World Vision Dialogue - What YOU CAN DO TODAY

Re-foresting and Carbon Trading Program: Changing the world one action at a time

Message from COSTA RICA from Joshua Peace Seeker

Hola,
I hope all is well with you and your families. I have a few minutes in town were I can get online and I excited to share with you. We have come a long way at our farm in a short time. We have finished one house and we are starting to set up our organic gardens now. A LOT OF WORK. But it is very rewarding. The hardest part of this change is being far from so many loved ones. However we are making great friends with our whole new community here. I am learning Spanish quickly. My daughter is doing wonderful with this culture. She is rapidly learning Spanish.

We have planted over 300 trees in our re-foresting and carbon trading program. As people come to visit, we are having the best connections with everyone one of them.We are sowing the seeds of peace on a deep level with people. Without the noise of the U.S.A. for a few days people can really think.

Three LESSONS LEARNED SO FAR...
1. One must feel the world. Seeing it on TV or reading about other cultures is not enough.
2. Build something! From a desk to a garden, it is very rewarding to feel even a little self sufficient in todays world.
3. We are connected. All peoples are similar when you try to communicate on a heart level.

...almost forgot, there is a fourth lession, roosters are loud, EARLY!

I wish you all well and I will write again soon. If you want information; leave comments here. I will respond.

Peace,

Joshua Hughes

VerdEnergia Pacifica de Lanas Kai
Costa Rica

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

~Rosa Luxemburg

ECO FARMING-REFORESTING: LIFE in a NEW DIRECTION

Coming to you from rom Costa Rica...

As I stepped on a plane to leave The USA for a while I felt very sad. I found myself crying on and off for most of the flight to Costa Rica. I realized that my desire to do something new and different in a new country is a big step. I really struggle each day while I am participating in the war machine. However I truly love the people in my tribe. I truly love my neighbors in the USA.

My life is leading me into a new direction, one of planting seeds. Both in the ground and in peoples hearts. Many people I am meeting want to chat about why I left. As I try to explain I feel the need to not be negative about things. Their are so many reasons I am here but I am trying to talk and walk into light, not away from darkness.

I just started reading a new book by Thich Nhat Hanh called Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community and the World. I hope you find time to read it. He says both negative and positive feelings are just seeds planted deep in our hearts. What I feel for me is that the culture in the USA was watering and tending to the negative seeds. The weeds can overtake the fruit trees when they get all of the water.

The world is a small place and I know that each person must find how they can make it more peaceful. All I ask of anyone is to try and create peace, right now and every minute from now on. I have been blown away daily at how manifestation works in my life. After Burningman this year my tribe put ourselves into action. This eco farm and reforesting project has been molded from dreams. All you have to do is start doing what you have a passion for and things will come out good.

I read this quote today and it made me smile:

"Those who do not move, do not notice their chains."
~Rosa Luxemburg

Lets start moving and motivating ourselves to break those chains.

Peace and Love,

JoshuaPeaceSeeker