The water within us: Reconnecting with the essential
Water is not just a resource; it is the essence of life and a reflection of our inner balance. Over time, our connection with this vital element has weakened, just like our relationship with our own emotions. On World Water Day, we reflect on how the pollution of rivers and seas mirrors the emotional turbulence we carry. Through small conscious actions—such as drinking water with gratitude, reducing waste, and honoring our emotions—we can restore our relationship with water, bringing greater harmony to both our lives and the planet.
On March 22, we celebrate World Water Day—a reminder that water is not just a resource but the very essence of life. We are born in water, made of water, and we depend on it with every breath and every heartbeat. Yet, over time, our connection with water has weakened. We have treated it as something external, forgetting that in its purity, our own health, emotions, and inner balance are reflected.
Water is flow, movement, and transformation. It nourishes the earth so that fruits can grow, refreshes the air, and moves through our bodies—cleansing, sustaining, and nurturing life. But how is our inner water? Just as oceans can be polluted or calm, our emotions can be turbulent or harmonious. As it is outside, so it is within.
We have polluted the Earth’s waters with waste, chemicals, and excess. At the same time, we have filled our inner water with stress, resentment, fear, and neglect. The contamination of rivers and seas reflects our disconnection and lack of care for our own emotional waters. But balance can still be restored.
How can we restore our relationship with water?
Small daily actions can make a difference. Just as we can learn to care for our emotions, we can learn to care for water:
• Drink water consciously, expressing gratitude for its presence in our lives.
• Reduce waste by turning off taps when not in use and reusing water whenever possible.
• Cleanse our emotions—honoring our feelings, healing wounds, and allowing what no longer serves us to flow away.
• Harvest rainwater, embracing its natural cycle and restoring its importance in our lives.
• Reduce plastic use and avoid pollutants that end up contaminating rivers and oceans.
Water is life. It reflects and holds us. By healing our relationship with it, we also heal a part of the world. Today, on its special day, let’s remember that every drop counts, that every action matters, and that we can once again live in harmony with water—through respect, love, and gratitude.
Drink water. Give thanks. Let it flow..
