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Rebooting Ourselves to Achieve Full-Functioning

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July 23, 2013

The other day I got another lesson in the value of rebooting…

2013 Indie Book Grand Prize

The Award Experience

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June 25, 2013

Author note: I rarely write self-referentially but I am making…

The Role of Legitimacy in Bringing About Paradigm Change

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May 20, 2013

American social scientist Willis Harman addresses the issue of…

The Voice Of The Dolphins

The Ecstasy of Passionate Work

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April 21, 2013

Have you ever been intrigued or bemused by someone having the…

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Who Are We and What Do We Want

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March 22, 2013

[This post is an excerpt from Chapter One in The Great Growing…

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