A life is like a tapestry, with many elements woven together to create the whole. My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view. [Carole King] ... Read More about Appreciating the Tapestry of Life
Week 49: Change
Dissenting – Challenging Conventions
The best theories are only approximations of the truth. Systems of human invention eventually become outdated. That is why we need dissenters. The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable ... Read More about Dissenting – Challenging Conventions
Appreciating and Embracing Complexity
The simple mind does not like change, which it may resist to the point of self-annihilation. The ability to acknowledge, appreciate and embrace the complexity of systems has always been a valuable ... Read More about Appreciating and Embracing Complexity
Being an Agent for Revolution
There are many kinds of non-violent revolution: in science, education, sports, the arts - in virtually every field of endeavor. When the subject matter is about scarce resources, a revolution can be ... Read More about Being an Agent for Revolution
Being Aware of Things as They Are
Some realities are unpleasant. All the more important that we acknowledge and face them. The modern, and to my mind true, theory is that mathematics is the abstract form of the natural sciences; ... Read More about Being Aware of Things as They Are
Discontent
From dissatisfaction arises change. Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. [Thomas A. ... Read More about Discontent
Being an Agent for Change
Change is essential to progress. Individuals must change to grow and develop. Society needs advocates of change, though it may reject most of their entreaties. No instant, he wrote, is ... Read More about Being an Agent for Change