G i/ta t a i T U h « m 7 The season comes upon us when we are al our most vu ln e ra b le The time o f the long n ig h ts When from the fir s t we feared the sun s abundance would th is lim e fa il to re tu rn So to re enforce the life force we celebrate life and abundance We to o u r credit eipress th is in g ift g iv in g G ivin g to others in our lim e of fear is to say. *1 am strong I have the bounty of the earth and sun and 1 w ill give them away fo r 1 do not fear that the sun w ill come back J trust 1 have fa ith 1 believe " This was pagan custom and later C hristian teachings on how to make it th ro u g h the w in te r We re ca ll that the People who lived here before we came had what they called Potlatch The Potlatch was a ritu a l of s h a rin g and often became com petitive We are amused that in th is c o rn e r of the earth the new in h a b ita n ts have been affected by the s p irit that dwelled here previo usly We see more than usual s h a rin g and g iv in g in th is small villa g e it is good and shows we are open to the sp irits in the land We also have a lot of folks who need the help and support o f the Potlatch Artists w rite rs , s u rfe rs But remember the Buddah leaches th a t the g iv e r should be g ratefu l, and it seems tru e When one proclaim s I am strong le a n give", one lends to start b e lie vin g it and as a result m ig h t |ust be able to make it to S pring a fte r a ll So. u n lik e a lot of a lte rn a tive * voices, we at the Edge advise you to give fo r your own pleasure let some one else s u ffe r the g u ilt o f re c e iv in g and give good s tu ff s tu ff you made or w h ich is im p o rta n t to you Bon I spend money give g ifts that are priceless Trust us you w ill feel belter And no m atter who you give to o r in whose name you celebrate the g iv in g lime around February M arch at the latest the stre n g th of the sun w ill start to re tu rn and the g ifts w ill belong in the hearts of your frie n d s and the g u ilt w ill be gone and the joy w ill f le i its stre n g th And as you share yo u rse lf you are shared and stren gth is renewed and redoubled Can we gel an Amen somebody? You can t eat money as the Cree say Oh of course money buys food housing and pleasure But make no m isuse -■ it has no real value The real value is in the resources it buys the work u n its it purchases from others Money in th is c o u n try used to be backed up by a Gold Reserve and then S ilver and o th e r resources u n til Nnon took us o ff that standard and based our c u rre n c y on Gross National Product So the o n ly th in g backing up the dolla r are the m inerals real estate fisherie s a g ric u ltu re um ber energy and the w ork force W hich is w hy the buck don I buy much A ll of those th in g s are ge ttin g depleted by the ra p id ly g ro w n tn g population So grow your garden gather the fru its o f nature that are s till free and share yo u r time and s k ills cause a bank balance does no good i f the store is closed 1235 S. HEMLOCK Cannon Beach 7 A M — 2 PM Breakfast & Lunch Closed Mon. & Tues. American Indian OSBORNE WUHKING f f lU U O Î PO Bo« 25)34. Portland. 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