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"I truly believe that by changing and aligning our own selves to becoming integral in all ways, we can affect the whole universe in a good way. I have seen the effect of this in my own life here on the land in a way that it becomes palpable by those who experience it. Perhaps I keep attending to this nurturance, because I know that it is a little piece of my life plan to contribute what I know for the Greater Good of All." by Beth Penny
Here is an Elder's Prayer that speaks to this subject well:
"Nature is the storehouse of potential life of future generations and is sacred."
"We need to honor and respect our Mother Earth. She is the source of all life. The sun shines life to the earth, then the earth produces life in all forms and in a balanced way. Everything is here to serve everything else. If we interrupt the flow in any way, we leave nothing for the future generations. Before every decision is made, we should ask, and answer, a final question; "If we do this, what will be the effects on the seventh generation be? What will we cause our children to live with?" We need to have respect and love for all things and for all people. We need to do this for ourselves and for all the children still unborn.
My Creator, let me look at nature today and let me have the highest respect for all the things I see. All the two legged, the four legged, the winged ones, the plants, the water, the air, the Mother Earth.
Let me have respect for myself.
-- Audrey Shenandoah, ONONDAGA
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