A "Black Swan Event" is when the unexpected occurs, causing a huge mindshift and change in how the world works. People never imagined that Black Swans existed, until the discovery of the first Black Swan... (as per book "The Black Swan", by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2007, that sold over 3 million copies)

Is a perception change the next Black Swan Event? Consider that by changing perception we might change the world. Look at everyday things from different angles. Find beauty in the unexpected...
Change our thinking, change our actions, change our world!

See that all people are part of God's puzzle and have something to give. Black swans do exist. The ugly duckling was actually a swan who needed to discover himself and where he fitted and be who he was meant to be. To the last, the lost and the least, you are beautiful as you are.
May all who visit this page feel God's touch and experience His blessing...

Thursday 6 June 2013

What Is the Business Case For My Blog?

Lately I have been wondering if some of my blog posts have gone slightly off topic, after all I started this blog saying I wanted to change perception so that we might see what we are missing or overlooking and to find beauty in unexpected places. Looking back, I see I have written on a myriad of topics, from topics related to changing the way we think, especially about ourselves, to finding emotional healing, through to tackling topics like racism and then on to genocide, which really are both stronger forms of discrimination.

Why did I start writing? Well, one reason is because of the struggles I myself have faced in moving through this world. Life has not been easy for me. I sugarcoated my experiences in my first book, though some might say I was quite honest, but I could have said a lot more. I see my first book as the sum total of my thoughts gleaned from years of working on my personal foibles and my failed thoughts. I see the book as a manual for personal healing. Of course, the principles might not work for everyone, but I dragged myself out the gutter by coming to these insights and I hope some people will be able to make use of the methods I discovered to do so. I still have a long way to go and I suspect I will never feel normal. Unfortunately, that is the result of faulty foundations laid down in childhood. Incidentally, my second book, which is in progress, is similar, but deals more with society as a whole than the personal level. All of the content of my books is available on this blog in an unstructured way.

Perhaps the main reason I write is because I feel judged by society, and some ways to explain this are: Have you ever applied for a job and been turned down without reason? Were you judged on paper before someone even met you? Or perhaps someone did meet you and then a few minutes later you were scorned because of a skewed first impression that you are now not be able to undo? I write because of experiences like these, as that is what I feel happens to me. Why are people so quick to judge one another? Is it because this is what we are taught, or is it innate to human nature? I hope it's taught, as we can then teach each other a different way of thinking and we may then change society from the bottom up, slowly laying new, stronger foundations.

As I have said before, I believe Jesus is the foundation on which to build society, as He preached that people should not judge one another and that we should bless our enemies and spread love for one another.

I hope you do find something to take away from this blog.

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