I come from an open-arms people and a family who shares. I have built a career sharing my thoughts, poems, snapshots of my life and myself. But last year, I felt a call to shift into a new way of being. 2018 was a year filled with many life changes both personal and professional.Continue reading “I Tell Navajo Stories…Like Grandma”
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Dream Medicine and Reflections of the Future
I believe in time travel. I believe in the power of dreams because on some days, I can feel the memory of this ability within my vessel too. I understand dreams to be medicine. Sometimes, it is these tools which first communicate illness in our bodies, distortion in the fabric of our relationships and families.Continue reading “Dream Medicine and Reflections of the Future”
T’áá hwó’ ají t’éego…It is up to You
I have missed writing. T’áá hwó’ ají t’éego. It hurts to write. Like the struggle of returning to my running practice a couple of weeks ago. My body is not used to sitting to type. I have grown accustomed to writing for myself. My mind does not want to focus on one thought. It hasContinue reading “T’áá hwó’ ají t’éego…It is up to You”
Náádąą Rising & Other Reminders from the Cornfield
When I started my new adventure, I had no idea how much “new” I would be surrounded by. From finding a new coffee shop to hang out in to searching for a favorite new eatery to get carry-out from, life has been full of “firsts”. I’ve have also been seeking the answer to a newContinue reading “Náádąą Rising & Other Reminders from the Cornfield”
Languages of New Lands
How do I prepare? How will I begin? How do I start? Each of these questions has been racing through my mind each day since I committed to expanding Grownup Navajo full-time. Having moved from the Sonoran desert to the high Puebla desert I am slowing planting roots. Having never made a home outside ofContinue reading “Languages of New Lands”
Grace, Guts & Power
Growing up as the oldest grandchild and daughter in my family, I was keenly fond of praise. I relished in moments when my parents and grandparents would give me a compliment. I loved their feedback, whether it was about a speech I had written or how I did in the school play, I reveled inContinue reading “Grace, Guts & Power”
Tsiiyéeł Powered Compliments
In an effort to live my teachings out, to speak sacredness fluently this Tsiiyéeł Tuesday I have learned a new phrase in Diné Bizaad (Navajo language). It is a phrase I hope people can use the compliment the beautiful image of a Diné person who has made their tsiiyéeł, a traditional Navajo bun. “NítsiiyéełContinue reading “Tsiiyéeł Powered Compliments”
Grateful Memories and Other Expressions
Expressions of gratitude have long been part of my life. This morning I went to breakfast with my dad. He is always wonderful company as we have conversations about current events to catching up on life’s happenings. This morning as we were talking I began to reminisce about a memory I had with my lateContinue reading “Grateful Memories and Other Expressions”
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”
Gratitude as Translator and Other Thoughts in Pueblolands
There are moments when the gratitude for the life I lead feels heavy. Not in a way that is negative, but in a way that I am so grounded by the power of these gifts I am able to experience, that my heart transcends levity and exists on a plane that is beyond words. ThisContinue reading “Gratitude as Translator and Other Thoughts in Pueblolands”
Grownup Navajo 