The Medicine of Community

For a long time, I’ve carried a quiet prayer in my heart: to create a space where I could share more openly about our life, our values, our experiences, and the wisdom that has guided us.

Today, Earth Spirit Wisdom blog is that space. And I couldn’t think of a better way to begin than by writing about something that has been one of the greatest medicines in my life: community.

We recently gathered with our Nine Doors family for a community weekend. We came together in nature, shared meals, sang, prayed, sweated in the lodge, and sat in circles that reminded us of how humans have gathered for thousands of years.

And while the weekend was full of beauty and ceremony, what struck me most wasn’t just the ceremonies themselves. It was the people.

One by one, each person brought their heart. Each one brought their story. And together, we remembered something ancient: we are not meant to walk this path alone.

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

Community is where we practice the real work of life: learning to integrate all parts of ourselves in love.

Together, we remember how to bring both light and shadow into harmony and how to direct our energy toward a shared purpose of wellbeing.

This is what makes community sacred: a living reminder that love is not just a feeling, but a way of being that we choose, one step at a time.

Because in community,
We are seen.
We are heard.
We are held — in our laughter, in our tears, in our questions, in our prayers.

In a world that often tries to isolate us, community is a reminder of what it means to be alive. To live with open hearts. To walk hand in hand. To create something that is sincere, long-lasting, and real.

This, to me, is a glimpse of heaven on earth. And it is within our reach — not as some distant dream, but as a lived reality when we choose to come together with openness and love.

WALKING EACH OTHER HOME

What I witnessed in our community weekend is what I believe our world is yearning for right now: spaces to remember, together.

When we pray side by side, when we share stories, when we open ourselves to the ancient memory that lives in our hearts, something profound happens.

✓ We are reminded of who we are.
✓ We are reminded that life is a gift.
✓ We are reminded that, truly, we belong to each other.

A NEW CHAPTER

Creating this blog is part of that same prayer.

My hope is that the words written here carry some of that medicine forward — that they inspire you, support you, and serve as reminders on your own path.

Because the teachings of ancestral wisdom are not just ideas. They are alive. They are lived. And they blossom most beautifully when shared.

So here we are.
The beginning of a new chapter.
And I’m so grateful to walk it together.