Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert Quotes

“We both were lost souls looking for an anchor.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“I knew I would regret it for the rest of my life if she were harmed and I had not tried to protect her.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“No ambition? No one had ever said that to me before.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“This fantastic dream feels more realistic than real life. I must be really high.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“The old woman said I was “really lucky” the lion came to me. He was my spirit guide, she said. He came to give me his courage, strength, and intense focus because I would need those for what lay ahead. She said I would face many obstacles, some big and life-threatening—and, if I lived through them, I would have “a strong heart and powerful medicine to give to the people.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“Without moving, I opened my eyes, and—Oh My God, I am being sniffed by a mountain lion, inches from my face!”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“In Navajo culture, when a coyote crosses your path, it means something big is about to happen. I couldn’t remember if it was something big in a good way or something big in not a good way.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“The culture was earth-based with a strong relationship with nature. Animals were seen as kin and embodied special powers. They brought messages for the people they encountered.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“For the first few months, I set aside the textbooks because the content had no relevance to their lives and was more suited to white, middle-class urban children.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“When I scolded Evelyn in front of the entire class, it caused her deep humiliation. To save face, she did not respond to me.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“I reassured him that I was not a hippie and never had been. I was merely unconventional.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“Do you have a ballpoint pen?” I breathlessly addressed the EMT standing next to me. He nodded. “Give me your pen, but take the inside part out first. Hurry.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“Palmer teaches that in all sectors of life, success flows from creating personal connections that are “soul to soul,” rather than “role to role.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“Believe me, this woman has grit.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“I was amazed. But that’s how you always feel when you’re with Erica.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People