My son and his wife have two new rescue greyhounds.  Though both come from the same racetrack in Florida, the two are very different in personality.  Ebi is a cuddler, and Ginger romps and bounces with an abundance of rambunctious energy.

It says something about each of us, our own unique way of being in the world, and noticing what we need and how we respond.

I’m enthused about oxygen being made on Mars.  I feel our vision expanding outward as it did in the 60’s.  President Biden is offering vision and work that brings change.  We need that right now as the world begins to open up for some of us, and we each respond in our own unique way.

I read the following words of Robin Wall Kimmerer, and feel a shift in my being.  I want to live in a way that the Earth is grateful for me.  We try to keep our yard creature friendly and hospitable but I haven’t seen any deer this year.  A friend shares this with me. 

“I discovered tiny, twin baby fawns curled up by my water faucet three days ago. This morning a mother doe was here with her older triplets”.

Gratitude is most powerful as a response to the Earth because it provides an opening to reciprocity, to the act of giving back, to living in a way that the Earth will be grateful for us.

ROBIN WALL KIMMERER