Dear Global Friend... it is urgent and important to distribute this link to the most caring, thoughtful, committed people you know, locally, nationally and globally.
Please distribute it to friends and colleagues in your community, the media, government, moderate clergy of all faiths, and people interested in green, conscious, sustainable, win-win-win business practices.
Our world is at a crossroad. We can continue business and government as usual, competitively into oblivion, or learn to evolve and work together in communities of care, with sustainable businesses, and great international collaboration to solve our global problems. THANK YOU for all you do for all!
Together, we can make a difference,
Sandy Hinden
Sandy Hinden
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stems from our beliefs
about human relations.
Global visionary economists and systems thinkers have been warning us for 40 years. Hazel Henderson said, “It doesn't take a genius to pump up the GNP [of a developing country] by burning down rainforests, using slave labor and social repression to keep things in place…. Individuals learn faster than institutions and it is always the dinosaur's brain that is the last to get the new messages.”
My mentor Robert Muller of the United Nations and the UN University for Peace (1923-2010) wrote, “If the level and amount of consumption and waste of the western ‘rich’ countries ever reaches the poor countries, it will mean the end of humanity. The big world corporations are busy doing it.... The production, selling, consumption, accumulation, waste and advertisement explosions in the western ‘rich’ countries, and the continued population explosion in the poor countries, will turn into major catastrophes.”
Systems thinker Ervin Lazlo shared, “We need new thinking. Einstein told us that we can’t solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that gave rise to the problem, and if our problem is the obsolescence of the world we have created, we need to shift to a new paradigm for our life and civilization. The same thinking that got us here will bring us to the critical tipping point—and to the irreversible leap which is then likely to be down, rather than up…. We should have long known that the world we have created is not sustainable. In 1962, in her seminal book Silent Spring Rachel Carson told us that the way we treat our environment is not tenable and is bound to backfire, and in 1972 the Club of Rome published The Limits to Growth, a computerized world model with social and economic and not only ecological parameters. It predicted that in the absence of major change, the world system would collapse in less than a hundred years. Today the condition of unsustainability is widely recognized, but not many realize that we don’t have a hundred years before it reaches a tipping point.”
Visionary economist David Korten writes, "The global financial collapse exposed the depth of the corruption of an imperial global financial system devoted to creating unearned financial claims to the real wealth of society through speculation, the inflation of financial bubbles, usury, asset stripping, loan pyramids, accounting fraud, bogus securities ratings, and extortion."
From 35 years of interacting with people in communities, corporations and governments, I now see clearly that under the shell, or the surface of our economic system, is a human relations paradigm – The Four Human Relations Issues – that is the skeleton and life energy, the inner structure and driving force, of the economic model of survival of the fittest, wealthiest and the most powerful.
Unless we understand this inner-paradigm, the core human relations belief system, we may not be able to make any more progress on planet Earth. In the core of the human mind-heart we need to understand and transcend four human relations issues:
My mentor Robert Muller of the United Nations and the UN University for Peace (1923-2010) wrote, “If the level and amount of consumption and waste of the western ‘rich’ countries ever reaches the poor countries, it will mean the end of humanity. The big world corporations are busy doing it.... The production, selling, consumption, accumulation, waste and advertisement explosions in the western ‘rich’ countries, and the continued population explosion in the poor countries, will turn into major catastrophes.”
Systems thinker Ervin Lazlo shared, “We need new thinking. Einstein told us that we can’t solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that gave rise to the problem, and if our problem is the obsolescence of the world we have created, we need to shift to a new paradigm for our life and civilization. The same thinking that got us here will bring us to the critical tipping point—and to the irreversible leap which is then likely to be down, rather than up…. We should have long known that the world we have created is not sustainable. In 1962, in her seminal book Silent Spring Rachel Carson told us that the way we treat our environment is not tenable and is bound to backfire, and in 1972 the Club of Rome published The Limits to Growth, a computerized world model with social and economic and not only ecological parameters. It predicted that in the absence of major change, the world system would collapse in less than a hundred years. Today the condition of unsustainability is widely recognized, but not many realize that we don’t have a hundred years before it reaches a tipping point.”
