Enjoying the beauty available during this time of year, it is hard not to recognize how everything is connected. We have so much to appreciate about the sun, the sky, the flowers, the animals, and the plants. Sometimes, we do not see all of the connections. It is easier to see the beauty of the outdoors, but not the beauty each person brings to us each day. Sometimes we even go further. We characterize someone as "the other" or "the enemy." It is then we forget that we are the same, a part of a larger natural order.

Mother Teresa once said that "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

Enjoying nature is incredible and important all year long. Bringing peace means we also must remember that we can find the beauty in each other as well.