To the four winds, that bring us the seasons of Life…
To the East
Where the Sun rises bringing to us a new day
A new meaning of life, a light in which to see
The path before us.
To the South
Where the warm air comes to us
Bringing heat and warmth, and
The seasons of spring and summer.
To the West
Where the Sun goes to bring to us darkness,
So as we may see the universe
And search for the answers
Of our life.
To the North
Where the cold winds come from
Bringing to us the seasons
Of fall and winter.
~Edited lines of Native American wisdom
by Larry Kibby
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. ~Isaiah 25: 1 ✝
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Cecilia! 🙂
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Natalie this is SO beautiful! I love the quotes of prayers, and sayings by Native Americans! What a blessing.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Nico. Thanks for the lovely comment. 🙂 ❤
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Lovely and beautiful–and once again we are on the same page–tomorrow’s post is bluebirds!!!
Love to you Natalie—Julie
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Thanks, missy! I love bluebirds but I’ve never seen any here. Love, N 🙂 ❤
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I love this so so very much!! The prayer is so beautiful and so are those photos! Thank you Natalie! 🙂 ❤ hugs! ❤ ❤
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Thanks, Trini, I’m so glad you enjoyed all of it. Hugs and blessings to you, N ❤ 🙂
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Lovely poems and photos. To earthy beauty and challenges. This version of the 4 directions might inspire me to do a Native Winds part 2! 🙂
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Oh, I hope you do write one about the four winds. I’ll bet it would be wonderful! 🙂
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I hope my muse finds the inspiration.
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This is beautiful, and such a perfect match between the images and the words.
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Thanks, Dan, I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Raewyn. 🙂
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Natalie, I love that you draw from many sources who praise and delight in the beauty of God’s creation in their own way. The photos are simply gorgeous.
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Thank you, Susan. I do that on purpose because we are all created by the same God. Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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Amen! This is a beautiful post, as always ❤
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Thank you, Leyla! I’m so glad you enjoyed the post. Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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Always a pleasure to read your posts LMS.
Love’n Hugs
Laurence.
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Thanks, Sir L. Love’n hugs right back to you! 🙂 ❤
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