THE EARTH IS OUR BEAUTY


Mother Earth is hurting, truly hurting. So many of us walk through our lives
every day without realizing how vital it is to recognize the beauty and true
importance of our home, Earth itself. There is a fight going on right now, and
it is that of true awareness, true care for our environment. Al Gore, our
honorable representative, has launched a campaign to stop global warming.
Environmentalists lobby every day to stop the unnatural razing of our natural
environment. And we, we have a responsibility in our little communities to keep
our environment clean, to plant new trees, to recognize that we have a place in
contributing to healing this Earth. And it is true. You have the power to heal this
Earth by picking up trash. You have the power to plant a tree every year. You
have the power to donate to an environmental cause. You have the power to start
a small group to assist in making your town or community a more beautiful place.
Think of it this way...if you like to travel to beautiful places, realize that it is a
change of environment that's drawing you there...that you want to be healed by
Mother Earth's natural beauty. But please realize that the natural beauty around
your home is vital to you and everyone else around you, and has the potential for
the same beauty that you find when traveling to a beautifully cared for place. Please
take the time to cherish the environment close to you, even in small ways. Plant a
tree in your garden and water it every day. Pick up trash when you see it and throw
it away. Donate to your local environmental causes. Or visit my website and donate
to a larger environmental cause, because, believe me, community by community,
beauty is born. And one last thing...if you truly care about yourself, you must care,
without fail, about Mother Earth. It sustains us, it keeps us healthy, it is the true
beauty upon which our loving lives are built. Eating. We must eat to live. Think
about this, please. You are given the gift of food without being asked anything in
return, and now Mother Earth is asking something back of you. And she is telling
you this...I am loving and love you, I feed you and nurture you, I hold you in beauty
every day. Please love me enough to care for me. Care for her, and care for her deeply.
She is the one true love of humanity, and needs to be cared for. Not later. Now. The
Earth is your beauty. You wouldn't neglect yourself. Don't neglect her--protect her.
We are love fighting for her. We are love loving her. We are love healing her. And love
is what it will take to hold her in our arms, her beauty close, growing within us and around
us every day.

-Rebecca Tacosa Gray