You and I are Earth
We are not separate from each other. But we don’t always believe it, and we certainly don’t always practice it. In fact, we often practice the opposite—disconnection and domination. From unconscious bias to “cancel culture,” denial of our inherent interconnection limits our own freedom.
Sebene Selassie • You Belong: A Call for Connection
Under the delusion of the discrete and separate self, we see our relationships as extrinsic to who we are on the deepest level; we see relationships as associations of discrete individuals. But in fact, our relationships—with other people and all life—define who we are, and by impoverishing these relationships we diminish ourselves. We are our rela
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We are Life, in human form. Ancestors of the stars and galaxies, children of the oceans and forests. We are Creative expressions of the Universe, as much a part of this planet as the rivers, trees, mountains and butterflies. Every atom of "you" has been a part of this Earth for billions of years, and to Mother Earth each atom shall return. Modern h
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Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
We know that if we embrace our ideals, we must prove worthy of them. And that scares the hell out of us. What will become of us? We will lose our friends and family, who will no longer recognize us. We will wind up alone, in the cold void of starry space, with nothing and no one to hold on to. Of course this is exactly what happens. But here's the
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