The Mighty Atom

You have to define your life’s issues on solvable terms. There are, of course, times when you cannot change the external world, but every time the world changes it changes because people take action when others thought “there was no hope” and sat on their butts.

So the “atomic” theory of goal setting says to take the SMALLEST unit that will lead you to your goal. In writing, this would be “a sentence a day.” In finance that might be “saving 10% of your income”

What is the “atomic” unit in terms of our current social challenge? I think it’s the Five Minute Miracle.

Why? I cannot be certain about the ultimate answers to two questions that cannot be fully answered (it is the PROCESS that can be put into words, not the result): “Who am I?” and “What is true?”

But what I can do is propose a model, and then ask: what results from this model? Can we understand the past and present? Does it point toward a positive future?

In other words, IF it is true, is it useful and kind?

Proposed, then: Human beings are equal in basic capacity and worth across racial and ethnic groups. IF that is true, then the answers are clear. Humans created this mess. So we can uncreate it.

Remember the rules for conscious leadership?

1. Love yourself
2. Love one other person
3. Understand history (and current events) without guilt, blame, or shame
4. Nurture your tribe…