"The natural world is not separate from us, it is a part of us.
It is as much a part of us as our capacity for language; we
are bonded to it still, however hard it may be to perceive the
union in the tumult of modern urban life."
Michael McCarthy
The natural world provides us with food, beauty, knowledge, and shelter. In the midst of our busy lives, we often fail to reap the benefits from this generous source. Perhaps we are even cloistered away from any viewing of the outside world; but alas, we can close our eyes and remember.
Respect and honor needs to accompany our thanksgiving for such a magnificent place to be living. We are guests here, not the owners. Picking up trash; refrain from random dumping; no actions to desecrate the earth which includes water, air, fire and ground.
When I close my eyes, I am flooded with memories of nature: learning how to swim and ice skate on Lake Michigan; snow drifts over my head in the country; riding a horse through a peach orchard; collecting rocks; preferring clouds in the sky over television; and canoe trips portaging in Canada. Nature has taught me to bend and survive as it has been my life long friend.
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