Zaadz is happening NOW, Change is happening NOW, connect and cultivate change moment by moment. Today I am reminded I am part of a team!  Changing the world can be overwhelming! Sometimes I just don't know where to start.
I am currently teaching English in Vietnam with my husband Joshua. I often feel isolated and lonely on the other side of the world, (I'm from Seattle, Washington USA) and having the Zaadz community has not only helped supply the foundation of support I need, the zaadz community has supported my growth as a consciously evolving being. It can be difficult for me to express my expanding perception to my friends and family back home. Together we can build and apply a new context to express our expanding awareness and in turn, share that with the rest of the world. This is one of the reason I love reading the Integral works of Ken Wilber. He recognizes the importance of context when communicating thoughts and ideas, the interpretive nature of how we perceive context, the cultural influences on interpretation, and the many different cultures etc! But in addition to his understanding the importance of context, he has actually BUILT a new context. Wow, and that's hardly scraping the surface. Ken Wilber and Andrew Cohen are why I subscribed to What is Enlightenment magazine and in turn, how I found out about the Zaadz community. Love that!

"There's been a great deal of news recently about everything from global warming to a threatened energy crisis to the struggle of the oceans and the decimation of all manner mammalian species. And while this is only one side of the planetary story, it is the one the media tends to focus on.What comes up for you when you think about this? What do you believe about these reports? Do you find yourself avoiding the topic? Does it make you sad? Angry? Or are you inspired by how these problems are call to purpose and a new way of living?"

I believe the state of our environment is a reflection of the state of our internal environments. I feel responsibility to respond within and without. I feel urgency to take action within and without. It seems many of the changes needed to create a healthy earth will take place as more and more people become more conscious. So to be the change I want to see in the world, I choose a optimistic state of mind and focus on what is working. I connect with a community of people who are actively doing something. I surround myself with optimism. I work Within moment by moment to be a light of love in this world cultivating compassion and awareness as well as work Without to alter my usage of energy, fuel, materials etc. and do what I can to inspire action in others.
Sometimes I do feel sad. I will find myself in tears when viewing images of underweight polar bears. I feel angry when I witness people choosing not to recycle. I often feel overwhelmed by it all. I make a point to change my state of mind, alter my focus and return to inspired action. Do something. When you think you are doing all you can, do more.