"1) Start where you are 2) Use what you have 3) Do what you can." - Gandhi's advice on creating positive change in the world … [Read more...]
The Obesity Apocalypse is Coming
To create a positive change in the U.S. and world towards a more holistic, sustainable and enlightened society - in other words, a Quantum Revolution - one of the areas that has to be addressed is health and getting people healthier and wellness oriented. Health and wellness is an area that, for all the wonders that modern medicine has to offer, isn't a strong suit of modern medicine. Sick care is modern medicine's strength, but helping people … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 4/23/13 – Peter Drucker
"Every few hundred years in western history there occurs a sharp transformation. Within a few short decades, society - its worldview, its basic values, its social and political structures, its arts, its key institutions - rearranges itself... We are currently living through such a time." - Peter Drucker … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 4/20/13 – Don Beck
“Evolution and revolution are part of our nature. Many believe we are passing through such a momentous transformation, a major turning point, a history-making sea change. A new and entirely different pattern of thought is beginning to emerge worldwide and in various fields of human activity.” – Dr. Don Beck … [Read more...]
A Brief History of Monsanto
In my last article, Monsanto v. The State of Illusion, I discussed Monsanto and the illusion they have created for themselves that they are an environmentally friendly company full of integrity and respect for the environment. Which then begs the question: Who and what is this Monsanto corporation? Where did they come from? Today, I give you a brief history of Monsanto. Monsanto, based out of Creve Coeur, Missouri, is a multinational agricultural … [Read more...]
Monsanto v. The State of Illusion
There is a recent movie out called "The People v. The State of Illusion," in which the central theme is that most of us live in a state of illusion, captive of our perceptions and thoughts, and this state of illusion can create a living hell for us. Not only do people live in a state of illusion, but companies do also. And one of the biggest perpetrators of living in this state of illusion is Monsanto. Monsanto is an agricultural giant which … [Read more...]
Amanda Palmer and an Open World
When I interviewed Charles Eisenstein, author of the book "Sacred Economics," for the Interviews with the Leading Edge series, one of the things Charles discussed is what he calls the gift economy. A gift economy is one in which people act in a way without profit motive as their primary reason for doing something. Instead, they perform their service or sell their wares, and let others decide a dollar value for that service. Radiohead used this … [Read more...]
How Much Water Do You Use?
Courtesy of: Loch Ness Water Gardens How much water do you use (and how much water can you save)? Check the above infographic to see, and then consider this: We all know of the concept of peak oil, the understanding that there is only a finite amount of oil, and that one day it will peak and then begin to taper off. But there may be a bigger problem with water, and it's … [Read more...]
Towards an Open Future
“There is a concept which corrupts and upsets all others. I refer not to Evil, whose limited realm is that of ethics, I refer to the infinite.” – Jorge Luis Borges, in Avatars of the Tortoise Let's start with a basic supposition: open systems succeed, while closed systems fail. What do I mean by a system? A system is anything comprised of complexity: it can be one single individual or a group, forming a collective or organization. An … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 1/3/13 – Thomas Berry
"We find ourselves ethically destitute just when, for the first time, we are faced with ultimacy, the irreversible closing down of the earth's functioning in its major life systems. Our ethical traditions know how to deal with suicide, homicide, and even genocide; but these traditions collapse entirely when confronted with biocide, the extinction of the vulnerable life systems of the Earth, and geocide, the devastation of the Earth itself...The … [Read more...]