by Hearts and Minds Volunteers | Oct 31, 2006 | Blog
The USA has the world’s largest military budget – by far. But this alone cannot protect us. We need to be concerned how likely it is for people around the world to want to help defend or kill us. The military budget is starting to bankrupt the country....
by Hearts and Minds Volunteers | Oct 24, 2006 | Blog
We humans evolved in a very different time and place. Many of our now problematic behaviors had great survival value for small tribes on the wild plains of Africa. A week ahead of Halloween, my short piece on the Dark Side of Human Nature offers some scary specifics....
by Hearts and Minds Volunteers | Oct 20, 2006 | Blog
Our world needs a major paradigm shift. A paradigm is a shared way of seeing things. Based on this, entire civilizations make assumptions about the limits of change. Slavery was accepted as part of God’s plan. Many considered it a fine way to get rich. Slavers...
by Hearts and Minds Volunteers | Oct 17, 2006 | Blog
I’ve spent some time going back and forth on this: How much change should we ask for? As I wrote on October 6, it’s unlikely anyone gets more than they ask for… That applies to one person or a global movement that may grow to include millions of...
by Hearts and Minds Volunteers | Oct 13, 2006 | Blog
Friday the 13th Part I, October 2006 It’s bad luck to be superstitious 🙂 Since it’s Friday the 13th, I wanted to get this thought out there: I feel strongly we have a major role creating our own luck and even our world. And though we can’t always...