"It's not about you,
it's about them."
                      -Pong Leung


Buddhist Economics???  Gross National Happiness??  Can such contradictions really exist? 

I'm sitting blissfully in a bubble of sustainable goodness, an awesome amplitude of energetic environmental enthusiasts with a passion for real progress.  I'm part of the Master's in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability in Karlskrona, Sweden.  Surrounded by 64 of the biggest hearts and most intelligent minds I've ever met, and we are actively co-creating the future.

If only we could change the economic assumption of a 'rational consumer' to include the basic concepts of the Golden Rule, and the buddhist ideal that what is good for everyone will benefit you as well!  Instead of a society predicated on selfish behaviour, we could create a world that values the connections between all living beings.

"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist"
-Kenneth Boulding



I am a corporate hippie full of contradictions and oxymorons.  I am a rugby player that practices yoga.  I am a video game addict that meditates regularly.  I'm an internet nerd that can't wait to play outside.  I play all of Leela's games by the rules, but I see right through Maya's veil of illusion.  I have communal sharing tendencies, while championing the efficiencies of the free market.  I plan meticulously for the future, while living every moment squarely in the present.  I see the obscure relativity of time and space, but am extremely punctual for practice and games.  I have compassion for all living things, yet I eat dead  plants and animals everyday.  I see the destructive fallacies inherent in human activity, yet I fight day-to-day to heal, restore, and rebuild global interconnectedness.  I believe in nothing (truth to me is NEVER absolute), yet I believe in everything (we are ALL divine).  I am horribly confused and muddled by this pragmatic reality, yet I can conceive of the ideal global destination and I can see clearly the path beneath my feet.  Go figure!

Fortunately, I am blessed with an open mind and a thousand different teachers. 

I'm currently focusing on the notion of a Sustainable Mutual Fund so that conscious individuals can invest for their retirement and simultaneously help the growth of sustainability-oriented companies.  I really like the idea of shareholder advocacy to force change from within the system.

WiserEarth is like a dream for me, so many wonderful opportunities for meaningful connections.  I am deeply thankful for its existence.