The upward spiral
Profound social transformation typically takes place over generations. Self-transformation happens over years if not decades. But growth toward those ends can happen today, perhaps even in a single moment.
Peter’s Blog
What is change?
For many of us, the possibility of change inspires and galvanizes. For others, the perceived absence of change elicits apathy, cynicism, and even despair. But what exactly is change? What is this concept that both inspires and haunts us?
Declaring yourself a change agent
A change agent is anyone who takes action to foster positive transformation in themselves and the world, regardless of their employment status, education, social authority, visibility, age, or role.
That terrible mix of dread and purpose
That dread is the tell-tale sign that this work is profound and important for me. It activates some unrealized potentials in me.
Shameless
We often use “shameless” to describe those they aren’t bound by rules of decency or conscience. I think this gets it exactly wrong.
Time is a flat circle?
We are constantly developing new capacities, values, and ideas. Yet we also circle around through the same themes and challenges again and again.
Zooming in
When the complex, wicked challenges around us feel too big and completely out of our control, we can always zoom in to focus on what is in our control.
Zooming out
We can always broaden our perspective, either temporally or spatially, and see things differently.
The world is burning
It’s important to remember that while we have endured many catastrophes, they have never quite destroyed us in the way we most feared.