AROUND THE YEAR WITH ONE OF TODAY'5 MOST BELOVED NATIVE AMERICAN TEACHERS The true spirit of Native American ways of knowing shines through in these heartfelt meditations, poems, and stories. In 364 daily offerings organized according to the cycles of the moon, Jamie Sams offers stirring and poetic insights into the spirituality of the earth, connecting our communities, and our own soul journeys. Based on Native American creeds and legends, these meditations cut to the heart with their honesty, beauty, and authenticity. Sams teaches such grounded lessons as how to face an unknown future with confidence and conviction, how to rediscover the joy of curiosity, and how to develop a true intimacy with nature. All those who have come to cherish the warmth andwi sdom of Jamie Sams's spirit-filled voice -- as well as those meeting her here for the first time -- will find in her teachings a generous, challenging, and always consoling source of daily inspiration. JAMIE SAMS is the author of Medicine Cards with David Carson, The Sacred Path Cards, The Sacred Path Workbook, Other Council fires Were Here Before Ours with Twylah Nitsch, and The Thirteen Original Clan Mothers.