Subtle Revolution

This is an exploration of the current approach to Democracy and how it might be better served.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

This is my Battle Cry for Mother Earth.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

To simplify is a thing to which most of us aspire. Anything that will bring some apparent clarity in this increasingly noisy world…we are looking for it. That is always an ideal. However, not all things are simple. When we over-simplify, across the board—even on matters which are quite complex—the simple solutions generated tend to fail. We must know when to go for “cut and dry,” but also when nuance is the right approach.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Yes or no. Save your explanations! It's my way or the highway. Black/white thinking—hardly an uncommon style, needless to say. It is not stoic thinking, not elegant in its simplicity: is is merely lazy. It is a problem, it certainly creates problems, and though surely around since time immemorial—should now be condemned as an offense of callous thoughtlessness. It's not a good way to be.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

The unyielding, the proud beings of stone…we know these people. They are not rare. They are in our families; they are at our places of employment. We elect many of them to positions of importance. But should we? Is this a quality we want in our leaders?~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

What is the ancestral link to our current life? How are we to honor the past? What are we to learn from each and every life that—quite literally—formed our own?~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Science is one of the major world religions. The notion would be blasphemy to some. For others, though—science is their exclusive faith. Is it enough?~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Progress is the primary measure of our evolution as beings. It is the solution.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

This episode is dedicated to the memory of those innocent lives lost at Uvalde, Tx. ~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Inequality, all of the impositions that render us unequal in this way or that, suspend our world in a perpetual misery. Separateness and tribalism reign paramount, while freedom for all remains at bay. It is up to us whether we will choose to embrace new priorities and attitudes.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

There are some ironies when it comes to enemies. They offer us contrast. They help us know that which we don't want—and that which we don't want to be. In this way, they are of service.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

If we are to end by our own hand, that will be the result of intolerance. If we are to continue onward—tolerance will be needed in ever greater measure. Our future depends on an integration of this quality.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Self-Education brings us to true higher learning. No outer university can compare with the insights to be derived from one's own sustained self-efforts, once a desire for such takes hold.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Authenticity is the domain of an original. They allow for influence, yet an inner integration always issues the final verdict. Concern is solely for what is right—not that which is fashionable, or easily accessible.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Ultimately, we must dig ourselves out of the ruts into which we fall—physical, mental, emotional, philosophical. We might fall in of our own accord; we may be enticed in, perhaps even kicked in (metaphorically). Nevertheless, it is up to us to discern clearly now—to see where we are and to rise from the ashes of our own making.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Societal cohesion is being torn in two by polarization. Extremism is intensifying. We must remember that our essence, decency and common humanity emanate from a central core—not the far fringes.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Journalism, the path of the messenger—truly one of the essential professions—has lost its way. The repercussions are enormous.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Misinformation and Propaganda—agenda-driven manipulation and dishonesty—is the great peril of this moment. With the advent of the Internet, its tentacles have spread as never before.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

The nonconformist has an important role to play in breaking those stalled paradigms which no longer support us. We need these disrupters, to show us new ways to solve old and entrenched problems.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Tribalism is the short-sighted, small-minded and altogether too common approach to human relationships we see so many engage in. It is one of our main blockades on the path to greater peace and progress.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

In this premiere episode, I offer a personal definition of Philosophy and why I believe it to be the foundation stone upon which life is built.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Welcome to my podcast. I hope you find many of the perspectives ahead insightful and thought-provoking.~~~YouTube:https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1Twitter / X:https://x.com/thoughtreserveInstagram:https://instagram.com/subtlerevolution1Email:subtlerevolution1@gmail.com