A friend of mine is a commercial pilot who talks about landing the airplane safely as a metaphor for landing safely in life. The goal is stability in the glide path despite that can go wrong, from strong sidewinds to  landing gears not being locked.  Here are reflections on my friend's viewpoint as applied to my life as a cancer survivor and to my nation as a despotism survivor. You may find hope in these thoughts.  

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Here is the preface from the forthcoming audiobook version of Making Global Sense. 

Because my voice is  rough from cancer treatments, your narrator is Daniel Greenberg, a professional voice artist. His soulwork features supporting intentional communities worldwide, so he recorded this preface test run in India, and he'll be recording  the full audiobook in Mozambique.  Other locales around the world join the list as he and I do "punch-ins" for seamless segues. 

Audiobook production is taking longer than expected. Intervening factors feature health crises, moving across town, and my day job going full-time. Consequently.  RELEASE DATE IS NOW LATE SPRING 2006. Please visit GlobalSense.com for news, where your feedback is welcome.

 And now I hope you enjoy the preface for Making Global Sense, recorded in spring 2025.

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Reflections while visiting Hawaii over  Christmas and New Year. I played Santa for a performance of "Santa Baby" at CSL Kauai. I  also responded to movies.



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I  voice feeling sadness tonight about my life and our world. I'm grateful I can feel my feeling and ride the wave of sadness . I  own my  grief and find peace in the healing.

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Grievances may be valid, yet I may use complaining to avoid responsibility for fixing the problems I identify.  My goal is discernment and action without ego in the way.

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As a child, I practiced magic tricks and became adept at deception. As an adult, I practiced self-deception and became adept at living a  lie to get along in the world. I see humanity doing likewise today on a global safe. We can outgrow the habit.

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Reflections on the power giving thanks. Closes with my 1984 "Poem for Thanks Giving." 

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A few thoughts about life and living from my front porch on a late summer evening.

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Welcome to the first episode of the Making Global Sense Podcast, launched on the 247th anniversary of Common Sense by Thomas Paine. This episode introduces the main concepts and sets the tone for the episodes to come. 

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