The whole and its parts

The whole & its parts

Category: Power

Drink your own medicine

Sometimes I remind others of an interesting metaphor. It says something like this: You may

Feeling emotions

This idea might seem absurd. Our assumption might be that, being the human beings we

Using control or power

Exercising control or power is essentially the same thing. It’s the direction that differs. Exercising

Understanding rules

Every rule is based on a principle. Principles result from values. When a value is

Speaking freely

The desire to speak freely doesn’t always find fulfilment. Connecting this desire with the ideas

Freedom in containment

People may search for freedom, but freedom can only be found. It is found within

From gloomy to hopeful

It is normal and useful to consider the problems one observes. However, how we feel

Carrot and Stick

Most of us have grown up in a model of reward and punishment. We are

What is effort?

Is it trying hard? Is it showing up? Is it doing the heavy lifting? Is

Securing future

Nature has a simple way to enable the survival of species. It bets. Different members

Leaping

Life doesn’t deliver big leaps. It builds them one small step at a time.