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Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness

Octavia Butler (amb)

All successful life is (Fractal)

Adaptable, (Adaptive)

Opportunistic, (Nonlinear/Iterative)

Tenacious, (Resilient/Transformative Justice)

Interconnected, and (Interdependent/Decentralized)

Fecund. (Creates More Possibilities)

Understand this. (Scholarship, Reflection)

Use it. (Practice/Experiment)

Shape God. (Intention)

Those who seek knowledge,

Collect something every day.

Those who seek the Way,

Let go of something every day.

Success is as dangerous as failure.

Hope is as hollow as fear.

my people my people

I thought

the fall would

kill me

but it only

made me real

In The Biology of Art, zoologist Desmond Morris tells of an experiment in introducing the “profit motive” to apes. The first step was teaching them to be artists and to produce drawings and paintings that were decidedly lovely. Once their “art” was established, he began to “pay” them, rewarding them with peanuts for their work. Under the reward

This is my day. I control each and every thing that comes to me. I accept complete responsibility f or my life. I am power. So be it.