Dear Oprah,
My hope is that dialogues between Re-Enchanters here will be a positive and fruitful example of civic discourse for solutions to our problem issues, motivation to live beyond only our selfish interests and a place to organize our efforts.
I once heard a business coach and motivational speaker, in referring to how some people are more successful than others; offer this analogy to the concept of some people being “luckier” than others. His intent was to pull the responsibility and the power to succeed back to each one of us when we feel like giving up on what’s important to us because of circumstances, i.e. excuses. The empowering acronym for “luck” is: Laboring-Under-Correct-Knowledge. The person reaching a new accomplishment does not do the same old thing and hope to get “lucky”. Acquiring new knowledge, more relationships and/or better relationships opens up opportunities.
When you put this together with Albert Einstein’s thought on reaching new levels of understanding; “You cannot solve a problem from the same level it was created. You must rise above it to the next level”, you get a breakthrough to new thoughts and paradigms.
Too much of our understanding around our place on Earth is formed from myths we know are not true to the facts of our empirical investigations of the formation of the universe. In my opinion, there are two grounding thoughts that frame a truly sustainable future for life on Earth; one: don’t take more than you give, two: leave the world better off than you found it. These precepts serve to keep us in balance and respect for all life and our true place in creation.
Is it possible for Humanity to live not dominating the whole Earth?
Posted: March 18th, 2009
at 1:07am by Marilyn
Categories: ReEnchant Planet Earth
Comments: 2 comments
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Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software!
Kelly Brown
12 Jun 09 at 8:51 pm
That would be great. Sorry it has taken so long to see your comment. This is a new program for us. Please keep in touch.
Marilyn
1 Jul 09 at 6:29 am