Josh shooting the deadly eggplant weapon

Lime Garlic Tofu with Mushrooms on Rice

James by the water

Self Transformation Is World Transformation :)

Quite often I feel like I'm not doing enough in my life to help situations on the planet. I wish there were more hours in the day, because when I go to bed I often feel like I should have done more. I can be really hard on myself, and it doesn't do me any good. I remember something my meditation teacher said: "We are here for world transformation. Self transformation is world transformation."

James Toth Photograph (c)- he's so amazing!

It's true. No one has ever made positive change in the world by forcing it on others. It has always evolved from people being inspired by the actions of one or a few good souls. By simply talking to a stranger on the street, raising our children to be compassionate, being kind to an animal, or choosing to eat high vibrational foods, we are creating change.

You never know what a smile can do for someone. Several years ago my parents received a letter with my name on it from someone I went to highschool with. As I read it I barely recalled the person I had befriended. He wrote that he had a very difficult time in school because he was gay and was beaten up and harassed all of the time. He said he often contemplated suicide. The letter was to thank me for being nice to him and to let me know that he remembered it. I cried when I realized who it was because I didn't do anything out of the ordinary for him. I simply talked to him on lunch breaks and after school sometimes. The letter ended with him telling me that his life was much better now and how happy he was to be alive.

For every action we make there is a reaction. So our job here is to have an open heart and do what we honestly feel is right. People will be inspired by this even if it isn't immediate. The seeds will have been planted and at the right time something you did will inspire them make changes in their life, which in the end, makes positive changes in the world!

Our Pesto Pizza!

David Suzuki's Nature Challenge

David Suzuki'sNature Challenge Newsletter
Edition two: Make one day a week meat free
Dear Nature Challenge Champion,

This month we’re offering useful tips and simple suggestions to reduce your meat consumption. Canadians eat more than twice as much meat as the global average and this has serious environmental impacts.

Read on to see how easy it is to reduce meat from your diet. (And you don’t have to become a vegetarian to make a difference.) By designating one day a week to be meat-free, you’ll be conserving valuable water, energy and land resources. I think you’ll be amazed to see how such a simple lifestyle change can make a difference to our environment.