tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post6338702719640605559..comments2024-03-28T23:57:21.542-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: Eagle FeatherSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-85198928842097832112016-11-08T21:44:35.670-08:002016-11-08T21:44:35.670-08:00Wonderful poem, Sherry. The more Western cultures ...Wonderful poem, Sherry. The more Western cultures have become "civilised", the more they risk losing contact with the spiritual world, the rich store of traditions and community that bind people together during emotionally challenging times. First Nation people still maintain that spiritual bridge with eternity and honouring the dead in the way that you describe allows them to channel their raw emotions into constructive paths that let them cope better not only with the death of a loved one, but also the concept of death itself.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-54419426969506628982016-11-07T05:59:45.128-08:002016-11-07T05:59:45.128-08:00We can learn much from First Nation people!We can learn much from First Nation people!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-70517857979064738192016-11-05T14:21:23.922-07:002016-11-05T14:21:23.922-07:00Beautiful words about the difference in culture. I...Beautiful words about the difference in culture. I agree with you and think the way some cultures connect and grief is fully expressed. Very thoughtfulMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-60367760302407661092016-11-03T09:09:34.231-07:002016-11-03T09:09:34.231-07:00Thank you for this picture of grief. We in the Wes...Thank you for this picture of grief. We in the West are often too stoic for our own good.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-20714321049835187242016-11-03T01:53:59.558-07:002016-11-03T01:53:59.558-07:00the last portion is so visual..."there is ope...the last portion is so visual..."there is open mourning,<br />keening, wailing.<br />And there is honouring:" open/private..so wonderfully contrasted, expressions differ but grief's the same....<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-88153608628862104252016-11-03T01:02:38.946-07:002016-11-03T01:02:38.946-07:00Oh Sherry, this is beautifully emotive ❤️ I am so ...Oh Sherry, this is beautifully emotive ❤️ I am so overwhelmed with emotion after reading this ❤️Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-77322186899982812042016-11-02T23:37:38.643-07:002016-11-02T23:37:38.643-07:00Yes, I guess each culture has its own way of honor...Yes, I guess each culture has its own way of honoring the dead. Very thoughtful piece, Sherry. totomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-1505396695261675152016-11-02T19:27:29.944-07:002016-11-02T19:27:29.944-07:00The rituals and traditions to remember and honour ...The rituals and traditions to remember and honour the dead are so different everywhere. Coming from a culture that cremates rather than buries their dead, you have no place to go visit, you just let the memories find you instead. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-73395039511271403462016-11-02T17:08:42.986-07:002016-11-02T17:08:42.986-07:00How touching and respectful this ceremony is Sherr...How touching and respectful this ceremony is Sherry. Apart from tears European peoples tend to be rather quiet and unemotive don't they? Although hopefully that tradition will chang slowlyOld Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-80559294584485190292016-11-02T16:36:25.231-07:002016-11-02T16:36:25.231-07:00This was a great look into another culture. Loved ...This was a great look into another culture. Loved this. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-71142764287507049232016-11-02T16:34:24.560-07:002016-11-02T16:34:24.560-07:00...I agree. Wonderful....I agree. Wonderful.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-66367931433943106432016-11-02T15:49:41.764-07:002016-11-02T15:49:41.764-07:00My compliments to you. You expreseed with words th...My compliments to you. You expreseed with words the feelings of a momentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-7611105549313754812016-11-02T15:26:08.470-07:002016-11-02T15:26:08.470-07:00This must be an intensely emotional ceremony to at...This must be an intensely emotional ceremony to attend. But there is beauty in mourning and this is beautiful, as is your poem. You always have these interesting bits of information Sherry. Thank you.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-89277449371487351662016-11-02T13:04:29.116-07:002016-11-02T13:04:29.116-07:00This is quite interesting, and leveling; for pain ...This is quite interesting, and leveling; for pain and loss, are part of our humanity<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in to read mine Sherry<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-56528462899767438782016-11-02T11:46:31.444-07:002016-11-02T11:46:31.444-07:00This is a circling in of grief and community I hav...This is a circling in of grief and community I have rarely seen and never heard. Your poem--with its motif of pain from beginning to end--resounds in me. And I gather the young men stand in for those of us with weaker knees, equal grief and more than empathy. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com