Timing

(January 17, 1999)

A certain amount of protection from the wind makes it pleasant to walk in the woods, even in January. It is quieter and without the activity of other seasons, but the deer come daily to feed on acorns that litter the moss-covered earth.

Timing is important, even tho' the Indian has been said to have a time of his own - arriving and leaving as he sees fit. But even nature gets ahead of herself or lags behind at times. Here in the dead of winter, a shaft of sunlight brings out tiny moth-like insects that dance up and down, going nowhere.

Doing the right thing at the right time is all important.

We tend to get over anxious and want to push ahead when it is not the right thing or time to do. We are not programmed by nature but by spirit, and from that comes the wisdom to stay or act.

Peace, Tawanka