Rick Greer

From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 Big cats are in crisis throughout Africa. According to some estimates the lion population has gone down by 80 percent in the past 20 years as much of their historical habitat has been converted into farmland for expanding human … [Read more...] about Possibility: Living walls

From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 Swords into plowshares Gun violence is painful problem in the U.S. Each year some 12,000 people die in homicides—more than 30 every day. A double amount of people commit suicide. Would that be different with different gun laws? … [Read more...] about Ode to Raw Tools, Colorado Springs, United States

From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 How co-creation makes the world of business a better place for everyone. By Jurriaan Kamp Business creates stress. Just look at the faces in the street during rush hour in big cities. Employees are struggling to cope with daily … [Read more...] about Mixing colors

From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 Sharing the peace in our hearts.  By Arun Gandhi The salt march On March 12, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi, then 61, left his ashram with a group of 78 volunteers and set out for the sea. His destination was the village of Dandi, 241 … [Read more...] about Lessons from Mahatma Gandhi

From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 The work of reconciliation can only begin when you first hear the cry of pain and injustice.  By Allan Boesak Allan Boesak: “Reconciliation is not possible without acknowledging the causes of the alienation.” Her name is … [Read more...] about A cry for truth