We are a Part of the Cycle of Life

As I look at all of the trees budding and then flowering, I am reminder of how the cycle of life follows the same pattern.  The leaves on the trees are bare in winter, they spring to life after their deep sleep, they spend the spring and summer living their lives; and then they turn beautiful colors, drop their lives and give the impression that they have died off--only to bloom again in spring. There are so many signals in nature that life continue, season after season. Caterpillars spin their cocoons, only to emerge again as butterflies. To me, it points to the continuation of the human soul after this life experience we are in the process of.  We are all spiritual beings having a human experience, and those experiences continue on.

Since we are a part of the cycle of life, it behooves us to treat other beings kindly, and to be conscious of the environment around us.  As Chief Seattle once said, "We are a part of the Web of  life, what we do to one strand of the web affects the entire web."  Decide what positive, peaceful part you can play in enhancing life for yourself and everyone you love.

Namaste