If the world is to change and regain its humanity, then each individual upon that earth must change. It is not enough to point to others and say that they are at fault, for those others are but a mirror. Look to the self for the seeds of change. Even as you request that respect, kindness, and humane treatment become the norm, ask yourself if you are respectful, kind and humane to the self, both innerly and outerly. If the world is to change, each one of you must take up the challenge of confronting the self as you would an enemy, as you would a person you find disagreeable or lacking in heart and connection to the forces of good. Look to the self for all that is lacking outside of you.

Correct your own disregard of your true relationship to the world you reside in. You are set upon that earth to become its champion and its steward, to share in its bounty but to nurture and sustain it as well, to contribute to its continued flourishment, to live as one with it rather than disconnected from it. As within, so without. You are meant to remain in balance, shifting always to rejuvenate, replenish, revitalize rather than taking, destroying, killing haphazardly for profit or gain. But the earth is old and wise and it will not be destroyed. It will force change upon you before you have gone much further upon your destructive path. If you do not change the self volitionally, change will find you.

Beyond the self lies nothingness. Within the self lies the richness you seek. You are container and contained, wholeness under one roof. You are what you seek.

Whether one is in the midst of calm or in the midst of chaos, one must decide how to act. So is it now possible that if enough people act from the heart that real progress can occur. What is right and what action should one take? These are the questions to ponder as one approaches the self and the world, as one addresses the difficulties that one faces in life and that create disturbance in the world. Act from the heart.

Where will your path lead you today? What choices will you make? All beings upon that earth are charged with two things each day: 1) to take care of the self and 2) to be a conscious citizen of the world. Both of these charges require not only compassion but also maturity. They require that each individual become fully responsible for the self and the decisions made about how to live, think, and act in the world you reside in. As beings upon a shared planet, sharing must become part of the mix of self and other, inner world and outer world, for without cultivating and nurturing sharing there will be no resources upon which to draw.

Advice for today: Ponder how you personally nurture your shared planet and all the beings you share it with. One to one, you are each responsible for each other. Make your actions be the mirror you want to see in others. Be what you want to see happen in the world. Even though it may seem fruitless at times, live your convictions, one step at a time, one day at a time, one to one.