Principle #4 – Resourcefulness
“Hey, want a job?” She called one day,
As I, depressed, trudged on my way;
“Of course, why yes, I’ll lend a hand,
For she’s not well – I understand.”I did that job – a guy for gal,
Filled in the gap, and did it well;
She asked again, “Another task
Has come along, and so I ask –“Hey, want a job? It’s on the road
Advising folks – two years the load.”
I said okay; brought thought to bear;
Turned it around; increasing care.First, “gifts” as tool – encouragement;
Then giver-gift – of course that meant
I had to stretch, become the man
God had in mind – much better than –My life before, one gift suppressed;
Now giver-gift rejoined the rest;
Things balanced out, I made some vows,
Grew into gift, matured somehow.Lunch on the wall; a key possessed;
An opened door lest they be pressed
Against a wall, entry refused;
Insight profound was what I used.Then video, and “Bannock” film
To illustrate the point we learned;
They pulled the funds and shut us down;
White Bear agreed – another round.But just before, my health collapsed;
“What stress is yours?” The doctor asked;
I talked, he said – make change today,
For you may die this other way.“When will you change?” I asked myself;
“Wish list and gifts are on the shelf –
When will you live what you advise?”
“How 'bout right now – it’s that or die.”My friend said, “Yes, that sounds ’bout right;
Pursue that road; keep up the fight
For native way of learning things,
And see what life on that road brings.”My Mamascatch, I sought to change
To ICD, no luck – quite strange;
But I pressed on, presumptive close
With colleague there, along with those –Who sensed release on road ahead,
In something done and something said
Within that little Bannock flick –
Some sign of hope, some way to fix –Their clouded past; some ray of light
To take the past and turn it right;
An attitude of “start right here
And let what comes, in time appear”.navigation