I accept and absorb all the strength of the earth to keep my body hard and strong;
I accept and absorb all the energy of the sun to keep my mind sharp and bright;
I accept and absorb all the life force of the ocean to cleanse my body and bring me life;
I accept and absorb all the power of the wind to cleanse my spirit and bring me strength of purpose;
I accept and absorb all the mystery of the heavens, for I am a part of the vast unknown.
I believe God to be all these elements, and the force that unites them;
And from these elements I have come, and to these elements I shall return;
But the energy that is me will not be lost.

Dr. Peter Jepson-Young
©1987, Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation