Community Support

Day 65 - Living by the book.

Turned this morning to three people doing ceremony, body painted and dancing. And if felt like a validation of what I did last night.

I thought about how they had a support system of people to prepare the area and provide drumming, and support in other ways. I did have my friend Michelle, and that was really nice. But she wasn't really in sync with what I was trying to accomplish, and I could see how much easier my little ceremony would have been had I been able to do it in the context of a community of support, other dancers, elders, and etc.

I watched them for a while, and then one of them looked over at me and I heard. "You did good. Now it's time to rest."