The Sacred Tree

July 26, 2025, 10:56 AM

From page 190:

"The Council of Native American Elders defined the most valuable gift of the South as 'the capacity to express feelings openly and freely in ways that do not hurt other beings...To hold in feelings of hurt or anger without being able to release them can be extremely damaging to our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being." (

See endnote #2, page 369: Four Worlds Development Project, The Sacred Tree, (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada: Four Worlds Development Press, 1984, page 51.)