When we speak of Nature it is wrong to forget that we are ourselves a part of Nature. We ought to view ourselves with the same curiosity and openness with which we study a tree, the sky or a thought, because we too are linked to the entire universe.
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The Mayan elders who visited New York City in October said that the shift at this time is from “me” to “we”. As we enter 2013, our opportunity is to commit even more deeply to a willingness to acknowledge and live an interdependent life – moving from a stance of separateness and individualism to one of interdependence and oneness. Our quote for today reflects this opportunity:
A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings, while incense is ever flowing from the balsam bells and leaves. No wonder the hills and groves were God’s first temples