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Thank you, Sue.

โ€œThe story of Braiding Sweetgrass centres around the concept of taking responsibility for life's creation in a harmony of responsibility, reciprocity and respect. It honours the life-giving attributes of generosity and gratitude where we join together in a cyclical movement of give and take.โ€

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Gratitude, generosity and respect โœŠ!

Give and take.

Circulation.

All the things in nature are together in one place.

Each thing is moved by natureโ€™s pattern.

Signals give direction.

The whole divides in to parts. ๐Ÿงฌ

The parts move around and in and out of each other.

Like water flowing in rivers ๐Ÿ’ฆ and oceans ๐ŸŒŠ and changing into vapor ๐Ÿ’จ and snow โ›„๏ธโ„๏ธand ice ๐ŸงŠ.

The water flows in and out of creatures ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ and plants ๐ŸŒฑ.

Every part is circulating, round and round. ๐Ÿ’ซโ˜„๏ธ๐Ÿชโ›ˆ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

Things unFold ๐ŸŒฑ then enFold ๐Ÿ‚ .

Everything in the UNIverse fits ๐Ÿงฉ

because each part belongs

to the ONE whole conscious cosmic song ๐ŸŽป and dance ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป.

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On my goodness, how beautiful is this - thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed my Braiding Sweetgrass post. It is such a wonderful book, full of treasures and everything you have mentioned here that makes Nature so perfect. I love the idea of nurturing reciprocal relationships with Mother Nature as we grow and will be writing about this next. Enjoy your day and sending so much love to you!

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Looking ๐Ÿ‘€ forward to the gift ๐Ÿ’ of your next post with๐Ÿ’• to you!

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That's so beautiful, I will see you then. Have a gorgeous day. Xx

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Sep 6Liked by Sue Cartwright

One of my favorite books. I love the way you summarized it here and placed her quotes. Itโ€™s like the perfect thing to bookmark and come back to when we need to. Thank you. โค๏ธ

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That's wonderful, I am delighted, Cathy, thank you. I am in awe of Robin's writing, research and stories. It's an honour to pass this beautiful knowledge on to others. Sending my love and gratitude to you for being here. ๐Ÿค—

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Sep 6Liked by Sue Cartwright

Beautiful article. I just ordered the book. Thank you!

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Thank you so much, Kathryn. This book is full of treasures. I am so glad you feel inspired to read it too, you will love every word. Enjoy!

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Sue, "Braiding Sweetgrass" always flies out of my mouth when asked about my favorite books. I love both the physical version as well as the audiobook, which is narrated by Robin. It is such a gem of a book and you have done it justice in your post. Thank you! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’š

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Thank you, Barbara, it is an honour to share this beautiful work and sacred stories which touched my heart. I agree, it's a gem full of gems, a treasure to be sure. It will be lovely to listen to the audio too! Sending my love. Xx

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