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Earth | ərTH |
noun
The beautiful planet on which an abundance of life resides, humankind included.
Made up of land and water of various kinds.
Spacious skies, amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties and so much more.
Earth is often treated as a resource for humans; it is actually meant to be the inverse.
Current agricultural systems, colonialism and industrialization have done an excellent job at creating a vast wedge between humans and our connection with nature. However, it is reaching a peak. Living out of alliance with natural systems is both a silent and blatant torcher for the human mind, body and soul. Not to mention, all other living systems on earth.
We are reaching a tipping point, or have reached it already. As a whole, we are unhappy, unsatisfied, spiraling into despair. Some people know it viscerally and others go on trying to fill the void, unknowing of why or even that they have a deep emptiness within. A structure built on economic income loves this and feeds on peoples’ weak points in order to sell them more products.
The truth is, what will actually fill the void in most (if not all) cases is—
⁕ Reconnecting with nature
Learning how it functions and immersing ourselves in its magnificence
Working in congruence with natural systems to care for ourselves in ways which also benefit nature
Returning to a culture of living as stewards for healthy ecosystems
⁕ Building community
Working for and with each other as a community focused on humanKINDness
Collaborating to build creative solutions and implementing them
Caring for one another and our surroundings, rejecting the culture of hyper-individualism
Lifting up those who are down, distributing wealth, coming together over party lines and with all of our diversity
Sharing food, ideas, stories and resources with others—family, friends and strangers alike
⁕ Slowing down and connecting with ourselves
Focusing on our breath and appreciating the ability to do so, thanking a plant for the exchange of molecules which give us both life
Finding quiet spaces to ease the mental noise brought on by the culture we live in
Loving on our minds, bodies and souls—exploring what brings us joy and peace
Engaging in gardening and pushing forward through the struggles, being willing to learn
Making colorful, plant filled meals which feed us on every level—meals that take time to create and bring us overall satisfaction
Let it be known that I, too, practice incorporating these qualities into my own life and it's a journey with all of the expected highs and lows. Nature’s patterns work in a chaotic harmony and so do we in our own journeys through life.
Here’s to another year of growing and allowing nature to teach us valuable life lessons and be there to comfort us when we fall.
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