Honor the Animal

The human animal is in big trouble. An ecological and social storm is upon us and people are living under an enormous stress burden. Some of us are moved to activism and resistance but as author Naomi Klein famously put it "No is not enough." To succeed, there must be a creation of new culture, ideas, and life ways. We must be radically, ferociously, relentlessly creative.

More than anything, we need high-functioning people who can sustain their capabilities in the face of intimidating chal...