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Pretty much every day I bang this drum. The beat I’ve chosen has been for deep-rooted revolution in our broken world of conflict. Our nations’ shared established order is vested deeply in the fueling of conflict, in the enticement and entertainment of debate over dialogue. Despite everything we know now Read more…
In your line of work, where does your inspiration come from? Is it family, friends, leaders, poets, artists, famous or infamous names from the past? For me, it’s all of those and more, and I wanted to share with you some of the unparalleled souls whose words and work have Read more…
Two questions for you: Have you ever watched a telethon or an advert or the news, and there’s this heart-wrenching story about suffering that hits you hard, that without thinking makes you want to reach out and help? Like something about cancer, hunger, earthquakes, poor kids. Have you ever watched Read more…
Not long now until many of us weans both big and small dress up in costume for the spooooooooo-kiest time of the year, pretending as we do to be someone, or some-thing, else. So my question as we scream head first towards another ghoulish, candyfest Hallowe’en is this: Is the Read more…
a thousand thanks Thank you so much to everyone who’s picked up pocketconflictcoach in the first few days since it’s gone live. It’s been pretty crazy, and I’m only now beginning to get my head back on kilter as the dust settles on the launch of this first phase Read more…
So in the course of writing pocketconflictcoach within my ongoing Mediation In Your Pocket project, I’ve prepared a list of questions that will be presented in interactive forms to those entering the site’s conflict engagement engine, those visitors who are looking to engage constructively with the person or company with whom Read more…
believing is seeing? As soon as light hits your eye, conflict can begin. Neurons tasked with visual processing will combine with the trillions of synapses in your brain connecting them, firing what you’ve just seen right through your thalamus relay station to the back of your head, where your primary Read more…