The Teachings of Grass

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July 21, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace In some Native languages the term for plants translates to "those who take care of us." - Robin Wall Kimmerer - The Teachings of Grass How do we relate to the land that sustains us--as a source of belonging or as a source of belongings? As the planet teeters on the brink of environmental collapse, botanist, teacher, and author Robin Wall Kimmerer urges us to consider our broken relationship to the Earth and the hard choices that lie before us by examining the history of her Potawatomi ancestors. Through cultivating the sense of respect and gratitude for nature inherent in indigenous teachings, Kimmerer invites us to reclaim that wisdom and renew our earthly relationships to restore honor in the way we live. By rejecting the notion of nature as supplier, taking only those gifts that are freely given, the power of the sun, the blowing wind and the rolling surf, we have an opportunity to model ancient pathways and create a new sustainable vision for the living world. { read more } Be The Change Think about the ways you can become a better student of nature and open the door to reciprocity with your home planet. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Are You Walking Through Life in an Underslept State? Anne Lamott Writes Down Every Single Thing She Knows People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not How Trauma Lodges in the Body When Someone Threw Coffee at My Face The Moment I Knew Gratitude is the Answer to Every Question Last Lecture Inside the Mind of Temple Grandin DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,904 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More