The last couple of years have been full of sad news from around the world. Most recently the events in New Zealand and now Japan have made us all aware of how vunerable we are. We tend to forget that we’re always at the mercy of Mother Nature in all her amazing forms. But as horrifying as these things are they make us realize how resilient and strong people are. While we can’t and never will be able to control nature, we can control our response to catastrophe. In the midst of all the devastation we find ways to reach out to each other. Our human spirit grieves the losses and rallies at the cries for help. We find ways to overcome even the most horrible events and carry on. Strangers reach out to each other with love and hope and together we are able to rebuild our lives and our world. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we did this every day and not just when things are chaotic and our minds reel to understand? What if we nurtured this spirit of oneness and forgot about our differences and our fear? Can you even imagine how our lives would change? If we all do our part, no matter how small, to create a sustainable planet and learn to embrace each other with love and acceptance each and every day, we can create a unified world that no longer feeds off war, fear, hunger, disease and seperateness. As John Lennon so eloquently put it “ Imagine all the people sharing sharing all the world”. Let’s don’t let times of disaster be the only times we reach out to each other and show our compassion and love. And lets strive to enjoy and protect our magnificent planet. Whether we realize it or not, we are all connected…..to each other and to the earth and all of her creatures.