I'm Watching You

His hand gestured in my direction as he said, "I'm watching you!" A smile coming across his face.  These words and actions were from my Grandfather who was always teasing me.  He knew that I enjoyed being mischievous. I attended a lecture tonight about the history of the Indian Act.  As a person of mixed heritage (Mohawk and Caucasian), I was aware of some of the issues brought forth in this lecture.  I am always pleasantly rewarded with new knowledge at these lectures and tonight was no exception.

There was an aspect about the Haudenosaunee (my ancestry) mentioned tonight that I did not know.  Apparently, the Haudenosaunee, and in particular, the ones from The Six Nations Reserve (my ancestors reserve) have been the Nations who carefully watched the government and politics and then drew the attention of other First Nations to the issues.  This struck a deep chord within me because this year I have started watching the parliamentary debates more.  When legislation is trying to be passed that I don't agree with (in particular to First Nations issues) then I have been drawing peoples' attention to it.  Some traits really do get passed down from one generation to the next.  I am lucky to have learned that this trait came from my ancestors.

Tomorrow I start my third week of fitness training.  Back to the Boot Camp Queen's class.  I've started to notice just how much energy I have.  I have so much energy right now.  It's all to go to a good cause too.