num_pages: 185
description: In Lakota tradition the bow and arrow were more than tools for hunting or battle. The bow's resilience and flexibility the arrow's grace and power the archer's focus and patience--in these we find the essential qualities for living a life of strength purpose and simplicity. In The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage Joseph M. Marshall builds upon the central metaphor of the bow and arrow to provide a treasury of insights stories and irreplaceable wisdom. With elegant and captivating writing this master storyteller illuminates timeless lessons on: Transformation what the journey of the Lakota people teaches us about preserving what is essential as our external circumstances change Simplicity the story of Grandmother Grass Braid who understood that the more you know the less you need to carry Purpose how the world unveils our purpose to us as revealed in the story of the Keeper of the Winter Count Strength the moving story of Henry One Bull and how adversity teaches us to develop the true core of our strength Resiliency the lessons of Grandma Red Leaf on facing the challenges of life with the best we have to offerOnce the Lakota people relied on the ash bow and the willow arrow to provide food and sustenance. Today these simple tools can offer us something even more precious: a way to nourish our souls with spiritual wisdom. Joseph M. Marshall offers a book that is at once profound honest and rich with meaning as he reveals The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage.
language: English
title: The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage: Lessons in Resilience from the Bow and Arrow
publisher: Sounds True