Gifts of Life
Everyday we encounter gifts.
Gifts we receive.
Gifts we offer one another.
Some arrive in packages with bows.
Others arrive disguised.
Take every encounter, as a gift.
A gift of time.
Not all gifts are meant for everyone;
& not everyone is meant for all gifts.
Offer one another your gifts.
To an enemy, gift them forgiveness.
To a customer, gift them your service.
To every child, gift them a good example.
To yourself, gift respect.
To a loved one, gift them your heart.
To a loved one in pain, gift them your prayers.
We are our most sacred gift.
An infinite spirit;
in our very own physical space of dwelling.
While creating a physical life;
in an infinite universe.
A physical extension;
of our mother earth.
Walking under the guidance;
of our universal father.
Gift yourself love.
Gift yourself breath.
Trust your guidance.
Find your peace.
"Everyday that I wake, I am a new person ready for another journey. I am excited by this life that I have been given & I treasure my health, friends & family." -Carly Marie
"You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of our grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin. Teach your children what we have taught our children -- that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, the spit upon themselves.
This we know. The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself ..."
-- Chief Seattle