…In our hearts there is a thread that connects it all together, the heart that still knows the meaning of love and companionship, care and community. Our hearts that can recognize the simple magic in birdsong, the essential beauty of a sunrise, the joy of a child’s laughter. Our hearts have not forgotten that we are all a part of one living community, bonded together since the very beginning, since the early days when we walked and played, sang and dreamed in harmony with the Earth and its magical nature. That thread is still present, even if it is covered over by the confusions of today, by our materialistic dreams. Like the otters playing in the water, it is too simple to be caught in distortion, too primal to be fractured. It can be found in the most ordinary things, a bowl of soup cooked with love and attention, a few kind words exchanged with friends or strangers.

~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Stripe-Tailed Hummingbird – photo by billberryphotograph, bigstockphoto, com