Water is sacred. Water is life. Water sustains us. What if we gave our lives to the life-giving source that sustains us? What if we gave our blood, sweat and tears to protect our rivers, lakes and oceans?

Many people have a relationship with water that somehow sustains, soothes, renews and rejuvenates. For many people, their love of ocean, river, lake and even rain can also be a powerful reason to act to protect that source of life.

Look for traditions from your culture and land to honour water or co-create new rituals with friends. Get playful, go with the flow, enjoy the journey.

If you need some inspiration for how to honour water as sacred, water as life, you can try this very short and very sweet water ritual shared generously with permission to share again here by Lakota elder, Tiokasin Ghosthorse.