Do you know that Mother Earth is about 4.6 billion years old? That’s right, she’s really old by human standards. And do you know that she’s been through many stages of development in her long life. She spent a lot of time initially just gestating single celled life in the womb of her oceans while she was also working on her structure, e.g. creating land. Then, breath as we know it, came into being and many new facets of life were born. From then on, it’s been a tide of change and transformation. New life forms have come in. Old life forms have died out, sometimes a lot at one time. You might say Mother Earth’s main theme is change and transformation.
So, Mother Earth and I are challenging you here. Mother Earth wants you to realize that your time with her is limited. She wants you to make the best of it. She wants you to recognize that learning and sharing what you learn with others can bring you joy and peace. She’s saying bring newness into your life. Explore what brings you joy. As your Joy Coach, that’s what I’ve been doing. Meditation was new for me. Doing these cartoons is new for me. But here I am coaching you now with what I’m learning.
Mother Earth doesn’t want you to take life with her for granted. She has an enduring relationship with Death. For her, life and death are a partnership. It may seem odd to you, but as your Joy Coach, I’m asking you to examine your attitudes and experiences related to death. Do they affect how you are living now? Are you stuck in fear of loss? Or, do you choose not to think about death at all? You know death nourishes life because you’ve watched the leaves and grass clippings decompose in your compost heap and you’ve used that rich humus for your garden. And just think about it, you eat dead stuff at every meal. But consider this: could death nourish joy?
Here is an invitation to explore what you are learning now:
- What are you learning?
- How are you growing?
- Does the newness you’re adding to your life bring you deep joy, or simply fleeting pleasure?
Both Mother Earth and I wish you great joy and peace as you live and when you die. But please, stick around for a while!