Author name: Peter Schulte

I’m the founder & Executive Director of 501c3 nonprofit Spark of Genius. In this role, I edit the weekly Good News For Humankind newsletter, write about personal transformation and social change, and serve as a purpose coach supporting anyone looking to make their contribution to the greater good.

Losing ourselves

Underneath all outrage, despair, hatred, cynicism, and apathy is just fear. We fear we are losing something essential, something that defines us, something that makes life worth living.

The upward spiral

Profound social transformation typically takes place over generations. Self-transformation happens over years if not decades. But growth toward those ends can happen today, perhaps even in a single moment.

Outrage, despair, and hatred

Even amidst our profound division, we often share the same core emotions: outrage, despair, hatred. The reasons are different, but the feelings and judgments are strikingly similar.

The world is on fire

It’s now only a matter of time before we destroy ourselves and the Earth as we know it. And we deserve it. This is the story that many of us tell ourselves.

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