"Yes, we can." But will we?

The clearest thing Barack Obama said election night was "This victory alone is not the change we seek.  It is only the chance for us to make that change."

If you want this election to be more that an isolated feel-good moment, spend 3-plus minutes with this insightful Youtube video.  Then visit the Just 6 Dollars site to join a national effort that can make change more than a campaign slogan.

"Yes, we can."  But will we?  This is a crucial first step.

Immensely Possible Abundance

In just about thirty hours, people all over America will crawl into sleeping bags in mall parking lots in order to be first in line when big-box stores open at 5am on the morning after Thanksgiving.  I am, of course, not making this up.

You know what?  There's another way.

Not the biggest surprise

We're hungry. Where I live, and increasingly around America. We're getting hungrier.

Nobody paying attention to the big picture right now can be too surprised. What I asked this week was this: Is mushrooming hunger any of our business? And if so, how do we plan to take care of business?

A chance to cut through the bogus polarization

Obama's reminded us every way he can that he's not Superman.  Hearing the bliss of the last week, I'm not sure we've fully heard him.  He aptly pointed out last week that what we've won is not change, but the chance to create change.

Here's what I wonder this week in my Saturday column: do we have the chance to bust the paralyzing myth that this country's hopelessly paralyzed?  

Does Joe the Plumber still matter?

Yeah, I think he does. Barack Obama was talking about him the other night, too, though not by name.

So I decided to write Joe a letter....

UNAFRAID's triggering some unafraid conversations

I know, I know, it's been a while.  Mostly I've been focusing on getting UNAFRAID, which you can sample online, out into the world. 

What I especially like is how UNAFRAID has led to juicy conversations about how leadership and citizenship are joined at the hip-- if we want great things from the first, we better bring great things to the second.  But how do we do that?  I'm so glad you asked.  I was on a great 

panel at the Book Group Expo last weekend that nailed it.  Hope you enjoy viewing it.