by Lori Suzanne Holetz
As the pendulum swings back after 4 years of divisive behavior in our country, it is a time to remember, balance in all things. It is a time to come back together as one. Nothing demonstrated this more clearly to all of us here in the San Lorenzo Valley as this monumental last year of Covid, fire and potential debris flows. It was a profound reminder of our fragility and relationship with Mother Nature. Nature does not belong to us; we belong to Mother Nature; we are Her children. This past year poignantly drove this home for us, as we clung to our connections with family, friends, and neighbors through our crisis. As human beings, we seek connection for survival. The more connection we have the safer we feel. We know that premature babies in incubators do not thrive unless they have direct human contact. This has been proven. It doesn’t get any more clear or easy to understand than this. This need for connection and togetherness does not diminish as we get older, if anything it increases, as connection makes us light, shining in love, and sparkling rainbow bright. All species upon Earth are born of pure goodness and light. We only have to look at the plants and the animals of this great planet to see this. A plant does not intend on hurting anyone or anything. It is here to propagate its own kind, maybe cross with a similar other, and then go on to reproduce either one of the same, or one of many variations of a theme of superior survivability… constantly in a state of adaptation and evolution. The same is true for animals. This has always been the way of the natural world. So then, what happened when it came to the human species, the ones who are supposed to be our Illustrious Creator’s greatest creation and intelligence? Do we believe that we have evolved as far as we are going to? This is where free will and free choice play a role. We are birthed to Earth with the pure and basic ideals of love, goodness, and the need for connection. We have no judgments or assigned rules to anything when we are first born. Over time, with the gift of being of higher intelligence, the ability to make up our own minds, of our own free will, gets influenced and developed. We begin to have experiences that are intended to teach us something positive in order to further the race in intelligence, adaptation, and evolution. The body, nearly perfected in fundamental nature, now becomes about excelling our intelligence to further heights within the aspects of love. It is only through loving connection together that we can thrive to our fullest. We are unique among the planet and living beings in this way. Animals enjoy and thrive on love, but it is not absolutely necessary for their healthy survival. Furthermore, we are beginning to see more of nature’s examples showing us that animals have deeper relationships than once thought. Human beings need love and loving connections in order to thrive in life, evolve and become the fittest survivors. We are intended, through the love of the Universal Creator, to create more and more love, more connection, spreading it out across the planet, in order for the best survival…. the survival of ALL in a love enriched environment. We can create this. Be love, be light, be connected and be together… safely. For this time too, shall pass and we will all be better for the loving relationships we held fast to see us through.