You hold within yourself the entire world. Let not it be a strange world but a fully explored world. Be open and nonjudgmental as you journey into your depths and your heights, as you discover unknown territories and tread upon well worn paths. The world of you is vast, far-reaching, rich, and endlessly giving and forgiving. The world of you is all you need to live a full and wealthy life. Your only true conquest is you. You are your greatest challenge, your most pressing engagement, your eternal other. Your search for love and wholeness and acceptance will only be attained in the world of you.

Embrace not only your humanness but your naturalness as well. Just as the sun shines, the moon glows, the water flows, the air swirls, and the earth itself nurtures you, so are you part of nature. But you are more than that, and this is what you must more fully understand and embody if you and nature are to regain your equilibrium. You are not separate from nature but one with it, one aspect of all other aspects that make the earth whole, a creature among creatures, an energy that makes life on earth viable and complete.

Align your energy with that of your solar system, with the biological imperatives of your planet and your configuration as a human animal so that your time and your life are well spent and well lived.

All beings upon the earth must rise up now as one, all a part of the whole, all equal to each other. Out of the chaos, like a phoenix rising from the fires of transformation, transform each other. It is your duty, and the way of all nature, to recreate the balance that is necessary for survival of all life.

In this moment, still the body, still the mind. In this moment, breathe. In this moment, allow tension to release, allow mind chatter to quiet, allow heightened energy to wind down to stillness within. Bathe in this pool of calmness within the self for this moment. In floating moments of your day, receive and release. Be still, suspended in time. All is well.

Facing who we really are is often the most challenging of tasks. We tend to want to present ourselves in the best light, in a picture perfect manner, as infallible, always right, without imperfections. At least that is our outer presentation, as it is hard for us as human beings to face our own imperfections and so we primp ourselves into what we are not.

As the world changes at the current rate, rapidly now, if human beings are to keep up there must be a shift into conscious acceptance of what it means to be human, to be as the other animals upon the earth, no more perfect or imperfect than the cats and dogs of our dreams, the birds of the air, the fishes of the seas, or the soft-footed animals who walk gently upon the earth.

Facing who we are each day is the challenge of all time, but becoming fully who we are is the challenge of this time. We are creatures who must come into alignment with nature and the natural world. It can’t be ignored any longer: it’s all about survival.

Sometimes challenges loom large and impossible, yet as soon as they are tackled they are found to be quite easy and manageable. It is the human mind that throws up blockages and fears, and yet it is the human spirit that has the ability to scale the impossible. Sometimes it is best to pay attention to the mind for it has the ability to figure out many things, yet at other times only the spirit will provide the necessary wit, intelligence, and guidance. Often it is better to still the mind and let the spirit speak. Remember this as you go about your day, as fear and habits, as mind talk and body restrictions seek to hold you back. Listen and act according to your true energetic self. Your spirit will not disappoint you.