It is our love and care for the Earth that is the most powerful force of healing and transformation. The cry of the Earth–as we recognize and feel her suffering–can also open our hearts. This suffering does not belong to another, but to the very core of our own being, where we are one with the Earth. This cry touches deeply within us, the soul of the world meeting our own soul, restoring the sacred ground of being, the interbeing we have with the Earth and all life.

~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Old Salmon Creek – photo by Sandy’s NW Hiking Photos, used with permission