Patience Solves Problems

 

The Ancestors tell us that to accomplish what they have accomplished takes great patience.  Simple tools and difficult environments meant that to build a house or a barn or a fence took a great deal of time.  

Our Ancestors laugh at us because they see that we want everything instantly.  We, the descendants, do not know patience.  Patience brings positivity.  Patience brings change slowly.  Patience gives us the courage to say hard things.

Today, lack of patience causes road rage, crimes against people and businesses, and huge misinterpretations and misunderstandings.

Today, slow down.  Practice patience.

Many blessings,

Judy

Buffalo On Winter - Spirit Animal

 

Buffalo walks in my dreams and tells me that food is getting more scarce.  I look around and I see that it is winter.  I tell Buffalo that food is always more scarce in Winter.  He shakes his shaggy head at me and says that I don't understand.  He says that the plants are not regenerating as they should.  He says the land is not fertile and that the plants are not as healthy.

In the dream, Buffalo says that the herd will move to a different spot – further west he thinks.  I ask what is causing the problem.  Buffalo shakes his head again.  He is not sure, he says, but he thinks it is the way that the humans are digging in the ground.  I take it that he means how they drill for oil and perhaps mining.  When i ask him this, he shakes again, and says it is more about how the land is torn up to put in roads and buildings, and how the leftovers (waste) from the humans is handled.  

He walks up to me and butts me with his head.  It is his way of saying goodbye.  He turns, and as one, the herd moves with him and they begin their trek.

I feel sad, and I yell "Goodbye!"

Many blessings,

Judy

Hamburger Soup Recipe

 When I was growing up, my mother would make a big pot of soup every week in February and March for us to have for lunch.  She said that the soup helped balance out the heavier foods that we ate over the winter.  The recipe below is one of my favourite soups from that time, and, I make it often for my husband and me.

Homestead Hamburger Soup 

8 Servings 

1 pound ground beef 
1 cup chopped onion 
1 cup diced potatoes 
1 cup sliced carrots 

1 cup shredded cabbage 
1 cup sliced celery 

1/4 cup raw rice 

3 cups water 

1 beef bouillon cube 
1 teaspoon garlic salt 

1/4 teaspoon basil 
1/4 teaspoon thyme 
1 bay leaf 

1 quart tomatoes, undrained

Brown ground beef and onion until meat is lightly browned. Drain off excess fat. Add 
remaining ingredients. Stir so tomatoes become slightly mashed. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Adjust seasonings.   

Note:  I start this in the morning, and leave it covered, on low all day.  The flavour goes through everything 

Many blessings,

Judy