Penguin In Flight

Yes the penguin is on Twitter and he has a challenge for you!  Look for good things happening in your day and send them to me.  Email to me or find me on twitter.  Send me pictures from your phone, send me stories of people doing good.

Good stuff happens all the time let’s take notice of it.  My goal is to report more good news than the bad news that the mainstream media reports.

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Imagine the potential of building design that incorporates the environment around it rather than shutting it out.  Read this below from Arup Development regarding the design of the new federal building in San Francisco.

Climate research highlighted predominant, strong NW winds, in the 30 mph range, particularly during the hottest times of the day. Zoning assessments highlighted that all of the project site’s adjacent buildings were limited to a maximum height of 120 ft, whereas the site itself was allowed to be up to 240 ft high.

This meant that by developing a long slender 18-story (234 ft) office tower, the San Francisco Federal Building could make use of the wind-driven cross ventilation in stories above the sixth floor level, with little danger of building development subsequently obstructing the force and direction of the prevailing winds. Careful facade design transformed the walls of the tower into a ‘living skin’ that will breathe to cool the interior, while building systems will monitor the interior temperature and pressure and trigger automatically operable floor-level vents to maintain a comfortable environment.

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What do we look for in our employers?  What makes it a good company to work for?  If the article recently published at money magazine is any indication money is not our only criteria.  More and more we look for the long term investment in ourselves, our society and our environment.  We include the things that bring a balance to our lives.  Many of the top 100 companies listed are taking proactive steps to support healthy lifestyles by offering fitness center memberships, yoga classes, professional life coaching and advisors, flexible work schedules and telecommuting options.

These companies are also supporting long term goals through social investment, promoting environmental health and incorporating sustainable business practices.  Practices that base the companies health and prosperity on long term achievable, sustainable goals rather than the quick payoff.  Imagine being paid to take time off to do volunteer work in the community or to take a sabbatical to help build a water treatment plant in Nigeria.  These companies look to creatively engage in business and by making sure that the employee’s voice is heard, challenging the employees to be reasonable and to use common sense  to be creative in their imagining of “future histories” in creating the business plan.

What would your “future history” look like?  What would your “future history” look like if you were to hold true to your dreams?  What are the possibilities of realizing your untapped potential?  Make the dream your future.  Realize your potential to create the history you want.

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There is No Way to Peace
Peace is the Way.

Peace is not the end game.  There is no way to get to peace.   It is not the goal. It is not a town just past the next bend in the road. Peace is or is not.  Peace is the way or the path that we must all envision.  It is the path that leads to prosperity, to joy, to growth, to living our lives fully.  Peace will come to the world when each and every individual intentionally takes on the dream to live in peace.  When each of us at each moment in our lives decide to manifest peace.  What keeps you from having this dream?  What keeps you from manifesting peace?  How might we remove these obstacles?

Why should we spend our energy creating peace?  What is the potential of peace?  What are all the possibilities of living in peace?

We Might….

Spend more resources on health services
Grow more food
Try new foods
Live longer
Have less stress
Have less disease
Have more resources to explore the stars
Have more time to explore our own world
Have more time to explore our spirituality
Make more art
Have less crime
Make new friends
Learn new languages
Travel more
Build more homes
See more of our sons and daughters grow old
Have a higher education standard
Laugh more
Eat out more
Create less toxic waste
Have a higher quality of life
End homelessness
Reclaim the African desert
Reduce our dependence on petroleum
Watch news that is uplifting
Live to our potential

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