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October 2008 
On Zaadz, Gaia, and Being the Change.
Posted on Dec 20th, 2007
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Gaia Team
Gaia Team
Phew.
I'm sure everyone's busy with the holiday season, but if you have a minute (or more) please read this! It's about you.
(It's also got some links to some images that you'll probably want to see. :)
If you've been reading the newsletters (or keeping up with the Team blog or participating in the Gaia Community pod), you'll know we've got some major developments coming up in early 2008. We'll be keeping the community updated here as the weeks unfold, but here's some news to start.
The first heads-up is for a new uber-feature, which we're calling myGaia. Imagine your Zaadz profile crossed with iGoogle (or any other customizable home page) and you'll get a sense of what it'll be like: in essence, a landing page that incorporates not just items from the community, but widgets like Google maps, news feeds, a calendar, your daily horoscope, and the local weather.
We've got a few mockups (thank you Jackson!) for you to have a look at, so you can see both what the page will look like and start thinking about which of the three themes (the usual Zaadz gold, the purple + earth Gaia, and a third artistic option) you like best. (And there'll be more templates to come; suggestions are welcome!). In short, though, we're hoping this'll make the site more fun and more useful.
(Oh. And widget requests are welcomed. Anything you'd like to see?)
The next thing has to do with the redesign that we've been working on.
This might take a bit longer to explain, so settle in. I'll share as best I can.
Again, just to remind everyone, this past August Brian sold Zaadz to Gaiam. After meeting Jirka, our CEO, and hearing him share his vision of a global Gaia community, the decision felt wonderfully right—it had been Jirka's dream (for nearly as long as I've been alive) to help nurture a community of conscious individuals who understand what it means to be the change, who wanted to commit to supporting each other's inner transformation and in the process change the world. This vision was so deeply in alignment with what Zaadz was all about that a certain passing of the torch—or the contribution of the Zaadz seed to this great project—was utterly natural.
After that meeting, the Zaadz crew came to meet the small group who'd already come together during the summer to grow this Gaia vision (most of whom were already Zaadzsters. :). We clicked immediately. During that gathering, we talked a bit then about what was most logical when it came to both the future of our little community and the vision and dream for Gaia... and the consensus of both our groups was that Zaadz should just become that Gaia Community.
From the perspective of our existing team, this was both the most frightening and the most exciting possibility. We understood the blunt fact that we'd been acquired, and, looking down the road at five or ten or twenty years in the future, thought that no matter what the short term plan, Zaadz would (inevitably) be somehow rebranded, or at the very least, more strongly incorporated, into any larger Gaia Community that might be created.
So instead of allowing something to be constructed around us, or resisting this change, we thought, why can't we just BE that community? We'd been acquired because of our spirit and energy and our passion for this vision, so why not use this as an opportunity to let our little seed flower? No matter how we chose to approach it, Zaadz had been bought by Gaiam. We could either throw ourselves fearlessly into that new reality, or choose to resist it.
What can we say? We took the Zaadz approach. :)
And obviously the small Gaia crew was thrilled.
Of course, the issue of timing was a big one. Should we attempt a slow and subtle transition, gradually phasing out our little Zaadz logo and allowing Gaia to slowly emerge over the weeks and months to come, and trying to disturb the site as little as possible? Should we wait for another year or so (or more) to see what happens with our existing Zaadz team, cautiously making sure that this was really the 'right' choice? Do we take a deep breathe and just leap? How to proceed?
Part of the decision was made by the site itself. We'd been looking forward, for ages, to a big redesign. Zaadz is a wonderful and attractive and appealing little place, but as I'm sure all of you will agree, navigating the labyrinths of tools and features and people and pods takes a tremendous amount of patience. It's difficult even for long-time members to remember where various areas and offerings are located. The nested tabs can get (super) confusing. Obviously, the organization was determined far more by when we added things rather than some pre-designed plan. :) However, we didn't have a designer (or time!) to devote to revamping the layout.
