Elder Video Update

Boozhoo,

I switched up the thinking in watching the elder video. The microphone on my laptop is not sending through a clear recording. As long as I am saying what is on the video and can hear it, is were I am with that. I have been working on the speech with my partner Melissa and she is wanting to get it down for the most part.

In this Language Journey, I keep in mind teachings from my dad Dr. Alton Sonny Smart about his journey.

Living in Balance within the environment around you!
Being in sync with others, learning how to communicate anishianbe style. To be able to communicate with your heart, then your mouth, then without words through the mind.

Certain sounds can create a sense of being in sync and thereby bring on a feeling of healing and health - Minobiimadiziwin

Knowing your self Indian style

In balance, not to be “Akozi” one can be akozi in all 4 areas of life

To flow with the world energy; there is a natural energy of sound, it is to allow the natural healing power of this energy that comes from the earth. It is one of the healing powers of this earth.

When the mind is ready a teacher or a teaching will appear. The creator god has put down many teachers and teachings on the road of life that was given to us at birth. It is up to us to prepare our selves to use and see life.

Where do we start?
As in our stories about our great uncle, Winnaboozhoo, there is no beginning or ending, we just start where we left off.

No word for “good bye” We instead use “giigaawaabamin minnawa ingoding” I will see you again sometime. And in a sense no time will have passed, we will just continue where we left off.

Just as in the circle’s of life and learning there is no beginning, we can start anywhere in the circle or age, the important thing is to start.

As great as Winnaboozhoo is, he still makes mistakes, just as we can and do make mistakes, he can be vain.

Stories is a way to the learn the language
Why “Anim” or Animosh does what he does
The waabose and life

The Dot of knowledge " A-pay-gish Ki-ken-daa-so-win Minigo-min"
Always in the process of gaining and seeking knowledge
How we really know

Hang in There
Story of Pipe Mustache telling lodge members why they came to the lodge to learn about the secret of life through the Medicine lodge or Mide lodgeThe simplest teaching of life are right in front of us in our environment.

Mi-jishi-nam Mush-ka-wis-si-win

Ahaw

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