International Mother Earth Day
Exceptionalism is an illusion
No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
—John Donne, 1624
Observe International Mother Earth Day
Whether we recognize it or not, each one of us lives within ecosystems. We are not isolated.
As full as this image is, there is more. Within our human bodies, there are trillions of microorganisms. Beyond the boundary of our skin there are subtle energies reaching out to the cosmos and overlapping all living things, including other humans.
Isolation, purity, exceptionalism are all illusions that increase suffering, not just for humanity, but for all of existence.
There are so many actions we can take toward reparation, within ourselves, with each other, with all of nature.