The Sustainability Revolution – part 30: Healing ourselves and the Planet

In this week’s post wrapping up why we must have a Sustainability Revolution if we and the planet are to thrive, I offer a simplified explanation of the big separation and how to heal it.  Most readers will acknowledge that I am a great believer in personal sovereignty and self-actualization, Read more…

Miscellaneous Musings – Part 3: Finding Truth for Yourself

“The truth is incontrovertible.  Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is” Winston Churchill. I have been told by a couple of close friends that if they ever saw fairies at the bottom of their garden, I would be the first person Read more…

Pathways to a Better Future – Espe part 12: Global Transformation – Part 2 – A New Political Reality.

“Truth does not mind being questioned – A lie does not like being challenged” Brian Weiner   A continuation of a fictional reflection by a hundred-year-old Espe from 2112 about the start and on-going movement of transformation to Sustainable Living.  I add clarification links and quotes as needed The political chaos Read more…

Thinking Anew – Part 2 – Awakening to do what is right!

I was talking with a group of supposed environmentalists about a future sustainable society, and what struck me was how they kept going back to talking about a centralized global system to make everyone do the ‘right’ thing, namely being sustainable.  I remember feeling a tad stunned that they felt Read more…

Spirituality, Service, and Connectedness – Part 17 – Using Discernment to Connect People

“The practice of discernment is part of a higher consciousness.  Discernment is not just a step up from judgment.  In life’s curriculum, it is the opposite of judgment.  Though judgment a {person} reveals what {she or he} needs to confront and learn.  Through discernment, one reveals what has been mastered” Read more…

A New Beginning – Part 8: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

The title of this post, Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics, has been attribute to Mark Twain when he was commenting on the role of politicians in our lives, whose job it seems is now to cover up, white wash, or simple mislead people as they go around doing their daily Read more…

Scientism: A Barrier to Progress – The Scourge of Censorship

“The truth is like a lion.  You don’t need to defend it.  Let it loose.  It will defend itself.” St Augustine. A quick diversion from empathy to talk more about scientism, but pertinent to it as I will show in the next post. I have talked about scientism a bit Read more…