Emotional Disconnection Changes the World
This was inspired by university lecturers who have disconnected from their humanity. It also includes those who don’t walk the talk. I saw negative behaviours of disconnection as changing the future. As you disconnect, you ignore others (and yourself) and then imagine the potential that goes unrealised. I have spoken to people who have told… Continue reading
The Value of Humanity is Within You
I wrote this poem this morning and it came with tears as I moved through my experience as a clown and felt the touch of humanity in my heart and the beauty of such an equality. I describe those who appear most vulnerable. Then I thought of some people whom I felt did not value… Continue reading
Dr Hicks: The Right to Dignity – A Model of Understanding
This is an excellent paper from Harvard University, written by Dr. Donna Hicks. The link is http://www.pjtt.org/assets/mp3/Summary_of_Dignity_Model.pdf
When I experienced conflict and was not treated fairly or with respect (stonewalling), definitely my dignity was deeply offended. So I ask people, even if you don’t agree with someone or don’t like them, please treat every person… Continue reading
Peter Singer: His Life and Applied Ethics
What are your ethics?
Ethical differences often lead to controversy and conflict. Just imagine a world where people can ethically differ without seeking to harm the other. It is interesting as we look across the world, if I pat a person’s head in Thailand that is disrespect and forbidden, in Australia it is fondness. If… Continue reading
Rudoph Steiner: The Philosophy of Freedom
What do you think is freedom?
Courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Philosophy of Freedom, the fundamental philosophical work of the philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner, focuses on the concept of free will. Originally published in 1894 in German as Die Philosophie der Freiheit, the work has appeared under a number of English titles, including The Philosophy… Continue reading
From Financial Collapse to the GNH of a New Earth
FROM FINANCIAL COLLAPSE TO THE GNH OF A NEW EARTH
The debt bubble,
Carries dreams and hopes,
As the children of the future,
Are mortgaged,
Before their sub-prime,
As their future is no longer,
An option.
The economic system,
Is a global model,
Where supply meets demand,
Graphing equilibrium,
As price settings,
Delivering average prices,… Continue reading