“Our universe is a self-contained toroidal bubble of consciousness afloat in the metaversal sea. Its organizational schema is wrapped around our expanding universe, holding us in, holding infinity out. We experience this holding force of containment and coherence as love. We experience the outward, expulsive force of material manifestation as joy.”
"The job of the legal system is not necessarily to optimize society, but to provide a predictable environment within which citizens can optimize their own lives."
"You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge."
“Nonviolent Communication is the integration of 4 things:
Consciousness: a set of principles that support living a life of empathy, care, courage, and authenticity
Language: understanding how words contribute to connection or distance
Communication: knowing how to ask for what we want, how to hear others even in disagreement, and how to move toward solutions that work for all
Means of influence: sharing ‘power with others’ rather than using ‘power over others’”
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