Get It Now My Heart Soars Written And Illustrated By Dan George Disseminated As Softcover

reread for me. Excellent read with great illustrations, After my Bible this is the wisest, most beautifully written book I own, this was given to me by a much older friend when i was maybeyears old, i loved this book.

if i had my own collection of poetry, it would probably be called My Head Spins or maybe My Mind Wanders.
i'm no dan george. The poetry in this book really touched me, Chief Dan George is trying to leave his wisdom with the next generation telling the young to embrace the ways of their ancestors while learning how to navigate the modern world.
Chief Dan George wants everyone to live in harmony with each other and nature "When I pray I pray for all living things.
When I thank, I thank for everything, " Simple, power and applicable messages, mixed with illustrations, on gratitude and compassion, I absolutely love this book! It is one of

the best that I have ever read! some good prayers in here, What a beautiful spiritual book that is to be read over and over again,

" When the last bear's skin has been taken
and the last ram's head has been mounted
and fitted with glass eyes,
We may find in them the reflection
of today's memories.

Take care, or soon our ears will strain
in vain to hear the creator's song, "

"One thing to remember is to talk to the animals, If you do, they will talk back to you, But if you don't talk to the animals, they won't talk back to you, then you won't understand, and when you don't understand you will fear, and when you fear you will destroy the animals, and if you destroy the animals, you will destroy yourself.
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"My people's memory
reaches into the beginning of all things, "

"Of all the teachings we receive
this one is the most important:

Nothing belongs to you
of what there is,

of what you take, you must share.
" A collection of memories, life stories, wisdom and poetry from the perspective of one of the nations most influential First Nation's Chiefs.
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