Visionary economist David Korten writes, "The global financial collapse exposed the depth of the corruption of an imperial global financial system devoted to creating unearned financial claims to the real wealth of society through speculation, the inflation of financial bubbles, usury, asset stripping, loan pyramids, accounting fraud, bogus securities ratings, and extortion."
From 35 years of interacting with people in communities, corporations and governments, I now see clearly that under the shell, or the surface of our economic system, is a human relations paradigm – The Four Human Relations Issues – that is the skeleton and life energy, the inner structure and driving force, of the economic model of survival of the fittest, wealthiest and the most powerful.
Unless we understand this inner-paradigm, the core human relations belief system, we may not be able to make any more progress on planet Earth. In the core of the human mind-heart we need to understand and transcend four human relations issues:
THE FOUR HUMAN RELATIONS ISSUES
1. THE POOR: Some poor people have too many children to take good care of. The Earth cannot sustain this over-population and it gives the wealthy an excuse not to pay taxes.
2. THE WEALTHY: Some wealthy people are being selfish and arrogant and don't want to pay taxes to benefit poor people or the environment.
3. THE INTOLERANT: Some poor, middle income, and wealthy people are being intolerant of other races and religions.
4. THE RELIGIONS: Religions are arguing over which is the “best” religion.
HUMAN RELATIONS GATHERINGS
To bring this inner human relations paradigm to the surface, it is important for people around the world to break out of emotional isolation and hold gatherings all around the world to raise The Four Human Relations Issues to public awareness so we can then create a new global economic system that supports sustainable families and sustainable communities through fostering and practicing the growth of the evolved / sacred characteristics of wisdom, empathy, love, compassion, forgiveness, kindness, caring, sharing and generosity.
2. THE WEALTHY: Some wealthy people are being selfish and arrogant and don't want to pay taxes to benefit poor people or the environment.
3. THE INTOLERANT: Some poor, middle income, and wealthy people are being intolerant of other races and religions.
4. THE RELIGIONS: Religions are arguing over which is the “best” religion.
HUMAN RELATIONS GATHERINGS
To bring this inner human relations paradigm to the surface, it is important for people around the world to break out of emotional isolation and hold gatherings all around the world to raise The Four Human Relations Issues to public awareness so we can then create a new global economic system that supports sustainable families and sustainable communities through fostering and practicing the growth of the evolved / sacred characteristics of wisdom, empathy, love, compassion, forgiveness, kindness, caring, sharing and generosity.
A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON LOVE
In my book 7 Keys to Love, readers realize it is not the typical book about love. It teaches the relevance of love, communication and relationship skills to help end personal loneliness, addictions, family conflict, community fragmentation, war and environmental degradation.
In 7 Keys to Love I propose a new economic system based on “Love and care for the self, each other, and the Earth” with all goods and services driving from that basic principle. How we can get there is through The Evolutionally Heart Shift.
The Evolutionary Heart Shift comes about when we personally transcend operating from emotional isolation, self-centeredness and amassing/hording (greed).
The Evolutionary Heart Shift occurs as a process of:
Learning > Growth > Development > Epiphany > Change > Healing the Heart > Breakthrough > Transformation > Paradigm Shift > Conscious Evolution >Working to Balance Humanity & Planet Earth
To facilitate The Evolutionary Heart Shift we can create local gatherings. I encourage community organizers to hold gatherings, raise The Four Human Relations Issues to public awareness, review The Evolutionary Heart Shift model and support each other by using and improving The Wholistic, Sustainable, Healthy Communities Inventory to create sustainable families and communities. The inventory is provided below to help measure progress toward sustainable families and communities.
I encourage you to create a gathering and communicate to me what happened at sandyhinden@7keystolove.net. I will share it with the world on my blog. I do believe that “Together, we can make a difference!”
Humanity can grow in consciousness, heartfulness and wisdom and work together collaboratively and creatively to solve many problems. These slides are from my workshop on Communication & Collaboration Skills for Teams:
In my book 7 Keys to Love, readers realize it is not the typical book about love. It teaches the relevance of love, communication and relationship skills to help end personal loneliness, addictions, family conflict, community fragmentation, war and environmental degradation.
In 7 Keys to Love I propose a new economic system based on “Love and care for the self, each other, and the Earth” with all goods and services driving from that basic principle. How we can get there is through The Evolutionally Heart Shift.
