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The Teachings of Mother Earth

Mother Earth teaches us to be human.

She brings love to life and shares her gifts with us.

In return for the gifts of our Mother,

it is our responsibility as humans to care

for all living beings living upon her.

The rock carries the wisdom of the ages and is known

as the oldest teacher and is called, “Grandfather”.

From the rock we learn inner strength and faith.

The rock is slow to move yet when the rock moves,

the whole world pays attention.

The tree teaches us about honesty for the tree

is able to move the nutrients from the roots

to its uppermost branches. The sap moves

through the tree just as we must learn to allow

truth to move through us. For each human there is

a tree that is just like you. If you are acting as though

you carry the whole world upon your shoulders,

you will see a tree that is bowed down. Some trees

appear to be tall, straight and beautiful, yet that same tree

may be rotten on the inside. Some people are like that.

Crooked people will see crooked trees, just like them.

We must strive to be tall, straight and honest and grounded

with a good root system and to know that just as each tree

is an individual and a member of a family, so are we.

Although it gets walked on, grass, keeps coming back.

As humans we do that to one another, yet even when we

get “walked upon” we must show kindness to ourselves

and others and keep coming back. We also nurture, fertilize

and care for the grass just as we must care for one another.

A blade of grass has two sides to it just as we, as humans

have a smooth side and a rough side. We must recognize this

and be kind to ourselves in order to smooth out the rough edges.

The animals give us the greatest gift of all and that is

the lesson of sharing. They give up their lives so that

we can live. In the old days, our ancestors would offer

a prayer to the Creator and ask for an animal to feed

the people. When a hunter connected with an animal,

that was an indication the animal was ready to die.

After the hunter killed the animal, its heart was divided

among the hunters and a piece of the heart was offered

back to Mother Earth with a prayer of thanks.

As humans we need to learn to share

with one another and give thanks for the

gifts of life shared with us.

The four teachings of faith, honesty, caring

and sharing which come with the rock,

the tree, the grasses and the animals keep us

connected with our Mother Earth.

Love & Light,
♥Angel Love♥