When the acquisition happened, we suddenly had the resources. (SUCH a relief.) And to us it made sense, instead of first re-doing the site and then wondering about a larger Gaia transition, to just wrap the two projects together.
So that's the back story to what'll be happening early on in the new year. A new layout, a new look, and a new name.
I'd be lying if I said that at one level I wasn't broken-hearted and a little scared about this future development (I don't know about the rest of the Team, but Zaadz changed my life, and even if I know that the mission and values and people and purpose and vision and spirit are going to not just survive, but thrive, I've still got a huge attachment to that little seed : ). But there's something so much more powerful than that feeling, though: after all, as I wrote above, our task is to be the change, and to embrace and create this next transition with the same energy and love and passion that we're all so committed to bringing into the world. I have no doubt that we're (all of us!) are completely capable of facilitating the birth (or sprouting) of Gaia with that beautiful spirit—and that, as a result, our positive impact in the world will be even greater.
Anyway. This was just the long, long way to introduce the mockups we have of the redesign. Again, Jackson had a challenge evolving our original aesthetic into Gaia's earth + purple theme, but we're incredibly proud of what he's done and seriously impressed with the outcome. So when you're ready, there's a screenshot here of what our new landing page will look like, and another, here, of the logged in version. This change wont happen for a few weeks, at least, so there's time to talk and discuss... and, as before, the Gaia pod is waiting for your voices and responses and ideas.
This is long enough, though, and I know all of us on the Team are waiting with a combination of anxiety and excitement to hear, instead, the community's response to the urgent call from Gaia that we've so clearly heard.
And if can't quite make it out, just be still for a bit. Listen. To my mind, there's no real difference between the call from your heart and the call of the planet. Just listen. Can you hear?
Posted by: Siona
I'm sure everyone's busy with the holiday season, but if you have a minute (or more) please read this! It's about you.
(It's also got some links to some images that you'll probably want to see. :)
If you've been reading the newsletters (or keeping up with the Team blog or participating in the Gaia Community pod), you'll know we've got some major developments coming up in early 2008. We'll be keeping the community updated here as the weeks unfold, but here's some news to start.
The first heads-up is for a new uber-feature, which we're calling myGaia. Imagine your Zaadz profile crossed with iGoogle (or any other customizable home page) and you'll get a sense of what it'll be like: in essence, a landing page that incorporates not just items from the community, but widgets like Google maps, news feeds, a calendar, your daily horoscope, and the local weather.
We've got a few mockups (thank you Jackson!) for you to have a look at, so you can see both what the page will look like and start thinking about which of the three themes (the usual Zaadz gold, the purple + earth Gaia, and a third artistic option) you like best. (And there'll be more templates to come; suggestions are welcome!). In short, though, we're hoping this'll make the site more fun and more useful.
(Oh. And widget requests are welcomed. Anything you'd like to see?)
The next thing has to do with the redesign that we've been working on.
This might take a bit longer to explain, so settle in. I'll share as best I can.
Again, just to remind everyone, this past August Brian sold Zaadz to Gaiam. After meeting Jirka, our CEO, and hearing him share his vision of a global Gaia community, the decision felt wonderfully right—it had been Jirka's dream (for nearly as long as I've been alive) to help nurture a community of conscious individuals who understand what it means to be the change, who wanted to commit to supporting each other's inner transformation and in the process change the world. This vision was so deeply in alignment with what Zaadz was all about that a certain passing of the torch—or the contribution of the Zaadz seed to this great project—was utterly natural.
After that meeting, the Zaadz crew came to meet the small group who'd already come together during the summer to grow this Gaia vision (most of whom were already Zaadzsters. :). We clicked immediately. During that gathering, we talked a bit then about what was most logical when it came to both the future of our little community and the vision and dream for Gaia... and the consensus of both our groups was that Zaadz should just become that Gaia Community.
