Summer is a time to engage more deeply in our connection to Earth; and cultivate and strengthen our connection to the divine energies all around us. In living with gratitude and understanding that reciprocity and respect for all that is given to us is, is the way to live as if all life is ceremony. In using only what we need, and doing what we can to live in balance and harmony with the cycles of the planet, we strengthen and nourish the bond we consummated a birth with the great parent who sustains us all.

Beyond honey: 4 essential reads about bees

Some say laughter is the best medicine. But according to recent findings, the best medicine for your mental health might just be trees. Over the years, a growing body of research has proven that regular access to trees makes us happier and healthier.

In the course of our evolution, we became a most social species. We defended ourselves, hunted, reproduced, raised vulnerable offspring, slept, fought, and played in social collectives. This shift to more collective living required a new balancing act between the gratification of self-interest and an orientation toward supporting the welfare of others.

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I thought about bees as a body, and the hive as integral to the health and wellbeing of the bee body. From there, I asked what a body needs to remain alive and healthy.

There was a fish swimming around in the sea but try as she might to discover and find this thing called water, she finally gives up in despair. She concludes that water just does not exist. Of course, she misses the fact that without water she ceases to exist as well.

As we are stripped of things we once thought were important, we begin to understand that at the core of our being we are worthy of existence, not because of what we do or what we have, but because of who we are.