…for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. Like the original treaty.

The trees were making their spring sounds, popping and cracking, the snow blowing by and whooshing against her skin, and spring birds making their small and distinctive calls

Every person was born with a set of spiritual instructions or understandings, my girl. It’s what we do with it that defines us as human beings.

The beauty of their silence was in everything that they heard around them.

By having the sun rise every day, the earth and the sky are renewing their commitment to work together. And we in turn honor that relationship and directly benefit from it.

It also made her think of the sounds of ceremony: the eagle whistles, the drum, the shakers. It made her think that we really are replicating the sounds of nature through our music and celebrations, all of which help heal us.