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I extend my sincere gratitude to the land where I live, play and work— Winnipeg, Treaty 1 Territory, the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Mighty Métis Nation. 
 
To my parents, Dr. Electricity and Mom, and my grandparents, Eva and Bill, June and Mac - thank you for your love, gifts and guidance. To the ancestors of my blood line and my son's, blessings and praises. 
 
To my son, my one and only, the T'Bird, White Bald Eagle Little Boy, your being enriches my life immeasurably. My super duper. Boy boy. xo.
 
To my teachers - The Boreal Forest, Haida Gwaii, Vincent Massey Collegiate, Gordon Taylor, Michael Scholes, Kurt Schnaubelt, Dr. Light Miller, Rae Dunphy, I-Haleakala, Marisa Peer, Amantha Murphy, David Daniels, Don Cardinal, Darlene Tataryn, Sandra Samartino, Donna Lewis, Lyna Heart, Dr. Lama Sid, and Lama Lodro - so wise, so kind..
 
To my sisters and brobros - Alison, Brandi, Britt, Carmen, Donna, Esan, Gary, Heather, Indira, Jane, Jonathon, Kelli, Krista, Kristjan, Luis, Melanie, Mimi, Natalie, Nicole, Niki, Nikki, Peggy, Peter, Rachel j, Rachel s, Shirli, and Sita, The Sisters of The Seabhean - your support is my sanctuary. 

To my Niblings and the children of my soul-sibs, and all the descendants.
"My children belong to the world and all the world's children are mine" ~Sandra Samartino
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To the divine beings who inspire me and make it all go down - Jesus, Mary the Mother, Mary Magdalene, White and Red Tara, Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, Vajrayogini, Namgyal, and Garuda, Brigid, Tlachtga, Aine - Om. Ah. Hung. Amen. SEA...
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To my animal helpers - Eagle, Bear, Raven, and Wolf - and to my beloved pets: Cozmo (the Coz of Happiness), the late and great Bruce, Koya, Sade, and Toby - my fur babies, my soulmates, my loves.
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To my plant medicine helpers: angelica, ashwagandha, basil, cannabis, chaga, coffee, eleuthero, flax, frankincense, hawthorn, hibiscus, lemon, licorice, maca, psyillium, psyilocybin, reishi, rhodiola, rose, rosemary, schisandra, shatavari, St. John's wort, sulfur, tulsi, and vitex, the full spectrum of essential oils and standing people everywhere. Luscious Gracious Gratitude~

To the elements too, and all that woo...
 
To all the brains that came to be washed during my early practice, your the coolest, I'm so proud of you.

and to you, who ever you are, where ever you are. thank you. thank you for reading this far. I sincerely, altruistically and authentically dedicate my work and art, all merits gained, to the good of all, and that means you. thank you for all the ways you make the world a better place. godspeed to your dreams 
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All the best, all that, and party on,
violet Nancy... Shining Blue Flower... whole in the ground... in the wind...