We are all connected to the Earth and each other. Whatever we do to the natural world, we do to ourselves. Looking at life through a spiritual lens, we can find renewal and energy from nature, even in difficult times. Though the weather may be uneven, life continues to emerge. As the trees and Earth renew themselves, we too can find what we need for everyday life all around us, if we learn to listen and see the everyday divine in the life that surrounds us.

1. The
creation
of a
thousand
forests
is in one
acorn

2. We Need
To Remind
Ourselves Of
Something Very
Simple… You
Can't Spell Heart
Without
All Of Earth.

3. Today We Want
To Remember
To Look At Life
Through A
Spiritual Lens
- Remember
Because Deep
Within Us
We Already
Know How.

4. From The
Beginning Of
Time We Have
Understand
And Held As
Sacred The
Concept Of
Connectedness.

5. Humankind has not
woven the web of
life. We are but one
thread within it.
Whatever we do to
the web, we do to
ourselves. All things
are bound together.
All things connect.
~Chief Seattle, 1855

6. So what does it
mean to us?
Obviously one
would hope that
we can understand
that what we do
matters. But
connectedness,
also means
renewal.

7. It means that we
can look to the
earth to receive
our energy – not
just hydro and
fossil fuels and
wind and sun but
the spiritual
renewal we need
each day.

8. Look outside and
see how the earth is
renewing itself.
While it looks like it
isn’t doing anything
– while we think it
has been too cold, or
dry – it is suddenly
full of life

9. Think to yourself if
this tree can bring
the bounty of life in
the midst of uneven
weather the least
you can do .. is
everything on your
list. Find the energy
you need for
everyday
all around you

10. We can see the
everyday divine
if we look at the
life around us
through a
spiritual lens.
We just need to
learn to listen

11. Climb the mountains
and get their good
tidings. Nature's peace
will flow into you as
sunshine flows into
trees. The winds will
blow their own
freshness into you, and
the storms their
energy, while cares will
drop off like autumn
leaves. ~John Muir

12. Within the earth
around us is the
very mystery of life
itself, means that
we understand
that sometimes we
must seek
protection, shelter,
watch for signs of
danger.

13. Again, this is a gift the
world gives to us…for
the same is true of all
of our life, in our
relationships and
things we give our life
to, and everyday
reality, sometimes
We must
seek that same shelter,
watch for dangers,
weather the storms.

14. We do not take
our energy from
the earth,
we are a part of
the energy
of the earth.

15. John Muir wrote:
I only went out
for a walk and
finally concluded
to stay out till
sundown,
for going out,
I found, was
really going in.

16. As you live in this
world, may you
find yourself in
the presence of
the divine, and
know that the
divine is finding
its presence
in you.

17. Only when the last
tree has died and
the last river been
poisoned and the
last fish been
caught will we
realise we cannot
eat money.
~Cree Proverb