Sihasin is one of my favorite words in Diné bizaad. It means “reflection” as in the act of reflecting. Innately as Diné, we are instructed to make space for this necessary action. As a life-long journaler, I love being in this state innately. There is so much I learn about myself, the projects I amContinue reading “Sihasin in the Time of the Little Winds”
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Naahi∤ii is K’é. In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
Grownup Navajo is a community founded upon Diné teachings and philosophies. We believe in the inherent wisdom of our ancestors’ and beliefs given to us by the Diyin Diné’é. Foundational to these is the concept of K’é. An ideology, philosophy which translates into “kinship”. K’é is a practice of how we relate to each otherContinue reading “Naahi∤ii is K’é. In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter.”
Creative Rezilience & Community
The path is created by walking it. I hear my late Nalí asdzaan (paternal grandmother) in my ear everyday saying, “you know what to do.” This message is now coupled with the reassurance of my parents, who remind me to trust my strength. Opportunities have manifested from invitations to empowering events, messages from followers andContinue reading “Creative Rezilience & Community”
Seeds of Resilience
Growing up, my late Nalí Hastiin would continuously share the quote, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” He would recite it often to my siblings and I. Whether we had lost a game, received a poor grade or even were frustrated with something at school. He’d share these words as a wayContinue reading “Seeds of Resilience”
Speak Sacredness Fluently
There are days when I hit snooze before the sun changes from the white dawn to blue sky, long before my feet even hit the floor in my home. There are evenings when I am just so grateful the pain, frustration of the day is gone, that I am happy to not look back. ButContinue reading “Speak Sacredness Fluently”
Returning…to Myself
The month of June has been full. Brimming with love, time with family, adventures in new lands but also returns. Numerous things this month have come back to me and I returned to many places too. From a gratitude journal I had lost to the power of my body being restored dealing with ailments it’sContinue reading “Returning…to Myself”
Molded in the Image of Asdzaan Diné – Part One
A little over a year ago, one of my best friends asked a question that would forever change my life. Sitting in the courtyard at work over coffee he shared with me how it was time to plan his daughter’s Kinaaldá, puberty ceremony. That news alone was exciting but as we talked about the plans,Continue reading “Molded in the Image of Asdzaan Diné – Part One”
Our Sister Was Taken
His sister was taken. Your sister was taken. My sister was taken. Our sister was taken. I write this with a heart still quaking at the news of a brilliant little soul who was taken this week from her bus stop in Diné Bikeyáh. Taken from her family, taken from her homeland, takenContinue reading “Our Sister Was Taken”
Hai Reflections in Spring
The agaves and ocotillo have been blooming here in the desert. I love seasons changing! I have written that before here on Grownup Navajo. But its magic never fails in amazing me. I am completely taken away as I run, hike and simply be in the desert. At the heart of the transition of seasonsContinue reading “Hai Reflections in Spring”
Hello Spring
I vibe at those higher frequencies… Where love meets light, where spring renews and is reborn in the cool breeze, in the fire of the ocotillo blooms… In the place where the sun shines, at the point of the season’s change there is the heart of my vibration, dancing like a hummingbird. ++++ Sending eachContinue reading “Hello Spring”
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