Every thing and presence in the natural world embodies an essence, a mirror and a message for human life -- the seasons and cycles of our lives, our dreams and challenges, our individual and collective choices, and our relationships with others near and far. In everything we feel, think and do on this planet, we are all participants in the dance between individual and community, separateness and unity, you and me and us. There is no "they" -- there is only "we". And when we heed the language of "Earth-Speak", we are shown how to live together on this planet: how to embrace the gifts of shelter and interdependence that people and creatures can offer to each other... how to become willing partners in the cycles of life and sustainability of resources... how to revel in our fullnesses and recover from our losses... how to balance too much and not enough. The ongoingness of life is not only an instinct, but a purpose, that human nature and the natural world share. Our Earth is showing us, in so many ways, how vital it is for us to not merely tolerate or accept -- but delight in and embrace the purpose of -- each other's diverse beauties so that we might collaborate as allies in the continuation of life on every level. (See article, "The Secret Language of Earth-Speak", by Terah Cox.)