It is a responsibility to be a good steward of the land.
Before I pick up my tools and go “work”, I
look at it from all sides,
north, east, south and west
I consider
how what I do today will impact the earth, trees, rocks, birds.
The trees and rocks have been on this piece of land
far longer than I.
I am the newcomer here.
I ask creator to guide my hand.
And I ask permission of the rocks and trees before I work.
When I am finished, I thank them
north, east, south and west
I consider
how what I do today will impact the earth, trees, rocks, birds.
The trees and rocks have been on this piece of land
far longer than I.
I am the newcomer here.
I ask creator to guide my hand.
And I ask permission of the rocks and trees before I work.
When I am finished, I thank them
I stop often maybe every ten feet or 10
minutes to clean up,
to tidy what I have done.
Each time I stop I reevaluate to be assured that all is well,
that I am not taking too much, or too little,
that what is being done is being done in a good way.
Each of these steps is a meditation.
At the end of the day I want to leave the work area better
than when I walked into it
for I might never pass this way again,
to tidy what I have done.
Each time I stop I reevaluate to be assured that all is well,
that I am not taking too much, or too little,
that what is being done is being done in a good way.
Each of these steps is a meditation.
At the end of the day I want to leave the work area better
than when I walked into it
for I might never pass this way again,
but anyone walking in behind me will find it pleasing to their eye and soul.
Clearing up little bit by little bit means
I can walk away, leave the job at any time
and know no mess is left behind.
To me this is important. Do I always do this? I try.
I want the land
easy to walk,
easy on the eyes
~ comfortable, comforting and uplifting.
It is my home, my church, my universe, a park, a school, all in one.
I can walk away, leave the job at any time
and know no mess is left behind.
To me this is important. Do I always do this? I try.
I want the land
easy to walk,
easy on the eyes
~ comfortable, comforting and uplifting.
It is my home, my church, my universe, a park, a school, all in one.
Until I
learned I was a guest here on the land, not an owner …
until I learned to respect all those that had been here for millennium
working the land did not fall into place.
This is an ongoing lesson for me remembering my place,
treating each tree, rock with respect,
working slowly,
taking care (care taking)the land.
until I learned to respect all those that had been here for millennium
working the land did not fall into place.
This is an ongoing lesson for me remembering my place,
treating each tree, rock with respect,
working slowly,
taking care (care taking)the land.
We play god
when we take the life of a tree, or move a rock or limb a tree.
when we take the life of a tree, or move a rock or limb a tree.
Each little thing we do impacts the universe.
With
beauty before me,
May I
walk
With
beauty behind me,
May I
walk
With
beauty above me,
May I
walk
With
beauty below me,
May I
walk
With
beauty all around me,
May I
walk
Wandering
on a trail of beauty,
Lively,
I walk.
Navajo
