marichriaddi's blog

Stereotyping has been a part of my life. I'd like to think I'm not the person who stereotypes, but others stereotype me because of how I look. Ignorance surrounding others' beliefs about me clouds their vision, distorting reality, so that I fit into his or her stereotype. I think it is awful, because I am helpless to control it. The only thing I can do is to educate myself so as to be able to explain and express myself to others so that they can learn. My whole approach is to systematically teach others, even if they don't really want to learn.  Read More »

"Our tradition and religious training forbid us to harm, kill, and molest anyone...What nation who has taken up arms ever brought peace and happiness to his people?" - Hopi delegation

"To follow another course would be untrue and would bring upon us those troubles which fall upon a people who are not true to themselves or their beliefs." - Hopi elders of Shongopovi  Read More »

I felt myself smiling at a lot of the subject matter in the movie. Things people said and did made me smile. I guess it is nice to know that I am not the only one who thinks the way I do. A scientist, journalist, or a professional in any field can all explain purpose in life and roles in the universe using their own professional jargon and equations, but essentially, it can be agreed upon that the answer sought is much more complicated and complex than any jargon or fancy equations, no matter how much one attempts to explain it.  Read More »

Being a single woman is an experience worth writing about, I guess. Like everything else in life, being single has its ups and downs. There are lessons I've come to learn because of my being single. I've also analyzed possible reasons as to why I am single. I've never been much into relationships anyways. The guys I went out with from the age of 12 to the present have always dumped me. I can't think of a time when a guy didn't dump me. That really didn't bother me too much because the reason guys dumped me was because of something I wasn't going to change.  Read More »

I've always been fairly active. However, I have come to realize that my fault lies in my eating habits. Getting fit is like becoming balanced. On one hand, if I eat too much and exercise too little, there is hardly any balance in that process. Yet, if I choose to eat smaller portions of food that is better for me and exercise daily in addition to making small changes in my lifestyle, such as choosing to walk instead of drive somewhere; I will definitely see some improvements in my physique.  Read More »

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Basketball on the reservation I live on
is like so fuckin kool you just gotta be there man!
Families and people of all ages and sizes
a Variety, diversity of Indian styles and tribes
Like a version of a pow-wow
So many...
Natives, standing so proud
Watching two raiding parties face off
On the modern day Battlefield.
Us against Them
and on this rez, They are on our team
and so they fight with each other sometimes
Couting coup with psycho high altitude swats
Stealing a prized possession known as a rock
in the form of a pick-pocket
Taking the highly regarded rock  Read More »

Lucid dreams
Built by arrows
Being shot up into the sky
One by one, leading like steps of a ladder
Back to my homeland
Up to the World of the Sky
I feel my Mind disconnecting from my body
I don't know why.
It scared me the first couple times
But now I decide
To simply let go
Let my dreams take me wherever they want me to go
As I learn to control
To take matters into my own hands
As I dictate in dreams, my wants
Dreams manifesting lucidly
24 hours a day
Asleep or awake.
Leaving this land and its "rules" behind
As I transcend and float through time  Read More »