The Evolutionary Heart Shift comes about when we personally transcend operating from emotional isolation, self-centeredness and amassing/hording (greed).
The Evolutionary Heart Shift occurs as a process of:
Learning > Growth > Development > Epiphany > Change > Healing the Heart > Breakthrough > Transformation > Paradigm Shift > Conscious Evolution >Working to Balance Humanity & Planet Earth
To facilitate The Evolutionary Heart Shift we can create local gatherings. I encourage community organizers to hold gatherings, raise The Four Human Relations Issues to public awareness, review The Evolutionary Heart Shift model and support each other by using and improving The Wholistic, Sustainable, Healthy Communities Inventory to create sustainable families and communities. The inventory is provided below to help measure progress toward sustainable families and communities.
I encourage you to create a gathering and communicate to me what happened at sandyhinden@7keystolove.net. I will share it with the world on my blog. I do believe that “Together, we can make a difference!”
Humanity can grow in consciousness, heartfulness and wisdom and work together collaboratively and creatively to solve many problems. These slides are from my workshop on Communication & Collaboration Skills for Teams:
Wholistic, Sustainable, Healthy Communities Inventory
Town ___________________________________________
Town ___________________________________________
Includes a Balance Among:
Indicator | Well Being Measured By | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 | Population | The community has enough work, housing, open space, schools and medical facilities for the population. | ||||||||||
2 | Transportation | The community has enough public transportation for all who need it at an affordable rate. | ||||||||||
3 | Education | The community has effective schools for all. | ||||||||||
4 | Work, employment | The community has enough job opportunities for all who need work. | ||||||||||
5 | Renewable energy | The community has effective means for providing access to energy sources for all. | ||||||||||
6 | Healthy food, gardening | The community has sufficient access to healthy food, grown locally. | ||||||||||
7 | Water, sanitation | The community has adequate supplies of clean water and sanitation facilities. | ||||||||||
8 | Healthcare | The community has enough health care providers and high standard facilities for delivering it. There are adequate avenues for education, especially in preventative measures. | ||||||||||
9 | Good government | The community has well-established guidelines for a system of government that provides checks and balances as well as methods for ensuring accountability. | ||||||||||
Relationship to people | People of different races, religions, nationalities and walks of life are welcomed and free to associate with whomever they want. | |||||||||||
10 | Relationship to nature | The community provides educational avenues for teaching a respectful approach to nature in schools as well as business practices and develops standards for ensuring those guidelines are met. | ||||||||||
11 | Volunteerism by all | The community provides opportunities for all to assess their skills and encourages its members to participate generously. | ||||||||||
12 | Generosity and contribution of time, talent, knowledge and money by those with money, talent and wisdom | The educated, successful, financially fortunate people in the community participate in contributing time, talent, knowledge and money to causes in the community. | ||||||||||
13 | Appreciation for art, creativity, science, nature, wonder, the sacred, the holy (within and between all faiths) | The community provides opportunities for creativity, faith-sharing and encourages its members to participate in deepening their spiritual lives. | ||||||||||
14 | Peace, transcendence, alignment with positive energy | The community encourages non-violent methods of communication and provides educational opportunities for learning to develop these skills as well as offering incentives for implementing non-violent communication skills in schools and businesses. | ||||||||||
Total Wholistic, Sustainable, Healthy Community Index | _______ out of 140 _______ % | |||||||||||
Contact:
Sandy Hinden
516-815-4967sandyhinden@7keystolove.net
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Sandy Hinden has helped children, teens, adults and seniors throughout Long Island, the U.S. and the world for 35 years in the arts, education, health and human services, peace-building, the environment, and community development. He believes when people increase their self-appreciation and communications skills, they become happier and healthier. He is author of 7 Keys to Love, providing skills in love, compassion, kindness and communication to improve relationships and the world. He provides the 7 Keys to Love Workshop, The Wisdom Workshop, and the Communication & Collaboration Skills Workshop for teens, parents and team members in business and community organizations. Sandy affiliated the International Network of Museums for Peace with the UN in 2000, conceived the Concert for the Earth with the UN Environment Program in 1984, and created the UN affiliated Universal Children’s Gardens from 1979-1985. 7 Keys to Love can be read through Amazon.com.
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