Think Indigenous: Native American Spirituality for a Modern World

by Doug Good Feather

Our souls are drawn to celebrations because our indigenous spirit yearns to celebrate life. Modern society has created an unhealthy work-life balance, and it’s so unnecessary. If we’re being honest with ourselves, most of the jobs that we do don’t contribute to the essence of life or Mother Earth in any significant way. They matter in the sense that they put food on the table, and, of course, there are significant roles that make up the backbone of our communities—mothers, caretakers, healers, teachers, and artists, and those who provide food and security. But too often we get caught up in our jobs and don’t realize that much of the time, we’re doing stuff for the sake of doing stuff. We’re so busy going, going, going and doing, doing, doing that we forget to simply breathe and be.