I’ve always believed that I had the power to change the world, but life has taught me that it is an overwhelmingly difficult, if not, impossible task. What I have come to learn is that the instant I take the “I” out of the statement, in thought and deed, then a whole new dynamic appears. For what naturally replaces “I” is “we.” “We” is literally infinite in dimension. It goes on forever in both time and space.

For example, communicating in cyberspace is a non-physical encounter with no limitations. The “we” that share the contents of this blog extends as far and wide as this energy transmission can go and be received. The power to change the world depends on the power of the message and readiness of the “we” to accept and live consistent with the message. And now the message: Along with me, I invite you to think and live “simple acts of kindness for one week.” View every encounter you have as an opportunity to transform that relationship to peace, harmony, and love. (I know this invitation sounds mushy but examine your own mental, physical, and spiritual well-being afterwards.) You might start with your family or those you encounter on a daily basis.

Here is a list of what I plan to think and do for the next week:

1) I will be aware of how I prejudge others I know based on history. I will assume I am experiencing those close to me for the first time with no history brought into the present moment.

2) I will say “thank you” for every act of kindness done for me.

3) I will think of whose day might be brightened with a flower and give them one.

4) I will acknowledge to someone how important he or she is to the quality of my life.; particularly, where I have been meaning to say it for some time.

5) I will buy a new plant and nurture it to symbolize a new beginning to nurturing my own life in terms of body, mind, and spirit.

6) I will give to others in need, regardless fo their condition in life.

7) I will pay close attention to the needs of my children that I may have recently neglected.

I will allow others to be or go first and celebrate their success.

9) I will conserve my use of water, electricity (power), food, to use only what I absolutely need.

10) I will live all of the above without the expectation of acknowledgement, change on someone else’s part, or even their conscious awareness of what I have done.

I invite you to make your own list (long or short) and live it as is appropriate for you.

Most of all, invite someone you know do the same if you believe this invitation to be an act of kindness. Together we can change the world with “Simple Acts of Kindness.”

I have attached to this blog a booklet titled “Living Without Fear” as a gift. Please enjoy it and write comments. Although the publication at the time involved Katie Guillory, she is no longer my wife.
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Bill

Anyone who has been around Walt Disney stuff knows this song. The fact of it is becoming more real for each of us daily. Borders are a meaningless separation no matter how hard we try to use them for security, protection, or simply to keep others out. Something happens on the Chinese stock market, it’s felt around the world. The U.S. has just experienced it’s greatest trade deficit with China of staggering proportions. What does that mean anyway?

The World Bank loans money sparingly to poor countries with a suggestion for them to pay it back. Then we expect them to compete on a global stage to earn money to pay the debt; with interest. Then we come to the conclusion that there is no way they can pay it back, whatever proportion was truly used for the best interest of people.

Then there is the Internet which allows this communication. By the number of visitors attracted to this site I feel like I’m sitting in your living room having a chat. Sharing ideas primarily to establish relationship; not to be right about my thoughts. It helps to know that we are connected and probably thinking about the same things: security for our families; peace in the world; and enjoyment of the little daily things in life.

In spite of all the important people running the world we can still reach out to each other to share the truly important things in life. Maybe this weekend you might give some thought to what these are for you and your loved ones. For me it begins with my children; my significant other; my relatives; my work in global transformation; and the taste of a good cup of coffee every morning. I suddenly realize, I am wealthy!

P.S. Phil and I will be coming out with a new book very soon. Be on the look out for it!

A friend just told me of a recent article he read on the Internet. The article predicted that practically information and new knowledge generated would be hosted by the Internet for everyone’s use free. Your personal computer would simply be a vehicle for accessing this storage base. It would not be used as we presently do so. Whenever something new and creative is generated, it would automatically become integrated into the universal source. This concept seemed to approach what metaphysical people describe as “Universal Mind.” At least, within the bodymind realm.

If so, I have a few interesting questions to pose:

1) What happens to copyrights. Are there any anymore? Are they necessary?

2) Does anyone own information and new knowledge?

3) Is there any such thing as privileged information?

4) Most of all, what are the implications of mental oneness with physical separation? Does physical separation become an illusion?

By the way, I have a couple of new ten-minute diversity podcasts on the site for your listening enjoyment: “The Business of Diversity” and “Personal Discovery.”

I haven’t written blog in a week or so because I’ve been doing some thinking. I been wondering how bad does it have to get before we (the average person) decide that we are 100% responsible and 100% accountable for the condition of Planet Earth. I suspect most of us believe we are innocent victims of the system or that our leaders (whoever they are) will somehow save the day. Or at least we can blame them when things start to fall apart. When I speak of we, I am speaking of every inhabitant of Planet Earth.

The condition of the planet is that we have had 10,000 wars in 5,000 years; with no end in sight. More than 40% of the U.S. population is health uninsured. The rate of poverty and starvation continues to increase in spite of the fact that there is enough food to feed every person on this planet. Most of us live in a constant state of fear. In the U.S., we are individually the most armed nation on the planet. We live in fear of each other. Yet we all seem to be looking for something that brings us peace, love, and happiness.

However, peace, love, and happiness are not free. Fortunately, the cost is not money. It costs something more challenging than earning money. It requires a transformation in way we view reality. The problem here is that we all, 6 or 7 billion of us, think that our reality is not only right but the only one that makes sense! Even in this day and time, most religions are still claiming they are the only true religion. With this mentality, I wonder some time how we’ve lasted this long.

I’m sure you’ve heard the story about the rat, the tunnel, and cheese. A rat will go down a tunnel once or at most twice. If there is no cheese, he or she tries another tunnel. But not humans. We continually go down the same tunnel of conflict, endlessly. The beliefs and attitudes we have about each other are so hard-wired, that we’d rather end our existence than change or more precisely, transform.

This whole discussion is why I believe diversity is the most important phenomena of the 21st century. Our willingness (not ability) to understand, respect, and ultimately value differences is the only hope for our continued existence on planet earth. Transformation can come about through either “tipping point global transformation” or “catastrophically driven transformation.”

The point is this: When a majority of us individually and collectively decide to live as though peace, love, and understanding already exist, the the reality will appear at blinding speed–without the necessity of any great (or ungreat) leader. When we realize that leadership is the “living will of the people,” we will have gotten it!

P.S. I will be posting some new podcasts soon.