i am witness

I happily and passionately give the gift of myself to the Earth. My labor is an act of love given in reciprocity for the gifts I have been granted.

I immerse myself in the ever changing flow of nature; I dance through the seasons of abundance and rest through those of scarcity. I elate in the first gifts of Spring on the land-wild edibles, fresh water, new life. My toes dig into the Earth as I giggle at the abundance of Summer-fresh berries, root crops, warm air, cool pond dips, and the tired ache of my bones. I look ahead to the scarcity of Winter in the time of Autumn. The people of our land come together to harvest. We dry, and freeze, and ferment, and store. Then, in winter, we sleep. We fill our bodies with nourishing foods, breathe in and ground back into our families. We gift each other with company and fill each other’s souls with love so that we may have the energy to flow with the cycle once again.

I am witness to the truths of interdependence-of our position within, not outside of, the cycles of nature. I happily and passionately give the gift of myself to the Earth. My labor is an act of love given in reciprocity for the gifts I have been granted.