What is the Red Road?

[Thunderwolf, MSN, RN]

Sharing something with you that someone else shared with me. What is the Red Road, walking an Indian life path? Here is something beautifully written about it.

What is the Red Road?

My own heart tells me that the Red Road is a personal journey to be shared. Many may agree or disagree. I believe that to walk the Red Road your heart has to be open to fault. You see with your soul, your mind is open to pain, and you are guided by your ancestors. The Great Spirit speaks thru them and thru them you learn what task you must complete before it is your turn to cross over.

Thru my journey I have learned that I am not perfect and its ok to grow from one mistakes. I have learned that others will try to judge you, but only the Great Spirit can do so. I have learned that to open my heart may hurt, but it is the Great Spirit that heals. I have learned that my faults are lessons learned and taught to others. I have learned that no human being is reliable if they do not believe they are so. I have learned to trust what is good. I have learned that running from a problem will only make others suffer.

I have learned to bring others before me, open my arms to them and allow them to share my abundance. I have learned I am still learning. I have learned that what I have learned from my elders I must share with the young. I have learned that being selfish does not make

me better, it makes me weaker.

In my journey, I have learned that to grieve is not selfish. To grieve is a way of passing. It is a way of growth. Allowing the loved one to move on, the heart that grieves, takes time to heal thru its grief.

I have learned many things on my journey, and I will continue to open my heart, and my soul, so that my spirit will rest when it crosses over. This is the road that was chosen for me, and it is a road I choose freely.

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