Angeles Arrien

Healing the Earth by Healing Ourselves

"Our mother the Earth is suffering.  We have people with the vision and understanding who care.  Their wish is to save wildlife and ecosystems, to stop the suffering of indigenous people.  But we fail to realize that the first step in healing is within ourselves.  We must face the worst within ourselves in order to be our best.  We have to shed the tears of oppression and learn to love, honor, and respect ourselves.  Once we have it within, then we have to give it away.  Our children must inherit a better way"

—Chief Leonard George, from Architects of Peace by Michael Collopy

 

Monthly Practice:

• Use the month of April for healing. What is calling to be faced and healed with yourself, within your relationships, within your work, and within your environment? 
• Spend an hour out doors everyday.  Connect with nature and your own nature.
  Honor and Respect yourself and others in tangible ways

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