April 26

”Try to see the beauty in your own backyard, to notice the miracles of everyday life.” Gloria Gaither

How often have you heard someone say, “If only there were more hours in the day?” It seems that the pace of our life has sped up, rather than slowed down, with all the new technology available to help us work better and smarter. It seems common in almost all disciplines that people are asked to do more work with fewer resources. It is no wonder that we have lost sight of what is right in front of our noses. It is hard to imagine life before computers, the internet and cellular phones.  But it is really not that long ago that we still had to live off the land; that we survived based on what we ourselves could grow and provide to ourselves and families. In some cultures, like the aboriginals of North America, this situation is really not that distant at all. Here are cultures with a rich tradition of their communion with nature, their connection to Mother Earth and all living creatures. In the hustle and bustle of modern life, I often wonder if mankind was not wiser in those simpler times, and more content. How often do we take the beauty of nature, sunrises and sunsets, gazing at the stars, being amazed by the splendour of a butterfly or a flower? Nature holds more jewels than we take the time to recognize.

Affirmation I will take a moment today to reconnect with Nature. Being grounded with the Earth is as important as one of its inhabitants and caretakers.