“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” Mahatma Gandhi This is the struggle to change for good. You are facing the torrent of fear and greed and trying to turn the flow, and yourself, to love. Until all humanity knows and feels the honesty of cosmic law, …
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Barefoot College
I had forgotten about Barefoot College until Pammy sent me this link to a talk by Sanjit “Bunker” Roy who has legitimised education without degrees. The confidence he has inspired has changed lives of thousands. Anyone want to start Bog College with me? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/es/bunker_roy.html
Growth is not the answer …
The new World Bank boss has initiated his tenure with a hearty rendition of the fat cats’ mantra: “growth is good”. Or is that “greed is good”? The trouble is that growth is the cause of all the problems. It starts with the politicians rule: “more people voting for me is good”, and the commercial …
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you think i don’t want to ask for forgiveness or help
but that’s just not acceptable, is it. when you wield the power of god you must act as god should you must behave “good” you can not kill a beast for money you can not kill a person for justice and you can not ask for forgiveness you must live with yourself good or bad …
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BT Notes: Escaping to the woods …
Escaping to the woods … and getting out of the woods. I’ve been feeling an urge to share thoughts with you for a few weeks now. Once upon a time we sent out BT Notes regularly, but the last one was a year and a half ago. It stopped because everyone was too busy and …
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Climate volatility brings summer in winter!
It’s not just about climate change or global warming – trends whihc can not be confirmed or denied till it’s too late – it’s also about climate volatility. This is already empirically demonstrated. There are high fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover. Sometimes it’s wonderful for us because we can enjoy warm sunny …
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Learning is painful.
At least when you’re making a leap or really starting something new. You can either accept the pain of the process or not. Not accepting it means avoiding it and not learning. If you accept the challenge choose to live with the pain and enjoy the process. Or choose to hate the pain and fight …
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No justice for trees.
Forests are being raped and pillaged. Every second one hectare of forest is felled. They do not regenerate because the soil and microclimate are damaged. Instead weeds prosper. We allow it. Governments benefit from it through logging rights. Politicians and police benefit from kickbacks. We benefit from cheap wood. But nature is a closed system …
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Aspirin for cancer.
What is aspirin? Now manufactured in a lab it originally started as a natural remedy based on extract of willow bark. It is a magic cure for headaches and now cancer. But it has side effects because it does change the consistency of blood and increases the chance of internal bleeding. Taking a low dose …
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Government bureaucracy is keeping us down.
IMD just sent out promotion for the World Competitiveness Yearbook. The table here was highlighted. My beloved Hong Kong, where you can get things done, is at the top, but Ireland, mired in government sloth, is comparable to centrally controlled Mainland China. Anyone who has taken initiative will know that much red tape is wasteful …
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