Returning the Gift — by Robin Wall Kimmerer

[Welles]

"In the teachings of my Potawatomi ancestors, responsibilities and gifts are understood as two sides of the same coin. The possession of a gift is coupled with a duty to use it for the benefit of all. A thrush is given the gift of song—and so has a responsibility to greet the day with music. Salmon have the gift of travel, so they accept the duty of carrying food upriver. So when we ask ourselves, what is our responsibility to the Earth, we are also asking, “What is our gift?” "

This is a brilliant introduction to gratitude.

Returning the Gift — by Robin Wall Kimmerer

http://www.awakin.org/read/audio.php?op=play&tid=2223

[Sandy]

Thank you Welles, for posting this lovely piece of wisdom.

Sandy