Who They Are is a Gift to Earth
Originally posted April 14, 2023 on substack
In this material plane there is Human intelligence and there is Nature intelligence. They are not the same. Nature’s intelligence is inherent balance and a Human’s intelligence is free will. The major differences are that Nature cannot choose a different path. Nature can only “do” balance, a Walnut can only be a Walnut. Nature is balance or the constant state of achieving balance. Humans have consciousness and free will that allow myriad options on many levels. Another difference is time, which also makes it harder for humans to see Nature’s intelligence because they are running on a much longer timetable the a single humans life (which is a current Western way of understanding human life, rather than us being a whole unit of expression). Other ways of observing Nature’s intelligence involve going slowly, looking very closely at small things, and paying full attention.
The Human is actually an intersection of Human intelligence and Nature intelligence because our Bodies are Nature intelligence (it’s how they run without us having to consciously think everything all the time) and our free will is Human intelligence. It’s what sets us apart and therefore is also our gift within the Natural World. What sets Nature’s Creatures apart, their difference/rarity/uniqueness, are also their strengths in every case. Mulberry’s catapulting pollen, Wolves’ howls that are silent to human ears, and Rabbit’s fear of anything moving that’s not a look-a-like. Each of those traits set those Creatures apart from the others of their kind, and it’s also what makes them spectacular and courageous. These Creatures live in balance in Nature without the influence of free will, as it were. Meaning, Rabbit isn’t going to do anything outside of Rabbit activities. Rabbit will always be Rabbit. Where as a Human can go through many transformations in their life through free will; instilling creation, innovation, and novelty, Human’s reason for being spectacular and courageous.
Last night for the first time I took real refuge in my Body. I went to my Body as a source of comfort because Body is Nature. Body is Earth. And so when I take refuge in the Body I am also taking refuge in Nature. And if I really want to know who I am and what I am doing in this life than my Body is the only place to look. Trusting your Body is like a Seed trusting their insides. Seeds look inside to understand who they are and then they assert themself proudly in the environment they find themselves. Who they are is the gift to the world. Who they are is the solution.
We too must trust our insides, our Nature intelligence to guide our Human intelligence.
When we doubt ourselves, (also part of free will), we loose trust. It’s harder for us to remember who we are and what we are doing here. Humans like sparkly things. Which is why our Bodies fall out of balance. They fall out of Nature because we have free will and we can choose what we do with them. Our Body is our responsibility. Our Bodies ebb and flow from balance through the choices we make, or those made for us. Bodies are our most precious asset in life. Our Bodies are what allow us to experience everything we do. If we don’t have Body, we don’t have experience. Bodies can and should be taken seriously. They are always attempting to communicate. Bodies can and should be taken care of deeply. The more we care for our Bodies the more we are able to give to others. And that’s the ultimate goal of doing all of this work anyway. It’s about understanding who you are, what sets you apart, so you can contribute to the world in a way that is both vital work for the whole and applicable and full filling to your unique Nature.
When Humans as a whole act as if Nature intelligence is equal, important as, vital to living on this Planet as Human intelligence - the world will be the place that we are all dreaming.
Begin with the intelligence of the Body. Begin with the Intelligence of Breath.
