Mary O’Malley – Spring has arrived, and I invite you to take some time in this magical season to truly connect with the Earth. You are the Earth. Your bones are made out of particles that were once a part of mountains. Your cells are surrounded and penetrated by the ocean. The breath that moves through you once moved through mighty cedar trees and baby pandas. And all the plants and herbs that you partake of come from a love affair with the sun! To connect with the Earth is to remember that you are a part of the mysterious and awesomely creative process that is Life. To connect with the Earth is to be invited to live from the awareness of the sacredness of all.
If you really think about it, most of the time there are shoes and floors and concrete between you and a full connection with this sacred planet. You may every once in a while smell the Earth and you may actually pause for a moment here and there to truly see its beauty, but you rarely truly touch it. So, at your first opportunity, take off your shoes and find some grass to wiggle your toes in. Be like a child and allow your feet to play with the Earth!
And if you want to take this further, lie down on the Earth and take a few moments to look at your world from this position. Open to the beauty of the sky above you with the eyes of a child, and watch the clouds dance. When you are ready, close your eyes and allow your imagination to move down through the Earth below you all the way out to the other side, and discover that the Earth is resting in vast oceans of space! Now extend your awareness out to the left and the right and above you and discover there too are vast oceans of space. Feel how solid the Earth is below you. Then, just as the Earth allows itself to be held by space, allow yourself to be held by the Earth as you dance through the cosmos. Melt into her embrace.