Community driven approach 

Today many are searching for an alternative to mainstream living. In the race to do more and not be more many feel disconnected to their own thoughts and feel disconnected to others. A community is based on being present. The internet has been a blessing and a curse. The creativity of the internet has been slowly replaced by commercialism. With the wisdom of this we need to focus on long term alternatives such as building alternative communities, short supply chains, coops, collectives, free share concept. This is my commentary section. These blogs will discuss many topics building off the idea of real community. If we ramble a bit with ideas that is good. Developing a future model for NHC to manifest in the real world is one of the goals I want to lay out. Like one of the elders tought me is that we fall and we rise again like the Phoenix. The lessons we learn help with the building blocks for tomorrow. We stay on the horse, not fall off and we don't get on the high horse of arrogance either. There is no place for ego here. Our elders teach us insights into the human mind and why many of us fell off the horse and how it takes a village to set things right. We have a choice to make. It is time we hold sacred ground.

Elders wisdom.

Slow down! Pay attention. The sweetness is there. An elder will test you. My friend is Apache and a medicine women. Her teaching is based on being grounded, to dance, to really be aware of where you are at. She explained to me by how she dances, what she wears, she speaking to me in subtle ways. You do not always need words to learn about the sacred ways. It is right there, her seriousness is intense but she does it in a loving way. She always finds a way to smile and give thanks for the sunrises and sunsets. With all that is going on in the world grounding and smudging offers us peace of mind. Troubles will come and go. Her spirit is of the Phoenix. She was broken, rose again above it and now is there teaching me slowly and with time she will reveal what she wants to to me. I am honored to see her and let her show me wisdom in all its different ways. The spirit travels fast along the mountains, soaring like the Eagle, visions come when you least expect them and elders come to you when you most need thier guidance and wisdom. 

Holding sacred ground

The very Earth you stand on is sacred. The mountains and the sky are your relatives. The water the bloodline and the many sacred animals the very spirit that gives us wisdom. We are at an inflection point right now. There is a split 50 50 on the direction the world is going to. A one hearted loving caring world or a two hearted dissonance with war and hate. Our choices will go down in history either in shame or great joy. We must hold sacred ground in our hearts even through the storms of life. The time is now. Ask yourself am I doing or being? If your doing it's time to live for what you came here and start being present, grateful, awake and aware. If you are unhappy in your relationships set things straight and be clear of what you want. If others don't want to go along with your ideas do it anyway. The only person they hurt is themselves if they decide to not be supportive. You decide where you are going. If they don't want to go you cannot do anything about it. Get your house in order and your relationships right. You have big things planned and you must not have distractions. HOLD SACRED GROUND!

The river and the mountain

Here in the mountains you have time to think. There is a time of slowing down and touching the Earth with your entire being. Things change when you are not in a hurry. The river reminds us to keep moving while the mountains remind us of stillness and subtle changes. We can bury ourselves in being busy and forget that our humaness or we can slow down and appreciate the many colors, smells, sounds, feelings that we have. If only we listen to the wind and waters. It only we open our eyes to the beautiful world we live in. Here we are on Indian time. The clock is there only for a reminder for ceremony. The slow procession of the seasons, we feel the sacred Earth. There is only peace once you stop struggling against the tides of change.

Matter of Trust

Trust is slowly earned. You cannot get trust simply by showing up. You must be present and offer your awareness and efforts. Honesty is a very important trait to have in this process. We all make mistakes from time to time, be honest when you do make a mistake. Intention is important because of your intentions are bad people catch on. Being kind, being available and being on time builds that trust. The reason there is so much lack of trust in the world is that there is a lot of bad behavior. I see it a lot, getting into peoples private bubble, talking too loud, yelling profanities and many other bad behaviors. Trust takes even years to build and in can be lost in an instant., think before your anger costs you, act in trust and never break a promise.A white lie today will come and haunt you tomorrow.

Social media. Section

I am slowly porting my social media here. I am searching for more interactive ways for people to post their thoughts on a bulletin board and interactive features. I am moving away from traditional social media gradually due to many factors but want to remain in contact with my friends. This has been a slow process due to lack of support platforms that are easy to set up and limitations that webpages have. This area will be where I experiment on creating a social space that is not on a mainstream social media platform.

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