Whenever you come upon Water in its natural state, you approach it with respect; you introduce yourself to it. Take time to pay respect to it. For Water gives life, we live inside Water for nine months in our mother’s womb. Then we follow the Water into this world. It is sacred, we depend on Water for the rest of our life. Water is Life…

Allow for a moment of gratitude the next time you take a drink of Water. Then, hope will flicker within – hope that allows us to envision a way, a path towards a more compassionate and caring society that heeds the consciousness that Water is Life.

~ Mona Polacca, Havasupai/Hopi/Tewa Nations, ArizonaInternational Council of Thirteen Indigenous GrandmothersIndigenous World Forum on Water and Peace

Russel Falls, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania – photo by rodthebaker, bigstockphoto.com