Imagine what the world would be if all our children went from this
to this
Posts Tagged ‘children’
No Child Left Behind
Posted in 2009 February, tagged character education, children on February 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I hope you dance
Posted in 2008 November, tagged children, I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack, music, song on December 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
This is our hope for all children everywhere.
Lunch with a Strawberry
Posted in 2008 September, tagged Chief Qwatsinas, children, Edward Moody, grandchildren, grandparents, heart, Hereditary Chief Qwatsinas, Indian Education, matriarch, school, strawberry on September 9, 2008| 1 Comment »
“We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees.” – Hereditary Chief Qwatsinas (Edward Moody)
Yesterday we had lunch with our granddaughter, and it was a BLAST! When she was born, her parents gave her the name Autumn. In our culture, the clan matriarch also gifts a name when a baby is born. Robert’s mother is our matriarch, and she gifted her the name Ode’min-quay – which translates to heart-berry.
Our grandchildren call us Maga and Bunka. Grandpa is “Bunka”, and Grandma is “Maga”. Bunka and Maga had a fun time with Ode’min-quayyesterday. All of our grandchildren are beautiful, and we are blessed.
Chief Robert and Terri Lynn TallTree
www.thetalltrees.com
“Teach us love, compassion and honor…that we may heal the Earth, and heal each other.” – Ojibwe prayer
A Time of Change and Healing
Posted in 2008 September, tagged bully, children, community, education, healing, parenting, perspective, teacher on September 3, 2008| 1 Comment »
A friend of ours who works in the field of education called us after reading our blogs last week. She was feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of bullying. It was bringing up memories from her own childhood, and that brought her to tears.
When you’re reading about a topic (such as bullying) and you begin to have recall experiences associated with emotion – sadness, anger, depression, helplessness or despair – it can be a gift. It means you have been carrying past experiences in your cellular memory, and are now releasing them. It means you can put things in perspective, and have the opportunity to move forward in a lighter and more loving way.
This is a time of change and healing. As children, many of us weren’t protected by the adults who loved us in our lives. That does not mean they didn’t love us. As adults, we have the power to protect our children, and the power to teach them to protect each other.. That is a beautiful thing.
Gakina-awiiya (We Are All Related),
Chief Robert and Terri Lynn TallTree
www.thetalltrees.com
“Teach us love, compassion and honor…that we may heal the Earth, and heal each other.” – Ojibwe prayer
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