The Sacred on this world stems from the Power, the Medicine, of Nature. Nature's Power flows from Life. Life is the Sacred Dance that the flame, the spark of Consciousness, flickers for.
What makes Life sacred? Life not just in the sense of lifeforms - living entities - living energies, but the capacity for the experience of a life, of a lifetime. Life in the broadest, systematic sense. Capital 'L' Life as Gaia - the total interconnected biotic mass of any discreet place (planet, galaxy, universe, Reality).
Our capacities in this realm of existence, on this planet, stem from being alive - being pieces of Life - being part of a web formed by Nature: a web upon which we rely for every breath, every drink, every meal.
Without Life - there is no air to breathe, no food, no heart to feel beating in our chests. This experience of Being as we understand WOULD NOT BE.
"Living", or "Being Alive", offers an entity a capacity for engagement with Being in a way that consciously links the metaphysical with the physical. Both physics are part of the weave of the IS - Spirit, God, Reality, the Totality, the Oneness - but Life is the energetic state that allows us as entities to share both experiences simultaneously. It is a unique state - one filled with Power and the opportunity for Transformation.
Respect for Life is, in such a case, not merely a catch phrase or simply a platitude: it is a perspective that is aware of the beauty of the Power granted by Life, and in so doing informs our intention and actions towards it. The more we recognize this Power, the more we Respect, the more we strive to honor and preserve Life in the forms that it presents itself to us.
Love and Compassion towards Life, and towards the ability to sustain it where it is found (such as on this planet), are our way of completing the cycle that starts with awareness of that Power. For such Power is truly a gift, and possibly the greatest one we receive in our manifested existences as discreet entities. With that in mind, begin to account for your own perspectives (and actions) towards Life. Do you Respect the gift that is given - to you and to us all - and act with rightful reciprocity?
Remember: that which you give comes back to you - and giving the gifts of Love and Compassion to Life is a gift that you truly offer to yourself, as one of the integral parts of the Web of Life. How can it not return any less than sevenfold?
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