These three videos gave me new insights today. The first one about the forest really surprised me with connections I hadn’t realized before. The second one about the Polinators (bees and such) shocked me with the recognition of how dependent we humans are on such creatures. And the third one with images of grains of …
Many sources say that evolution is a purposeful process where individual organisms survive through adaptation and thrive by becoming members of a larger community. This doesn’t mean that the individual dissolves into the community as we have sometimes seen in Eastern cultures or that the individual’s needs override those of the community, as it tends …
“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness … the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. ” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1881 – 1955 Perhaps we are hot on the trail of discovering fire! In …
The FN climate meeting in Durban didn’t do much to give us a sense of progress in solving the world’s climate challenges. And since most people point to governments and politicians to make the rules and incentives for change, the lack of progress can leave people disappointed and pessimistic. Is this because we believe that …
The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability & Success by Carol Sanford This book presents an evolutionary, holistic approach to business that can lift organizations to a new level of performance and responsibility. This is not about so called “Green” companies – it is about any kind of a company! And revolutionary stories in the book prove it. …
Back in 1971 I became fascinated with a book called “Be Here Now!” It was written by the Western born spiritual teacher Ram Dass. As I remember, the point of that book was to “live in the present moment”. This seemed a strange idea. Isn’t that where we always are? Almost twenty years later in …
Finding a way to be happy together across boundaries of culture, location, race, age or gender seems to be a necessary evolutionary task in today’s world. When we create something together that is fun we do feel a spirit of connection and joy. When we solve difficult problems together we are proud as a team …
