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Enough is Enough
Why on Earth are we still treating global geopolitics as if we were playing the old board game Risk? It’s time to stop this risky game and respond with integrity to the adaptive challenges we face.
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A Transformative Moment
It's time to fully engage with quantum social change. Stepping into preferment, I’m choosing uncertainty, entanglement, and oneness as the basis for…
Dec 31, 2025
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Radical Roots
Moving beyond the charade of climate action involves both responding to the root causes of today’s crises while simultaneously realizing our shared…
Dec 15, 2025
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Unity through Community
The climate negotiations in Brazil were a missed opportunity for nations to express unity through clear and ambitious climate action. Moving forward, we…
Nov 24, 2025
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What's Missing?
Bill Gates says we need a strategic pivot on climate change. But much is missing from his three truths. It's an old story, taking attention from the…
Nov 7, 2025
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Delightful Dissent
People dissent in different ways, to different degrees, and with different impacts. Recognizing dutiful, disruptive, and dangerous forms of dissent…
Oct 19, 2025
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The Karma Effect
Understanding cause and effect is at the heart of responsible climate action. Karma isn’t fate but feedback, and a reminder that we matter more than we…
Oct 6, 2025
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The Astronomical Fall
The autumnal equinox marks a turning point towards shorter, darker days in the Northern Hemisphere. In today's tense political climate, we may need to…
Sep 22, 2025
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Soul Searching
Reflections on lost souls, perpetual faith, choices, and a quantum leap into 'preferment.'
Sep 12, 2025
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A Quantum of Action
Our choices matter. Each one is a "quantum of action" that can disrupt harmful patterns or reinforce pathways of trust, integrity, and constructive…
Aug 31, 2025
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Speaking Up
In times of crisis, our voices matter. Regardless of our speech habits or idiolect, we can all inspire action when we speak with integrity for a just…
Aug 16, 2025
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Another Reality Check
Are we underestimating or overestimating our collective capacity for social change? Our expectations shape how we see the world, and sometimes we need a…
Aug 3, 2025
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It's About Time
The past influences the future, but what if the future also influences the past and present? A rainy Neil Young concert led to thoughts on the quantum…
Jun 30, 2025
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Spacing Out
Are we ready to embrace the politics of oneness? This week I'm exploring how a cosmic perspective might help us rethink solidarity, power, and what it…
Jun 16, 2025
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Untitled
This is not a newsletter. It’s just a letter. A letter to someone who mattered.
Jun 6, 2025
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