From the perspective of our existing team, this was both the most frightening and the most exciting possibility. We understood the blunt fact that we'd been acquired, and, looking down the road at five or ten or twenty years in the future, thought that no matter what the short term plan, Zaadz would (inevitably) be somehow rebranded, or at the very least, more strongly incorporated, into any larger Gaia Community that might be created.
So instead of allowing something to be constructed around us, or resisting this change, we thought, why can't we just BE that community? We'd been acquired because of our spirit and energy and our passion for this vision, so why not use this as an opportunity to let our little seed flower? No matter how we chose to approach it, Zaadz had been bought by Gaiam. We could either throw ourselves fearlessly into that new reality, or choose to resist it.
What can we say? We took the Zaadz approach. :)
And obviously the small Gaia crew was thrilled.
Of course, the issue of timing was a big one. Should we attempt a slow and subtle transition, gradually phasing out our little Zaadz logo and allowing Gaia to slowly emerge over the weeks and months to come, and trying to disturb the site as little as possible? Should we wait for another year or so (or more) to see what happens with our existing Zaadz team, cautiously making sure that this was really the 'right' choice? Do we take a deep breathe and just leap? How to proceed?
Part of the decision was made by the site itself. We'd been looking forward, for ages, to a big redesign. Zaadz is a wonderful and attractive and appealing little place, but as I'm sure all of you will agree, navigating the labyrinths of tools and features and people and pods takes a tremendous amount of patience. It's difficult even for long-time members to remember where various areas and offerings are located. The nested tabs can get (super) confusing. Obviously, the organization was determined far more by when we added things rather than some pre-designed plan. :) However, we didn't have a designer (or time!) to devote to revamping the layout.
When the acquisition happened, we suddenly had the resources. (SUCH a relief.) And to us it made sense, instead of first re-doing the site and then wondering about a larger Gaia transition, to just wrap the two projects together.
So that's the back story to what'll be happening early on in the new year. A new layout, a new look, and a new name.
I'd be lying if I said that at one level I wasn't broken-hearted and a little scared about this future development (I don't know about the rest of the Team, but Zaadz changed my life, and even if I know that the mission and values and people and purpose and vision and spirit are going to not just survive, but thrive, I've still got a huge attachment to that little seed : ). But there's something so much more powerful than that feeling, though: after all, as I wrote above, our task is to be the change, and to embrace and create this next transition with the same energy and love and passion that we're all so committed to bringing into the world. I have no doubt that we're (all of us!) are completely capable of facilitating the birth (or sprouting) of Gaia with that beautiful spirit—and that, as a result, our positive impact in the world will be even greater.
"The seed cannot know what is going to happen, as the seed has never known the flower. And the seed cannot even believe that he has the potentiality to become a beautiful flower." - Osho
Anyway. This was just the long, long way to introduce the mockups we have of the redesign. Again, Jackson had a challenge evolving our original aesthetic into Gaia's earth + purple theme, but we're incredibly proud of what he's done and seriously impressed with the outcome. So when you're ready, there's a screenshot here of what our new landing page will look like, and another, here, of the logged in version. This change wont happen for a few weeks, at least, so there's time to talk and discuss... and, as before, the Gaia pod is waiting for your voices and responses and ideas.
This is long enough, though, and I know all of us on the Team are waiting with a combination of anxiety and excitement to hear, instead, the community's response to the urgent call from Gaia that we've so clearly heard.
And if can't quite make it out, just be still for a bit. Listen. To my mind, there's no real difference between the call from your heart and the call of the planet. Just listen. Can you hear?
Posted by: Siona
Access: Public
So how is this going to change the community aspect of zaadz, other than the name, astetics, resources, and features. I saw something in the previews that said gaia currency, how does that work, do you really want to bring a monatary system into zaadz?
