Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Styles of Blessing
A L O H A !
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| Museum of the American Indian, Novato |
“May the stars carry
your sadness away,
may the flowers fill
your heart with beauty,
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| Mr. Bugeia, Miwok Descendant |
may hope forever
wipe away your tears,
and, above all, may
silence make you strong.”
Chief Dan George
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| Hawaiian Kahu |
E oʻu mau kiaʻi mai ka pō mai
O my guardians, from remote antiquity
E nānā ʻia mai ka hale o kākou
Watch over our home
Mai luna a lalo
From top to bottom
Mai kahi kihi a kahi kihi
From one corner to the other
Mai ka hikina a ke komohana
From east to west
Mai ka uka a ke kai
From (the side facing) the upland
to the (side facing the) sea
Mai loko a waho
From the inside to the outside
Kiaʻi ʻia, mālama ʻia
Watch over and protect it
E pale aku i nā hoʻopilikia
ʻana i ko kākou nohona
Ward off all that may
trouble our life here
ʻĀmama, ua noa
ʻĀmama
(the prayer) is freed
Handy & Pukui
1998, 141
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| Chinese Lion Dancers |
"I am grateful for everything
life has given me, even though
it’s not all happiness.
Though you haven’t received
everything you want in life,
you are blessed enough to
have all that you need.
Life is just like a piano.
White keys represent joy
while black show sadness.
As you go through life,
remember the black keys
make music too."
Chinese Saying
The kiss of the breeze,
or the simple benediction
of a child. . . .
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Warmly, cloudia