Lessons from Pachamama – Coming Home

by Jan 15, 20190 comments

Coming Home

Just days after we returned home to Lake County, we were evacuated for 12 days due to the Ranch fire.  We worried about the loss of our place and struggled with the nearly unbreathable air.

I was reminded of the greatest gift of all from the jungle–the gift of LIFE…. of breath, remembering how easy it was to breathe there. The comparison will inform my work for years to come.

Which future world do we want to create?


Charles Eisenstein (author of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible) says this:
“Is it too much to ask, to live in a world where our human gifts go toward the benefit of all? Where our daily activities contribute to the healing of the biosphere and the well-being of other people?”

The lessons from Pachamama suggest that it is possible to live meaningful life and create a just and sustainable planet. To create “the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible,” we must commit to it and embrace the adventure.
How would we do this?  Again, let’s listen to Pachamama… specifically her insights delivered through her wise and dignified indigenous peoples.  Here is what she is saying to us:
(1) Pay attention. Be present to your next courageous step
(2) Be open to whatever comes–perhaps it is a new dream — one of appreciating beauty, and creating beauty, and
(3) Trust the adventure

After all, this journey is meant to be about love not fear.

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