Saturday, June 11th,
2016
Elm Valley Road,
Michigan
Sketches by Sitting
Bull
It was a long haul,
back-tracking to Ohio, Toledo to be specific, by mode of van
transportation. It was worth it, as we
had a pre-arranged speaking engagement at a healing centre called “Ananya-Kai,”
People were
transfixed, if not transported to the world of sacred walking, as I detailed my
personal “Tales to Trails.” There were a
number of people who were already affiliated with the technique and tradition
of kirtan, which was a component to
my presentation. These were also firm
believers in past-life experiences, including a mother who was convinced her
young boy was a victim of the Titanic.
Who knows? Such things are possible!
As I said, it was a
long drive there and back, but worth every minute of it. The trip, however, cut into today’s walking,
which amounted to a mere two hours. We
were off to nearby Niles (population 12,000) to see Debra Haight, of the town’s
newspaper. The interview was a few
minutes shy of two hours, perhaps a record, and mutually we were enjoying every
minute of that query and answer session.
She was very good at digging up background information.
Speaking of the past,
in Nile you can stop by their quaint museum.
We heard that some original sketches are permanently on display by Chief
Sitting Bull, and we found them awesome.
One of them I will feature on the walking monk instagram.
As written by Ernie
LaPointe, about the grand warrior, “Sitting Bull: Tatanka Iyotake was a special
person who cared for his people. He
suffered for them in the Sun Dance, fought for their survival, and gave
everything he had for them.”
May the Source be
with you!
No comments:
Post a Comment