tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21449454.post8977530656454272933..comments2023-10-29T08:16:15.421-07:00Comments on s u l u s t u: Independence RockBarry Moses (Sulustu)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13591101718575766279noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21449454.post-71854139632146311102009-06-28T00:18:18.179-07:002009-06-28T00:18:18.179-07:00Jen, I think of you often too. I know there is mor...Jen, I think of you often too. I know there is more ground to cover, but all in its time, I suppose. Blessings.Barry Moses (Sulustu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13591101718575766279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21449454.post-1438350907890899852009-06-28T00:17:46.543-07:002009-06-28T00:17:46.543-07:00That's beautiful Krystal. Maybe you should fol...That's beautiful Krystal. Maybe you should follow your instinct and perform that ritual for yourself some time, especially since it speaks to you.Barry Moses (Sulustu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13591101718575766279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21449454.post-57119378429053947732009-06-27T19:31:31.261-07:002009-06-27T19:31:31.261-07:00Robert deals with the same thing. Reconciling...re...Robert deals with the same thing. Reconciling...reconciliation is hard. We think of you guys often!!!Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21449454.post-84690561877825560912009-06-26T15:33:46.491-07:002009-06-26T15:33:46.491-07:00I believe I've mentioned that my grandmother w...I believe I've mentioned that my grandmother was half-Native American. She was forced to assimilate and never talked about her other half.<br /><br />I have this book called Trails of Tears, Paths of Beauty. I cried and laughed and learned more about Native American culture than ever. There was one right of passage for young girls that stood out in my mind. When a girl would reach "womanhood" with the start of her first mensus, she would take a ritual bath, the women of her family would tease her hair all wild, and that evening she would run into the sunset in celebration.<br /><br />Ever since I read that I've wanted to do it myself for some reason.<br /><br />I get really indignant about the horrible mistreatment of my grandmother's people (not mine by blood since my grandmother adopted me). I never feel guilty because I wasn't there. But when I see the beauty of ancestrial pride, like I see here through you, I smile. <br /><br />I wish I had some kind of ancestrial pride. It may be wrong, but sometimes, I claim my grandmother's. I don't even know what tribe she was from...Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256521369614598137noreply@blogger.com