The Committed Optimist
The glass ceiling of aspiration
At the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin commented, We must all hang together, or surely we shall hang separately. In my view, if we are to really be effective, the environment-progressive movement must align together to inspire mainstream...
read moreRaising loved children rather than walking time bombs
This quote is from the last chapter of Lloyd de Mause’s The Origin of War in Child Abuse. I recommend the book, along with Robin Grille’s Parenting for a Peaceful World, and my own The Witness: Gateway to Self-Development. "The crucial task of future generations will...
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Hope for tomorrow’s children
What will it take to provide real hope for young people? I think there is only one thing. Young people will have hope when they see that society as a whole is passionately committed to transitioning to a life-affirming global culture, rather...
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