Sacred Pipe

I was just given a sacred pipe.  Its origin is Lakota and there is now a strong feeling that it has found its way home, very exciting and a big responsibility.  Being a pipe carrier is about being a person of integrity and being of service.  To me the importance of the pipe and the notion of integrity and being of service goes well beyond the standard Caucasian cultural emphasis on linear, logical, intellectual, concepts.  It includes the emotionally and spiritually complex ideas such as the connectedness of all things and the sacredness of all of life.  I am touched and honored by the gift and what it represents.