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Celebrating Mother Earth

We celebrate Mother's Day this month, and while I was working on our May theme of Women's Wellness, my mind kept coming back to the mother of us all, Mother Earth, and the origins of the name. Our planet is magnificent-multifaceted and perfectly tuned-reflecting the master creator, God. So why don't we call our planet Father Earth, Lord Earth or something else? Why is the name Mother Earth so perfect and suitable?

To find answers to my question, I started where all scholarly searches begin: I Googled it. What I learned wasn't surprising, but it reminded me why we should cherish and respect Mother Earth as we do our own biological mothers. In the articles that turned up in my search, there was almost a universal focus on the lifegiving and supportive aspects of nature, personified in feminine form. Earth gives birth to many sources of life-plants and animals, as well as people. Just as a mother does for her children when they're young, Mother Earth nurtures us and gives us what we need to live. In this case, though, she continues to do so all our lives, even providing us a final resting place.

Like all women, Mother Earth reserves the right to change her mind, hair and clothes as often as necessary and still arrive on time. No one can hurry perfection; when she's ready to make her debut, everything miraculously comes together. As one writer remarked, she's 75 percent water, has a fabulous change of seasons, sustains trillions of life forms, both human and nonhuman, yet manages to maintain her fabulous figure.

There is much to be learned from nature's lessons. Mother Earth knows what to do and when to do it. It's not our job to question her or tell her how to run her life. We cause harm and create chaos when we interfere with the natural order of things by adding our two cents. If we're all re going to share this place harmoniously, we need to love our mother, embrace her order and authority and seek our answers from her-and never, ever forget that she was created to be self-sustaining, along with all that is in her.

Here are some things we can do this Mother's Day to honor Mother Earth:

• Learn more about local environmental issues. Some good places to start are Healthy Living Healthy Planet Radio (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanetRadio.com); the Dallas Sierra Club (DallasSierraClub.org); Texas Campaign for the Environment (TexasEnvironment.org); and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF.org).

• Share a helpful article or discuss a topic with your family, friends or coworkers.

• Identify an issue that you're passionate about or that directly affects you, find out who's working on it, and then join the conversation or organization.

• Call your elected state or federal representatives to make your opinion known.

• Sign online petitions through groups like Change.org to make your voice count.

• Make every day Earth Day.

Here at Natural Awakenings, we celebrate Earth Day every day, too, but May is a special opportunity to recognize not just Mother Earth, but all the important "women" in our lives, including the wonderful women making our communities stronger and healthier. We profile several in this month's feature article, "North Texas Women in Wellness Lead the Way," featuring some of the top integrative, holistic and functional medicine professionals in our region. These providers have long labored toward the shared goal of making North Texas one of country's the top spots for excellence in wellness.

This Mother's Day, show all the women in your life that have loved, nurtured and provided for you-including Mother Earth-how much we appreciate them. Then, nurture yourself by checking out this month's offerings on how to reduce stress in your life, a top wellness issue for women.

Our heartfelt thanks to you, our readers, for all you do to make to make Dallas-Ft. Worth and all of North Texas a better place to live. We hope you'll continue to support Natural Awakenings, your go-to resource for green, healthy and sustainable living.

Mother's Day blessings to my Little Mother and Mother Earth!

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Run for the Melons

The Plano Melon Dash, on June 10, offers a 10K, 5K and Fun Run race for families and individuals at the Oak Point Nature Preserve, with plenty of free parking and an excellent afterparty with music by DJ Dame. Contestants and spectators can enjoy activities for kids, sponsored village goodies, ice-cold beer, and mouth-watering watermelon.

Here is the schedule: 6:30 a.m., packet pickup and race day registration opens; 7:45 a.m., fun run starts; 8 a.m., 10K starts; 8:05 a.m., 5K starts; 8:30 a.m., time for melons; and 9:15 a.m., awards.

The race beneficiaries include the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Animal Rescue Crusaders of North Texas, Girls on the Run DFW, Tarrant Regional Water District, Hands of Hope, and Friends of the Katy Trail.

For more information and locations to register, visit Runproject.org/events/ melon-dash-race.

Dallas Arboretum Summer Concert Series

The 26th summer season at Dallas Arboretum features a spectacular view of the sunset over White Rock Lake and a dance floor. Gates open at 6 p.m. and concerts start at 7:30 p.m.

The May lineup is May 4: Santana Tribute; May 18: Tribute to Dolly Parton; and May 25: Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (Tinyurl.com/ArboretumSingleTickets). The lawn will be split into two sections, with the area closest to the stage reserved for beachstyle lawn chairs that do not exceed four inches in height from the ground. Chairs with seats higher than four inches are welcome further back on the lawn, while picnic blankets are welcome anywhere.

Pre-order food and snacks online. For more information, call 214-515-6255 or visit DallasArboretum.org.

It Takes a Village to Save Nature Nonprofit

Texan by Nature (TxN) has selected participants in the 2023 TxN Conservation Wranglers, an accelerator program that catalyzes science-based, Texan-led conservation projects occurring in the state that demonstrate a positive return on conservation for people, prosperity and natural resources.

The Wranglers will receive 12 to 18 months of support in program management, strategic planning, marketing strategy, metrics capture and analysis, including the production of United Nations Sustainable Development Report Cards, professional content creation and partnership development.

This year’s Wranglers are American Bird Conservancy - Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines; Caddo Lake Institute; Ducks Unlimited - Chenier Plain Restoration; Hill Country Alliance - Hill Country Night Sky Program; and Texas Wildlife Association.

Texan by Nature, founded by former First Lady Laura Bush, unites conservation and business leaders that believe the prosperity of Texas is dependent on the conservation of its natural resources.

For more information, visit TexanByNature.org

Living A Lifestyle of Wellness?

Gratitude is the most important human emotion. Are you tired of living life with stress and commotion? It’s time to Live a Lifestyle of Wellness. You have the ability to change direction. Stress management, exercise, nutrition and intermittent fasting is for your protection. How do you start and what should you do?

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