Welcome to The Gentle Revolution
A welcome and short intro about this blog.
We mostly think our leaders decide where we all go next. They don’t. We all decide together in a complex dance of push and pull, support and resist. We’re all waves in the ocean, dancing our own pattern on the wind, being part of huge streams with or against the winds. trying to impact where the water goes. When we dance together we do influence the stream, little wave by little wave.
This is for all those who seek or work for constructive change towards a flourishing planet. We are not waiting until governments or their business partners change their ways. All of us have started acting in a positive and constructive way. We’re the ones we have been waiting for. Let’s become the (R)evolution everyone wants to dance in!
This blog offers articles in several directions.
Rebel.
Articles on being a gentle rebel, from organising things, to how to be an activist, and why and how to convince others to join. As Gandhi said, “Be the voice of change you’d wish to see in the world.”
Living
Articles on personal development, positive psychology and dealing with a crazy world. Indeed, you are not the problem, our society is.
Big Picture
Articles on the bigger picture. How is our global system so skewed and what are the deeper influences making it does. For, as Einstein said, “We cannot solve big problems with the same mindset that created them.”
Education
Articles on how and why to change our dominant school system. It crushes people, trains them to be good workers, not to challenge the system as it is, nor offer them the tools to create a healthy planet for all life and people. And that’s what it should focus on.
Swarm
Articles on Swarm Leadership. How can we organise without leaders? How to self organise solutions? And what mindsets must we train to be part of the solution? And some ideas that may flip how you see human civilisation. As Margaret Wheatley said, “whatever the problem, community is the answer.”
Play
Articles on the power of play. Play is essential and serious. The opposite of play is apathy and depression, not what many people think, seriousness. To quote myself: “Play is how nature invented learning.”
Story & Game
Articles on storytelling, gamedesign and more. And here’s where I share my short stories, poetry and more. https://medium.com/floris-playground
Enjoy. And if you subscribe, thank you for joining.
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