To the Mineral Nation, that has built and maintained my bones and all foundations of life experience, I thank you.

To the Plant Nation, that sustains my organs and body and gives me healing herbs for sickness, I thank you.

To the Animal Nation, that feeds me from your own flesh and offers your loyal companionship in this walk of life, I thank you.

To the Human Nation, that shares my path as a soul upon the sacred wheel of earthly life, I thank you.

To the Spirit Nation, that guides me invisibly through the ups and downs of life and for carrying the torch of light through the ages, I thank you.

To the Four Winds of Change and Growth, I thank you.

You are all my Relations, my Relatives, without whom I would not live.

We are in the circle of life together, co-existing, co-dependent, co-creating our destiny.

One, not more important than the other. One nation evolving from the other, and yet each dependent upon the one above and the one below.

All of us a part of
the Great Mystery.

Thank you for this life.

They think, see, and feel the oneness of creation. When they say “all my relations”, they include the air, the earth, the rocks, the animals, and all human beings. To them, even a blade of grass carries a “life force” that deserves to be honored.

Sit with this powerful gratitude prayer. See the truth in it. To say it is to bless and honor the sacredness of all creation.

When we truly begin to understand and appreciate our connection to each other and to the universe, this creates a field of awareness which strengthens not only the person who prays but also the entire planet.