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Nonviolent living
At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled. Marshall Rosenberg (1934–2015) This video by Marshall Rosenberg is less than 6 minutes long, but in that short time it packs a message that would change … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, collaboration, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Health, People, perception, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Giving, love, Marshall Rosenberg, nonviolent communication
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Who wrote Robert Heinlein’s ‘The Door into Summer’?
That’s obviously a trick question. Or is it? If there are any of Heinlein’s novels I’ve not read, I’m not aware of them. His mid-1950s yarn ‘The Door into Summer‘ is one of my favourites, and speaks to me in … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Critiques, People, Rants, Science Fiction
Tagged Robert Heinlein, The Door into Summer
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Greta Thunberg says, “Enough is enough!”
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. Me, Just now† I received an email today, imploring me to sign yet another petition. Those tend to have little effect, but, still, we … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, People, Strategy
Tagged activism, AGW, Big Oil, Change, climate change, Greta Thunberg
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Captain Kirk wants us to NOT go beyond the Final Frontier
I really don’t have time for this – too much else to do – but there’s very little that can possibly be more urgent. William Shatner, AKA Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise, emailed me (well, OK, not personally, it … Continue reading
Republican Voices of Experience Speak Loudly
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
It’s one thing for someone like me, a mere political observer, to say that Donald Trump must be prosecuted for his crimes, particularly the crime of inciting an attempted coup to overturn an election,…
Posted in balance, Core thought, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Reblogs
Tagged Donald Trump, inequity, infamy, January 6, Justice
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Ricky Gervais presents an insightful view of atheism
I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. Richard Feynman (1918–1988) With thanks to Paul Handover of Learning from Dogs for pointing me to the thought-provoking piece below. (There’s also a ‘Best of … Continue reading
Posted in Core thought, People, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged agnosticism, atheism, belief, god, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Richard Wiseman, Ricky Gervais, science, truth
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The Anti-Democracy Movement Run Amok
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
As I lay in bed at 5:30 this morning seeking that elusive thing called sleep, I received an email with Robert Reich’s latest newsletter. Despite my better judgment, I started reading the piece and…
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, News and politics, People, Reblogs
Tagged billionaires, injustice, politics
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The writings of Chat Qu’éspire
About four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare was born and died in the Aprils of two successive centuries. As I sit here putting the final touches to this post, it’s the last day of this year’s April; the first day … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology, Poetry
Tagged Chat Qu'éspire, Dead cat, Terrible poetry, William Shakespeare
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