“I think we really need a movement to drive how popular culture understands the issues that feminists care about. When I think about the LGBT movement for example, they have had a really intentional strategy to try to change images and representation of LGBT people in the media and the culture. It really moved the dial politically. That's what is needed in the women's movement - a strategy that can drive awareness and culture change.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTryingCareCultureIssuesAwarenessMediaExampleMovementNeededMovedStrategyFeministLgbtRepresentationPopular CultureCulture Change Author:Ai-jen Poo
“Touching hands are not like pharmaceuticals or scalpels. They are like flashlights in a darkened room. The medicine they administer is self-awareness. And for many of our painful conditions, this is the aid that is most urgently needed.” SelfHandsRoomsConditionsAwarenessNeededSelf AwarenessMedicinePainfulAidsTouchingFlashlightsScalpels Author:Deane Juhan
“Survival of the fittest can take us only so far; competition and aggression have brought us to the brink of self-destruction. What is needed now is survival of the wisest. You can participate in this shift by expanding your own awareness.” SelfAwarenessNeededSurvivalDestructionCompetitionAggressionExpandingWisestSelf DestructionSurvival Of The Fittest Author:Deepak Chopra
“To me that really would be the essence of kindness, to have one's awareness so developed and refined that you could tell just what was needed, and not do any more or any less, and maybe not even be aware of what you had done, except it would be a helpful thing because of how fully present you were. Well, as Aerosmith once famously said: Dream on.” WellsSaidDoneDreamWould BeKindnessAwarenessNeededEssenceHelpfulRefinedAerosmith Author:George Saunders
“Awareness of your surroundings occurs only when sensory inputs violate expectations. When the world is successfully predicted away, awareness is not needed because the brain is doing its job well.” WorldWellsJobsBrainAwarenessNeededExpectationsSurroundingsInputSensory Book:Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain Source: Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain
“Politicians all over the world cater to domestic vote banks. They will spend only on what their constituents want. So unless there is a grass root green movement in a nation the politicians will not be willing to spend money on curbing emissions. More awareness is needed amongst the people to effect the real change in how governments spend.” PeopleWorldWantRealGovernmentNationsEffectsAwarenessMovementWillingNeededPoliticianRootsVoteGreenGrassEmissionsConstituentsReal ChangeGreen Movement Author:Wilbur Smith
“You know at this point you have everything you need. It's available to you from the inside and you see you are supported in many ways. You realize that there is more to this dimension, to this reality, than you have seen before. You see you are being taken care of, you are being loved, you are being looked after. All that's needed is to go inside, become still and listen.” KnowsWayNeedsStillsRealityCareRealizingTakenAwarenessNeededAvailableDimensionsBeing Loved Author:Paul Lowe