Also how is gaia going to be put into zaadz, will this affect thinkarete? On the gaia pod it says that gaia is going to preserve this space, just wondering this stuff. If there are answers in a discussion already just point me to them please.
Siona, in the third to last paragraph, two hyperlinks from the words “here” were not created, or at least I couldn't see them. Maybe they duplicate ones above, but just thought I would call these to your attention.
The quote from Osho says it pretty well. The death or end of the world for the seed (or the caterpillar) is the birth of the flower, or butterfly. Thus it was, and shall be, and we can all just take a deep breath, knowing we're gonna love some things and really dislike others. What else is possible? To me, it's the fundamentals that are important. As long as i resonate with the fundamentals, I can put up with the details. So that's all I pay attention to, the basic values and basic implementation of those values.
Blessings to all, and extreme gratitude to those who so thoughtfully devote their lives to creating this community-space,
OM Bastet
Hi Siona, you are a blessing. As always, I don't know about all these things, and I can trust you. As long as we stay connected to each other, and can continue our dialogues, everything will be OK. I realize that this will be challenging and upsetting for some people, and I think that's good. They are responding to things that need to be responded to that I am not seeing. Personally, I just want to stay connected, because you guys help me live my life better. Thank you all.
thanks, OM! links are now added :)
I'm a Zaadzster forever.
Yet now that I'm finally getting a handle on this whole Gaiam/Gaia mission, I have this new sense in my bones… It's allowed me to make the transition already in my mind.
Zaadz is a nice brand. Always has been.
Gaia is a potentially great brand.
Yet it's an incredibly huge footprint to fill… to be the one place to represent that name.
If it were just a brand slapped onto any old software development and community support team, I would be apprehensive, and skeptical.
But to sit here, and realize… that this is maybe the smartest, most aligned, most empowered, and most exuberant team that could be put together… I lean back and think… we've got a real chance at doing this. Making Gaia on the web happen, and ultimately bringing its power to individuals who make the change happen at the community level… this might actually work!
Get this, beloved reader… We are not going to stop until resonance comes alive…. a resonant earth. We have a plan. And Gaia is a great name for it.
Wait till you see what's coming.
:) :)
Sounds awesome and Looks awesome, Siona…thanks for the heads up.
I'm excited! I wholeheartedly embrace these new changes…as it all will ease usablility and connectivity.
Zaadzsters by any other name would still be sweet. =)
2008 is a 10 Year…Let's Do This Thing! ;-)
Siona, the butterfly concept does mean change, but we've been developing these wings as long as there has been Zaadz…flight is inevitable, scary, unknown, exciting, liberating! Zaadz has changed my life too. I think it has changed all of us, because we are beginning to understand what we have created. If Zaadzsters just open their hearts and minds to the idea that Zaadz has succeeded in cultivating a new way for the world community to live and now it's just time to LIVE THE VISION, we truly will become the change we want to see on the planet. I'm for continuing to dare to dream, to dream BIG, and to make the dreams come true!
Please thank everyone who continues to work so hard to keep things flowing. We are all blessed by your efforts.
I know that Gaia bought zaadz but does our name have to disappear. Can't zaadz and gaia come together side by side, Gaia-Zaadz. I could better identify with that.
In addition to the I-hope-constructive criticisms and non/dis-resonances I have voiced in Gaia Community pod (and a few more on the way) I say
Gawd, Mamakat, ditto ditto ditto. Thanks for saying all that!
Blessings, OM Bastet
Will it say powered by zaadz, thats what is showed in the pics. Just wondering…
The idea of Zaadz being the foundation of the Gaia concept we're building, rather than a single part of it, really did evolve with incredible synchronicity: I remember sitting next to Jason, the Director of Web Development for Gaiam, as the larger group discussed the possibilities for the future, and feeling strongly that we needed to be not a *part* of that future, but the *foundation* for that future. Only a few minutes later, Jason and I turned to each other and in the same moment both expressed exactly that… As the technical leads for Zaadz and Gaia, we committed to following that idea.
