Wisdom Words For Today

"When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision." - Tecumseh

"Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children."
Sitting Bull

"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders

"New circumstances call for new words, new phrases and the transfer of old words to new objects.”
Thomas Jefferson

"...a new scientific understanding of life at all levels of living systems-organisms, social systems, and ecosystems...based on a new perception of reality that has profound implications not only for science and philosophy, but also for business, politics, health care, education, and everyday life."
The Web of Life by Fritjof Capra (author of The Tao of Physics)

"Today, a new paradigm and new era of myth are beginning to unfold... reflecting a new stage of human consciousness as it wrestles with an evolving global community, the unfolding environmental crisis, and progressive democratization. The new paradigm and emerging myths are reflecting a mutualism and interconnectedness of all aspects of the earth. The concomitant education must reflect the teaching/learning process and content appropriate for such new myth making".
Gregory Cajete, Ph.D.,Look to the Mountain-An Ecology of Indigenous Education

"Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those who, from every direction, have made the same ascent. For everything that rises must converge."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - The Phenomenon of Man

"There is a song which is always there, beneath, above, behind, within - sometimes we begin to hear it. The trick then, is to not lose our own voice, but to stay tuned to that song and not let it fade away again." - Bill Neal Elk Whistle