Slow down. Breathe. Feel. Think. Act!

Slow down. Breathe. Stop for a moment, step out of your mind and feel the Earth beneath your feet. Even if it seems that some people see the planet only as something to exploit for power and dominance over other earthlings, our home still exists. It gives us shelter, and even though it can be cruel, it is also magnificent, nurturing, wonderful, and ours. We need to be with it—for ourselves and future generations.
While questioning whether it is time to panic or not, we try to ground ourselves, step out of the whirlwind, and touch the earth, the plants, the moss, feel the breath of another living being, hear the birdsong, the silence, dive into contemplation.
No, we are not running away from the world, nor from the global situation we are in. We are gathering strength, sensing what is essential, what gives life, what supports us. Yes, we panic as the world once again rushes towards an impending catastrophe. Yes, it makes us panic when we witness genocide on our personal screens, not being able to do much more than click to disagree. Meanwhile cities, people, living beings are disappearing while the world is crudely divided between the “selected” few and an “insignificant” majority, ruled by those who no longer see beyond their greed. Their lust for control is denying us and other living beings the universal rights of humanity on this planet. No, we are not running away. We act—we explore ways to survive, and search for possible futures.