Leaders

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it. - Ellen Goodman

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
Henry David Thoreau

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. -Seth Godin

We're all burned out on self-promoters, power-trippers, spokesmen, experts, motivational nazis, and salesmen. The best sort of folks are turned-off by the present circumstances. . . just look at how well everything going for the average person! No wonder lots of the best and most sensitive types remain on the sidelines watching the farce with a weird mixture of aggrieved common sense, public spirited disgust, righteous anger, a humorous long-view, and a profound sadness that permeates society like a bad smell. But the Kupuna (Hawaiian: "Elders/Seniors/Parents/Ancestors") showed the way. They knew that there was amazing influence in authentic living and in authentic people. Those who are always, subtly, reaching out respectfully, with inclusive Aloha in the moment. . . moment to moment. Such people are helping all who feel their emanation to respond, to reconnect with the power of their OWN true integrity. This wave ultimately loosens the power of dogma, checklists, and insincere manipulation. . . Lets stop being a culture of the "eye roll," and let it begin with me. . .