That's what happened when my own life crumbled. The people who came into my life bolstered me to take more risks, to be even more true to myself.

much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.).

My path has not been smooth. But the great thing about getting to be an elder is that you can look back and see the intense times of confusion and challenge, and see that if you keep walking through them, they can lead to times of great satisfaction and reward.

I believe it is possible that we can turn today's breakdown into a planetary breakthrough on one condition. We can do it if we can break free of a set of dominant but misleading ideas that are taking us down.

I like to think of power back in its Latin root, its meaning comes from posse - to be able.

I also believe that it's almost impossible for people to change alone. We need to join with others who will push us in our thinking and challenge us to do things we didn't believe ourselves capable of.

Science is showing us that we are even more connected to each other than we ever realized.