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  How do you say "I Love You" in Cherokee? The phrase "I Love You" means so much more in Cherokee than it does int English. There is no direct translation of those words from English to Cherokee. For most people the words "I love you" means a romantic love.  The meaning is much deeper in Cherokee. The words in Cherokee mean so much more. The Cherokee meaning of love means - I will give up my comfort so that you will be comfortable, I will give up eating so that you may have food. The deepest meaning of I love you in Cherokee is that I will give up my life for you.  Who do you know that loves...

You probably already know about the symbolism of yin and yang - the two opposing sides of life that balance each other. The story of the two wolves resonates with us because it is about the duality that lives inside us all.  Even if you know the story of the Wolf You Feed it is important to re-read it as it delivers new wisdom each time.  The first time we read this story we realized the importance of not feeding the dark wolf but we neglected to feed the light wolf.  As you read this story, read it slowly, carefully out loud so that the words have time to sink in.  An old grandfather was teaching his grandson about life:...

  Today I would like to share with you the story of the Pinetree and the Sparrow.  Back when the world was young and all of the animals and trees could talk to each other winter was coming. The Sparrow was injured and was not strong enough to fly away, so he sent his family on to the Southern regions and decided to stay behind and heal. Injured he knew he would not survive the winter without shelter. So he asked the trees for help. Sparrow went from tree to tree asking them to shelter him in the cold months. One by one they gave him excuses and refused to give him shelter. There was only one tree left, the...

  Today I would like to tell you the story of Sequoyah, also known as George Guess.  Though he never went to school he was a man of intelligence and many talents. Raised by a single mother he learned how to run a store at a young age. In later years he learned both blacksmithing and silversmithing, but that is not what he is best known for.  Sequoyah noticed that the white men who came to his store communicated with "taking leaves". As a businessman he knew what an advantage that was. At the time there was no written language for the Cherokee. Language. Around 1809 Sequoyah set upon the task of changing that. At first he thought we would...