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Saturday, December 25th, 2021

Editor’s Note: A Time to Reassess

Author:     Stephan A. Schwartz
Source:     Schwartzreport
Publication Date:     25 December 2021
 Link: Editor’s Note: A Time to Reassess
Stephan:   As I worked today scanning through academic and general media, with various television news media playing in the background, I thought what can I say to my readers on this Christmas day? I have been publishing SR for 25 years now and that made me think about the changes that have occurred in the world and in the United States over those two and a half decades. By this evening I had thought about this all through the day and I realized that it all basically boiled down to five trends:
  • Consciousness and the recognition that all life is interconnected and interdependent
  • Climate change
  • The preservation of democracy
  • Gender equality
  • Racial equality
And where that left me was this: All of these trends are modulated by culture, and culture is created by the aggregate of individual choices; that's why different cultures have different cuisines, follow different sports, treat women differently, practice different religions. You belong to a religion because you share certain beliefs; you root for different sports because it is part of being a member of your society; you cook food and prepare meals as do others of your culture. And those choices that have produced those cultures can be objectively assessed with social outcome data. That assessment has proven that those which make wellbeing at every level their number one priority always are more efficient, more productive, nicer to live under, happier, and operationally much cheaper. Because this is so, and because culture is the creature of collective intention and choice, as I write on Christmas eve I want to say that I am recommitting to making all my choices be in support of:
  • Consciousness and the recognition that all life is interconnected and interdependent. This particularly in my academic papers, and book chapters.
  • Remediation of trends causing climate change, and preparation for what is coming
  • The preservation of democracy
  • Gender equality
  • Racial equality
And I invite you to join me.  Make your own list of what you are willing to commit to support that will foster wellbeing. It is your Christmas, holiday, or solstice, whichever you choose, gift to yourself, your family and friends, the culture of which you are a part, Homo Sapiens, and earth's matrix of consciousness.    
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8 Comments

  1. Nikola on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 3:56 am

    Dear Stephan, thank you for this wonderful Christmas greetings. I have been a faithful reader of SR for 17 years now and it has widen my views on every important topic for me personally during that time. The new edition of SR appears at 11:30 AM in Central Europe and I read it usually in the next half an hour almost every single day. Best wishes and Merry Christmas to you and all you love!

  2. Lori on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 4:16 am

    Stephan & Ronlyn,
    However you celebrate Christmas this year, know that you are loved, appreciated, and held in light.
    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.
    Peace , Prosperity, and Well Being for the New Year.

  3. Maria Mikhailas on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 5:27 am

    Beautiful, Stephen. I echo your commitments. And I resolve to do more to support those doing the goodwill work at the most basic and fundamental levels of my society, my neighborhood, and my larger family.

  4. John B Alexander on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 8:08 am

    Merry Christmas to all
    and Amen to Stephan

  5. Joanna Miles on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 10:24 am

    Thank you.XxxJoanna

  6. Brenda Kennedy on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 9:12 pm

    Got to agree you, Stephan. Again. Your observations and conclusions are mine as well. At our age we may not live long enough to prevail on all these fronts, but we can go down swinging!

  7. Sam Crespi on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    Dear Stephan, you have been my soul brother, my teacher, my compass, a companion hiker on many paths for decades. We’ve traveled thru many changes and places. And I remain grateful for your presence, your wisdom. The inspiration you provide..your enduring and compassionate spirit.

  8. Arlene Hopkins on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    Yes. Culture.

    Thank you Stephan for the wisdom you share. Warmest regards this season and always.