Reflect

You share something in common with every person, creature, rock, and tree. As the physicist Chet Raymo describes, “Every atom in my body was forged in a star. When the universe exploded into being, already the bird longed for the wood and the fish for the pool. When the first galaxies fell into luminous clumps, already matter was struggling toward consciousness.” All of us are part of a magnificent origin story that continues to unfold. But we humans have been given the opportunity to continue the struggle toward a higher consciousness. Recognizing and reclaiming this opportunity can transform our ability to respond to life with an expanded sense of purpose and possibility.