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From Loon Lake Road - Resourcefulness important for rural survival
2016
Overview
The Christmas moon was called the cool moon whereas the January moon is known as the wolf moon. The First Nations peoples had names for all the moons and these names I have used are from the Algonquin tribes although names varied from one group to another. The names tended to describe some aspect of living conditions during that moon period and are more meaningful than the names we use for the months of the year. Few Canadians know where the name December came from or who Janus was, but most would understand why a moon at this time of the year was called the wolf moon. Some years ago some writer came up with the thesis that it took about 10,000 hours of practise to master a skill or artistic endeavour. I certainly appreciate how much practise does help make perfect, even in baking a good loaf of bread. However, something in the line of inclination, talent and innate skills also helps. Sometimes necessity serves as a great inspiration to hone a skill or develop a latent talent. Surely, living on the land taught self reliance and the need to try ones hand at many things. And it seems still that folks attracted to rural living also have many hidden talents and a heres at it attitude towards trying to do things for themselves. In the case of the needlework gift, I know I would never be able to do those fine stitches as my fingers just dont work that way and I dont have the patience for it. There is truth in some of those old saying about having an ear for music or an eye for painting. Sure there have been deaf musicians, Beethoven is probably the most famous, and they clearly show that there are other skills and talents that are important in making music. In fact music is such a powerful phenomenon that it is probably the artistic endeavour that is approached and developed in the widest variety of ways by humans around the world. It is also the art form that serves best to touch and inspire people, even those who otherwise are not interested in art.
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Black Press Group Ltd
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