I understand that Earth Day is April 22, but I am of a mind to celebrate Earth Day every day.
I have always felt an affinity with the earth, but as I get older, and hopefully wiser, my affinity for our dear mother grows. For me, earth is not just about the ground I stand on, it is about all of nature, all that grows in the earth, all of the waters and everything that moves upon it and in it.
Living in the woods, I am very aware of the trees and the life-giving oxygen they provide for me. I love trees, I notice trees everywhere I go. I pay attention to their shape, leaves, limbs, roots, color and width and height, Trees fascinate me and I find solace in them Often, I walk up to a tree and wrap my arms around it while pressing my forehead, 3rd eye, against the trunk. I breath in its strength and its resilience. Sometimes, when I am alone and I get afraid, I take comfort in being surrounded by trees and consider them to be my sentinels.
I love to walk on the earth barefoot. I take my shoes off often and plant my feet in the earth, and remember this earth, mother earth, is what supports me. I draw her strength up into my feet and let it course through my body.
I can't think of anything more refreshing than being in nature. It calls to me and soothes me and warms my heart. Watching the birds eat at their feeders and fly from tree to tree, and sing to the sky and to each other, reminds me that nature just is as it is. It makes no pretense to be anything other than what it is. Birds don't try to be fish, and dogs don't try to be cats and trees don't try to be animals. Nature is comfortable in being as it is and that impresses me.
Watching plants grow, and animals live, reminds me of how benevolent creator energy is. Lifegiving rain falls on the just and the unjust, and the sun shines on us all. Beloved universal energy does not discriminate. We are all blessed with life giving air, water and sunshine. Even when it feels like we may have been forgotten, grace and mercy still surround us and creator energy is still enshrouding all.
I believe the task of walking softly upon mother earth, falls to us all. It is up to each individual to do our part to preserve, nurture and honor our mother. Without her life giving gifts, we would all cease to exist. Let's not take her for granted and dishonor her. I pray we all teach our children and those around us the importance of respecting our earth and everything on it.
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