Giving is the contingent state of Gaia. Its essential being is one of loving unconditionality.
She asks for nothing, needs nothing and all is freely given.
Our sapience has somehow blinded us to this simple fact.
There is no ownership, nor boundary.
Everything is here, now, offered without need of transactional reciprocity.
Our role here, is surely to stand in awe in the midst of the awake mystery, to revel in its aliveness, to walk lightly through life and to share her offerings freely and without need.
This is true freedom and gratitude.
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