As you acquire a sense of reverence, you develop a capacity to think more deeply about the value of Life before you commit your energy to action. - Gary Zukav

If you cannot love yourself, you cannot love others and you cannot stand to see others loved.

Each solstice shows us that we can choose. We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the Universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to Life when each arrives.

When perception of the physical world is limited to the five-sensory modality, the basis of life in the physical arena becomes fear. Power to control the environment, and those within the environment appears to be essential.