Did you know that Carl Sagan said, ““The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” Mind-boggling, eh? I have always been fascinated by the universe, and increasingly so as more and more has been discovered.  And at the same time we’ve only gradually realized the harm we do to our own home planet.  How much damage has to happen before we wake up, take notice, and do something to guarantee its survival? While reading this post by Gerard Murphy on PATHOS I found his passionate take on the subject to be something I wanted to share.  I especially love this sentence: “We belong to the heartbeat of creation; we are the natural rhythm of life itself, its evolutionary impulse. “ What are your thoughts and concerns about our earth home??? Do It Anyway: Deep Spirituality Meets Real Life . . “We are so deeply disconnected from the anima mundi (soul of the earth) of our planetary home, as to be virtual exiles on the very soil and oceans that birthed us. Our only hope is reconnection, an exponential raising of human consciousness—especially that of government leaders—from our heart (not head) chakra. What we need…….