An Earth Day Meditation

Wisdom is the Tree of Life to those who hold Her close,

And all who embrace Her find joy.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

And all Her paths are peace.

-Proverbs 3:18, translation Rami Shapiro in Love of Eternal Wisdom

On this Earth Day 2024

Spend some time outdoors

Becoming comfortable with your surroundings

Allowing your surroundings to be comfortable with you…

Using your senses

Gaze upon creation…

See what is around you…

Notice everything

Allow your attention to focus

What stands out to you?

Allow your gaze to engage it

Take a long loving look

And take it to your heart….

Using your other senses

What do you hear…

A birdsong…the wind whistling…Silence…

Silence...

What do you hear?

What calls out for your attention?

Listen deeply with your heart…

And rest in that sound…

What scents do you notice….

Breathe it in, one at a time,

Name each one…

Which scent wants to feed your soul….

Allow yourself to be fed…

What can you touch…

A tree, a plant, a blade of grass…

Feel its energy

Gifting you with connection, renewal…

Stand up tall and straight

Feel the earth support you

Reach up

Stretch your body to the sky

Look up

See the sky above you…

Look around you

To the left…

To the right…

What do you see?

What you hear?

What do you feel?

Give thanks for the gift of Creation,

Which supports and nourishes you

As you support and nourish Creation.

We are One.

“Wisdom’s play is found in the diversity of life, the instinct of animals, the timing of the seasons, the subtly of color and taste and size and shape – all this is Her doing.”

-Love of Eternal Wisdom #33, translation Rami Shapiro

 Sr. Patricia Torre, DW