January 8th 2026 Influence is power without force Influence is power without force Influence – from the Etymological dictionary. late 14c., an astrological term, “streaming ethereal power from the stars when in certain positions, acting upon character or destiny of men,” from Old French influence “emanation from the stars that acts upon one’s character and destiny” (13c.), also “a flow of water, a flowing in,” from Medieval Latin influentia “a flowing in” Influence is flow versus force. Yet...

January 6th 2026 Promises made, promises broken Promises made, promises broken For one brief moment, after the horrors of two World Wars, there was a sense of unification through the creation of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and various other global initiatives. None of them was perfect. But they acknowledged that with the nuclear bomb, we had shifted from the age of nation-states to the age of one Spacehip Earth. What happens over...

January 5th 2026 How we grow up How we grow up We hold a view, opinion or perspective. We hold it tight. It informs our beliefs, actions and choices. The stronger the view or opinion holds us, the more fiercely we protect it from being revealed as a lie. Cracks appear. Small at first. Things do not stack up. We deny. Ignore. Smudge over. Cracks persist. They reach a dimension that defies ignorance. We peek into the chasm. The process of confrontation is hard. Brutal. Dreams and stories are...