The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness. Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the … - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.

The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness.

The world is more than your thoughtless commute. We, the collateral, are your wealth, your teachers, your security, your family. Your strange hunger for ease should not mean a death sentence for the rest of Creation.

Strawberries first shaped my view of a world full of gifts simply scattered at your feet. A gift comes to you through no action of your own, free, having moved toward you without your beckoning. It is not a reward; you cannot earn it, or call it to you, or even deserve it. And yet it appears. Your only role is to be open-eyed and present.

In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that