As with all internal or Spiritual guidance, it always comes to us at a perfect time in our lives – divine timing. The book Boundaries & Protection by Pixie Lighthorse is no exception. My first-born daughter Cynthia recently gave me a copy of this inspiring book. This will serve as my reflections to the first […]
I have led a very colourful life (so far). My ethnic background is Ojibwe (from north of Lake Superior), Cree and French (from northern Manitoba), and English (straight from England). Having an Anishnaabe Spirit (Anishnaabe – I understand this to mean beings lowered down from the sky) while being carried in a white body presented […]
Were you aware that your natural state is a state of bliss? Think about that for a second. Let it sink in. I was pleasantly surprised to remember this. I say remember because what we think we are learning or experiencing in this lifetime, we already knew. We simply need to remember. This particular remembering […]
I don’t remember being aware of the concept of life purpose until I went through my breakthrough in early 2004. Since then I have come to appreciate the importance of identifying and honouring one’s life purpose. My belief is that we all need to focus on what we are passionate about in order to be […]
Since I have been self-employed, I have been grateful for the ‘giving back’ opportunities provided to me as an entrepreneur. I have the freedom to work in capacities that match my own personal values, something that I was not always able to do when I worked for someone else. I can bring positive changes to […]
Two weeks ago, on February 17, the provincial government announced mandatory Indigenous cultural competency and anti-racism training for its 60,000 Ontario Public Service employees (news.ontario.ca). Our organization tweeted our congratulations to Kathleen Wynne. When we gather in a circle, we’re all equal. We support this crucial move forward. #IndigenousWorldview https://t.co/7RqkQjlztH — Blue Sky Community (@BlueSkyCHC) […]
I have had the great opportunity of working with the Indigenous community since 1994 when I moved myself and my family back to my traditional homelands along the north shore of Lake Superior. My formal education was civil engineering technology however I quickly realized that my combined family heritages (Indigenous ancestry and European ethnicity) afforded […]
With all the financial pressures and time constraints currently being experienced by industry, government and corporations, why would any of these organizations want to take time to conduct Diversity Training? And yet it is one of the most important things that you can ever do in the workplace. From a business perspective, it is understood […]
I have been feeling inspired lately to share the significance and the philosophy of the teaching lodge, mandate if you will. There are many ancestors and spiritual beings guiding the lodge. Today I will introduce you to the first two that made themselves known to me: initially the Clear Blue Sky (Ozhaawashko-Giizhig in Ojibwe) made […]
In the spring of 2012, I remember discussing with the universe the workload that I had as the lodge keeper of Grey Wolf Traditional Teaching Lodge. I was tired and very overwhelmed with the responsibility and I was bargaining with the universe that I should not have to ‘physically’ put up the teaching lodges anymore. […]