Last winter was the first time I had not participated in a “Christmas” with my immediate family. Instead, I was dug into the snows of the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota, gathering wood and supplies in order to be ready for a blizzard forecast to begin in the wee hours of the morning. I was raised Christian by my mom and
Prayer is Prayer
The Y or the X?
I had a fun, interesting and insightful conversation with a friend the other night which shed light on a couple aspects of my pursuits. In this “lecture” (ha!) we’re going to be discussing the formidable, highly sophisticated equation “Y=Xt”. Our variables shall be loosely defined by the following:
Critical Mass vs. The Way the World Works
Growing up (and to this day) I’ve been told things like, “Well that’s just the way the world works” or “that’s just how things are” etc. Maybe you have too? Now I do understand this industrial-era-ish line of thinking to some extent. I can see, through the eyes of a colonized mind, such thinking
a Quest
Challenge what we’ve designed and built. Question our place. Refuse upon moral grounds as needed. See everything as connected.
Thankful.
One year ago today I used my only day-off at work before Christmas to load my converted Chevy Express 3500 camper van full of winter supplies and head to the Oceti Sakowin Camp as part of the “Standing Rok” movement. I departed from the Twin Cities