Only later did we hear that Siona, David, Jirka and the others involved in the meetings 'at the top' had *also* come to the same conclusion.
But it really was obvious, to look back on it. We really do love Zaadz and by extension Gaia, and the visions and dreams we've been aspiring to since we began. That energy comes from all of you and your passions, and it inspired an even greater seed to germinate and begin to grow.
I can tell you this: we're committed to connecting, informing and inspiring those who are passionate about living in a better way, in a better world. What's coming in the next year - every last bit of it - will arrive in support of that vision!
The changes sound good, and I like the idea of merging multiple functionalities (like an iGoogle) into Zaadz. I look forward to seeing this latest iteration of zaadz as it blends into gaiam.
You know what, I changed my last name with my marriage; people with multiple marriages do the same; kids have names changed; some people have their first names changed in a spiritual awakening. AND WE DIDN'T CHOOSE OUR FIRST NAME EITHER; so… I'm okay with Gaia; zaadz stays in my heart; and any change that will take place, will change again.
That's what we're here for; right!
Siona, I thank you for your bravery, courage, compassion and consistent communication!
Zaadz and Gaia teams too!
This zaadz business is exciting. From the dutch word meaning seed. Why Dutch? I have read alot about change. There are many goals and ideas that I like. Some members seem to be newer than others. Jake seems to be involved in the nuts and bolts of this operation. I am totally new. My name is Zack, and I am a freshman at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Actually my wife and I are attending together. I am thirty-five years old and she, well, she is twenty nine. I know I am going to get a degree in something, but i don't know what. Maybe I will declare and pursue a major because of a zaadz person's influence.
Welcome all and hello my fellow zaadzters! Its your little bro Lenin checking in. alls good on this side, me and my girl are moving intogether soon and i passed most of my classes. Working at JC Pennys at the mall banging out that guap in commition, Funny how the day i joined zaadz my life started to look up; november 24th my b day, i met Rosie (my girlfriend), I got a better job, moved out my mamas house ( more like got kicked out ),and my attitude towards life has changed. Lifes too short to walk around pissed off all the time, we all must at times remind ourselves to exhale. So yeh yo i'm glad more people are joining the family and like i always say a closed mouth does not get fed. so holla back at me if you got a question or just wanna chat.
Looking forward to how this co-branding and HUGE webdev project keeps on rolling!
I'm not envious of the work ahead for the web team. :) But I am glad that this is happening! And I'm psyched that Zaadz is doing everything it can to keep the aliveness of Brian's original vision.
You guys rule.
It's not just a name. We, the zaadz community collectively, have created a sort of “zaadz” consciousness of its own, with our own catchy zaadzy language. If the name has to be canned then somehow it must be done so that the identity we have come to recognize, remains. Similar to an assimilation of one culture into another, important things must stay due to their value to the original members. In such a diverse communitiy as zaadz the culture means one thing to one and one thing to another so It seems that it must become a personal “quest” to maintain it, rather than something imposed from the corporate “above”.
So it seems each of us must ask ourselve what does zaadz mean to me and how does one maintain that and yet leave room to grow into something larger?
In a (short) word, I view the “changes” that are to be imposed, as an act of violence and rape against the original purpose, intent and charecter of Zaadz.
After looking at the mock-ups, it seems to me that you just want to be a commercial “new aged” yahoo portal.
The culture and community of Zaadz will no loger exist as it has been since inception. It will now be stamped with and crushed under foot of a corporate entity.
That's a pretty raw assessment, esp considering the content of the site is literally unchanged in the screenshots, aside from an updated banner and a color shift.
So let me give you an equally raw retort to your last two paragraphs:
Like hell it will.
After the launch, we're going to be continuing the tradition and improvement of what's already on the site, and focusing on even more heartfelt features that bring us closer to each other and get good work done. Better pods, making quote wisdom much more prominent, tighter micro-communities, elevating causes, a stronger local focus, and something called a resonance engine.
