Intentions and Values

As I said yesterday, a resolution on its own is not robust enough to effect change.
Starting again

For many years I refused to make new year’s resolutions.
Refusing to refuse

The poet and philosopher David Whyte observes that humans seem to have the unique quality to resist being who we are.
A too-small reality

It is easy to get caught in the web of a too-small vision of reality
Opinions

When, along with Elvis, compassion and patience have left the building:
Who is your “us”?
Every person is the hero of their own story.
Go slow to go fast

Whether one is talking about product development, dog training, weight loss, or just about anything else, “go slow to go fast” is a reliable basic principle.
Generational time

When it comes to large-scale cultural and social change, the actor and artist America Ferrera says …
Your 200-year present

Elise Boulding was a Norwegian-born, American Quaker sociologist …
One layer at a time

There is a Chinese proverb that says one cannot make rice plants grow faster by pulling on their tops.