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Earth Day Thoughts from Rumi - and Me!

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Earth Day Hope. Pen and ink with watercolor. Created for the first Earth Day in 1970 by Meryl Ann Butler
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Thoughts from Rumi on Earth Day:

Be like the sun for grace and mercy.

Be like the night to cover others' faults.

Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger.

Be like the Earth for modesty.

Appear as you are.

Be as you appear.

~ Rumi

How should Spring bring forth a garden on hard stone?

Become earth, that you may grow flowers of many colors.

For you have been heart-breaking rock.

Once, for the sake of experiment, be earth!

~ Rumi

If you put your heart against the earth with me

In serving every creature,

our Beloved will enter you
From our sacred realm,

and we will be, we will be
So happy.

~ Rumi

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)

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Mary Shapiro

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Yet another thoughtful and BeautyFull posting by Meryl Ann! I love your original piece of art from the first original Earth Day! Personally, I am going to keep celebrating for a MONTH (til May 22). Thank you!

Submitted on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025 at 8:02:07 PM

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Reply to Mary Shapiro:

Thank you! And maybe we can celebrate all year! ;-)

Submitted on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025 at 12:23:50 AM

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