Diary of Medicine Flower

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Thursday, November 25, 2004

Leaves and Mush

My people have taught you to give thanks on this day, this day which holds fast to my culture. But I believe the true idea has been lost to big sales and 10 percent discounts. When we came together to give thanks for the bounty of harvest, it was the same expression we gaive every day - only now,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 22, 2004

Looking for the Pack Horse

We look over our shoulders and hear time, ticking nearby following us like a slow moving pack horse, waiting for us to mount it and trot away. How democratic time is. Although we all have different amounts apportioned, and use our portion to suit the shape of our life, not one person has a second... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Anger Management

The anger we carry with us, should stay with us. It is true we have a hard time keeping it inside - and there are those who tell us to let it out as it destroys our peace. But, I say, it is far worse to unleash it. Let it sink to the bowls of your stomach and the pit of your heart. Then, breathe in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Stress Be Gone

Why with age and the torrents of experience do I feel so calm when others are excited? They rush around as if their last breathe would clock in at sunset. They rustle papers, run for deadlines and are stressed by all matter of rolling logs and fireballs. Me, I lift my hand to the fire and feel its... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 15, 2004

Brainstorming

For many hours, I have brainstormed in closed rooms with colleagues. These war councils were made to correct the ills of the world, and to effect new approaches to the many facets of business. The walls were lined with great blots of paper and lists of actions and time frames. They were gathered up... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

Opening the Heart

Finding a way to open the heart is a good thing for a love sick man. But when the heart reveals a truth too harsh to bare, then it is best left ignorant and unscathed. Ask the Bird Clan about such things. They know better than the Bear or Wolf Clan. That clan seams to be all about emotions and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Flaming Arrows

The warrior's blood is spilled today as ever day that men breath and fight. Blood runs whereever the causes are true or the greed is ripe. Some are defenders and will lay down life and soul for their loved ones, their beliefs and their merits. Some are not sure why they die, or why others want them... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Dearest Face

It is long since I saw my grandmother’s face, her smiling, knowing glance and ivory soap smell. She knew the world like no other and shared it with me, in little sips over dessert after home cooked meals. She told me the family history, the days when ice men delivered and the General Slocum sank. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 8, 2004

Hallways of the Past

Yesterday I saw a line of old office chairs, each different – high ones, low ones, torn and shattered, new and armed. They stood in a cold hallway, each twisted in a different direction, probably much like the person they held before the lay off came. I thought to myself – how many asses warmed... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 6, 2004

In the Thickets

Fortress earth protects me from the rovers in the dark, when I seek the comfort of shadows; when I seek the cloak of my misgivings. Sometimes we want to stand tall in the sunlight and be known by every eye that sees us and passes. But when we are deep in the midnight soul, when the passages are not... Sign in to see full entry.

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