Nature is One Heal of an Entity

Nature heals. It heals because it is the original balance of energy. It encompasses all that is. It is everything and it is everywhere.

I recently heard a statement, that love puts humans above animals. Well, that statement got my back up like a hissing cat, hair standing on end. The only thing I can say that I agree with, is the arrogance of this statement. Here on Earth Mother, animals would thrive just fine without humans, while humans would not survive five minutes without animals. Looking at what we humans have done to this planet, and to other inhabitants here, including each other, I can hardly agree that we are a superior race. Where is the love in the idea that we are above nature?

I find that when I spend time alone in nature, my mind very soon becomes calmer and quieter, grounding me to the present. As I observe my surroundings, I see a symphony of life forms in their splendor, whether they are in movement or seemingly still. They all have their place, vibrating at their own energy level, all playing their part in the in the scheme of life.

My thought on this issue is this: if we have been living more in accordance with how Indigenous cultures lived for thousands of years, this planet would be in much better shape than it is today. We have continuously depleted our earth while putting little back, as we have lost respect and regard for our Earth Mother.

Natural disasters, sickness, and climate change, are symptoms of an ailing earth trying to heal herself. She heals, and she must balance herself when she is ill. Just as the body heals itself in the manifestation of pain, illness, and disease, which can be uncomfortable, the earth is showing her distress, in the manifestation of dis-ease. The greater the need for healing, the more intense the discomfort in the healing process. Thus, the more the earth needs to heal, the greater the inevitability for natural disasters.

Everything has its purpose here, be it human, animal, tree, stream, or rock. No one is above anyone else. This is the belief of the Indigenous cultures of our world – we are all one and everyone is merely a strand in the web of creation. We are all, human, animal, or otherwise, vibrating to the tune of our own energetic frequency, assigned to each one of us to play our part here. Is this not the Creator?

To me, love is this balancing energy of nature and the acceptance of all beings as they are. I cannot put humans above animals, as everyone is here for a reason, taking no precedence over another. To suggest that love puts humans above animals (or nature) is to say that animals lack importance in their part of creation that is love; that animals are not love. Animals are love, no less than the trees and the waters – and humans. 

This is the healing power of nature.