The Quiet Hero
The heroes of our fiction, of our real world, often are ordinary folk thrust into the extraordinary: and they persevere. We are the heroes we need. We are the solution to our problems.
Grace Notes
I sat down the other day thinking, I want to find those grace notes again. There’s something missing in my way of looking at things. I still see beauty, but I don’t let it resonate. I witness moments, and while they may make me laugh or think, somehow it feels less profound.
Certainty – Just Enough to Be Dangerous
I spend way too much time on social media pointing out fake stories and posting links to fact checkers. I’m that person. If we want to survive these times of misinformation it’s more important than ever to be media literate.
Catalyzing Uncertainty (Part 2)
In my last blog post I asked “What will be our mark? Our legacy? What will we do in the face of this crisis that Peter Friederici calls a “climate breakdown.”?” I wondered what any one person could do, what I could do to make some mark on this crisis...
The Certainty of Uncertainty (Part 1)
The uncertainty is fast leaving us as one natural disaster follows on the heels of another. What can we even do? What can I, one person, do to make some mark in the world before I die?
Screw Us And We Multiply
What triggers people to get off the couch and take to the streets to protest? Here’s a hint: it’s about public participation.