Focus, Peace, and Success

(January 20, 1999)

Pushmataha, Chief of the Choctaws, understood our weaknesses as well as our strengths. He knew how willing we are to give in to abuse for fear of having no peace at all.

Peace at any price is very familiar to the American Indian. And we know how a little success can do away with common sense - how it can remove the stops that keep us on the true path.

A stable attitude can offset the extremes where we sometimes find ourselves. GOOD peace is an inside job, a place where we cultivate the development of our own spirits before we look to our surroundings for strength and sustenance.

The heart and soul that loves peace wants others to be peaceful and will never miss the mark of excellence.

Never be elevated above measure by success . . . nor delighted with the sweets of peace to suffer insults.

Peace,
Tawanka