The human body has beauty and grace, though its past was often ugly. Only spirit can explain it.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Naked Wisdom 67
ᏴᏫ-ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎤᏬᏚᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏁ, ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎤᏁᎩᎸᏗ. ᎤᏩᏌ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏗᎪᏏᏐᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ.
The human body has beauty and grace, though its past was often ugly. Only spirit can explain it.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
The human body has beauty and grace, though its past was often ugly. Only spirit can explain it.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 67
ᏴᏫ-ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎤᏬᏚᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏁ, ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎤᏁᎩᎸᏗ. ᎤᏩᏌ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏗᎪᏏᏐᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ.
Naked Wisdom 66
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᎾᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ
ᎯᏁᎩ.
He works naked,
he lives naked.
There is nothing to say.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ
ᎯᏁᎩ.
He works naked,
he lives naked.
There is nothing to say.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
His Path / ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ
His path is the path of beauty,
his path is the path of truth,
his path is the path of mercy,
his path is the path of justice,
his path is the path of peace,
his path is the path of brother and sisterhood,
his path is the path of spirit,
his path is the path of respect,
his path is the path of love.
His hope is to see them realized.
His hope is to see them flourish.
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎤᏬᏚ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏚᏳᎫᏛ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏙᎯᏱ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏞ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏪᏦ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎪᎯᏳᎯ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏳ.
ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏔ.
ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏛᏒ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
his path is the path of truth,
his path is the path of mercy,
his path is the path of justice,
his path is the path of peace,
his path is the path of brother and sisterhood,
his path is the path of spirit,
his path is the path of respect,
his path is the path of love.
His hope is to see them realized.
His hope is to see them flourish.
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎤᏬᏚ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏚᏳᎫᏛ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏙᎯᏱ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏞ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏪᏦ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎪᎯᏳᎯ,
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎨᏳ.
ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏔ.
ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏛᏒ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
There Is No "White Race"
The other day there were horrendous mass-shootings in two mosques in New Zealand, resulting in the deaths of at least 49 people. Both of the perpetrators said that they looked up to Donald Trump as a "symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose." I believe that such events make it necessary to clear a few things up.
There is no white race, nor is there a yellow race, a red race, or a black race.
The word "race" comes from a Latin word, radix, meaning "root." The racism that we are so plagued with today is a result of a huge misunderstanding of human history and prehistory. It is due to the idea that originally there were separate and distinct "roots" of humanity, eventually becoming mixed and therefore less "pure," when in fact the opposite is the case.
Humanity, as homo sapiens, has a single root, and it is in Africa. DNA studies prove that we are descended, not only from Africans, but from African Pygmies. From that origin we diverged, not into a variety of roots, but into a variety of branches, due to climate-induced mutations. If you are white, and proud of it, what you are saying is that you are proud of a particular mutation. This mutation in no way changes the fact that we are all sisters and brothers.
For most of my life, I considered myself "white." But DNA shows that I am part Native American (Cherokee, in my case), part Jewish, and 0.6 percent (are you ready?) African Pygmy. All humans are my sisters and brothers.
If you want to be a follower of the ignorant Austrian paper-hanger, Schickelgruber, you can do that. If you want to be a follower of the ignorant American conman, Drumpf, you can do that, too. But don't expect me to accept you as an equal, or debate with you as such. I am 100 percent human, and proud of it.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
There is no white race, nor is there a yellow race, a red race, or a black race.
The word "race" comes from a Latin word, radix, meaning "root." The racism that we are so plagued with today is a result of a huge misunderstanding of human history and prehistory. It is due to the idea that originally there were separate and distinct "roots" of humanity, eventually becoming mixed and therefore less "pure," when in fact the opposite is the case.
Humanity, as homo sapiens, has a single root, and it is in Africa. DNA studies prove that we are descended, not only from Africans, but from African Pygmies. From that origin we diverged, not into a variety of roots, but into a variety of branches, due to climate-induced mutations. If you are white, and proud of it, what you are saying is that you are proud of a particular mutation. This mutation in no way changes the fact that we are all sisters and brothers.
For most of my life, I considered myself "white." But DNA shows that I am part Native American (Cherokee, in my case), part Jewish, and 0.6 percent (are you ready?) African Pygmy. All humans are my sisters and brothers.
If you want to be a follower of the ignorant Austrian paper-hanger, Schickelgruber, you can do that. If you want to be a follower of the ignorant American conman, Drumpf, you can do that, too. But don't expect me to accept you as an equal, or debate with you as such. I am 100 percent human, and proud of it.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Friday, March 15, 2019
He Sits in the Light of Morning Sun
He sits in the light of morning sun,
and looks out on a new day.
He knows that life is only light
and shadows ever at play.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
and looks out on a new day.
He knows that life is only light
and shadows ever at play.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.