Yahoo? Not even close, my friend.
There's not a corporate foot big enough to tamp our energy or crush our will. And the only corporate foot in our vicinity is one that's kicking the seat of our pants, to get further down the road we were already on, and faster.
Will we wake up one morning [or night] to a changed site and changed name, or will we get a heads-up?
Hi all. I love your response Chris. Right on.
And, Meenaskhi, we are doing the heads up as we speak and you are part of it, right here and now. That's why we haven't changed the design yet. Rather we are dialoging with the community first. This is the heads-up and the poll for feedback and first impressions. So keep letting us know. You are doing an amazing job.
I'll be the first to admit that change isn't always easy for me, but you know what? I like the way the new pages look… I'm in. :-) I'll miss the Zaadz as I've known and loved it, but I'm open to growth and change as long as it's not just for the sake of doing it. I do think that these changes will help us get closer to our goals and what has been the long term vision. Maybe it's not exactly how it was envisioned, but then again, maybe it is. :-)
Estin Enai - Panta Rei
Hello Everyone -
I just wanted to share something with you (with the encouragement of Jessica). I have been an Ambassador for Zaadz for a year and a half now. I am excited about the changes that are coming for Zaadz with the new partnership with Gaia. The templates for the redesign look beautiful. The artist/ web designer in me is super happy to be able to apply different skins. I just wanted to the team that I think that you are all doing a great job in developing this site, giving the community a focus and purpose. I admire you all for your dedication and commitment to your goals. Whatever 'growing pains' the site might experience as a result of the transition, I feel that they will be relatively minor ones - and we will all grow together through it.
Above, I wrote two phrases that I personally live my life by - Estin Enai - “being is” and Panta Rei - “everything changes”. The truth is, one of the only constants in this universe is change (the other is love). I am proud of you all for leading us towards this change with the love and support that is necessary to make it as smooth a transition as possible. Even if there are minor explosions from people, strong emotions, or outright hostility - that is all part of the learning process - and you have provided us all with a brilliant opportunity to grow and learn more not only about the nature of Zaadz itself, but about ourselves. This is very beautiful.
I hope that you know you are doing something very good here - I am proud to be part of this community.
Much love to you all,
Leigh-Anne
I am totally thrilled about the changes that are coming. I absolutely love the Osho quote and feel that it's so darn true; we are the seed and we're on the verge of sprouting something we can't even imagine, but sprout we will. The seed can't stop itself from sprouting anymore than the water can stop itself from flowing.
I'm going to pop over to the Gaia pod and say hello!
Grow,
Anna
10 to the power 10 IS 10billion souls 2 BE connected as ONE SOUL
GO BABY GO and SO BE IT
I do not know until this post what is gaim community or zaadz community - whatever either zaadz or gaim community i just give least care to community even i just hate when people talk about communities, groupings, countries and so other useless and senseless topics.
To me Oneness is spiritualism, enlightenment. just endeavor yourself for establishing connectedness with every living things and processes on the universe. i am sure peace, ecstasy,bliss, contentment and so other positive desires by human kind get accomplished. just my friends refine your soul with connectedness - commune with universe. i just find this on zaadz so i love it so much.
I just do not know any community I know people here a true and refined people.
Until now being on zaadz and through apprehension of my perceive I conclude that zaadz is doing remarkably excellent in bringing people together, to conduct oneness and teach people to realise connectedness, to become more human and spiritualistic follower. this is my own experience that I have ushered since until may resources across the world and so has learned many things and so has met many and many like-minded, kind-hearted, noble souls from different countries of the world of those visiting is my dream although.
