Remembering Wilma Pearl Mankiller, listening to sounds before late February sunrise, welcoming Harpo the Nomad who found a home with me on Valentine's Day 2024

Well worth your time if you haven't already seen this 57-minute film which was brought to my attention recently.  Our public library had a copy that I just finished watching this morning before sunrise.

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I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves. 

(Wilma Mankiller)

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I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them. 

(Wilma Mankiller)

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During the long healing process, I fell back on my Cherokee ways and adopted what our elders call "a Cherokee approach" to life. They say it is "being of good mind." That means one has to think positively, to take what is handed out and turn it into a better path.

(Wilma Mankiller)

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