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Jun 28, 2014
"Apples, grapes... any kind of fruit gives me the energy I need to get through my busy day." --Kristin Chenoweth
Meditations On An Apple
As you hold an apple, remember that the ancestor of all apple trees arose in southwestern Asia, in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and all across the Caucasus Mountains. Protected and nourished by observant stewards for thousands of years through their system of agriculture, their culture of the land, the apple contains their vision. We are all dependent on the living soil for our needs. In each crumb of living soil, billions of organisms are growing, reproducing, and dying. The apple contains their lives...
BE THE CHANGE
This week as you bite into any fruit practice a moment of gratitude for the many people and conditions that brought it into your hands.
