Love is more than just an emotion of our hearts; love is the most powerful tool of our universal existence, the greatest gift of our higher selves. When we choose to lead with love, we are truly capable of flowing through life exactly as our souls intended us to, in harmony with one another. A great example of the power of love is through the biodiversity of ecosystems. An ecosystem is only as successful, resilient and abundant as the biodiversity within it. The laws of the natural world do not call for competition as much as it calls for cooperation. Darwin himself wrote about the laws of love and cooperation almost a hundred times throughout his study of the natural world whereas, he only mentioned the survival of the fittest a handful of times during some of his work. If an ecosystem becomes homogeneous, it runs the threat of destruction due to various issues, such as lack of resources and carrying capacity of the space, lack of predator or prey for the one species to thrive and remain in equilibrium, and the threat of disease or disaster wiping out the population of the single ruling species as a whole. Mother Earth knows how important mutual respect, love and appreciation is in order for an ecosystem to truly thrive. The flowers would not be successful without the bees. The woodpecker would not thrive without the trees. All species would not succeed without our sacred sun, moon cycles or waterways. All the species of our earth are part of something greater than just themselves and all the species of the earth must live in cohesion for the longterm success and resilience of the ecosystem as a whole. Symbiotic relationships are some of the most powerful partnerships of our planet.
If the natural world can innately act in a cooperative, trusting way why is it so hard for us as humans, a species of the natural world, to also embody this same flow of life? We've lost that connection over the years, especially in western society where conquest and competition reign supreme. No longer do most see the world as 'we' but rather see the world as 'me'. That is the danger of our hearts today; a conditioning to believe that one is better than another, one is stronger than another, one is wiser than another, one is more powerful than another. This my friends, is simply not the truth. Yes we are all different as individuals but that is exactly why we are all essential to the success of the whole. The male cannot compare themselves to the female. The artist cannot compare themselves to the scientist. The hunter cannot compare themselves to the gatherer. Each holds something the other doesn't. Each must see the worth in one another to be able to hold space for these diverse gifts to shine through. Diversity is about uplifting and nurturing the uniquenesses within one another, seeing the power of our own capabilities and knowing the importance of loving one another for their capabilities as well. The natural world innately embodies these lessons and we can innately embody them too through intentionally choosing love as our ruler each day. This lesson however, doesn't start with loving others but rather loving ourselves; for if we do not see our own worth and value we cannot hold space appropriately, uplifting the light and gifts of one another. Look in the mirror and tell yourself, "I am love and I am me. For the we to be, my light I must see." Until this transformation inside occurs, there is no way for love to truly blossom.