Deepak Chopra hit the nail on the head.

During the 2nd Annual Global Meditation for compassion, led by Deepak Chopra, I heard him say something that really got me thinking. A woman asked him a question about the environment and he said to stop using that word. When you use the word "environment" - it means you and the world are separate. He said that the Earth is our extended body – if the trees don’t breathe, we don’t breathe. He's tweeted out the phrase: "The trees are our lungs, the rivers our circulation, the air our breath and the Earth our body recycled." This is a beautiful way to see the Earth in a new light. 

We are doing a lot of harm to the Earth and therefore to ourselves. Perhaps the best way forward is to help others become aware of this perspective that Deepak has provided us, as well as invite everyone to hold the vision in their heart of a healthy, vibrant and healed planet. Where our mind goes, our energy flows. The best way to create change is to start with ourselves and direct energy towards that which we desire. As more and more people hold the same vision, that vision will become our reality. Now is the time to reawaken to the fact that we are not the dominant species - we are interconnected - we all affect each other. It is time to create the reality where the Earth does not need protecting because she is already protected, honored and loved. Will you join me in that vision?      

Love, Adrienne :)