I’ve been thinking a lot about purpose recently, from several different angles, so as I start writing this blog post … Read More
The Pathways of Purpose
Big Questions
As Within, So Without
I wonder what happens to you when you think about this coming decade. What images flicker through your mind’s eye? … Read More
If You’re Not Living On The Edge…
“Evil can hide in systems much more readily than in individuals.” Richard Rohr writes this in reference to Francis and … Read More
White Lies and the Branches on the Tree of Systemic Racism
“It’s like a tree with branches, that if you cut off one branch, don’t mean the damn tree going to … Read More
Question Thinking: From Judging to Learning
In the introduction to Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, author Marilee Adams writes: “Questions open our minds, our eyes, … Read More
Team of Teams
A book on military strategy may not seem like an obvious place to find a model for the future of … Read More
Christiana Figueres vs Tony Robbins
Christiana Figueres is one of my heroes. As executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, she was … Read More
Calling All Earthlings
During my morning walk yesterday I was listening to Krista Tippett on the On Being podcast interviewing Jill Tarter, astronomer … Read More
Kahneman, the Commons, and the Power of Accumulation
After my more environmentally-focused talks, I often get a question along the lines of “I’m just one person out of … Read More