Despite these challenging socio-economic times - there are many many gems of opportunity popping up! The whole "green" sustainable lifestyle movement is actually growing exponentially. And it is more than a movement ... on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock - it is becoming more and more apparent that it is a necessity if we're going to be able to have anything worthwhile to pass on to our children and our children's children...
It is also becoming a very contagious mindset and is pointing towards a NEW, but very healthy, life enhancing and potentially prosperous direction. As one of my colleagues said to me just this morning - the more of this lifestyle he takes on and integrates - the more it becomes a daily "need" to look for or determine another thing he can do to be even "greener" - more sustaining, more earth friendly. And each time he comes up with something - he gets this overwhelming feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment! There is this HUMAN CONNECTION that is formed - that just keeps growing!! And so if you are then spending less, living off less, growing more, repairing, restoring, re-using, recycling, etc... you NEED less. And if you NEED less you can virtually end up HAVING more! More Peace of Mind! More time for JOY. More feeling of worth. More satisfaction. More health to LIVE. More of all the TRULY important things in life and an overall great feeling of well being! Something all those toys and "things" we may have just don't BUY!
Now many of us wondering - "OK - I am HERE now... at this particular place and lifestyle that is really not compatible with this cleaner, richer, simpler lifestyle. How can I get from HERE to THERE?? How can I "get out" of this wasteful home, this wasteful car, this wasteful job or even this wasteful community - without totally turning one's world upside down in one fell swoop? Or if not totally "out", how can I maybe do my part and transform or evolve it in such a way that is somewhat less overwhelming??"
Well opportunities ARE popping up, budding and even starting to sprout. For example, albeit a bit controversial to some, there is the "Cash for Clunkers" program to help many get out of our older gaz guzzling wasteful cars. I know it involves some borrowing - but this may help with the transition process that many of us need at this particular time. Unless we could somehow share in this week's $182,000,0o0 Powerball lottery - I doubt we could even make a quantum leap to do the change we are envisioning. But these sort of baby steps, one would think, - if done with full awareness and intention, CAN HELP!
As far as our "jobs" go - well since the "new economy" hasn't quite started flourishing enough yet - we may want to choose to be happy with any income right now and keep our eyes and ears open for ANY opportunity that may fit our desire for a more sustainable lifestyle... there are thousands if not millions of jobs coming soon in the whole "rebuilding our world" mission, and most will be quite fulfilling KNOWING that whatever we do, be it a carpenter to electrician, to engineer or receptionist, that it is CHANGING the way we DO things to our planet... Let's face it - we are at point where we have to "fix" things, and we can NOT use the fixes that we used to! So if you don't know much about sustainable living - start reading, start studying ... join this blog, join the many blogs online that are "spreading the word"!!! If we all can start doing even some of the smallest things - we will collectively make a BIG difference.
Which leads us to starting this process of building these newer more sustainable, energy saving, zero carbon footprint, closed loop and even OFF GRID homes, businesses, schools, churches, etc...
IF NOT YOU OR ME THEN WHO? IF NOT NOW THEN WHEN??? It's a matter of making the decision and GETTING STARTED, even if its making it a transitional evolution...
You ready? But you need some financing maybe? Well if you don't have an established relationship with a bank or lender, there are equity lenders who presently have money ... and are ready to lend specifically for projects in this direction - in fact TEAM PERKA has found and is collaboratingwith Mid Town Equity who have agreed to work with any client who may want to see if they have enough existing equity to get the seed money to help make this transition into a new "GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT, SOVEREIGN AND SUSTAINABLE" building. (You can CALL now 800-467-3752 for more info.)
It's a question of making new choices. Nothing will change unless WE take the steps to make the changes... WE are the ones WE are waiting for.
JOIN TEAM PERKA and let's BUILD FOR CHANGE!
Cheers,
Martial
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