Year: 2008
The Dilemma of Big – the quandary of human ego
We keep hearing the phrase “to big to fail” in the context of banks, corporations and even governments during this economic transformation that is affecting the entire world. It has become a mantra of those charged with “fixing” the economy; as if it could be fixed. This somehow justifies the approach to the solution that […]
A Pre-Community Economic Development Process
There is an ever growing movement towards Community Economic Development (CED) as an approach to economic renewal in both the developed world and developing world as everyone adjusts to the transformations and shifts in industry, wealth and social needs. There are many definitions, approaches and concepts which fall under what is called CED. There are […]
Achieving Balance – in a world with little
It is in the dream that inspiration is born It is in the heart that hope is developed It is in the belief that faith is secured Inspiration, hope and faith are dimensions of the spirit. It is the spirit that challenges the mind the most. In March I made what has become an annual […]
Life’s Transformations – renewal or regression
Recently one of my friends quoted a well known American economic guru saying that we are in the midst of one of the world’s fifty years cycles of economic change. This reminded me of an essay which I read over tens years ago written by two economists; a Brit and an American. They were espousing […]
Life’s Whispers – the stirring of dreams
It is in the silence that life is conceived It is in the quiet that the heart is discovered It is in the whispers that dreams are stirred Whispers are all around us if we but hear. Christians would say that God whispers to us continuously. Other faiths all suggest something similar from their […]