Its a good thing that Pablo Neruda chose to write about the love of forests, because no one has written about love quite like Pablo Neruda. If you aren’t familiar with this particular reflection of his, you can read the text here. But if you’d like a special rendering of the poem, but can listen here to astronaut Leland Melvin read the passage (one of his favorites). 

There really is no way to fully and comprehensively celebrate Earth Day or Earth Month. And maybe that’s a good thing, because a day or month is nowhere near enough time to contemplate and celebrate the Earth. But hearing Neruda’s words reminds us what appropriately-sized gratitude might look like.

Allan T. Georgia, M.Div., M.T.S., PhD

Sometimes it is hard to tap into our spiritual selves or find time to nurture our intellectual curiosity. Here is a section that reflects on some nourishing materials from around the web and related media channels in order to get us thinking, get us feeling, and get us reflecting on the lives we are living in this big, beautiful world. **Some Adult/Mature Themes May Appear in Links and Other Attached Material**

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