This afternoon I have been reflecting back on my life in AZ and the many “Native” ceremonies I participated in during my life there. I used quotation marks since I was a white boy practicing ceremonies within a glorious mixture of people from different cultures and both sexes. There were Caucasians, Navajos, Hopi, Lakota and several mutts or mixtures of different cultures. During those ceremonies one person would tend the fire while others took part and all would pray and feel blessed for whichever. I now live in MD and am older and retired. I find that I still spend much of my time either tending fire or practicing in some way — sometime both. I also spend my days feeling grateful and much blessed. Not bad for an older white boy!
