Big Heart Circle

A Letter From Carl

Posted by in Carl Big Heart, Family, Healing, Spring 2015 Newsletter

Hello with Loving Greetings to you, My Dear & Cherished Friends and Companions upon The Path: To say that I’ve thought about you is an understatement. It’s like saying, ” I breath so that I can receive air.”  And as the omnipresent atmosphere invisibly permeates and sustains this world with it’s irresistible life giving force, so you are for me. I have no words which can express my gratitude for your support given in various forms — the caring prayers, your healing thoughts, and your awareness sent forth to hold…read more

An Update On Carl’s Recovery

Posted by in Carl Big Heart, Community Updates, Family, Healing, Monthly Newsletter, November 2014

[NOTE: If you click on an image you can view the larger version.] What a profound thing to move from the deathbed of his Abenaki sister to the operating room the following week. Carl’s open heart surgery on Friday, October  24, was life saving. Tom, Billy, Ruth, myself and Carl’s daughters all were there when the surgeon came out of the OR and announced that the surgery was a success and that the timing of the surgery was critical. He didn’t know how Carl had made it this far. When…read more

Caring For Carl

Posted by in Carl Big Heart, Community Updates, Family, November 2014

Carl’s recent surgery has not only challenged our community by keeping Carl from joining us at the lodge sites in ceremony this fall, his surgery has also challenged our ability to support him in the ways we usually do. Conversations have been occurring on both sides of the Atlantic about how we as a family can best support Carl in his time of need. In North America, Ruth, Billy Turtle Warrior, Natalie Little Crow, Dominik and myself have been having ongoing dialogues about the best ways to do this. How…read more