I am so excited and impelled about zaadz that to express it through words will be difficult for me. I am in love with Zaadz.. when i be at zaadz i feel as if i am being approaching toward wisdom and lightness since i read so many wise, informative writings and enjoy the glamarous, incredible, tranquil planet and its processes through pictures and get to know about other cultures, arts and people.
lots of lots of lots blessings, wishes and prays from owais and India to every dearest zaadzsters. Thank you so much for reading it my friend. sprinkling wishes and blessings to everyone.
anandmevya bhavanti ….
Namaste !
I am so glad I finally ran across this. All the naming game now makes some sense.
Blessed Is,
Jeremiah
I like the way you all share what is about to change with the members of the community. It lets me know that you all believe that we, the members, are an integral portion of this community and have a right to suggest things, rather than just sit and let things happen. I really enjoy the manner in which this site works and I plan to suggest it to others!!
ABAgail
Life is Fair
Well the message was clear. Brian knew it felt right. That is all I needed to know. It could only mean growth for all, in many ways. Zaadz was his baby and he knew she/he needed to change. :) Some of my very best friends in the world are here. I thank all that are a part of this beautiful entity. Jxxx
Hey Team,
I'm looking forward to see the new look. Is this the place to say I just l LOVE the artistic option for the new site? or, where to comment?
Great widgets: Does the Google maps include the possibility of marking past & future travels? I think travels would be a great topic to share & inspire each other with
Great work you guyz :-D
love, laughter & lightness tara.. <3
These guys are movers and shakers. The Zaadz initiative is one of the signs of our times and nothing less than a miracle of the internet. It will be no time at all until they are noticed by all sorts of powers for positive change. I am sooooo inspired to have been a part of this, and hold hands with all of you as we look, as children, to our futures!
I'll miss the Zaadz name; it is so full of sense,creative(growing)energy and very original !
I will miss the Zaadz name and brand as well…otherwise, I think this is going to be a great partnership.
So are we going to be Gaia-ers, now? :-/
These comments continue to be wonderfully interesting and even inspiring.
James, you know, I have had the same thoughts.
owais, I am puzzled what you mean by this:
even i just hate when people talk about communities, groupings, countries and so other useless and senseless topics.
What's wrong, in your view, with people who voluntarily associate with each other for friendship or to achieve something they can't do alone? That seems useful and sensible, to me. I think sometimes the One likes to clump its individuals into groups.
Groups created and maintained through the use of force, however, that's another thing entirely. That's not voluntary, and does seem “senseless” to me, too.
“Hate” seems like the opposite of “blessing.” Are you unwilling to view Zaadz as a community, not just a collection of connecting individuals? I see a community as a single living spirit, part of the One but bigger and more of a Oneness than just a bunch of connecting individuals. I wish you could bless a community instead of hating it.
Please correct me if I am misunderstanding what you said.
Team, forgive me if this comment seems off-topic. I don't think it is too far afield.
Blessings, Rev. O.M. Bastet
Hey namesister,
Gai-aers? -or maybe Gaizaadstians, not to get lost in the transition.. he he
love, laughter & lightness tara <3
Gaiaers? Gaizaadstians? I don't know what you guys are trying to do, whether you're trying to reinvent linguistics or just joke around but I think 'Gaian' is a long established word that refers to 'those aligned with Gaia'.
Global Citizen, Gaian… its all good, anyway. Just thought I'd bring up that everything other than 'Gaian' that I've seen kind of looks … well. Silly?
Of course, the old school of us, the hard core, are gonna still be Zaadzsters at heart I guess. Imagine all the people who will come in the future, when Zaadz turns into mythology. I can see it now:
“Well… once upon a time there was a website called Zaadz. And it changed my life. The end!”
I think “Gaian” has a rather nice ring to it. :-) I know most people don't realize it and haven't experienced it (yet).. but we ARE Gaia as part of the Body of God in Creation.. so this seems to be a very natural movement and is totally in alignment with that.
The new landing page looks great as well.. and I'm definitely looking forward to greater ease in navigating the site!
peace/love
John
This has been one exciting journey! An honor to share it with all of you. :)