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Day 29: Quanita’s Favorite Things Embers, One Ojibways Meditations

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Embers: One Ojibways Meditations by Richard Wagamese is one of my favorite books ever. It was gifted to me. My first impression f this book was how beautiful of a book it is, the pictures filled with images of nature are striking. And then I started to read it. Oh my goodness, the wisdom in this book keeps going. I started to tab my favorite pages but then I realized how crazy that was because I was putting tabs on every page.


Some wisdom in this book that I return to often:

  • Nothing in the universe ever grew from the outside in.

  • I want to listen deeply enough that I hear everything and nothing at the same time and am made more by the enduring quality of my silence.

  • Old Woman: Always be a gentleman, my boy. Me: You mean always be polite, gracious, and humble? Old Woman: No, I mean always be a gentle man. Act softly and kindly to others and to your self. Me: In everything? Old Woman: Yes. In everything. You don’t need to be hard, like others say. Hard things break. Soft things never do. Be like the grass. It gets stepped on and flattened but regains its shape again once the pressure passes. It is humble, accepting, and soft. That’s what makes it strong.

  • When the drum beats in resonates beyond your body. It becomes the heartbeat of creation as it was meant to be.To sing with it is to offer blessings to all that is and to receive blessings back.


And it kept going…


Here are some of the beautiful pages.




I use this book often when I am with groups. It has such wonderful readings to open and/or to close a circle. Check it out. Embers: One Ojibways Meditations by Richard Wagamese. Richard Wagamese was one of Canada’s foremost writers. Let me know what you think.



Enjoy,

Quanita

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