has just broken my heart. The story I got was all of her family were killed in a fire, she is the only one that survived and she all most died her self. This precious little child was burnt over most of her little body. She was ask what she wanted for Christmas and she said...Christmas cards! That is all this little girl wants is Christmas card, so PLEASE help me and send her a Christmas card for Christmas and lets see if we can put a smile on her face. In the process of sending her a card PLEASE say a prayer for her and maybe even put her on your prayer list. Thank you so very much!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Her name is Safyre and the address is in above her picture. Again I thank you with all my heart!</span></div>
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<br />Leslyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172877413967426349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024705198973711842.post-28574992415916035762015-12-10T23:41:00.000-08:002015-12-10T23:41:25.669-08:00Pelosi taken apart by David Gregory on false Obamacare promises<span style="color: magenta;"> This IDIOT WOMAN NEEDS TO BE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE...how in the world she's been able to stay in any type of position since day one is embarrassing, humiliating, unbelievable, lack of any type of logic not to mention sense, pitiful beyond words and shows what a bleeping mess that is running our government! She is another one that most assuredly along with her boss the so called president, the second clinton idiot and the others listed right along with them...the other jokes in office bidden and kerry show be ran out of the country on a slow leaky boat to china or africa or better yet to one of the arab countries and dropped right in the middle of the fighting!!!!!!! Oh, maybe right in isis' lap!!!!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">I do not understand how or why our so called president can hate America so much that he will do and has done everything in his power to bring America down?</span><span style="color: #990000;"> <b>I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THAT FOOL HAS STAYED IN OFFICE FOR AS LONG AS HE HAS!!!!!!!</b></span></div>
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This Choctaw Prayer is about the track of the sun going across the sky leaves a message.</div>
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Illuminating, strengthening, warming all of us who are here, It shows we are not alone.</div>
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We are yet alive, and this fire, as fire shall not die.</div>
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