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Choosing to live by our values and what is important to us is key to looking back on our lives with pride and fulfillment. It is also a matter of respect. How much do we respect who we are, how hard we work, and the contributions we make to those around us?

Now is the time.

By living according to your values, you are acknowledging your own worthiness, self-respect and what you uniquely bring to the lives of others. Otherwise, we can end up feeling unappreciated, unloved – and yes – selfish and bitter.

Let's make a commitment this year to remember what we already know: How much we practice love and appreciation for ourselves exactly translates into how much we are able to give back to others where it will be passed on.

This is the 3rd part in this series called the Three Sacred Practices of human societies. Here we are referring to a circle of humans around a fire (Community/Village), moving water close by (Mother Nature/the Earth), and looking down from high up (Perspective/Wisdom). Last time we talked about the wisdom and perspective gained from looking down from a high place. Today I'd like to talk about the importance our ancestors gave to being near moving water.

The sacredness of the water that gives life to our planet was always honored by our ancestors by how they chose to live near sources of water and worshipped its many faceted life-sustaining gifts. Whether for drinking, watering crops, bathing, or the healing that comes from listening to the sounds of water flowing over pebbles, rushing down waterfalls, sloshing in pots, or ocean waves crashing on beaches, water has always been the strong cord that nourishes and binds us to our home the earth. Our ancestors understood this.

How are we today using, appreciating, and protecting this living resource that our very life depends upon?