Acknowledgement begins for me, with the actual ground beneath my feet.
If you zoom in on this box, you’ll see the lid is a map of North America — the continent I stand upon. The land where I forage wisdom and feel a deep sense of connection.
It was violently appropriated from the peoples who stewarded it with respect and reciprocity for millennia — it is land disrupted, divided, and claimed through colonization.
And still, the land gives in abundance.
May we learn to treat it like a mother, and all its beings like family.
Today, I practice acknowledgement by cultivating respectful relationships, learning about historical and ongoing harms, and participating — however imperfectly — in the ongoing work of creating a more equitable and inclusive future.
A beautiful sentiment. Yes, may we all learn to cultivate respectful relationships and an inclusive future for all beings.
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