How I got my Nature Name.

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I was going to be initiated into the Good Medicine Society. The apprentises, who were going to initiate me with the person who was passing on her knowledge, told me to try to have a name ready for the initiation. So I prayed every night for about a week, nothing. I think I sleep too soundly. We were going down to Arkansas for the initiation and for one or two weeks of other activies such as swet lodges, medicine wheel, storytelling, walking around in caves, nature walks, singing, and so on. We went down on what they called a turquoise turtle. It was repainted school bus. People took turns driving. The rest of us rode. At night, we slept mostly sitting up. I don't sleep well sitting up, so I remembered my dream. I saw a bunch of sunflowers swaying in a field. One of the sunflowers seemed to be me. So I thanked whoever gave me the dream and answered my prayer. I also asked for verification that my name was Sunflower Swaying. The next day, a semi passed the mini-bus. When it pulled back in front of us, the back trailer had a painting of a sunflower on it and it swayed to straight up. This happened with two more big rigs. I took that as verification of my name. Everyone seemed quite pleased with the name I chose. When people don't hear the last part of my name, I repeat it while swaying, so do lots of other people. It's quite a fun name. I researched sunflowers. They have tons of uses and poems, stories, and artwork devoted to the humble flower. So have you ever prayed for anything and found the answer in a dream? Do you have a Nature Name? Do you think you will try to get one? What is your favorite part of the above? Any respectful, related comments concerning the above?