Kacee Copus’s Reviews > The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World > Status Update

Recognizing “enoughness” is a radical act in an economy that is always urging us to consume more.

Receiving a gift from the land is coupled to attached responsibilities of sharing, respect, reciprocity, and gratitude—of which you will be reminded. This kind of gratitude is so much more than a polite “thank you.” Not an automatic ritual of “manners,” but a recognition of indebtedness that can stop you in your tracks—it brings you the realization that your life is nurtured from the body of Mother Earth.