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Bless these, our circumstances.
   Bless the hardship and the pain.
Bless the hunger and the thirst.
   Bless the locusts and the drought.
Bless the things which do not turn out right.
   Bless those who take all and give not.
In these circumstances, find growth.
In growth, discover clarity.
In clarity, an inner vision.

A woman's lesson is a simple lesson:
   Whatever life asks, answer with love.

A woman's lesson is a wise lesson:
   Whenever conflict threatens, go forth in harmony.

A woman's lesson is an enduring lesson:
   Whatever is taken from you, give back in generosity.

A woman's lesson is a gradual lesson:
   Whenever there is a storm, remain a calm center.

A woman's lesson is a courageous lesson:
   Whenever there is despair, sow the seep of hope.

A woman's lesson is a practical lesson:
   Wherever there is dryness, go and get the rain.

We come as clouds, the Buffalo and the Badger
   Of our memory, lingering
   on the endless rooftop of the earth.

We come as clouds, the Hummingbird and the Eagle
   Of our forgotten youth, rememberd
   In the wide daylight of our dreams.

We come as clouds, our ancestors preserved
   In one enormous pathway, remaining
   Forever in the wind currents of our minds.

We come as clouds, a flowing picture of our history
   Circling the earth like a promise,
   Sp that we see ourselves forever in the sky.