Empowerment

Localisation Alternatives: Transitioning from Cities to Towns

The urban concentration and globalised way of life is becoming increasingly stressful and disconnected. I recall travelling around Australia talking to country folk, everyone I spoke to said they were very happy. I found that contrasted with the stress I see on the faces of people living in cities. So many with little time to… Continue reading

2012: A Kinder Human is Natural Selection

I wrote this tonight as my New Years Gift to the planet. As we step across the threshold to a new time zone.

2012 A Kinder Human

2012,
Is a shape-shifting year,
World-shifting to top gears,
The highest gear,
For this is a water shed year,
Breaking levies,
Breaking records,
As domino effects are tipping… Continue reading

From the Club of Rome to Buda-pest Shifting the World

I actually thought of the Club of Rome when looking up the Club of Budapest. Smiled that the founder is a former Club of Rome member. According to Wikipedia – The Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political issues. Founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei… Continue reading

Deepak Chopra: Accepting Defenselessness

I like the word defenselessness. It is a good one. To stop fighting and allow is a powerful statement of peace. To allow what is to be. No tension arises, no resistence, only peace is presence. I really like the idea of not defending my ideas. That is a hard one, just defended my ideas… Continue reading

Alternatives to War: Civilian Peace Forces

The real courage in this world is never at the end of a gun, it will always be found in love, where those who truly care have the courage to be selfless and assist those who are calling out for help. This is the sign of civilisation, the other consciousness or world is where no-one… Continue reading

International Intervention to Protect is the Same As Stopping the Bully

When I think of the responsibility to protect others, I think of the bully in the playground. We teach children that they must intervene or at the very least call someone who can intervene when bullying is occuring. It is the sign of a civilised society. To cheer at the sidelines is incredibly insensitive and… Continue reading

Mohandas Gandhi

“My life is my message.”

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