Wow, it’s really sad when any kind of writing presented by a university-trained intellectual will inevitably bring out responses from those who are clearly dragging one side of their head against the ground. Perhaps it’s that so many people still use those cave man instincts for proving dominance? Me have PhD behind my name, so me Big Man! It’s not something that I would expect to see from supposedly distinguished and learned individuals, but I guess that I still have much to learn about base human motivations.

In a society where labels and titles promote a person’s standings within our hierarchical society, it’s more than a little frightening to hear words that are designed to build walls of deafness. And when one biased intellect battles against an intellect from a specialty external to his field, then there seems to be little chance of actually hearing a meaningful word exchange that would lead to open communications. Each side insists that it has the only right answer. Right… and that is why we have the color gray in our spectrum. Because there is no one right answer. There are, however, lots of answers that didn’t fit a specific scenario. It doesn’t make them wrong, just not right for that specific situation. Read more »

The Post Carbon Institute put out a pretty good animation story depicting the current world crisis that we are all enveloped in. The warning shots were heard a while back, but we didn’t take it seriously when we needed to. Well, we’ve now reached a point where we all know that change is not only good, but it is necessary.

No matter what pretty packages are put in front of us, we have to listen to their contents first. Because packaging is something that we all love, but know that deep down it’s just simple gift wrapping. Sometimes it hides an amazing prize, and sometimes it’s just something we want to light up and leave on someone’s porch (not something I condone, by the way). Read more »

Imaginary Foundation has found another amazing message that truly resounds with me, a person who loves the stars. No, I’m not talking about celebrities. Them, not so much – though there are some nice and talented people in that world.

The world that I speak of is made up of the heavens in all of its glory. The night sky that blazes with the lights of millions of creations. The night sky in which we draw pictures so that we can feel like we are part of that universe. The night sky which embraces us all in moments of complete immersion. These are the stars of which I speak.

This clip is from Wonders of the Universe, a television series produced by the BBC, Discovery Channel, and Science Channel. Brian Cox is a physicist who hosts the show, and I cannot get enough of his conversations. Clearly, he connects with your soul by making you feel his words. That’s a great gift to have. And we thank him for it.