Personal and political freedom is a good start, but misses the mark. Freedom includes freedom from our confused idea about what we want and who we are. Is that possible?
Vote by what you actually do in the course of the day: the work you do, the places you visit, your friends and entertainment, who you help, what you create.
Is a glorious culture possible? The purpose of Beautiful Books is to promote and celebrate beautiful art. We want to remind each other that culture can lift and inspire, inform and transform....
Every time a political issue is presented to us we can look for a deeper way, one not based on superiority or coercion. Take it as an opportunity to transform the field on which opposing parties...
Can you imagine the future of this city? The future is approaching fast and we need to be ready for it. But: Change has to happen in a local way – maintaining the cities unique identity.
Let’s form a Peace Brigade for any conflict, in which participants take a pledge for understanding opposing sides, with the goal of establishing genuine communication and acting at the root level of...
Let's create a new and better Valentine's Day. Fight the idealization of romantic love. Bring together two souls for the elaboration of the good. Defend the possibility of true friendship!
Don’t waste this one life that you have. Be discontented. Take risks for the sake of your soul. Make a firm promise to become capable of the good, the true, the beautiful, and to do so in your actual...
There is always a place for the intelligence and conscience of the individual — even for soldiers, who are required to obey the chain of command. How can we engage soldiers in transforming the...
Women should not have to fight for freedom. It’s not the duty of the abused to stop abuse. It’s we men who are responsible, and it’s we who must do what it takes to make safety possible. Can we make...
Let's forge a partnership with police and citizens for real thoughtfulness. We don't have to go along with the growing coarsening and aggression in society.